Israel Unveils Drones Able to Hit Iran – NYTimes.com

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

Israel’s Air Force on Sunday introduced a fleet of huge pilotless planes that can remain in the air for a full day and fly as far as the Persian Gulf, putting Iran within their range.
The new aircraft, called the Heron TP, has a wingspan of 86 feet, making it the size of a Boeing 737 [...]

Venezuela beefs borders with Russian arms – UPI.com

Posted by Matt in January 11th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Venezuela, Anti Imperialist, Beefs, Borders, Colombia, Combat Helicopters, Controversial Decision, Fleet, Hugo Chavez, Military Bases, Neighbor State, Ria Novosti, Russian Arms, Russian Media, Russian Tanks, Ties, United States, Upi, Venezuela

Venezuela is poised to deploy a new fleet of Russian tanks and combat helicopters along its borders with Colombia, Russian media report.
RIA Novosti said the announcement was made by Venezuela’s anti-imperialist leader Hugo Chavez after ties with Colombia appeared to deteriorate even further, following a controversial decision by its rival neighbor state to sign a [...]

Japan to build fleet’s biggest helicopter destroyer to fend off China – Telegraph

Posted by Matt in November 23rd, 2009 | no comment

Published in Japan, China, Constitution, Emergencies, Fleet, Helicopter, International Peace, Japan, Military Tensions, Missiles, New Destroyer, Pacifist, Peace Keeping, Post War, Reflection, Regional Neighbours, Telegraph

Japan’s decision to expand the role of its military despite its pacifist post-war constitution is a reflection of growing concerns surrounding military tensions with regional neighbours.
The new destroyer, which will become the largest in the nation’s fleet of 52 vessels in the class, will also provide fuel to other carriers, transport servicemen and assist with [...]

Air Force Predator Drone Pilots: A New Kind of ‘Top Gun’ – TIME

Posted by Matt in October 6th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Military, Afghanistan, Air Force, Battlefield, Eyes In The Sky, Fleet, Flight Hours, Ground Troops, iraq, Manned Aircraft, Missiles, Orbits, Pairs, Predator Drone, predators, Real Time Video, Real Video, Reconnaissance, Top Gun, Value Targets

But the huge demand for the Predators’ eyes in the sky over the battlefield — reconnaissance that can’t be provided by manned aircraft — has muted such criticism. While it took 12 years, from 1995 to 2007, for the Predator fleet to rack up 250,000 flight hours, it reached the 500,000-hour mark just 20 months [...]

Russia to Threaten North America with Brand-New Bombers? Think Again | Danger Room

Posted by Matt in August 20th, 2009 | 1 comment

Published in Russia, Accuracy, Air Forces, American Flights, Bombers, bombs, Brand New, Danger Room, Fleet, Flight Safety, moscow, North America, Pavel, Priority, Russia, submarines, Targets, Unguided Munitions, Wise Investment

And according to one Russian general, new bombers aren’t even a wise investment. Maj. Gen. Pavel Androsov, who has commanded many of the North American flights, told Air Forces Monthly just a few weeks ago that no new bombers were needed. Instead, he said, his existing bombers require “deep upgrades” to improve flight safety, navigation [...]

Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire – The Will of the Shogun

Posted by Matt in August 1st, 2009 | no comment

Published in Japan, Anger, Barbarians, Christians, Daimyo, Englishman, Ethics, Fleet, Influence Of Christianity, Japan Memoirs Of A Secret Empire, Loyalty, Memoirs, Missionaries, Missionary Work, Obedience, Peasants, S Vision, Samurai Armies, Shimabara Rebellion, Shogun, Way Of The Samurai

With Ieyasu in control, peace descends on Japan, and a new society based on the samurai ethics of obedience and loyalty is established. In 1600, William Adams becomes the first Englishman to set foot in Japan. Impressed by European trading vessels, Ieyasu asks Adams to help him build his own fleet. Aware that the English [...]

India rising, and flexing military muscles

Posted by Matt in July 31st, 2009 | no comment

Published in India, Air Force, Aircraft Carrier, Army, Aspiration, Australia, Carrier Battle Groups, Constructive Role, Fleet, Global Arena, India Military, Indian Ocean, Military Capacity, Military Power, Muscles, No Doubt, Nuclear Submarines, Ranjan, Research Foundation, Weapon Systems

As its military capacity swells, India’s potential to project its growing military might in the Indian Ocean – a region of great strategic importance to Australia – could be relatively unimpeded.
Deba Ranjan Mohanty, a strategic analyst at Delhi’s Observer Research Foundation, says that by about 2025 India is likely to have three to four aircraft [...]

Australia Will Build Up Its Forces as China Rises

Posted by Matt in May 10th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Australia, Military, 1980s, Aspiration, Australia, Australian Air Force, Balance Of Power, China Rises, Combat Aircraft, Face, Fleet, Formal Government, Government Policy, Hornets, Lightning, Lockheed Martin, Missiles, Royal Australian Air Force, Stealthy Fighters, Strike Force, warships

Australia will powerfully strengthen and reorient its defense forces in the face of a rising China that it expects to wield an increasingly long reach.
Assessing risks in the changing Asian balance of power out to 2030, a defense white paper sets out plans for land-attack missiles as a strategic strike force based on a fleet [...]

US: Chinese aircraft carrier may worry neighbors

Posted by Matt in April 22nd, 2009 | no comment

Published in China, Military, 60th Anniversary, Adm, Adm Gary Roughead, Aircraft Carrier, beijing, Celebrations, Chief Of Naval Operations, China, Chinese Aircraft Carrier, Chinese Navy, Fleet, Naval Weaponry, Navies, Neighbors, Signs, Warship

A future Chinese aircraft carrier may worry neighboring navies because Beijing has not specified what role the warship would play in the region, the U.S. chief of Naval Operations said Tuesday.
China, meanwhile, said a more powerful navy would not pose a threat as it mulls adding its first aircraft carrier to an increasingly sophisticated fleet.
The [...]

U.S. Strategic Submarine Patrols Continue at Near Cold War Tempo

Posted by Matt in March 16th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Military, U.S., China, Cold-War, D5, Few Minutes, Fleet, Launch, Missiles, Nuclear Warheads, Regional States, Risk Facilities, Russia, Short Time, SSBNs, Submarine Patrols, submarines, Target, Targets, Tempo, Trident

Of the 14 SSBNs currently in the fleet, two are normally in overhaul at any given time. Of the remaining operational 12 submarines, 8-9 are deployed on patrol at any given time. Four of these (two in each ocean) are on “Hard Alert” while the 4-5 non-alert SSBNs can be brought to alert level within [...]