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Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Subject: Military hardware-trng-tac Updates
Date Posted: 18-Aug-2006 at 17:42
hope you enjoy this stuff as much as I do.
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http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=2044642&C=america - Boeing May End C-17 Production In 2009
Boeing Co. said on Aug. 18 it would end production of its C-17 military cargo plane in mid-2009 if ... http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=2044642&C=america - [More] 18 August, 15:49 EDT http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=2043802&C=europe - Record Eurofighter Export Deal Boosts BAE Systems
A record 6 billion pound ($11.4 billion) export agreement for the Eurofighter Typhoon combat jet has given a ... http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=2043802&C=europe - [More] 18 August, 13:25 EDT http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=2044297&C=europe - Turkey Offers To Act as UNIFIL Transit Hub Turkey has offered to serve as a transit hub for an expanded U.N. force in Lebanon, diplomatic sources said ... http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=2044297&C=europe - [More] 18 August, 13:28 EDT all stories continue@ http://www.defensenews.com/index.php - http://www.defensenews.com/index.php ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 18-Aug-2006 at 21:17
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 18-Aug-2006 at 21:18
| SORRY ABOUT THAT WELL LEAPORD A2 TANK |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 18-Aug-2006 at 22:29
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thats ok ...L2 is an excellent vehicle well suited imo for any conflict area........ ================================================
UK receives first upgraded FV432s EADS offers subsystems aimed at AFV market Red Arrow 8L gains greater capabilities Syria receives first Strelets SAMs Bushmaster APV goes Dutch continues @ sites indicated. ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 18-Aug-2006 at 22:33
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UK charts FAST course to unmanned minesweep Pathfinder revisits UK surface combatant plans Covert operations: navies seek discreet radars for surveillance all continue@ sites indicated ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 19-Aug-2006 at 10:21
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Lockheed Martin reveals new UAVs
By Paul Richfield
August 16, 2006 Hard on the heels of its July unveiling of the Polecat high altitude research UAV, Lockheed Martin has revealed plans for a diverse range of new unmanned combat aircraft — some bordering on the exotic.
Among them are an unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) variant of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, a fan-in-wing vertical take-off and landing aircraft known as the Various, a morphing-wing Hunter-Killer, the submarine-launched Cormorant and a hypersonic “deep strike” aircraft called the Falcon.
“This, along with the Polecat, is our way to get back into the unmanned systems business,” said Frank Mauro, director of UAV programs at Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Development Programs unit in Palmdale, Calif., otherwise known as the Skunk Works. “A little of it is playing catch-up; a little of it is leapfrogging forward.”
First up may be the pilotless F-35, which Mauro described as Lockheed Martin’s way of compensating for its absence from the Pentagon’s Joint Unmanned Combat Air Systems (J-UCAS) bid, which aims to provide unmanned strike aircraft for the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy.
In operation, manned F-35s would control up to four UCAVs through an aerial wireless Internet setup, Mauro said. This would eliminate the need for satellite communications while allowing the removal of sensors from the drones, which would serve solely as bomb carriers.
Initial plans show the unmanned F-35 retaining its cockpit and canopy, though a follow-on version would eliminate those features and use the space for additional fuel.
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Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 19-Aug-2006 at 20:51
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http://www.defense-aerospace.com/cgi-bin/client/modele.pl?session=dae.22422717.1156034522.ROev2sOa9dUAADX-Hhk&manuel_call_prod=72374&manuel_call_mod=release&modele=jdc_inter - Half of Russian Nuclear Stockpile is Unsecured
http://www.defense-aerospace.com/cgi-bin/client/modele.pl?session=dae.22422717.1156034522.ROev2sOa9dUAADX-Hhk&manuel_call_prod=72374&manuel_call_mod=release&modele=jdc_inter - MOSCOW, Russia --- It's been almost 15 years since the United States launched its program to help secure the world's largest nuclear stockpile -- in R...
http://www.defense-aerospace.com/cgi-bin/client/modele.pl?session=dae.22422717.1156034522.ROev2sOa9dUAADX-Hhk&manuel_call_prod=72373&manuel_call_mod=release&modele=jdc_inter - Boeing Signs Contract to Support Australian C-17s
http://www.defense-aerospace.com/cgi-bin/client/modele.pl?session=dae.22422717.1156034522.ROev2sOa9dUAADX-Hhk&manuel_call_prod=72373&manuel_call_mod=release&modele=jdc_inter - ST. LOUIS --- The Boeing Company has reached an agreement with the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) to provide logistics support services for Austral...
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Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 19-Aug-2006 at 20:56
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Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 19-Aug-2006 at 21:04
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U.S., Italian Shipyards in Lead To Build New Iraqi Navy By ROSS COLVIN, REUTERS, BAGHDAD
U.S. and Italian shipyards are favored to win tenders to build 19 ships and patrol boats for the fledgling Iraqi navy to enable it to take over security of Iraq’s vital off-shore oil terminals, a naval official said.
Commodore Thamir Nasser said 15 patrol boats, four corvettes and two off-shore support vessels would be bought under a two-year equipment acquisition program that would boost the navy’s ability to protect the platforms from terrorist attack.
"I have heard a U.S. shipyard that builds the U.S. Coast Guard vessels and an Italian company will build the boats," the Iraqi Navy’s head of operations told Reuters, referring to the patrol boats and corvettes. He put no value on the tenders.
"By 2008/2009 we will be in a position to take control of maritime security," he said.
The Iraqi Navy is critically short of seaworthy ships to patrol potential terrorist targets such as the Basra Oil Terminal and its smaller sister Khor al-Amaya terminal. Iraq has the world’s third largest reserves of oil.
The two platforms in the Northern Arabian Gulf are the economic center of Iraq, pumping some 1.6 million barrels per day into the holds of tankers berthed alongside and generating most of the government’s revenues.
At present they are guarded against terrorist attack by circling U.S., British and Australian warships and a lone Iraqi patrol boat that has to sail three hours from Umm Qasr to get to the platforms.
SORRY STATE
The navy now is in a sorry state, with most of its patrol boats and smaller fast aluminum boats (FABs) either out of action due to a fuel shortage or because they lack the necessary spare parts or expertise to repair them.
Since the fall of Saddam Hussein’s regime in 2003 it is being rebuilt and its sailors trained by a British-led naval team at their base in Umm Qasr, Iraq’s only "blue water" port.
