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Továbbra is tart az évszakhoz képest meleg idő. Reggel és délelőtt az alacsonyabban fekvő helyeken elvétve köd, vagy alacsonyszintű felhőzet is előfordulhat. Napközben enyhén felhős, vagy borús, de száraz időjárás várható.

President Donald Trump faces more potentially damning testimony in the Ukraine scandal as a critical week of public impeachment hearings opens Tuesday (19 November) in the House of Representatives.

Für die erste Endrunden-Teilnahme seit 2006 wird Handball-Nationaltrainer Michael Suter (44) mit einer Vertragsverlängerung bis 2024 belohnt.

In companies across Europe, Chief Technology Officers (CTOs) are unlocking the full potential of innovation and human ingenuity – transforming lightbulb inspiration into real-world solutions that drive growth while addressing the big challenges Europe faces.  

Le Calame - Biram Dah Abeïd n’y est pas allé de main morte. Ce lundi 18 novembre, lors d’une conférence de presse convoquée d’urgence,...

A Maros megyei Makfalva határában ütött el egy medvét egy személygépkocsi tegnap este. Két napon belül ez a harmadik nagyvad, amely Erdélyben közlekedési baleset áldozata lett. Személyi sérülés egyik esetben sem történt, de hajszálon múlott a tragédia. Az anyagi kár ezúttal is jelentős. Szombat este a Hargita megyei Parajdhoz tartozó Sásverésen ment neki egy több mázsás állatnak egy személygépkocsi. A medve súlyos végtagsérülésekkel maradt az úton. Míg a helyi hatóságok a környezetvédelmi minisztérium kilövési engedélyére vártak – a szaktárca meg a helyi illetékes intézményekre hárította a felelősséget –, az állat több mint fél napot szenvedett. Az ügy végül a Hargita megyei prefektus állásába került.  Ezután pedig a Szeben megyei Fenyőfalva közelében vasárnap este ütöttek el egy medvét, aki a helyszínen elpusztult.

Kihirdette Klaus Johannis államelnök azt a tanügyi törvényt módosító tervezetet, miszerint a 2020-2021-es tanévtől a heti óraszám az elemi osztályokban átlagosan 20, gimnáziumban 25, középiskolában pedig 30 órára csökken. Még nem tiszta, hogy az új intézkedést hogyan fogják gyakorlatba ültetni. Monica Anisie tanügyminiszter egy múlt heti nyilatkozata szerint új kerettanterv kidolgozásában és tantárgyak megszüntetésében látná a megoldást, ám egy napra rá már pontosított, és úgy fogalmazott: nem biztos, hogy tantárgyakat kell megszüntetni, inkább az oktatás és tanulás módját kellene átgondolni.

 A Nemzeti Liberális Párt Donald Tuskot támogatja az Európai Néppárt elnöki tisztségébe a pártcsalád kongresszusán, az alelnöki székben pedig Siegfried Mureşant szeretné látni – közölte Ludovic Orban kormányfő, a PNL elnöke. Az Európai Néppárt holnap és csütörtökön Zágrábban tartja tisztújító kongresszusát. Az eseményre negyven országból körülbelül 2000 küldöttet várnak. Az EPP elnöki tisztségére az egyetlen jelölt Donald Tusk volt lengyel miniszterelnök. Alelnöki tisztségre 12 országból, pályáznak, ezek között van Románia is, közülük tíz alelnököt választanak majd meg.

 Továbbra is kritikus a helyzet Ausztria második legnagyobb tartományában, Stájerországban a rendkívüli időjárás, a havazás, illetve a nagy mennyiségű eső miatt. A Stájerországban található Stadl-Predlitz településen hétfőre virradóra a fenyegető földcsuszamlások és a nagy mennyiségű talajvíz miatt ötven embernek kellett elhagynia otthonát. A körzetet katasztrófaterületté nyilvánították. Tirol egyes részeiben a nagyfokú lavinaveszély miatt is 4-es fokozatú riasztás van érvényben. Sok helyi vonatjárat nem működik. A meteorológiai szolgálat ismét havazást jósolt Ausztria déli részében; de holnaptól várhatóan enyhül az idő.

