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Showing posts with label Air Defence System. Show all posts
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Friday, March 7, 2014
Prowlers of US Marine Corps are redeploy to Qatar
A squadron of US Marine Corps (USMC) EA-6B Prowler electronic warfare aircraft have been redeployed from Afghanistan to Qatar, the US Air Force’s 379th Air Expeditionary Wing (379 AEW) announced on 21 February, reports Jane’s
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| EA-6B Prowler takes off from Eielson AFB. Note the tint of the gold embedded in the canopy. The gold provides protection from electromagnetic interference and prevents some EM emissions |
Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 3 (VMAQ-3) ‘Moon Dogs’ arrived at Qatar’s Al-Udeid Air Base on 17 February. While the Moon Dogs will continue to fly sorties over Afghanistan, their main mission will be to “support any contingencies or operations which may need electronic attack” in Central Command’s (CENTCOM’s) area of responsibility, which covers the Middle East, Egypt and Central Asia, the 379 AEW said.
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| 'FrankenProwler' during a pre-flight inspection at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq |
One of the pilots was quoted as saying: “We are excited to be back at Al-Udeid Air Base and look forward to providing electronic attack for US and coalition forces in the area.”
The USMC’s ageing Prowlers have been used to jam the signals that insurgents use to trigger improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Afghanistan.
The USMC’s ageing Prowlers have been used to jam the signals that insurgents use to trigger improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Afghanistan.
Thursday, March 6, 2014
Made in China? US warns Turkey its missile deal with Beijing may be incompatible with NATO
Washington is talking to Ankara over a $3.4 billion Turkish-Chinese deal, in which the two countries agreed to co-produce a long-range air and missile defense system. The US claims the outcome may not be compatible with the existing NATO defense network.
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| China's FD-2000 / HQ-9 SAM system |
In a surprise move for its NATO allies, Turkey announced in September it was going to award a new missile defense contract to China Precision Machinery Import and Export Corp (CPMIEC).
The Chinese defense firm, which has been sanctioned by the US for alleged violations of the Iran, North Korea and Syria Non-proliferation Act, has been chosen to co-produce the FD-2000 system with Turkish specialists. CPMIEC claims the system not only beats in price, but also comes up to the quality of its rivals – the Russian S-300, the French-Italian Eurosam SAMP/T, and the American Patriots.
Now the US has started “expert discussions” with Turkey regarding the defense tender, according to US Ambassador Francis Ricciardone quoted by Reuters.
“We are very concerned about the prospective deal with the sanctioned Chinese firm. Yes this is a commercial decision, it is Turkey’s sovereign right, but we are concerned about what it means for allied air defense,” Ricciardone told reporters on Thursday.
The Chinese defense firm, which has been sanctioned by the US for alleged violations of the Iran, North Korea and Syria Non-proliferation Act, has been chosen to co-produce the FD-2000 system with Turkish specialists. CPMIEC claims the system not only beats in price, but also comes up to the quality of its rivals – the Russian S-300, the French-Italian Eurosam SAMP/T, and the American Patriots.
Now the US has started “expert discussions” with Turkey regarding the defense tender, according to US Ambassador Francis Ricciardone quoted by Reuters.
“We are very concerned about the prospective deal with the sanctioned Chinese firm. Yes this is a commercial decision, it is Turkey’s sovereign right, but we are concerned about what it means for allied air defense,” Ricciardone told reporters on Thursday.
He added that Turkey is entitled to “its own decision after examining the facts.” Earlier, Turkey signaled that the decision was not final, and that it could back away if its allies’ concerns proved to be true.
So far, NATO officials quoted by Reuters said it was “premature” to say whether the purchased technologies will have problems operating within the NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defence System.
However, Ankara’s allies have already expressed their disappointment with the move, which comes months after NATO deployed several Patriot batteries in Turkey to “safeguard” it against possible strikes from Syrian territory.
But according to experts, Turkey had its reasons to prefer the Chinese deal, and they had nothing to do with the price of the systems.
China’s offer of transferring the design technology to Turkey was a decisive factor in its decision, Atilla Sandikli, the chairman of think-tank Bilgesam and a former high-level officer in the Turkish army, told Reuters.
“The only reason why Turkey didn’t have them [the air defense systems] until now is because they wanted to achieve the technological information and know-how to produce these systems,” Sandikli said. “I think Turkey’s choice is a message to its NATO allies in this sense.”
So far, NATO officials quoted by Reuters said it was “premature” to say whether the purchased technologies will have problems operating within the NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defence System.
However, Ankara’s allies have already expressed their disappointment with the move, which comes months after NATO deployed several Patriot batteries in Turkey to “safeguard” it against possible strikes from Syrian territory.
But according to experts, Turkey had its reasons to prefer the Chinese deal, and they had nothing to do with the price of the systems.