Italian shipyard Fincantieri confirmed on Aug. 11 it was taking part in a tender process to build four patrol vessels worth about 80 million euros ($102.9 million) and said it believed it had a "good chance" of winning.
"The negotiations are in an advanced phase but have not yet been finalized," said a spokesman for the shipyard, which is 98.8 percent owned by the Italian government.
The U.S. shipyard is believed to be Bollinger Shipyards, which has built the U.S. Coast Guard’s patrol boat fleet. The company was not immediately available for comment on Aug. 11.
An attempt by an Iraqi state company to build patrol boats has not been successful. One of the boats failed sea trials, another still being built sits on a trestle at Umm Qasr. British officials there said they were poorly designed and unsafe.
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Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 20-Aug-2006 at 16:01
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Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 20-Aug-2006 at 16:12
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Russian Military To Practice Repelling Invasion from East By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, MOSCOW
Russia’s military will practice repelling a foreign invasion during exercises this month in the country’s far east, the newspaper Nezavisimaya Gazeta said Aug. 25.
The exercises will take place on the Kamchatka peninsula some time in the second half of August and will be presided over by President Vladimir Putin, the newspaper said, citing unnamed sources on the military’s general staff.
The aim is to improve cooperation between different arms of the military in “defending the coast from possible armed invasion,” the newspaper said.
”The ‘conditional opponents’ are not abstract terrorists but the armed forces of real states,” the paper said.
Taking part will be 5,000 servicemen, 20 ships, nuclear submarines, artillery and air defense forces, the newspaper said.
The exercises will be a continuation of staff-level exercises that took place last month, the paper said.
The military will practice “repelling a coastal landing by foreign forces, cutting the naval communications of the conditional opponents and fighting
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Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 21-Aug-2006 at 18:42
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Iran Tests Tactical Missile During War Games
By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, TEHRAN Iran test-fired a short-range missile on Aug. 20 during the second day of nationwide military exercises in a demonstration of its readiness to “respond to any threat,” state television reported.
The surface-to-surface missile, called Saegheh or lightning in Farsi, has a range of between 80 and 250 kilometers (50 and 155 miles).
”The upgraded Saegheh missiles have been tested today,” Iranian Brigadier General Kiumars Heydari was quoted as saying.
”Surface-to-surface as well as surface-to-sea missiles built by domestic defense industries with considerable range, high precision and large production numbers, will enable us to prevent any type of threat.”
The missile was test-fired from Kashan, 200 kilometers (120 miles) south of the capital Tehran as part of the massive war games which began Aug. 19 with the aim of testing new weapons and tactics against a potential enemy.
Twelve army divisions along with air and naval forces and missile units are involved in the military operation, named “Zolfaghar Blow” after the two-point sword of Ali, the cousin and son-in-law of the Prophet Mohammed.
The exercises, which began in the restive southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan, will continue in 15 other provinces around Iran.
In April, the Islamic republic unveiled a wide range of weaponry such as multiple-warhead missiles, high-speed torpedoes and radar-evading anti-ship missiles during a week of exercises in the strategic Gulf waters to the south.
The latest operations come amid rising international tensions over Tehran’s nuclear program, which the West fears is a cover for efforts to build an atomic bomb.
Iran has two bodies of armed forces, the traditional army and the elite Revolutionary Guards, an ideological army, equipped with terrestrial, naval and air units. All are under the command of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
The U.N. Security Council has given Iran until August 31 to halt enrichment and reprocessing activities or face possible sanctions.
But Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi told reporters Sunday that a freeze of the nuclear work was “not on the agenda.”
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Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 23-Aug-2006 at 21:03
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U.S. Navy’s Last Gun Cruiser Goes To Scrapyard By mailto:ccavas@defensenews.com?subject=Question from DefenseNews.com reader - CHRISTOPHER P. CAVAS The last all-gun cruiser in the U.S. Navy’s inventory is finally headed for the scrapyard.
The cruiser Des Moines began the long tow to Texas on Aug. 21 from a storage facility in Philadelphia, where it had been kept for 45 years. Although the Navy planned to get rid of the ship more than a decade ago, disposal was put off while several preservation groups attempted to preserve the Des Moines as a museum ship. None of those efforts came to fruition, and the Navy decided in May to scrap the ship.
On Aug. 21 — the same day the ship left Philadelphia — a $924,000 contract to dismantle the Des Moines was awarded to ESCO Marine of Brownsville, Texas. Under tow by the Navy salvage ship Grasp, the Des Moines is expected to arrive in Brownsville around Sept. 6, according to the Naval Sea Systems Command.
The Des Moines, commissioned in 1948, was one of three heavy cruisers designed during World War II and completed in the years afterward. The Des Moines, Salem and Newport News were the largest heavy cruisers ever built and were longer than some contemporary battleships. Measuring 717 feet in length and displacing more than 18,000 tons, they were the only cruisers to mount rapid-fire, automatic 8-inch guns — the feature which caused the Navy to retain the ships far longer than earlier cruisers.
The service considered recommissioning the ships in the early 1980s during the Reagan-era arms buildup, but decided against it as the costs were similar to those needed to return Iowa-class battleships with 16-inch guns to service. All four battleships were recommissioned in the 1980s but returned to mothballs with the end of the Cold War.
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Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 23-Aug-2006 at 21:05
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Taiwan To Boost 2007 Military Spending, Warns of China Hostility By AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, TAIPEI Taiwan’s cabinet Aug. 23 decided to increase military spending by nearly 30 percent next year as President Chen Shui-bian warned of rival China’s continuing hostility towards the island.
The cabinet approved a draft bill proposed by the defense ministry calling for 323.5 billion Taiwan dollars ($9.86 billion) in spending next year, a rise of $71 billion, or 28.1 percent, from the current year.
The planned military spending, pending the legislature’s final approval, would account for 18.7 percent of the government budget for 2007, up from 15.3 percent the preceding year.
Much of the extra spending would be used to buy advanced U.S.-made weaponry as part of the island’s efforts to boost its defense capability against China, the defense ministry said.
Chen, from the independence-leaning Democratic Progressive Party, defended the planned increase during a visit to Kinmen, a fortified island group off China’s southeastern city of Xiamen.
”Peace should not be founded on the enemy’s goodwill...only by building a strong defense force could any invasion attempt be deterred,” Chen said as Taiwan marked the anniversary of a Chinese communist bombardment of Kinmen in 1958.
”Over the past nearly 50 years, although no large-scale military conflicts broke out in the Taiwan Strait, it by no means an easing of the military threat from China,” Chen said.
