A US Marine Corps MV-22B Osprey Aircraft from the USS Kearsarge, lands onboard HMS Illustrious during Cougar 13. Photographer: L(Phot) Nicky Wilson.
PHOTEX: MV-22 Osprey landing on HMS Illustrious
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Osprey lands on HMS Illustrious, Lynx lands on USS Kearsarge
US aircraft lands on British carrier… and British helo lands on US carrier.
130916-M-BS001-017 U.S. 5th FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Sept. 16, 2013) An MV-22B Osprey from the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 226 (Reinforced) lands on the flight deck of the HMS Illustrious (R06). Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU), is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photograph by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels/Released)
130916-M-SO289-021 U.S. 5th FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Sept. 16, 2013) A United Kingdom Army Air Corps Westland Lynx battlefield helicopter lands on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU), is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone/Released)
130916-M-BS001-009 U.S. 5th FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Sept. 16, 2013) An MV-22B Osprey from the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 226 (Reinforced) lands on the flight deck of the HMS Illustrious (R06). Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU), is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Kyle N. Runnels/Released)
130916-M-SO289-008 U.S. 5th FLEET AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY (Sept. 16, 2013) A United Kingdom Army Air Corps Westland Lynx battlefield helicopter lands on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3). Kearsarge is the flagship for the Kearsarge Amphibious Ready Group and, with the embarked 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26th MEU), is deployed in support of maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Christopher Q. Stone/Released)
China’s ‘Blue Whale’ is homegrown version of CV-22 Osprey
The Blue Whale is China’s “own brand” version of the CV-22 Osprey tilt rotor. No plans were “creatively sourced” from Boeing at any time. No, sir. All above board. Besides, the Chinese version uses 4 tilt rotors. So that’s entirely different.
中国版“鱼鹰”高速直升机公开 采用四倾转旋翼构型
国产“蓝鲸”倾转旋翼机模型亮相直博会布展现场。 人民网 翁奇羽 摄
人民网天津9月4日电 （张洁娴 翁奇羽）第二届中国天津直升机博览会将于明日开幕。今日，在布展现场，此前备受关注的“蓝鲸”倾转旋翼机模型亮相。这款高速直升机被誉为“中国版‘鱼鹰’”，因酷似美国V-22“鱼鹰”倾转旋翼机而被网友及军迷广泛讨论。
从外形上看，“蓝鲸”与“鱼鹰”明显不同的是，“蓝鲸”采用的是四倾转旋翼构型。
V-22“鱼鹰”倾转旋翼机是一款中型运输机，于2007年开始在美国海军陆战队服役，担任拯救及作战任务。2009年，美国空军也开始配备“鱼鹰”。
http://military.people.com.cn/n/2013/0904/c1011-22806691.html
PHOTEX: MV-22B Osprey touches down at a remote landing zone
130731-N-HW977-363 CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. (July 31, 2013) An MV-22B Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft from Marine Aircraft Group (MAG) 16 at Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar touches down at a remote landing zone. Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS) 374, from Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center at Twentynine Palms, Calif., sprayed the surface with a dust-control compound in advance of the arrival the Osprey to evaluate effectiveness of the product. (U.S. Navy photo by Greg Vojtko/Released)
Japan launches aircraft carrier… oh, sorry… “flat top destroyer”
It’s not an aircraft carrier. It’s a “flat top destroyer.” Just so as we’re all clear on that. Wouldn’t want anyone to think they were going to operate the F-35B from it.
Japan Unveils Largest Warship Since WWII
Amid increasing tensions with China over some disputed islands, Japan unveils a warship that could double as an aircraft carrier.
The ship is the largest surface combatant of the Japanese navy
The ship has raised eyebrows in China and elsewhere because it bears a strong resemblance to a conventional aircraft carrier.
The Izumo, which has a flight deck that is nearly 250 metres (820ft feet) long, is designed to carry up to 14 helicopters.
Japanese officials say it will be used in national defence – particularly in anti-submarine warfare and border-area surveillance missions – and to bolster the nation’s ability to transport personnel and supplies in response to large-scale natural disasters, like the devastating earthquake and tsunami in 2011.
The ship can carry up to 14 helicopters
Although the Izumo has been in the works since 2009, its unveiling comes as Japan and China are locked in a dispute over several small islands located between southern Japan and Taiwan.
For months, ships from both countries have been conducting patrols around the isles, calChiled the Senkaku in Japan and the Diaoyutai in China.
The tensions over the islands, along with China’s heavy spending on defence and military modernisation, have heightened calls in Japan for improved naval and air forces.
A sailor looks on with a smile at the launch of the warship
China recently began operating an aircraft carrier that it refurbished after buying it from Russia and is reportedly planning to build another one itself.
Japan, China and Taiwan all claim the islands.
Though technically a destroyer, some experts believe the new Japanese ship could potentially be used in the future to launch fighter jets or other aircraft that have the ability to take off vertically.
The warship seen before the launching ceremony in Yokohama, south of Tokyo
That would be a departure for Japan, which has one of the best equipped and best trained naval forces in the Pacific, but which has not sought to build aircraft carriers of its own because of constitutional restrictions that limit its military forces to a defensive role.
Japan says it has no plans to use the ship in that manner.
The Izumo does not have catapults for launching fighters, nor does it have a “ski-jump” ramp on its flight deck for launching fixed-wing aircraft that have a short take-off capability.
http://news.sky.com/story/1125173/japan-unveils-largest-warship-since-wwii
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