05 Desember 2017 A35-003 takes off from Fort Worth. (photo : AustralianAviationCarl Richards) The Royal Australian Air Force’s third F-35A Lightning II, A35-003, has completed its first flight. Photographer Carl Richards captured these images of A35-003 taking off on its first flight, from Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, on December 1. The aircraft is due to be delivered to Luke Air Force Base, Arizona in early 2018 to be used for pilot and maintainer training, before being permanently relocated to Australia in 2020. A35-003, known to its manufacturer Lockheed Martin as AU-3, had its RAAF markings, including its 3 Squadron tail flashes, applied in early November, the final phase of the aircraft’s production process. 3 Squadron is due to become the first RAAF F-35 operational unit. ( AustralianAviation )
25 Oktober 2017 Meriam 155 mm GS M109A4 TNI AD (photos : Military Buzz, Pussenarmed) Cipatat - Danpussenarmed Brigjen TNI Dwi jati Utomo,S.I.P.,M.Tr(Han), bersama rombongan tim dari Pussenarmed berkunjung ke Pusdikif Pussenif Cipatat dalam rangka uji fungsi Meriam 155 mm GS M109A4-BE. Kedatangan rombongan di sambut Kasubditbinjat dan Optic Ditpalad Kolonel Cpl Amo Ponco, Senin (23/10). Brigjen TNI Dwi Jati Utomo menyampaikan, Artileri Medan merupakan salah satu kecabangan TNI AD dan sebagai kekuatan yang menjalankan fungsi serangan Artileri dan Bantuan Tembakan terhadap sasaran di darat maupun permukaan secara tepat dan kontinyu. Kemudian, Danpusssenarmed mengungkapkan Pussenarmed telah memesan 18 unit meriam 155 mm GS M109A4-BE yang akan digunakan oleh Batalyon Armed 4/GS dan Batalyon Armed 7/GS sebagai pengganti Meriam GS 105 mm Howitzer. Meriam 155 mm GS M109A4-BE Howitzer merupakan upgrade dari meriam M109A2 buatan Amerika Serikat yang dibeli pada tahun 1984-1985. Peremajaan dilaku...