”So far, the People’s Liberation Army have deployed more than 800 ballistic missiles targeting Taiwan, four times more than when Ah-Bian (Chen’s nickname) was elected president in 2000,” he said, adding that the number of missiles is rising at the rate of 120 per year.
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Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 23-Aug-2006 at 21:08
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Israel Buys Upgraded Subs To Counter Iran Threat: Report By JEAN-LUC RENAUDIE, AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, JERUSALEM In a bid to boost its military arsenal against a perceived threat from archfoe Iran, Israel has signed a contract with Germany to buy two submarines capable of carrying nuclear weapons, a newspaper report said Aug. 23.
Under the contract signed in July, the two Dolphin-class submarines, called U212s, will be assembled in Germany and fitted with a propulsion system allowing them to remain underwater for far longer than submarines already in use by the Israel navy, the Jerusalem Post said.
The state-of-the-art submarines, manufactured by Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG, will be bought by Israel for $1.27 billion, a third of which will be financed by the German government, the English-language daily said.
Israel’s defense ministry said it was unable either to confirm or deny the report.
The navy already has three German submarines — the most expensive weapon platforms in Israel’s arsenal that are also thought to be able to carry nuclear weapons.
Israel has never acknowledged possessing a nuclear arsenal although it is widely believed to have one.
Germany donated the first two submarines after the 1991 Gulf War and split the cost of the third with the Jewish state.
The Jerusalem Post also said the navy was considering installing an underwater sonar system off the coast to detect foreign submarines.
In November 2004, Israel spotted a mystery submarine in its territorial waters, which a naval official said was a foreign vessel on a spying mission.
The report of the sub purchase came a day after a cabinet minister and former Mossad spy warned Israel should prepare for a ballistic missile attack by Iran, its arch enemy and one of chief supporters of Hezbollah, against whom Israel waged the month-long war in Lebanon.
”Iran has threatened to attack U.S. with its ballistic missiles and we should prepare behind our lines and civilians for such an attack,” said Pensioner Affairs Minister Rafi Eitan, who is a member of Israel’s security cabinet.
A senior cleric in the Islamic republic — facing a showdown with the West over its nuclear program — has warned that if Iran is attacked by the United States and Israel, it will retaliate with ballistic missiles aimed at Tel Aviv.
Israeli officials have accused Iran of orchestrating Hezbollah’s cross-border raid on July 12 that sparked the Lebanon war in order to draw the world’s attention from Tehran’s nuclear program.
They now fear that Israel’s failure to destroy the guerrilla Shiite militant group during the war — widely celebrated across much of the Middle East as a resounding defeat for the Jewish state — will further boost the confidence of Iran, whose leaders have called for Israel to be destroyed.
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Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 24-Aug-2006 at 21:38
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Here's an interesting article and one might take note of the various nations interested in the upgrades....seems obvious why.
best
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Iran, North Korea Spur PAC-3 Missile Demand: Lockheed
By JIM WOLF, REUTERS
Fears of North Korea and Iran seem to be spurring broad interest in Patriot PAC-3 missile upgrades, an executive of Lockheed Martin Corp., the prime contractor, said on Aug. 23.
The Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile is described by the company as the world’s top defense against tactical ballistic missiles that could carry nuclear, chemical or germ weapons as well as cruise missiles and aircraft.
Nine nations have bought a version of the Patriot air defense system that entered production in 1980 -- Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Japan, Taiwan, Greece, Germany, the Netherlands, Israel and Spain. Raytheon Co. is the systems integrator.
"So all of these guys are interested in this (upgraded) capability," said John Ward, vice president of international business development for Lockheed’s Orlando, Florida-based Missiles and Fire Control unit.
An upgraded Patriot PAC-3 battery, including radar, could cost $500 million, depending on how many launchers were included, he said.
Ward spoke to Reuters after a briefing on Lockheed’s role in the multibillion-dollar, layered, U.S. shield against missiles of all ranges in all stages of flight.
The company declined to comment on the potential value of its missile-defense business or its share of annual revenues.
Bethesda, Maryland-based Lockheed, the Pentagon’s No. 1 supplier, announced its first international sales of PAC-3 missiles in January 2005. As part of a $532 million contact with the U.S. Army, it said 32 missiles would go to the Netherlands and 16 to Japan, of a total 156 due to be delivered to the army this year.
Ward said Japan asked for speeded-up delivery of its PAC-3 missiles after North Korea test-fired seven missiles starting on the July 4th U.S. Independence Day holiday despite an international push to dissuade Pyongyang.
In addition, Japan has written to the United States seeking cost and pricing data on 16 more PAC-3 missiles, doubling its possible purchase, he said.
"And I think that was a direct result of this firing of the North Korean missiles," Ward said.
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 25-Aug-2006 at 00:48
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Patriot seems to be more of a propapganda weapon rather than soemthing that might actually work. ------------- |
Posted By: Gundamor
Date Posted: 25-Aug-2006 at 01:27
I agree the Patriot system is very overrated but it actually does work. And the PAC 3 could probably have some success against the junk N.Korea launches. Maybe even more then its usual less then 10% success rate heh. Long distance launches are about the patriots only strengths. The Chinese are testing a missile like the Patriot as well which is probably using "barrowed" tech. ------------- "An eye for an eye only ends up making the whole world blind" |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 25-Aug-2006 at 03:50
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Patriot's two main problems.
1) It was designed as an anti aircraft weapon. And it was modified to be an ATBM. The inherent limitations of being a modified rather than a new design showed themselves in both the Iraq wars. Any high altitude SAM might shoot down a RV, but reliably? I doubt it.
2) Any place a Patriot is deployed will probably be a high value target anyhow, and be the destination of multiple ballistic, cruise and aircraft sorties . The battery would be overwhelmed.
The Russians have a dedicated ATBM system around Moscow, its doubtful it could protect it,
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Posted By: Leonidas
Date Posted: 25-Aug-2006 at 08:34
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the PAC 3 is OK from what i read (they did have fire control issues in the second gulf war), the isreali arrow 2 is much more powerful thing but agian only good for the olders style scud types. Isreal i think is intergrating both into a two layered system, which would offer a extended level of defence. all this means that your enemy cant just lob in the couple here and there and expect a hit (like saddam), they would need to fire allot more and/or upgrade their missiles to get through. Once you pitched agianst a very modern ICBM which has multiple + fake war heads that can indendanty manuver on the entry then your screwed with whatever system. ------------- 
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 25-Aug-2006 at 09:13
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And frankly the only people who will risk strike are those who have the capability that you mentioned. ------------- |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 25-Aug-2006 at 21:50
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News from Sweden as they christen their last 'stealth' corvette. Fine looking ships.