China’s offer of transferring the design technology to Turkey was a decisive factor in its decision, Atilla Sandikli, the chairman of think-tank Bilgesam and a former high-level officer in the Turkish army, told Reuters.
“The only reason why Turkey didn’t have them [the air defense systems] until now is because they wanted to achieve the technological information and know-how to produce these systems,” Sandikli said. “I think Turkey’s choice is a message to its NATO allies in this sense.”
Media reports said the much-delayed, 2009-announced Turkish defense tender had been dragging until recently because Ankara was reluctant to purchase missile systems off the shelf, and wanted design information included to produce home-grown batteries.
As US export laws would not allow technology transfer, American military giants Raytheon and Lockheed reportedly refused to enter such a deal.
The Chinese, on the other hand, have been more than willing to provide design information to its sales partners, and, according to Nihat Ali Ozcan, analyst at Ankara-based think-tank TEPAV, China and Turkey have already started to co-operate on short-range missile defense systems.
China itself has been drawing on Russian know-how and, partly, Western technologies when designing its own systems, Russian military experts have said.
Chinese military producers have been known for cloning defense technologies, leading to such renowned manufacturers as Russia’s Sukhoi ask for legal guarantees there will not be attempts to copy their latest export models. At the same time, Russia has been supplying some of the components and technologies to China under earlier contracts.
When it comes to the FD-2000 system that Turkey may acquire, the Chinese marketing material and press reports state that its missiles, launchers, radars, vehicles and support systems are all designed and built in China.
As US export laws would not allow technology transfer, American military giants Raytheon and Lockheed reportedly refused to enter such a deal.
The Chinese, on the other hand, have been more than willing to provide design information to its sales partners, and, according to Nihat Ali Ozcan, analyst at Ankara-based think-tank TEPAV, China and Turkey have already started to co-operate on short-range missile defense systems.
China itself has been drawing on Russian know-how and, partly, Western technologies when designing its own systems, Russian military experts have said.
Chinese military producers have been known for cloning defense technologies, leading to such renowned manufacturers as Russia’s Sukhoi ask for legal guarantees there will not be attempts to copy their latest export models. At the same time, Russia has been supplying some of the components and technologies to China under earlier contracts.
When it comes to the FD-2000 system that Turkey may acquire, the Chinese marketing material and press reports state that its missiles, launchers, radars, vehicles and support systems are all designed and built in China.
It is said to be effective in intercepting high performance strike aircraft, helicopters, a range of missiles, precision guided bombs, as well as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), also known as drones. The advertising goes that the system also remains effective during heavy air strikes and electronic interference.
China’s military exports have been on the rise in the recent years, with the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) ranking it as the world’s fifth biggest arms supplier in the five years to 2012. According to SIPRI, China has already surpassed the UK’s arms exports.
Reports in China’s state-run military press suggested the sale of the missile defense system to Turkey would open the door to even further high technology orders from the West and other markets.
China’s military exports have been on the rise in the recent years, with the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) ranking it as the world’s fifth biggest arms supplier in the five years to 2012. According to SIPRI, China has already surpassed the UK’s arms exports.
Reports in China’s state-run military press suggested the sale of the missile defense system to Turkey would open the door to even further high technology orders from the West and other markets.
rt.com/news
Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Flying Aces - Heroes Of Air
A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down several enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The actual number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an "ace" has varied, but is usually considered to be five or more. The few aces among combat pilots have historically accounted for the majority of air-to-air victories in military history.
Most promionent Flying Aces
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| The "first ace", Frenchman Adolphe Pégoud being awarded the Croix de guerre. |
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| Manfred von Richthofen, better known as the "Red Baron". He scored the most kills in World War I and is arguably the most famous flying ace of all time. |
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| The American literary scholar Francis Peabody Magoun claimed to be Canadian in order to join the RAF, in which service he achieved ace status. |
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| Albert Ball, Britain's first famous flying ace. He was killed in 1917, aged 20. |
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| German Erich Hartmann is the top ace of all time with 352 kills. |
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| Russian Lydia Litvyak of the Soviet Air Force, one of only two female flying aces in history. |
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| On one occasion 87-kill Japanese ace Hiroyoshi Nishizawa flew loops over an enemy airfield as a stunt. |
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| Air Commodore Muhammad Mahmood Alam "Little Dragon". Ace in a Day of the Pakistan Air Force |
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| Colonel Giora "Hawkeye" Epstein, Israeli Air Force (IAF) fighter ace credited with 17 kills, "ace of aces" of modern, supersonic fighter jets. |
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| Brig. General Jalil Zandi, an ace fighter pilot in the Iranian Air Force. The most sucessful F-14 Tomcat pilot ever with 8 confirmed and 3 probable kills during the Iran-Iraq war |
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| Charles B. DeBellevue, the first USAF Weapon Systems Officer to become a flying ace. |
Monday, July 29, 2013
Syria: Contract about Russian S-300 Missiles remains in force
Syria asked for new credit line by Moscow.
