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    Aircraft Vs Thread 4

    in Hall Of The Super Topics

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    Raytheon Selected by Boeing for F-15e Radar Modernization Program

    EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon's (NYSE: RTN)

    revolutionary active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar has been

    selected by The Boeing Company to supply next-generation capabilities to

    the U.S. Air Force for the F-15E Strike Eagle.

    The source selection award covers AESA radar development, the

    production of test assets for the system design and development program and

    production options for retrofit of the 224 F-15Es in the U.S. Air Force

    fleet.

    "Raytheon is extremely proud to build on its more than 35-year legacy

    on the F-15E and F-15C, working hand in glove with our Boeing and Air Force

    customers to ensure our technology continues to make a critical difference

    to the aviators we support," said Jon Jones, president of Raytheon Space

    and Airborne Systems, which developed the radar. "We're confident this

    revolutionary radar will perform well beyond expectations."

    Jones noted that Raytheon's AESA technology would take the F-15E to a

    new operational level of simultaneous air-to-air and air-to-ground

    capabilities that will keep the aircraft a critical part of the U.S. Air

    Force's force structure through 2035.

    "The superior situational awareness, tactical flexibility, and greater

    target, track and detection ranges will bring a new dimension to this

    already formidable fighter," said Dr. Tom Kennedy, vice president for the

    Tactical Airborne Systems group of SAS. "Additionally, we have built in

    capabilities for future enhancements such as radar common data link."

    The development program is expected to start in 2008 and will run

    parallel with the United States Air Force and Air National Guard F-15C AESA

    program already in progress.

    Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems is a leading provider of sensor

    systems giving military forces the most accurate and timely actionable

    intelligence available for the network-centric battlefield. With 2006

    revenues of $4.3 billion and 12,000 employees, SAS is headquartered in El

    Segundo, Calif. Additional facilities are in Goleta, Calif.; Forest, Miss.;

    Dallas, McKinney and Plano, Texas; and several international locations.

    Raytheon Company, with 2006 sales of $20.3 billion, is a technology

    leader specializing in defense, homeland security and other government

    markets throughout the world. With a history of innovation spanning 85

    years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems

    integration and other capabilities in the areas of sensing; effects; and

    command, control, communications and intelligence systems, as well as a

    broad range of mission support services. With headquarters in Waltham,

    Mass., Raytheon employs 73,000 people worldwide.

    Contact:

    Faith Jennings

    310 334 2553 office

    310 977 1963 mobile

    faith_jennings@raytheon.com

    SOURCE Raytheon Company

    Which toy (singular) in your vast collection do you cherish the most?

    in Toys

    Posted

    If I had to grab only one toy out of my collection it would most likely be the 1/60 YF-19, since I had waited so long to get it. That's if there was some emergency and I could only grab one thing form my collection of what I most affectionately call "crap". :lol:

    In reality all the real real important stuff would come with me, and a couple things from my collection would probably be tossed in a backpack with said important things. :p

    addition: I slept through most of the first jolt of the '89 quake as a little kid. :lol: I got dragged out of bed by my mom, completely groggy wondering why everything was shaking and making so much noise. It was after I woke up and we experienced the aftershocks that I proceeded to freak out.

    Dude....I was watching the pre-game of Game 3 of the World Series between the SF Giants and the Oakland A's at 5:04 pm? Then all of sudden, I was being slapped around my room for a good 5-10 seconds. I looked out the window a minute later and my entire neighbors on my block were on the streets dazed and listening on their battery powered radios/tvs.

    I haven't done a model...

    in Model kits

    Posted

    I miss modeling too.

    Models I've done in the past(if I recall):

    BB-62 New Jersey

    SR-71 Blackbird

    F-16XL Fighting Falcon

    F-14A Tomcat Snap on

    I've always wanted to build a B-52 and a Nimitz Aircraft Carrier.

    Hmmmm....a fully loaded F-15E would be nice to build.

    Which toy (singular) in your vast collection do you cherish the most?

    in Toys

    Posted

    I gotta disagree with Eugimon, that's the first earthquake in a long time that made me start wondering what items I should grab on my way out the door. Fortunately for me, the only valks in my newest place right now are all of the Mac Zero variety and I could care less about them. First I checked my TV mounted to the wall, then I went back and grabbed my keys.... then I grabbed my cell phone... then everything was done and I never stepped out the front door. Still, in Burlingame, that was the best ride I've had in a long time so I would qualify that as a quake. Anything that makes me get out of a chair is worth respecting... and this earthquake certainly rumbled long enough to manage that.

    Dude....after I woke up. I ran straight out into my backyard where nothing above could land on top of me. Too bad I was still groggy for I would have like to have experience the full shock of the quake.

    How long was the quake anyway? 10 seconds? I only remember 2-3 seconds of it.

    Mw Members' Valks Count

    in Toys

    Posted

    Zero.

    My GIJOE collection has depribed me of Macross excellence and now these are hard times, I feel I may not have the pleasure for at least another month If I'm lucky.

    Funny thing is before I started to collect Joes 2 years ago, I craved Macross but went with Joe instead. I wound up here anyway.

    Somebody please save a 1S-Hikkie and Fast Pack for me. :rolleyes:

    It sucks not sticking to one genre of toys.

    If I wasn't a Transformers nut, I'd have way more 1/48ths.

    Aircraft Vs Thread 4

    in Hall Of The Super Topics

    Posted

    Yet just before Kursk in 1943, Germany still had more than a fair chance at coming out to a "moderate victory" in WWII, despite Hitler's blunders.

    1943, IMO, is the last year Germany had a chance of achieving anything close to a victory. Anything that lends towards that is a boon for them, and having some units of jets intercepting the everyday threat of bombers over Germany would help. Especially in 1943!. This was the year Germany was introducing some of the most famous weapon systems that it was eventually famous for. This was the last year Germany's forces were still in very good strength.

    It's real easy with hindsight to say that Hitler easily lost the war for them. But even by 1943, the Germans weren't quite easily out of the war just yet, since its armed forces were still quite strong.

    Yeah...they win Kursk and things are different today. My grandfather would not have joined the U.S. Army back in the day and I would not be living in the USA.

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