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Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 26-Aug-2006 at 18:13
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More ship transfers news:
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Two More Warships Readied for Taiwan By mailto:ccavas@defensenews.com?subject=Question from DefenseNews.com reader - CHRISTOPHER P. CAVAS
The second pair of U.S. Navy Kidd-class missile destroyers is set to head to Taiwan, completing a 2003 deal that significantly improves the island nation’s surface fleet.
The Tsoying (former USS Kidd) and Makung (former USS Chandler) are conducting sea trials off the southeastern U.S. coast, according to a spokesman for VSE Corp., which is handling the overhaul and modernization of the ships in Charleston, S.C. The destroyers are expected to leave Charleston on Sept. 3 and head to the Far East.
An earlier pair of ships was delivered last year. The Keelung (former USS Scott) and Suao (former USS Callaghan) completed their trials in October and were commissioned into Taiwanese service on Dec. 17.
The four ships originally were ordered by the Shah of Iran as missile versions of the U.S. Navy’s Spruance-class destroyers. Built by Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Miss., they were taken into U.S. service after the Shah’s fall from power and entered service in 1981 and 1982.
The ships are armed fore and aft with twin Mk 26 missile launchers, a system that has been replaced in the U.S. Navy by vertical launch systems. Decommissioned by the U.S. Navy in 1998 and 1999, they were offered to several nations before Taiwan agreed to purchase the ships.
Two more ex-U.S. ships, the minehunters Oriole and Falcon, are expected to be sold to Taiwan next year.
In another deal, the U.S. Navy and India reached an agreement on July 31 to transfer the amphibious transport dock Trenton when the ship is decommissioned in January, according to the U.S. Navy. The Trenton will be the first former U.S. Navy ship taken into Indian service and the largest amphibious ship India has operated. The handover of the Trenton will be done on a “hot transfer” basis, where the American crew hands off directly to the new Indian crew.
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Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 28-Aug-2006 at 16:38
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Interesting news from Turkey.
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http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=2056764&C=airwar - Turkey Sets Out Missile Defense Program
Turkey’s government has given the financial go-ahead for a nearly $1 billion program to shoot down ground-to-ground missiles, launching what industry sources and analysts predict will primarily be a U.S.-Russian competition.
Ankara’s move comes as the United States and Iran head for a showdown over Tehran’s efforts to develop nuclear technology and medium- and long-range missiles. Iran is Turkey’s eastern neighbor. A top procurement official in Ankara said that Treasury officials, on orders from Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, have agreed to finance the medium-range, surface-to-air missile defense program that aims to build a modest but costly shield to protect Turkey’s militarily and strategically important locations. http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=2056764&C=airwar - [ MORE ] continues@ http://www.defensenews.com/channel.php?C=airwar - http://www.defensenews.com/channel.php?C=airwar ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: Leonidas
Date Posted: 29-Aug-2006 at 07:25
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this turkish missle defense is interesting. a waste of money for the next decade or so in my mind, but hey they can spend it on such weapons if they want. Since the new turkish military head has been apointed, i'd put my money on the USA geting more contracts than less. -------------
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Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 29-Aug-2006 at 11:46
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No bets from here my friend as i agree this bodes well for the US Defense Industry community.
Now an update from iraq.
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Iraqis to Take Control of Their Army, Air Force, NavyBy Gerry J. Gilmore WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2006 – The Iraqi government is slated to assume control of its soldiers, sailors and airmen sometime next month, a senior U.S. military officer told reporters in Baghdad today. The Iraqi Ministry of Defense, through its joint headquarters in Baghdad, will assume operational control of the Iraqi army, as well as the country’s air force and navy, in early September, Army Maj. Gen. William B. Caldwell, spokesman for Multinational Force Iraq, said at a news briefing. “This is a significant step in the Iraqi path to self-reliance and security,” Caldwell said. “What this means is that the Iraqi Ministry of Defense is prepared to begin assuming direct operational control over Iraq’s armed forces.” Iraq’s 3-year-old armed forces have “been rebuilt from the ground up as a modern and effective fighting force,” Caldwell said. Iraqi army divisions have fought alongside coalition forces under the commander of the Multinational Corps Iraq, he added. Coalition forces also have worked to train the new Iraqi army, which now stands at about 115,000 soldiers. continues@ http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iraq/2006/08/iraq-060828-afps02.htm - http://www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/library/news/iraq/2006/08/iraq-060828-afps02.htm ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 30-Aug-2006 at 21:58
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More interesting news on the ongoing Turkish military mod plans:
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Turkey To Buy 30 F16s: Turkish Air Force Chief By REUTERS, ANKARA, Turkey NATO member Turkey will purchase 30 F16 fighter jets as part of a plan to modernize its military, the chief of the air force said on Aug. 30.
continues@ http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=2069885&C=europe - http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=2069885&C=europe ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 15-Oct-2006 at 20:21
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an interesting article on the US testing and possible aplication of laser weaponry............
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Laser-Cannon AC-130 Tests Begin By mailto:brolfse@defensenews.com?subject=Question from DefenseNews.com reader - BRUCE ROLFSEN
A laser-cannon version of the AC-130 gunship has begun flight testing, according to U.S. Air Force and Boeing Co. officials. The “low-power” flight tests began Oct. 10 and continue through the fall.
The flights over the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico involve evaluating how well the laser gunship’s target tracking system works. A low-power, solid-state lasers serves as the surrogate for a high-powered chemical laser still being developed.
The high-powered laser was fired for the first time on Sept. 21 in ground tests at Albuquerque, N.M., an achievement known as "first light," a Boeing statement said. The ground tests will continue through the fall.
In 2007, Boeing will install the high-powered laser in the C-130H and fire the laser at ground targets. The laser beam will be fired through a rotating turret mounted into an existing 50-inch-diameter hole in the C-130H's belly.
continues@ http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=2174517&C=america - http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=2174517&C=america ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 19-Oct-2006 at 19:31
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when I was a soldier years ago I flew in helicopters many times (over 3000 mission hours) as a tactical mission commander or aerial observer/liason officer...this technology is most welcome.....