It is to assume that both officials also talked about several topics in regards of the Western activities and meddling in the Middle East as well as in Russia.
The contract between the Syrian government and the Russian officials about the supply of modern Russian S-300 missiles to Syria was signed some years ago, and due the situation that it is about a defensive weapon and also about an old contract between Moscow and Damascus, there should be really no problems at all, in regards of the delivery of these S-300 missiles to Syria, for the Western states. One cannot really use these advanced Russian S-300 missiles to attack another sovereign state – these are missiles for the defence of Syria.
Russia defends the delivery of the advanced S-300 missiles to Syria, while the Syrian president had confirmed (some time ago) in an interview that some of these missiles would already be in position in Syria. Moscow shares the opinion that the planned delivery of advanced and modern S-300 missiles for the defence of Syria in case of an attack by foreign forces is legitimate and a purely defensive act because Russia is not supplying “arms of offence” to Syria.
According to recent statements and some reports, the delivery of S-300 missiles from Russia to Syria would address concerns from regional powers in the Middle East that think such a delivery of S-300 missiles to Syria would be able to tip the balance of power in the Middle East. Since when are weapons for defence able to tip a balance of power? If it would be about arms of offence, then the statements by some regional US proxies, such as the king in Jordan, would be legitimate.
As already reported some days ago, the Syrian Deputy Prime Minister, Qadri Jamil, has finally visited the Russian capital Moscow and is still on location after the recent joint press event by him and the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. The Syrian government in Damascus hopes that they will receive a credit line by Russia before the end of the year, according to the statements of the Syrian official in Moscow.
The Syrian state needs money to maintain the order within the country after the ongoing war against foreign-supported terrorism and the Al Qaeda-linked jihadist groups. The Syrian conflict is still ongoing and has already damaged the Syrian economy and people a lot due to all the terrorist attacks against Syria’s industry and the acts of sabotage and suicide bombings. The foreign-backed terrorists of the “Free Syrian Army” (FSA) have targeted attacked important facilities for the Syrian economy and the formerly most important industrial city of Aleppo is under siege and an embattled Syrian city for a too long time already.
According to Syrian Deputy Prime Minister, Qadri Jamil, the foreign powers have failed to topple the Syrian government in the capital Damascus, although the governments abroad have tried many military and political steps to overthrow Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad and the Syrian administration. Qadri Jamil said further after the joint press event with the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, that the fate of Syria would be “far worse without the help of its friends” and among these friends is Russia. The Syrian official thanked Moscow for its efforts to end the conflict within the Syrian borders.
The Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has called on the Syrian government in Damascus as well as on the several divided (external) opposition groups to stop the battles and violence in Syria and to join their forces in order to remove the extremists and terrorists operating on Syrian soil.
According to the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, there is no military solution to the Syrian crisis and this is one of the Russian ideas that Moscow wants to deliver (into the heads of..) to all sides that are direct or indirect involved in the conflict and battles in Syria.
The Syrian Deputy Prime Minister, Qadri Jamil, visited the Russian capital Moscow in order to meet with the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. The meeting between both politicians was carried out in order to speak about important topics such as the contract about the supply of advanced Russian S-300 missiles to Syria and the Syrian Deputy Prime Minister, Qadri Jamil, also wanted to secure a credit by Moscow for his country, Syria.
The Syrian official confirmed after his meeting with the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that the contract about the supply of advanced Russian S-300 missiles is still in force and that all the agreements over arms supply between Moscow and Damascus are underway and thus, it seems there are no problems in regards of the old contract about the supply of these advanced Russian S-300 missiles to Syria.
According to the statements made by the Syrian Deputy Prime Minister, Qadri Jamil, at the press conference in Moscow following his meeting with the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, all contracts will continue and every contract made between Syrian and Russia is still in force.
Thus, Syrian Deputy Prime Minister, Qadri Jamil, has confirmed the ongoing contract about the delivery of S-300 missiles from Russia to Syria, while he was sitting next to the Russian FM Sergey Lavrov at this joint press conference following their meeting to talk about several topics and such serious issues like the delivery of modern and advanced Russian S-300 missiles to Syria and the still ongoing conflict in the Arab nation.
The Syrian official confirmed after his meeting with the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that the contract about the supply of advanced Russian S-300 missiles is still in force and that all the agreements over arms supply between Moscow and Damascus are underway and thus, it seems there are no problems in regards of the old contract about the supply of these advanced Russian S-300 missiles to Syria.
According to the statements made by the Syrian Deputy Prime Minister, Qadri Jamil, at the press conference in Moscow following his meeting with the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, all contracts will continue and every contract made between Syrian and Russia is still in force.