Kurz vor dem Start ins Wahljahr nimmt US-Präsident Donald Trump die Notenbank Fed und ihre Zinspolitik wieder verschärft ins Visier. Die Fed hatte den Leitzins Ende Oktober zum dritten Mal in Folge gesenkt.

Das israelische Abwehrsystem Iron Dome ( Eisenkuppel ) hat am Dienstag mehrere Raketen aus Syrien abgefangen. Insgesamt seien vier Raketen auf syrischem Gebiet gestartet worden.

Der deutsche Autobauer Volkswagen (VW) ist von seinem US-Zulieferer Prevent Group auf eine Schadenersatzzahlung von mehr als 750 Millionen Dollar verklagt worden. Es dreht sich um unfaires Geschäftsgebaren.

Americas

Rolls-Royce won a $67.1 million requirements contract for supplies related to the upgrade of the T-56 engine from series 3.0 to series 3.5. The Rolls-Royce T56 is a single-shaft turboprop engine with a 14-stage axial flow compressor driven by a four-stage turbine. The gearbox has two stages of gear reduction and features a propeller brake. The gearbox is connected to the power section by a torque meter assembly. Other engine modules are the can-annular type combustor and the accessory drive housing. The Series 3.5 upgrade, allows T56 engines to operate at greatly reduced temperatures, extending parts life and improving reliability by 22 percent. The upgrades also provide improved “hot and high” performance. The Series 3.5 package can be installed on T56 engines on either C-130 or P-3 legacy aircraft. Work will take place in Indiana and performance completion date is September 30, 2024.

Raytheon won a $61.5 million delivery contract for Global Positioning System-Based Positioning, Navigation and Timing Services (GPNTS) software support. GPNTS is used to receive, process and distribute three-dimensional position, velocity, acceleration, attitude, time and frequency in the formats required by shipboard user systems. The software support will include development, integration and test of improvements, correction of deficiencies, preparation and delivery of engineering interim/final software builds and inputs for the GPNTS software requirements and configuration baseline. The delivery contract includes a base ordering period of five years, with a subsequent three-year option and a final two-year option for a total of 10 years should all options be exercised. Raytheon will perform work in San Diego, California and is expected to be finished by November, 2024.

Middle East & Africa

South Korean ammunition manufacturer CNO Tech signed a technology transfer agreement on November 14 with the Public Authority for Privatization and Partnership (PAPP), which manages offset programs in Oman. Under the agreement, CNO Tech will transfer production-line technologies to the Oman Munition Production Company (OMPC), which was established with French company Manurhin in 2014 as an indigenous supplier to the Omani Armed Forces and security services. OMPC manufactures NATO-standard 5.56 mm, 7.62 mm, and 9 mm caliber ammunition.

Europe

The UK Ministry of Defense confirmed a deal awarded to Babcock for the design and build of the Royal Navy’s new Type 31 general-purpose frigate. Signed on November 15, the deal covers the delivery of five ships at an average production cost of approximately $323 million each. The frigates will be assembled at Babcock’s Rosyth facility and involve supply chains throughout the UK in line with the UK’s National Shipbuilding Strategy, the company said in a regulatory announcement to the London stock exchange. Babcock-led Team 31, which also includes Thales, OMT and BMT, was confirmed as preferred supplier for the Type 31 program back in September. The team had proposed the Arrowhead 140 design, which is based on the Iver Huitfeldt Class platform already in service with the Royal Danish Navy.

Asia-Pacific

The Indian Navy lost a two-seat MiG-29KUB on November 16 after the jet took off from INS Hansa Air Base and had a bird strike. The aircraft’s left engine flamed out and the right engine was on fire. Forcing both pilots to eject. Both the pilots, who are trainees, have ejected safely and a search and rescue operation is on. A flock of bird caused a MiG 29K fighter jet of the Indian Navy, which was on a training mission, to flameout and crash shortly after taking off in Goa on Saturday, local media reports.