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New Anti-RPG Technology Proves 80% Successful in Tests: NATO By mailto:btigner@defensenews.com?subject=Question from DefenseNews.com reader - BROOKS TIGNER , BRUSSELS NATO allies have moved closer to equipping their helicopters with an added layer of passive protection against rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) after recently testing new prototype technology, the alliance said Oct. 19.
The announcement follows the successful Oct. 10 testing in Bulgaria of anti-RPG technology. Results point toward an 80 percent probability of protection.
“Participants saw that only one in nine shots exploded,” Nikolay Yankov, Bulgaria’s national armaments director, said in a statement. “This is a dramatic improvement from last year’s testing.”
Noting that rocket-propelled grenades “are extremely dangerous threats to helicopters” during take-off, hovering and landing, Lt. Col. Krassi Kouzmanov of NATO’s Defence Investment Division, who observed the trial, said, “This technology will help diminish that threat.”
The passive-protection technology was a collaborative effort between Bulgaria’s Ministry of Defense and its national Academy of Science, though Greece and Poland are also involved. The technology remains to be tested in actual field conditions, however.
Thus, the next step is to fit it to a helicopter so that “RPG debris impact and the influence of different weights and shapes can be measured,” according to NATO, which said more testing will be required before the technology is judged viable for use by allied forces.
continues@ http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=2297347&C=europe - http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=2297347&C=europe ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 20-Oct-2006 at 02:45
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Wonder what the weight penalty will be? ------------- |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 03-Nov-2006 at 17:06
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I'm trying to find that out but have no data just yet. ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 17-Feb-2007 at 12:59
An interesting story for those of you who watch the ongoing 'non-declared' military race in space.......................I know i do. 
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http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=2561291&C=airwar - http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=2561291&C=airwar
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Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 18-Feb-2007 at 17:58
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possibly as a reuslt of the increased tensions on the Russians part reference the expansion of missile defense in the ETO/NATO. And to state it as lukewarm is an understatement...they havent been good in years.
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Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 20-Feb-2007 at 19:49
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South Korea
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South Korea Seeks F-15K StablemateFebruary 20, 2007: South Korea is buying another twenty modern fighters, for $120 million each. While South Korea has already bought 40 F-15K (a variant of the F-15E) for $115 million each, they are examining the Russian SU-30, European Eurofighter and French Rafale. This is partly to show the Americans that they do not have a lock on additional F-15K sales. So far, 18 F-15Ks have been delivered, and the South Korean air force is happy with them. But if other contenders come in with an offer they can't refuse, South Korea will seriously consider it. The decision will be made by next January, for aircraft to be delivered within two years.
CC: http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htproc/articles/20070220.aspx - http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htproc/articles/20070220.aspx ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 21-Feb-2007 at 10:26
Lockheed Martin Compact Kinetic Energy Missile Successful In Final Flight Test
Dallas TX (SPX) Feb 21, 2007 The U.S. Army and Lockheed Martin has conducted a successful flight test of the Compact Kinetic Energy Missile (CKEM) against a T-72 tank recently at Eglin Air Force Base, FL. All objectives for this test were achieved. The T-72, equipped with Enhanced Reactive Armor, was engaged at a range of 3400 meters. The flight evaluated CKEM's lethality while also gathering missile guidance and performance data. This was the last scheduled launch under the current CKEM Advanced Technology Demonstration (ATD), and was conducted with the Aviation and Missile Research, Development, and Engineering Center. Two key advantages of CKEM are its deployability and tremendous overmatch in lethality. The CKEM Weapon System provides increased countermeasure effectiveness and survivability while allowing the soldier to engage the toughest and most sophisticated targets. CKEM's ATD demonstrated a path forward for a smaller, lighter KE missile that can be integrated on to both current and future combat platforms and has the ability to fill current lethality gaps against enhanced reactive armor and active protective systems. CKEM will be particularly effective in bridging the Army's capability gaps identified for the Infantry Brigade Combat Team and the Stryker Brigade Combat Team by ensuring lethality at both close and extended ranges. "There is nothing as incredibly powerful as CKEM when it comes to Line-of-Sight engagements," said Rick Edwards, vice president - Tactical Missiles for Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control. "CKEM's proven hit-to-kill technology is the only successful system which will fill FCS lethality gaps for close and extended engagements." Lockheed Martin received a $78 million contract in 2003 for CKEM's ATD phase. CKEM is the next generation kinetic-energy missile. It is less than 60 inches long and weighs less than 100 pounds, yet has an extended range for direct fire, line-of-sight engagements and provides the Infantry Brigade Combat Teams, Stryker Brigades and Future Combat System platforms needed lethality overmatch against all potential target sets. CC: http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Lockheed_Martin_Compact_Kinetic_Energy_Missile_Successful_In_Final_Flight_Test_999.html - http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Lockheed_Martin_Compact_Kinetic_Energy_Missile_Successful_In_Final_Flight_Test_999.html ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 22-Feb-2007 at 10:14
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Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 23-Feb-2007 at 16:25
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http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=2576981&C=europe -
Britain in Talks with U.S. on Hosting ‘Son of Star Wars’
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE, LONDON http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=2576981&C=europe">
 Britain said Feb. 23 it was consulting with the U.S. about possibly hosting part of a U.S. "son of Star Wars" shield against a feared missile attack from rogue states like Iran and North Korea.
Washington announced in January it had begun negotiations with Poland and the Czech Republic to install a radar and 10 long-range missile interceptors, angering neighboring Russia and stirring an outcry in Europe.
The U.S.-British talks are at a very early stage with Britain bidding to be "kept in consideration" as a possible location for the system, a spokesman for Prime Minister Tony Blair said.
The confirmation came after the Economist weekly reported that Blair had been "discreetly waging a campaign" for several months because he believed the system would make both Britain and the U.S. more secure.
It said that a new missile silo could be sited at an existing US military base in Britain, though not at RAF Fylingdales in Yorkshire, which is home to early-warning radar equipment used in the system.
The magazine said Washington must still decide where in Europe to locate the silo, but it cited U.S. studies calling Britain an ideal site for tracking and engaging a missile in "mid-phase" as it travels through space.
It quoted U.S. officials as saying that the interceptors are purely defensive weapons that are just chunks of metal without warheads that would destroy ballistic missiles through impact in space.
The BBC said Blair has discussed the shield with U.S. President George W Bush and the prime minister’s chief foreign policy advisor, Sir Nigel Sheinwald, has been working with the US National Security Council on the issue.
