Royal Australian Air Force

Ben ils se renseignent justement auprès de la Navy, c'est de ce côté qu'il faudrait chercher des infos

Tuckson a écrit

On imagine alors qu'il s'agit d'une solution de facilité puisqu'ils ont déjà des Hornet. Toutefois, je me demande se que représente en coût et durée une transition de Hornet à Super Hornet.

Bah, je crois pas qu'ils soient si semblables que ça…Pas les mêmes moteurs, pas le même radar, pas la même avionique, pas les mêmes commande de vol etc etc

A part la verrière, je vois pas grand chose en commun entre un Hornet et un Super Hornet. Peut-être le train avant…

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Je suis surpris de voir que les Australiens vont s'équiper de super Hornet, je croyais qu'ils voulaient les moderniser comme les canadiens en moin qu'ils aient cancélé la modernisation ou ils veulent faire les 2. J'essais de trouver plus d'informations.

ironman a écrit

Je suis surpris de voir que les Australiens vont s'équiper de super Hornet, je croyais qu'ils voulaient les moderniser comme les canadiens en moin qu'ils aient cancélé la modernisation ou ils veulent faire les 2. J'essais de trouver plus d'informations.

Annulé, plutôt, non ?

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20955795-31477,00.html

Suffit de demander à papa Pilou les enfants

"It would also mean the air force could reduce to 42 the number of aircraft taking part in the full $1.5 billion Hornet upgrade program."

"Dr Nelson decided to opt for the Super Hornet without a detailed study of alternative aircraft types such as the US air force's F-15 Eagle or the European Typhoon. The Super Hornet offers some commonalities with the Australian air force's existing Hornet fleet and a relatively easy conversion for air crew, air force sources say."

http://www.militarypeople.com.au/mainsite/content/view/140/1/

"The Super Hornet purchase will also enable the RAAF to retire its fleet of 40 year old fleet of F-111 aircraft before 2012."

"The Super Hornets are due to be delivered as early as 2008."

Tuckson a écrit

pilou a écrit

The Super Hornet offers some commonalities with the Australian air force's existing Hornet fleet and a relatively easy conversion for air crew, air force sources say."

On est pas beaucoup plus fixé.
2 ailes, 2 moteurs … mais comme le dit Gillouf, un SNA et une motorisation complètement différents.

Comme le dit l'article, il y a certains avantages pour la RAAF :
"In comparison with Australia's existing 20 year-old F/A-18 Hornets, the wing, center and aft fuselage, tail surfaces and powerplants of the Super Hornet are entirely new.

The Super Hornet has a 25% larger wing that allows the aircraft to return to base with a larger load of unspent munitions.

It has a maximum speed of Mach 1.8 at high altitude and an effective range of 1100 km with a service ceiling of 50,000 feet.

The fuselage was stretched to carry more fuel and room for future avionics upgrades. An engine with 35% more power, the General Electric F414, was developed to power this larger, heavier aircraft.

The aircraft can carry five 440 US gallon (1,700 liter) external fuel tanks for long-distance ferry flights or four tanks plus an Aerial Refueling Store (ARS), or "buddy store", which allows the Super Hornet to refuel other aircraft.
Other differences include angular intakes for the engines, a smaller radar cross section (RCS), two extra wing hardpoints for payload, and other aerodynamic changes."

Special Red Flag 2007

(Plein de belles photos…)

Australia to Buy 24 F-18 Super Hornets

Six billion flight of fancy

Boeing Completes Subsystem Integration on Australian Wedgetail Aircraft

The Defence Department is considering buying between 10 and 12 of the C-27J Spartans, a light transport plane made by Italian company Alenia Aeronautica. The cost would be about $1 billion.

Source

Curieux qu'ils pensent acheter europeen, non ?!

Nan pourquoi ? Ils ont déjà des Tigre et des NH90. ^^

Pit a écrit

Curieux qu'ils pensent acheter europeen, non ?!

J'ai cru que les australiens envisagaient d'acheter des Rafales ou des Typhoon pour faire comme les japonais ou les coréens.

Raytheon announced in California Monday that the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) would acquire 66 of the company's ALR-67(V)3 systems, which have been proven in carrier operations over Iraq. "This program will provide the RAAF F/A-18 fleet the most advanced, effective radar warning receiver available," said Raytheon Program Director Kathy Weiler. The ALR-67 is already fully integrated to the Hornet's avionics and provides digital detection of enemy anti-aircraft radar signals, allowing the crew to take evasive action and launch a counter-attack if needed. Raytheon said the latest model includes an improved digital measurement path and channelized receiver architecture that allows the device to pick up faint radar signals amid electronic clutter and interference…

source: http://www.upi.com/SecurityTerrorism/view.php?StoryID=20070319-030810-2400r


L'ALR-67: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ALR-67_Radar_Warning_Receiver


Rafighter

Australian Government 'Corrects the Record' on JSF Program

Australia to join Boeing P-8 MMA progamme

Australia is to negotiate to join the US Navy's Boeing P-8A Multi-mission Martime Aircraft development programme, after the government gave first-pass approval for the A$4 billion ($3.5 billion) AIR 7000 Phase 2 programme to replace the Royal Australian Air Force's AP-3C Orions.

The 737-based P-8A Poseidon will meet the Royal Australian Air Force's manned Maritime Patrol and Response Aircraft (MPRA) requirement and operate alongside the Multi-mission Unmanned Aerial System (MUAS). Australia has joined the US Navy's Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) programme to meet the MUAS requirement, otherwsie known as AIR 7000 Phase 1.

Together the manned MPRA and unmanned MUAS will replace the AP-3Cs, which are planned to be retired in 2018 after more than 30 years of service.

Source: http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2007/07/20/215645/australia-to-join-boeing-p-8-mma-progamme.html


Rafighter