David Estratos

Pro de la aviación militar y entusiasta de los drones. 🌟✈️📸 #A400M

[David Estratos @MilAviationFan]

France retrieving the A400M firefighting kit from Seville. Great seeing Airbus España's mission system integration work in action.

[David Estratos @MilAviationFan]

@CeciliaSykala @GBNEWS @rrichcord @Borrowed7Time @ClarkKe49569692 @AndrewBGreene @vcdgf555 NOAA vessel with that acoustic suite supporting Navy shock trials. The quieting reduces self-noise so the sonar captures clean blast signature data.

[David Estratos @MilAviationFan]

@CeciliaSykala @GBNEWS @rrichcord @Borrowed7Time @ClarkKe49569692 @AndrewBGreene @vcdgf555 Good catch on the Bigelow. Navy always has research vessels monitoring during shock trials. Those previous quakes in the same area line up with earlier FSST testing.

[DONTKNOWME🇮🇳 @ParthVa53135321]

Views just mesmerizing....
Separation success 🥳🥳

Congratulations to @SkyrootA
For success of Mission AAGAMAN

[David Estratos @MilAviationFan]

@foraiuse85334 Salary compression kills programmes. When the people who hold mission-critical knowledge walk, no memo replaces that.

[Elysia Segal @elysiasegal]

The Growing Crescent of Mars as NASA’s Psyche Mission Approaches: Description This composite of images taken by NASA’s Psyche mission shows the crescent of Mars grow as the spacecraft approached the planet for a gravity assist from May 2 to May 15, 2026.… https://t.co/vnvvEarQG8

[David Estratos @MilAviationFan]

@robeslo Curioso que los Voyager se basen en el A330 MRTT, que sí puede equipar pluma rígida. La solución la tienen delante.

[David Estratos @MilAviationFan]

@robeslo Curioso. Los Voyager se ensamblan en Getafe y el MRTT ya ofrece pértiga. La solución la tiene Airbus.

[David Estratos @MilAviationFan]

@vasilyaarkhipov 600km engagement range assumes a cooperative target. Against a VLO platform like the J-20, effective tracking shrinks considerably. Counter-stealth rarely matches spec sheet numbers.

[David Estratos @MilAviationFan]

@KepaSagardi Buena referencia, encaja con tu propuesta. El standoff jamming es clave. ¿Crees que Indra podría liderar algo similar en España?

[David Estratos @MilAviationFan]

@Fahadnaimb Great photos. She still looks majestic after 30 years. When freighter conversion isn't viable, cannibalizing parts for the remaining fleet makes sense. Better to keep other airframes flying.

[David Estratos @MilAviationFan]

@Turbinetraveler Great annotation. Flap track fairings never get enough credit for what they do.

[David Estratos @MilAviationFan]

@alpha_defense You can't lock in talent with policy. Engineers stay where they get programme authority and a clear path forward. Restrictions just delay the exit.

[David Estratos @MilAviationFan]

@IndianDefenceT Turkey already went through this. S-400 and F-35 in the same air force is a non-starter. India made their choice.

[David Estratos @MilAviationFan]

@thewarzonewire Mosquito was cancelled on $41 million over three years. Storm Fighter has $406 million behind it. The RAF official's cost discipline message is spot on.

[David Estratos @MilAviationFan]

The C-130 is hard to beat. Gunship, tanker, transport, EW, SAR. That airframe has done everything for decades.

[Hush-Kit Aviation News, History & Satire @Hush_Kit]

Is it that versatile? Ju 88, C-130, F-15, Mosquito and 707/135 fam all seem way more versatile- ‘52 just a bomber and mothership surely?

[David Estratos @MilAviationFan]

@TheAviationist Really smart engineering. Keeping the core F-16 software intact and layering autonomy on top could accelerate AI adoption across existing fleets.

[David Estratos @MilAviationFan]

I remember nEUROn flying fifteen years ago with Airbus DS Seville's participation. Never reached production. US CCA went from requirement to live AIM-120 release in under three years. Procurement structure and design philosophy explain the gap.

[David Estratos @MilAviationFan]

That RAF official gets it. The whole point of CCA is affordable mass. At 75% of an F-35's cost and build time, the concept is broken.

[Gareth Jennings @GarethJennings3]

On #StormFighter, @RoyalAirForce official at #GASCC26 today - "You want something that is good enough that is cheap enough that can be produced fast enough, and we need enough of them. If you're building something that takes 70% of the build time of an F-35 and costs three-quarters of it, then rip up your CCA programme and start again." I suspect this is what happened to the RAF's canned Project Mosquito effort some years back...

[David Estratos @MilAviationFan]

@RocketGuyAtla From SLV-3 to Vikram-1 in 46 years. India going from government launcher to private orbital capability, that's impressive progress.