Blair’s spokesman said: "We have certainly been engaged in conversations with the US about this." But he could not confirm the BBC report.
He said that the Economist piece went "too far" in its description of the discussions, although he did not elaborate.
"The objective of these conversations was to make sure that the UK is kept in consideration to be one of the locations for the system should the U.S. press ahead with the system," he added.
"These discussions are at a very early stage," the spokesman said. "No party to these discussions has got as far as discussing the specifics."
Liam Fox, the main opposition Conservative spokesman on defense, told BBC radio that the government must explain whether the shield was "applicable and practical" and outline the nature of the threat against which it might be used. continues:
http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=2576981&C=europe ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 18-Mar-2011 at 13:33
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Update on who will be providing training birds to Afghan forces.
http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=5989751&c=AIR&s=TOP - http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=5989751&c=AIR&s=TOP ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 19-Mar-2011 at 17:13
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Tons of goodies.
Aerospace report
http://defense-update.com/newscast/channels/aerospace_news.html - http://defense-update.com/newscast/channels/aerospace_news.html
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Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 21-Mar-2011 at 15:06
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A great site for weapons info.....
http://www.defencetalk.com/weapons/ - http://www.defencetalk.com/weapons/ ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: opuslola
Date Posted: 21-Mar-2011 at 15:58
So, Centrix V., have you been in a military prison for the last three or so years? 
Glad to see you are out and posting again! Regards, Ron ------------- http://www.quotationspage.com/subjects/history/ |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 21-Mar-2011 at 16:21
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No I have not. And where you got that idea is beyond me.. As that comment might be inferred as not only insulting but inflammatory.
But as I will assume you did not mean it in such a fashion, I will respond.
I did serve in the US military for many a year....and part of what I did was force modernization and analysis as an Operations officer. As a training and liason officer; I then instructed trainers to be trainers and students who were assigned to my higher command in Air-Land- joint operations....specifically integrated Attack/Recon helicopter operations....CAS... Indirect fires and as required Naval gunfire. I also interacted with a number of allied forces in the same capacity.
As I noted that was part of what I did. My affection for the Title thread should then become obvious. ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 21-Mar-2011 at 17:38
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A force mod long over due? many believe it.
It's more probable then the counter which generally revolves around concerns of 'escalating arms races.....' a term more applicable to the early later half of the 20th ce. when the world's realpolitik agenda was quite different.
Those in the know have wondered for a while now; why given it's resources and alliances and re-emergence as a signficant world player it hadn't already occurred. The answer to that lie partially, in the Russian economies re-organisation (and governmental retaking of control of that in part) and or as much as the last of the covert die-hard communist ideaologists that yet remain with signficant influence..... pressing for RDA and modernization....which had been their usual method. And also as usual it sends a message.
Putin Announces Doubling of Missile Production http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=6019983&c=LAN&s=TOP - http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=6019983&c=LAN&s=TOP ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 22-Mar-2011 at 16:22
Fast, clean looking and cost effective.....
U.S. Navy Orders Two More Littoral Combat Ships http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=5992387&c=SEA&s=TOP - http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=5992387&c=SEA&s=TOP ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 23-Mar-2011 at 16:53
Well aparently it's back to the drawing board and I would be eating butts on the manufacturers/contractors liasons.
http://www.defencetalk.com/taiwan-missile-test-fails-again-32985/ - Taiwan missile test flops again------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: Cryptic
Date Posted: 23-Mar-2011 at 20:17
I still want to know where they are going to get the advanced diesel submarines that they need as a minimum deterant. I last heard that the Taiwanese needed four. That number has probably grown to six or more.
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Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 23-Mar-2011 at 20:36
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No news there Cryptic....last I heard the diesel boat division at GE had started talks..then fizzz....nothing.
Thanks ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 24-Mar-2011 at 09:36
U.S. Army, Navy Near JHSV Deal http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=6038779&c=LAN&s=TOP - http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=6038779&c=LAN&s=TOP
For those confused with why the Army would have had ships.... it's because 'a' mission of the US Army Transportation Corp requires an ability to move intra-regionaly upon waterways of the interior of a country and not the approach by sea to a specicifc port or country.
Consequently the purchase of these ships would have required a training, maning and maint requirements and additions to their budget that already exsists in the Navy...that will probably recieve additonional funding but no mega millions in 'start-up' funding.
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Posted By: medenaywe
Date Posted: 24-Mar-2011 at 13:10
Russian have problems with Bulava(Mace)SS-30.Sineva,SS-29 is forced for new Borei type of submarines. http://www.russianspaceweb.com/bulava.html |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 25-Mar-2011 at 16:59
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That' typical of forcemod RDA anywhere and leads either to upgrades and modifications based on stolen or developed tech and cost overrides in either case.
When it's no longer worth the cost...it's usally upgrades not new production. Similar bugs encountered by the US Navy delayed SLTomahawks years ago for example.
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http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2011-03/hexacopter-sees-motion-and-hears-breathing-even-through-walls - A Hexacopter That Sees Motion and Hears Breathing, Even Through Walls
you got to see this one. ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: medenaywe
Date Posted: 25-Mar-2011 at 17:23
| Mace is supersonic intercontinental missile that has problem within,it's speed!It is three stage projectile and speed makes it so fast that is needed,fast separation of stages.Until this is not achieved,precision will fail!I agree you need long testing and developing time for new technology gadgets that cost tax payers,billions of dollars. |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 28-Mar-2011 at 13:40
Indian Air Force Orders 65 HAL Light Combat Helicopters for USD 1.4 billionNot suprised as the Indian Df mods and upgrade have continued for several years. Given the always struggle between cost analysis, RDA and final production their move to LCH's is predictable. It's a good unit with capabilities as noted that serve their long range needs better then more costly heavy attack birds...at this point.
http://www.india-defence.com/reports-5067 - http://www.india-defence.com/reports-5067 ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 29-Mar-2011 at 16:34
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Numbers wize this is still apt from potential probablities.... but modest gains in Logpac vessels and continued upgrades still give the US the edge...in quality and C2/3.
A bit dated ntl it's apt analysis.