Thus, Syrian Deputy Prime Minister, Qadri Jamil, has confirmed the ongoing contract about the delivery of S-300 missiles from Russia to Syria, while he was sitting next to the Russian FM Sergey Lavrov at this joint press conference following their meeting to talk about several topics and such serious issues like the delivery of modern and advanced Russian S-300 missiles to Syria and the still ongoing conflict in the Arab nation.
It is to assume that both officials also talked about several topics in regards of the Western activities and meddling in the Middle East as well as in Russia.
The contract between the Syrian government and the Russian officials about the supply of modern Russian S-300 missiles to Syria was signed some years ago, and due the situation that it is about a defensive weapon and also about an old contract between Moscow and Damascus, there should be really no problems at all, in regards of the delivery of these S-300 missiles to Syria, for the Western states. One cannot really use these advanced Russian S-300 missiles to attack another sovereign state – these are missiles for the defence of Syria.
Russia defends the delivery of the advanced S-300 missiles to Syria, while the Syrian president had confirmed (some time ago) in an interview that some of these missiles would already be in position in Syria. Moscow shares the opinion that the planned delivery of advanced and modern S-300 missiles for the defence of Syria in case of an attack by foreign forces is legitimate and a purely defensive act because Russia is not supplying “arms of offence” to Syria.
According to recent statements and some reports, the delivery of S-300 missiles from Russia to Syria would address concerns from regional powers in the Middle East that think such a delivery of S-300 missiles to Syria would be able to tip the balance of power in the Middle East. Since when are weapons for defence able to tip a balance of power? If it would be about arms of offence, then the statements by some regional US proxies, such as the king in Jordan, would be legitimate.
As already reported some days ago, the Syrian Deputy Prime Minister, Qadri Jamil, has finally visited the Russian capital Moscow and is still on location after the recent joint press event by him and the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. The Syrian government in Damascus hopes that they will receive a credit line by Russia before the end of the year, according to the statements of the Syrian official in Moscow.
The Syrian state needs money to maintain the order within the country after the ongoing war against foreign-supported terrorism and the Al Qaeda-linked jihadist groups. The Syrian conflict is still ongoing and has already damaged the Syrian economy and people a lot due to all the terrorist attacks against Syria’s industry and the acts of sabotage and suicide bombings. The foreign-backed terrorists of the “Free Syrian Army” (FSA) have targeted attacked important facilities for the Syrian economy and the formerly most important industrial city of Aleppo is under siege and an embattled Syrian city for a too long time already.
According to Syrian Deputy Prime Minister, Qadri Jamil, the foreign powers have failed to topple the Syrian government in the capital Damascus, although the governments abroad have tried many military and political steps to overthrow Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad and the Syrian administration. Qadri Jamil said further after the joint press event with the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, that the fate of Syria would be “far worse without the help of its friends” and among these friends is Russia. The Syrian official thanked Moscow for its efforts to end the conflict within the Syrian borders.
The Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has called on the Syrian government in Damascus as well as on the several divided (external) opposition groups to stop the battles and violence in Syria and to join their forces in order to remove the extremists and terrorists operating on Syrian soil.
According to the Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, there is no military solution to the Syrian crisis and this is one of the Russian ideas that Moscow wants to deliver (into the heads of..) to all sides that are direct or indirect involved in the conflict and battles in Syria.
Sunday, July 28, 2013
Iran to Unveil S300-Type Air Defence System
Iran will soon unveil a domestically-made air defence system with at least the same capability as Russia's S-300 anti-aircraft hardware, an Iranian Air Force Commander was quoted as saying on Monday.
Last month, Russia's state arms trader declined to say whether it would go ahead with the sale of S-300 to Iran.
'In the near future, a new locally-made air defence system will be unveiled by the country's experts and scientists which is as powerful as the S-300 missile defence system, or even stronger', Heshmatollah Kassiri told the official IRNA news agency.
Last month, Russia's state arms trader declined to say whether it would go ahead with the sale of S-300 to Iran.
'In the near future, a new locally-made air defence system will be unveiled by the country's experts and scientists which is as powerful as the S-300 missile defence system, or even stronger', Heshmatollah Kassiri told the official IRNA news agency.
The possible sale of the S-300, which could protect Iran's nuclear facilities against air strikes, is a sensitive issue in Russia's relations with the United States and Israel, which have pressed Moscow not to proceed with the deal.
Earlier, the semi-official Fars News Agency, citing senior air force official Aziz Nasirzadeh, said Iran has successfully tested a radar-evading aircraft.
The prototype of a radar-evading aircraft named Swordfish had been test-flown, he said. 'The prototype of this aircraft ... completed all radar evading characteristics considered by us,' he said. 'We are evaluating the data from the test flight and it will go into production after completing additional tests'.
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