Air Transport

Trying to determine the unit price of pretty much any military equipment is extremely difficult, remember those cheap Blackhawk helicopters? http://www.thinkdefence.co.uk/2010/01/so-how-much-is-a-blackhawk/…

If one was in the market for a range of military equipment and wanting to indirectly support a potential ally to irritate and confound a potential enemy one might look at the defence market place in Ukraine. A good starting point would…

The image shows a system for double stacking 463L pallets and LD3 containers on the Japanese C1 transport aircraft.

In the series on logistics I briefly touched on air despatch or aerial delivery in the Burma campaigns of World War II. This paper from the USAF Library goes into some detail.

Air despatch, air dropping or aerial delivery is the ability to deliver vehicles and stores directly to the point of need from an aircraft

A new video from Airbus for the A400M httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPDCCYw_VhI#t=103

The Jordanian Airbus/ATK/KADBB C295 gunship is a fascinating study in delivering effects for a modest outlay. Jordan has effective armed forces and a growing defence industry, especially the King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau…

A video showing the first flight of MSN15, the RAF's first A400M Atlas, and interview with Ed Strongman, Chief Test Pilot Airbus Military CGI be gone! httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ophLexNuEKU H/T RP Defense

A short video from the RAF of the C130 air drops over Iraq https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10152629949354885