Analyst: China building world’s largest navy as U.S. sea power is in 'absolute decline' http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/WTARC/2007/ea_china_09_19.asp - http://www.worldtribune.com/worldtribune/WTARC/2007/ea_china_09_19.asp ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 30-Mar-2011 at 15:20
Lockheed Rolls Out 1st MC-130J for USAF Spec Ops http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=6090756&c=AIR&s=TOP - http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=6090756&c=AIR&s=TOP ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: unclefred
Date Posted: 30-Mar-2011 at 16:32
http://hotair.com/archives/2011/03/10/u-s-director-of-national-intel-qaddafi-will-probably-win-china-and-russia-are-mortal-threats-to-u-s/ |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 01-Apr-2011 at 14:46
Yup that's a fact unkie.....
Israel to Deploy 'Iron Dome' Anti-Rocket System http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=6060108&c=LAN&s=TOP - http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=6060108&c=LAN&s=TOP ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: medenaywe
Date Posted: 01-Apr-2011 at 15:06
| pocket version of tomahawk automated launcher!Jack in the Box,surprise! |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 04-Apr-2011 at 18:16
Sort of.
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A New Nuc Pact ?
British Minister Advocates British-French Nuclear Deterrent As much budgetary fiscal good sense.... Or is there a silent admission that with the Russian and PRC force mod upgrades ongoing; not to mention a a real time nuc threat from the Iranians within the next 36 months, that these two old war dogs make common cause beyond NATO. Can't say yet. But will watch. http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=6130134&c=SEA&s=TOP - http://www.defensenews.com/story.php...34&c=SEA&s=TOP ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 08-Apr-2011 at 16:08
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Russia Delivers Two Combat Helicopters To Peru
Well that should do the job assuming the smugglers haven't got or won't get the means to knock them from the sky. But only two? Not even enough to form a wing. What do you do for rotational scheduling when one is down? hmmm. http://www.defencetalk.com/russia-delivers-two-combat-helicopters-to-peru-33358/ - http://www.defencetalk.com/russia-de...to-peru-33358/ ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 09-Apr-2011 at 15:41
Well here's one answer for somali pirates........
http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2011-04/video-roiling-seas-navy-laser-sets-ship-fire - Video: In Roiling Seas, Navy Laser Sets a Ship On Fire------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: medenaywe
Date Posted: 09-Apr-2011 at 16:00
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awesome weapon indeed!Star Wars gadget.Here is author from ancient times that work in different spectral band only: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archimedes - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archimedes |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 14-Apr-2011 at 18:56
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IDF Armor Proficiency training up date...good pics of the units.
http://defense-update.com/wp/20110406_idf-armor-crew-proficiency-day.html - http://defense-update.com/wp/20110406_idf-armor-crew-proficiency-day.html ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 15-Apr-2011 at 17:27
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Dingo 2 Sales update.
http://www.defencetalk.com/german-army-orders-additional-dingo-2-vehicles-33501/ - http://www.defencetalk.com/german-ar...ehicles-33501/  ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 15-Apr-2011 at 17:35
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Special Report: How Libya is a showcase in the new arms race
FYI. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/04/us-libya-arms-idUSTRE7331OO20110404?pageNumber=1 - http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/...4?pageNumber=1  ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 20-Apr-2011 at 12:59
Oldies but goldies and still proving viable.
http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2011-04/airships-rise-again-next-generation-dirigibles-takes-flight - The Next Generation of Dirigibles Takes Flight------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 22-Apr-2011 at 17:35
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Firepower update.
http://www.globalfirepower.com/ - http://www.globalfirepower.com/ ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 22-Apr-2011 at 17:39
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the Military-Industrial Complex http://www.militaryindustrialcomplex.com/ - http://www.militaryindustrialcomplex.com/ ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 25-Apr-2011 at 18:27
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Nothing like stirring the pot to see what will boil.........
S. Korea May Deploy New Frigates Near Disputed Island http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=6269390&c=SEA&s=TOP - http://www.defensenews.com/story.php...90&c=SEA&s=TOP ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 28-Apr-2011 at 15:36
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U.S. Army Apaches to Test a new Gunfire
Detection System http://defense-update.com/wp/20110427_weaponwatch_ah64.html - ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 29-Apr-2011 at 18:35
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India Rejects Russia's Fighter Jet Bid: Official http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=6371119&c=EUR&s=TOP - http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=6371119&c=EUR&s=TOP A continuation of the trend to compete in the market and another signal of the relationship being developed with the US and others. Internationally it's an example of the IG effort to maintain pressure on the PRC-DPRK and the Paki's and a repudation of it's former status as a client state military with the former communist state. ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: opuslola
Date Posted: 02-May-2011 at 17:45
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I do, it seems, enjoy it as much as do you!
But, I have also had some "cross-training" with the Navy Seals, that is "Seal Team One", located at Coranado, CA. A bunch of old guys, seemed to me, at least, show up these guys in a head to head conflict. But, that was years ago, but I still have my diploma. (Proof) Yes, for the most part they were younger, faster, etc., but I did not find them "smarter!" But, kudos for the great job Team Six (which does not really exist with that name) did in controlling the scene at the execution site of Ben-laden! Kudos Seals! (also the team from the CIA!) Ron ------------- http://www.quotationspage.com/subjects/history/ |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 04-May-2011 at 20:16
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More on the alleged stealth helo used to cap
OBL..... Danger Room What's Next in National Security Aviation Geeks Scramble to ID bin Laden Raid’s Mystery Copter http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/ - S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 09-May-2011 at 17:32
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The Game continues.......... Poland Hopes Obama Visit Will Bring F-16 Base Deal http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=6453621&c=AIR&s=TOP - http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=6453621&c=AIR&s=TOP ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 14-May-2011 at 08:56
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Israeli Company Debut ‘Stealth Armor’ Making
Vehicles ‘Disappear’ http://defense-update.com/wp/20110512_eltics_black_fox.html - S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 16-May-2011 at 20:24
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Disapprove of the many hidden Reds on this site as
their proclivity for Maoist ideology is evident but their articles ntl can be
illuminating. Slow boat to Shanghai for the Qing class SSK. http://www.china-defense.com/ - S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: medenaywe
Date Posted: 24-May-2011 at 03:04
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If you need underwater,speed of sound,put bubble pump on your head!They do that way:(Squall torpedo) http://www.periscope.ucg.com/mdb-smpl/weapons/minetorp/torpedo/w0004768.shtml - http://www.periscope.ucg.com/mdb-smpl/weapons/minetorp/torpedo/w0004768.shtml |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 24-May-2011 at 14:31
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That's a good one. Gives Carrier fleet commanders a fit. ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 27-May-2011 at 19:14
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State of the Russian Navy http://warfare.ru/?catid=243&linkid=1720 - http://warfare.ru/?catid=243&linkid=1720 ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: opuslola
Date Posted: 28-May-2011 at 18:54
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Since you have made so many good posts, I am not sure if you have covered this?