Images have emerged in Chinese state-owned media showing at least two People’s Liberation Army Navy Air Force (PLANAF) J-15 fighters equipped with what appear to be the KD-88 air-to-surface missile and either the YJ-91 anti-radiation or YJ-91A anti-ship-missile, Jane’s reports. This is an indication that China has enhanced the multirole capabilities of this carrier-borne fighter. Since the J-15s shown in the image feature three-digit serial numbers – unlike the latest ones displayed during the October 1 parade in Beijing that feature two-digit serials – it is possible that the video was taken some time ago, meaning that the fighters may have been fitted with this armament several months ago. The J-15, which has an estimated maximum weapon load of 6,500 kg, had been previously spotted fitted with the YJ-83K anti-ship missile but the CCTV report marks the first time images of the fighter armed with the KD-88 and the YJ-91 missiles have been released.

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T56 turboprop engine
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There’s a lot of focus on the latest programs and purchases. It’s certainly justified given the sums at stake, but it can lead casual observers to ignore a major source of funding and profits: service and support for existing equipment.

In September 2013, Rolls-Royce Corp. in Indianapolis, IN received a 6-year, maximum $406 million fixed-price contract to support the T56 turboprop engines that equip many US military C-130 Hercules transports, as well as Navy P-3C Orion sea control planes, EP-3 Aries ELINT planes, E-2C Hawkeye AWACS aircraft, and related C-2 Greyhound carrier cargo planes. Some of those planes have served for well over 30 years. In this case, C-130B/E/H operators Poland, Jordan, and the Philippines are also part of the contract.

This contract was a sole-source acquisition, with an economic-price-adjustment clause to cover any sharp jumps in costs for raw materials. Work will be performed in Indiana until Sept 30/19, the end of FY 2019. The Defense Logistics Agency Aviation in Richmond, VA manages this contract (SPE4A2-13-D-0003).

 

Contracts & Updates

November 19/19: 3.5 Update Rolls-Royce won a $67.1 million requirements contract for supplies related to the upgrade of the T-56 engine from series 3.0 to series 3.5. The Rolls-Royce T56 is a single-shaft turboprop engine with a 14-stage axial flow compressor driven by a four-stage turbine. The gearbox has two stages of gear reduction and features a propeller brake. The gearbox is connected to the power section by a torque meter assembly. Other engine modules are the can-annular type combustor and the accessory drive housing. The Series 3.5 upgrade, allows T56 engines to operate at greatly reduced temperatures, extending parts life and improving reliability by 22 percent. The upgrades also provide improved “hot and high” performance. The Series 3.5 package can be installed on T56 engines on either C-130 or P-3 legacy aircraft. Work will take place in Indiana and performance completion date is September 30, 2024.

Thanks, GPNTS
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At the end of June 2010, Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems in San Diego, CA received a 4-year, $32.2 million cost-plus-incentive-fee contract to design, develop, test and deliver the Global Positioning System Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Service (GPNTS). If all options are exercised, work could continue until June 2021, and run the contract to $77.1 million. $4.6 million will expire at the end of the current fiscal year, on Sept 30/11. Work will be performed in San Diego, CA (88%), and Fairfax, VA (12%), while the competitively procured contract will be managed by US Space and Naval Warfare Command in San Diego, CA (N00039-11-C-0089).

The DoD description said that “…GPNTS will support mission critical real-time positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) data services for weapons, combat, navigation, and other C4I systems requiring PNT information.” That’s technically true, but misleading. Discussions with Raytheon confirm that GPNTS systems will replace existing NAVSSI integrated navigation systems on board US Navy ships. They receive GPS data from the ship’s receivers, and act as a shipboard navigation data distribution hub. That could mean loading current coordinates from the ship into an aircraft or a GPS/INS-guided weapon, working with an aircraft carrier’s precision GPS landing system, or just handling routine navigation and reporting systems on board.

Contracts & Updates

November 19/19: Software Support Raytheon won a $61.5 million delivery contract for Global Positioning System-Based Positioning, Navigation and Timing Services (GPNTS) software support. GPNTS is used to receive, process and distribute three-dimensional position, velocity, acceleration, attitude, time and frequency in the formats required by shipboard user systems. The software support will include development, integration and test of improvements, correction of deficiencies, preparation and delivery of engineering interim/final software builds and inputs for the GPNTS software requirements and configuration baseline. The delivery contract includes a base ordering period of five years, with a subsequent three-year option and a final two-year option for a total of 10 years should all options be exercised. Raytheon will perform work in San Diego, California and is expected to be finished by November, 2024.

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