Syria slips Hezballah Fateh-110 missiles able to destroy Israeli cities

Posted by Matt in February 7th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Conflict, Israel, Middle East, Missiles, Advance Preparation, Batteries, Debkafile, Espionage, Fateh 110, Hezballah, hezbollah, Israel, Israeli Cities, Kilometers, Lebanon, Missiles, Mountain Areas, Slips, Solid Propellant, solid-fuel, Syria, Terrorism Security, Underground Silos, Warhead

The Fateh-110 is still more lethal, accurate and dangerous than the SA-2 and SA-3. it confronts Israel now with a Hezballah armed with a solid-fuel propellant, road-mobile, single-stage, short-range ballistic system weighing three tons with a half-ton warhead and a range of 250 kilometers. It is not deployed in surface batteries but fired from mobile [...]

Stationing of Patriot Missiles Near Russian Border in Poland Threatens US-Russia Relations – The Jamestown Foundation

Posted by Matt in January 21st, 2010 | no comment

Published in Europe, Russia, American Soldiers, Ballistic Missiles, Batteries, Bogdan, Defense Minister, Gazeta Wyborcza, Jamestown, Jamestown Foundation, January 20, Kaliningrad Region, Kilometers, Klich, Military Base, Pac3, Patriot Missiles, PatriotMissiles, Patriots, Poland, Russia Relations, Russian Border, Warsaw

It has been reported from Warsaw that a U.S. military base along with a battery of PAC2 and PAC3 Patriot missiles will be deployed next April in MorÄ…g, a town only 100 kilometers away from the Russian border (the Kaliningrad region). It was originally announced that the Patriots would be stationed in WesoÅ‚a, close to [...]

Bolivia: The Saudi Arabia of Lithium | Foreign Policy

Posted by Matt in December 12th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Americas, Batteries, Bolivia, Boom, Cell Phones, Field Of Dreams, Foreign Policy, Global Demand, Hybrid Cars, Laptops, Lightweight Metal, Lithium, Poorest Country, Saudi-Arabia, South-America, Uyuni Salt Flats

What the global battery boom means for the future of South America’s poorest country.
Field of dreams: The global demand for lithium, the lightweight metal used to make high-powered batteries for cell phones, laptops, and hybrid cars, is expected to triple in the next 15 years. Fifty to 70 percent of the world’s supply of this [...]

US to deploy Patriot missiles in Poland in 2010: US official

Posted by Matt in October 19th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Missiles, Air Missiles, Alexander, Alexander Vershbow, Assistant Secretary, Batteries, International Security, Missile System, Patriot Missiles, Poland, Rotations, Secretary Of Defence, United Air, United States, Warsaw

The United States will deploy ground-to-air Patriot missiles in Poland in 2010 and is discussing its plans for a new anti-missile system with Warsaw, a US defence official said Friday.
“We presented some detailed information on how the rotations of our Patriot batteries would be conducted over the next few years under the August 2008 agreement” [...]

DEBKAfile – Russia halts TOR-M1, S-300 air, missile defense missiles to Iran

Posted by Matt in October 11th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Iran, Russia, Air Missile, Air Missiles, Batteries, Brigades, Contingent, Debkafile, Defense Missiles, Expectation, Iran, Missile Hardware, Missile-Defense, moscow, Negotiations, Russian Army, Russians, S 300, S 400, Saudi-Arabia, Saudis, TOR-M1

According to our Moscow sources, the Russians froze the transfers of anti-missile, anti-air missiles to Iran in the expectation of Saudi Arabia following through on negotiations for the purchase of the latest word in Russian anti-missile hardware, the S-400, which is more advanced than the S-300 system now withheld from Iran. It has never been [...]

Israel trains SAM battalion for Iron Dome

Posted by Matt in July 20th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Israel, Allies, Battalion, Batteries, Blogged, Deployment, Dome System, Egypt, Flock Browser, Gaza Strip, Hamas, Iron Dome, Israel, Israeli Air Force, Negev Desert, Qassam, rockets, Trains

The Israeli air force is training a new battalion of air-defense troops to man the first batteries of the Iron Dome system designed to shoot down short-range rockets, which is scheduled for deployment in the southern Negev Desert in May 2010.
The first units will be arrayed to counter Qassam and Grad rockets fired from the [...]

Greece assists Israel as war with Iran looms

Posted by Matt in July 14th, 2008 | 1 comment

Published in Iran, Israel, 300 Spartans, Air Radar, Air Tactics, Batteries, Battle Of Thermopylae, Battle Of Thermopylae In 480 Bc, Greece, Greek Air, Ground Radar, Hartford Courant, Initial Reports, Iran Nuclear, Iranian Air, Israeli Air Force, Jerusalem Post, jets, Jewish State, Moscow Times, New York Times, Nuclear Threat, Persian Army, Play With Fire, Potemkin, Radar Systems, Russian System, S 300, S Media, Spartan, Tiny Land

Greece has the same Russian S-300 ground-to-air radar systems as Iran. A June 2008 exercise with Israel may be preparation for strike.
While the Israeli-Greek air tactics were amply reported in the world’s media after initial reports in the New York Times, the pivotal information from Greece’s S-300 batteries has remained below the radar. By swarming [...]