Perhaps the best fighter jet in the world? http://www.bing.com/search?q=russian%20SU-301%20fighter%20video&pc=conduit&form=CONTLB&ptag=AAC509A359AFA44ECAEF&conlogo=CT2392836 Lots of examples to pick and choose from above. Regards, ------------- http://www.quotationspage.com/subjects/history/ |
Posted By: medenaywe
Date Posted: 28-May-2011 at 19:02
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You mean this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22fN4fVoFdY - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22fN4fVoFdY almost 6 times cheaper than F22 Raptor! |
Posted By: opuslola
Date Posted: 28-May-2011 at 19:23
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No sir Med., maybe more like this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uialmgaUlcE&feature=related Regards, ------------- http://www.quotationspage.com/subjects/history/ |
Posted By: medenaywe
Date Posted: 28-May-2011 at 19:30
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That's 4+ generation,with vector thrusters and further plasma stealth protection!Awesome gadgets!Costs: 35 millions+arms!F22 costs at least 800 millions. |
Posted By: opuslola
Date Posted: 28-May-2011 at 19:38
Why do you think I said, "might well be the best?" 
Regards, ------------- http://www.quotationspage.com/subjects/history/ |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 28-May-2011 at 19:46
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Best is subjective. Fighter jet is a description of the power-plant mechanism which allows the frames propulsion.
Consequently one must examine in more specific the airframe...engine...avionics...communications...range...rate of turn....thrust to weight...flight ceiling ratios...defensive capabilities and posture..performance in mission assignment...weapons systems and effectiveness and conventional fly ability by a pilot...before any significant determination can be reckoned.
And last but not least are the abilities of the nation state to produce consistently similar numbers to include replacement parts and components and major end line items to insure adequate numbers for maint and replacement as they reach operational maturity. Hopefully this also includes ongoing RDA to insure continued improvements and or necessary modifications as the strat and tac conditions require and cost effectiveness.
All of these considerations are wed to the initial operational requirement as determined by the threat analysis in which production is designed to counter. ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: medenaywe
Date Posted: 28-May-2011 at 19:49
F22 is awesome weapon!But as,Space Shuttle,costs more you could afford in time of recession!In other words,time for money wasting had gone!Superior Tiger tank was bitten by 5 cheap Sherman tanks during WW2.Age of Empires training,Opuslola!
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Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 04-Jun-2011 at 04:56
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U.K. Army Fears Loss of Battlefield Mobility http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=6700585&c=LAN&s=EUR - http://www.defensenews.com/story.php...85&c=LAN&s=EUR ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: medenaywe
Date Posted: 04-Jun-2011 at 07:18
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This will make invisible all flying objects: http://www.military-heat.com/43/russian-plasma-stealth-fighters/ - http://www.military-heat.com/43/russian-plasma-stealth-fighters/ more about plasma stealth: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_stealth - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_stealth |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 05-Jun-2011 at 07:28
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Relax: China’s First Aircraft Carrier is a Piece of Junk
http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/06/relax-chinas-first-aircraft-carrier-is-a-piece-of-junk/ - http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2011/06/relax-chinas-first-aircraft-carrier-is-a-piece-of-junk/ ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: Cryptic
Date Posted: 05-Jun-2011 at 10:13
The headline of the article is a "piece of junk". I doubt the Chinese navy has ever claimed that their carrier was competitive with U.S. carriers or that it was going to alter the balance of naval power in the Pacific. Instead, the Chinese view their carrier as one step among many. The Chinese arealso increasing their ability to take rapid steps.
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Posted By: medenaywe
Date Posted: 05-Jun-2011 at 10:39
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In fact this is similar or same with
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolai_Gerasimovich_Kuznetsov - Nikolai Gerasimovich Kuznetsov class of air carriers: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_aircraft_carrier_Admiral_Kuznetsov - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_aircraft_carrier_Admiral_Kuznetsov Russian philosophy for air carrier was:If we created fast and efficient missile,air carrier would not be needed .Navy generals in Russian army have positioned themselves on new fleet of 6 air carriers! |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 06-Jun-2011 at 06:37
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Similar? yes Inclusive no. ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 08-Jun-2011 at 08:55
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NATO, Russian Jets Hold First Ever Joint Exercise http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=6737134&c=EUR&s=TOP - http://www.defensenews.com/story.php...34&c=EUR&s=TOP ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: medenaywe
Date Posted: 08-Jun-2011 at 10:54
 Seems rational to me.
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Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 14-Jun-2011 at 08:00
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The Secret History of Iraq’s Invisible War http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/ - http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/ ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 16-Jun-2011 at 06:35
Courtsey of Slim at ACG.
Marine Corps to Replace SAW with Automatic Rifle
http://www.military.com/news/article/corps-to-replace-saw-with-automatic-rifle.html?ESRC=eb.nl - http://www.military.com/news/article...tml?ESRC=eb.nl ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 28-Jun-2011 at 08:08
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SOCOM Year in Review http://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/socom-year-in-review/ - http://www.defensemedianetwork.com/s...ear-in-review/ ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 02-Jul-2011 at 13:03
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$2.7B Turk Sub Deal With Germany Takes Effect
http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=6981558&c=SEA&s=TOP - http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=6981558&c=SEA&s=TOP ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 05-Jul-2011 at 13:05
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DRDO, ISRO Miliary, ISR Platforms being tested during Indian Army, Air Force Joint Exercises http://www.india-defence.com/reports-5101 - http://www.india-defence.com/reports-5101 ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 07-Jul-2011 at 10:05
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German Politicians Angered Over Saudi Tank Sale http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=7010886&c=LAN&s=TOP - http://www.defensenews.com/story.php...86&c=LAN&s=TOP ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |
Posted By: Centrix Vigilis
Date Posted: 09-Jul-2011 at 15:07
F-22 Deliveries Halt as Grounding Continueshttp://www.topix.com/business/aerospace-defense/2011/07/f-22-deliveries-halt-as-grounding-continues - http://www.topix.com/business/aerospace-defense/2011/07/f-22-deliveries-halt-as-grounding-continues ------------- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" S. T. Friedman Pilger's law: 'If it's been officially denied, then it's probably true' |