New Syrian-supplied weapon enables Hizballah to shoot down Israeli aircraft

Posted by Matt in March 3rd, 2010 | no comment

Published in Israel, Middle East, Syria, Caution, Cruise-Missiles, damascus, Debkafile, Drones, Espionage, helicopters, hezbollah, Hizballah, Igla, Israeli Aircraft, Military Sources, New Weapons, Surface To Air, Surface To Air Missiles, Surveillance Aircraft, Syria, Terrorism Security, Transports, Warplanes, Weather Conditions

Syria has defied Israel’s caution that handing over new strategic weapons to the Lebanese Hizballah would compel Israel to strike targets inside Syria. debkafile’s military sources disclose that Damascus has just smuggled across the border a number of Russian-made IGLA-S surface-to-air missiles capable of intercepting low-flying F-16 warplanes, drones, helicopters, cruise missiles, transports and surveillance [...]

French Officials Rationalize Naval Rearmament of Russia – The Jamestown Foundation

Posted by Matt in January 26th, 2010 | no comment

Published in Europe, Military, Russia, Class Ships, Excuse, Fleets, France, French Government, French License, French Officials, helicopters, Jamestown, Jamestown Foundation, Mistral-ClassWarship, moscow, NATO, Nato Member, Naval Rearmament, Neighbors, Partner Countries, Periphery, Power Projection Capability, Russia, tanks, Warship

The approval process for boosting Russian naval power is moving forward in the French government. Paris and Moscow are negotiating the sale of one French-built Mistral-class warship to Russia, to be followed by construction of three or four such ships in Russia under French license.
These intentions, amount to a program of naval rearmament for Russia, [...]

Retired admiral says Russia losing its navy

Posted by Matt in November 27th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Russia, Adm, Admiral, Amphibious Assault, Associated Press, Decommissioning, Deploy Troops, Deployments, Dramatic Decline, Faces, helicopters, News Agency, Popov, Retired Navy, Ria Novosti News, Russia, Russian Officials, ships, Vyacheslav, warships

Russia’s once-mighty navy faces further dramatic decline after 2015, when most Soviet-built ships will have to be mothballed, a retired admiral was quoted as saying Friday.
The warning follows comments by Russian officials they were planning to buy a French amphibious assault warship able to carry at least a dozen helicopters or to land forces.
Russia currently [...]

Tension grows between China and India as Asia slips into cold war – Times Online

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

Published in Asia, China, India, 33 Years, Asia Online, AsianColdWar, beijing, China, Coastal Command, Cold-War, ColdWar, Direct Response, Hambantota, helicopters, India, Indian Ocean, Maldives, radar, ships, Slips, Sri Lanka, Surveillance Aircraft, Tension, War Times

Now, 33 years later, India is preparing to reopen the base to station surveillance aircraft, helicopters, and possibly ships, to monitor Chinese vessels in the Indian Ocean. Under a deal signed in August, India is also installing radar across the Maldives, linked to its coastal command.
Both countries publicly deny that the move is aimed at [...]

Hugo Chávez arrives on arms ‘shopping spree’ – Times Online

Posted by Matt in September 9th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Venezuela, Army, Colombia, Flies, helicopters, Hugo Chavez, Missiles, moscow, Neighbouring, President Hugo Chavez, Shopping Online, Shopping Spree, submarines, T72, T90, Tank Force, tanks, Tensions, Venezuela, weapons

President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela flies to Moscow today amid reports that he is shopping for weapons, including helicopters, submarines, tanks and missiles.
At a time of renewed tensions between Mr Chávez’s Government and neighbouring Colombia, the firebrand Venezuelan leader is reported to be ready to buy at least 100 T72 and T90 tanks at a [...]

Paraguay Expresses Alarm over Recent Bolivian Arms Purchases

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

Published in Americas, 100 Million, Airplanes, Authorities, Bolivia, Defense Minister, helicopters, Military Equipment, Paraguay, Paraguayan Government, Russia, San Miguel

The Paraguayan government requested a bilateral meeting with Bolivian authorities on Saturday to discuss Bolivia’s recent announcement that it will purchase up to $100 million in military equipment with credit from Russia. The deal, which is reportedly for helicopters, airplanes and other military equipment, was announced on August 12 by Bolivian defense minister Walker San [...]

Exclusive: Israel’s air maneuver did not simulate possible Iran strike strategy

Posted by Matt in June 23rd, 2008 | no comment

Published in Iran, Israel, Military, Attack, Blitz, Capability, Conjunction, Crete, Greek Air Force, helicopters, Iran Nuclear, Israel, Israel Nuclear, Israeli Air Force, Long Distance, Maneuver, Military Sources, natanz, Nuclear Facilities, Reactor, Rehearsal, Tactic, Uranium Enrichment Plant, Warplanes

DEBKAfile’s Western military sources do not believe that if Israel does attack Iran’s nuclear facilities, it will resort to the old-fashioned aerial blitz tactic employed in 1981 for bombing Iraq’s Osirak reactor. They therefore challenge the US officials’ conclusion that Israel’s aerial exercise in conjunction with the Greek Air Force over Crete in early June [...]

Israel’s dry run ‘attack on Iran’ with 100 jet fighters

Posted by Matt in June 21st, 2008 | no comment

Published in Iran, Israel, American Officials, Attack, Eastern Mediterranean, F15, F16, Greece, helicopters, Intelligence Agencies, Iran, Israel, Jet Fighters, Military Air, Nuclear Facilities, Rehearsal, Tankers

Israel has mounted a major long-range military air exercise – involving more than 100 F15 and F16 fighters – as a rehearsal for a potential strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities, American officials have indicated.
The fighters, along with refuelling tankers and helicopters able to rescue downed pilots, were mobilised during the first week of June over [...]

Black Hawk Down – 56-min Documentary

Posted by Matt in June 4th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Africa, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Air Force Combat Controllers, Air Force Pararescue, American Military Forces, Army Delta Force, Army Radio, Battle Of Mogadishu, Battle Of The Black Sea, Black Hawk Down, Broadcasts, Climatic Battle, Documentary, Gothic Serpent, Hawk, helicopters, marines, Military Material, Militia Fighters, Mission Of Mercy, Mogadishu Somalia, Mohamed Farrah Aidid, Pararescue Air Force, Radio Transmissions, Seal Team 6, Somalia, Somalis, Special Operations Aviation, Special Operations Aviation Regiment, Task Force Ranger, Troops Under Fire, Unosom Ii

An in depth look at the troubled US intervention in Somalia. We reconstruct the most devastating battles between marines and Somalis using US army broadcasts.It began as a mission of mercy, to feed the starving in Somalia. But within a year American military forces would be killing – and killed by – those they came [...]

Secrets of the new Russian aircraft carriers

Posted by Matt in July 11th, 2007 | no comment

Published in Military, Russia, American Ships, Anatoly, Building Aircraft, Classic Aircraft, Corp Executive, Defense Contracts, Displacement, Fifth Generation, Generation Aircraft, Generation Fighter, Giants, helicopters, Military, Missiles, Multirole Fighter Aircraft, Nuclear Aircraft Carrier, Planes, Ria Novosti, Russia, Russian Aircraft Carrier, Russian Aircraft Carriers, Sake, Shipbuilding, Strike Weapons, Technical Characteristics, Vice Adm, Vladimir, Winged Aircraft

Speaking about technical characteristics it is already known that the new Russian aircraft carrier will not compete in size with the American ships. It will be a nuclear aircraft carrier with the displacement of bout 50 thousand tons with around 30 planes and helicopters. Vladimir Masorin assured that Russia will not build giants with 100-130 [...]