Iranian Loses Only AWACS in Parade Crash- Defense News

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

Published in Iran, Adnan, Anniversary, Awacs Aircraft, Crash, Crashes, Defense News, Ilyushin, Iran Air Force, Iran Iraq War, iranian, Iraqi Air Force, Islamic Republic Of Iran, Islamic Republic Of Iran Air Force, Military Aircraft, Military Parade, Military Planes, News Iran, Republic Of Iran, Simorgh, tehran

Iran’s sole Simorgh AWACS aircraft was lost during a military parade Sept. 22, one of two Iranian military aircraft that crashed in Tehran while participating in a display to mark the anniversary of the start of the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq War.
The Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force operated a single Simorgh, a former Iraqi Air Force [...]

Canadian plane dogs Russian submarines – UPI.com

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

Published in Russia, Canada, Canadian Dogs, Canadian Military, Canwest News Service, Defense Officials, International Waters, Military Aircraft, ottawa, Powered Subs, Russian Aircraft, Russian Military, Russian Submarines, Service Dogs, Upi

Canadian military aircraft were following two Russian submarines in international waters off Canada’s eastern coast, defense officials in Ottawa said Wednesday.
The nuclear-powered subs were first spotted last week more than 12 miles off the U.S. coast of Georgia and have been heading north, the Canwest News Service reported.
Canadian plane dogs Russian submarines – UPI.com

Russia ’shot down its own planes’

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

Published in Conflict, Russia, Brief Magazine, Friendly Fire, Georgia, Military Aircraft, Military Journal, moscow, Planes, Russia

A report in a Russian military journal claims that half the planes Russia lost in its war with Georgia last year were shot down by friendly fire.
The article, in the Moscow Defence Brief magazine, also claims that Russia lost a total of six military aircraft, two more than it is admitting to.
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Chile bolsters its military | GlobalPost

Posted by Matt in July 4th, 2009 | no comment

Published in Americas, Military, Acquisitions, Armed Forces, arms, Army Tanks, Blogged, Chile, Chile Government, Chile Santiago, Combat Planes, Decade, Fighter Jets, Flock Browser, Holland, infrastructure, Military Aircraft, Military Balance, Navy Warships, Related Equipment, Santiago Chile, South-America, Spending Spree, submarines

SANTIAGO — Chile’s government recently announced the purchase of 18 F-16 combat planes from Holland, continuing a decade-long weapons spending spree that some say is destabilizing South America’s military balance.
The $270 million for fighter jets and related equipment and infrastructure is the latest in a long string of acquisitions for the three branches of the [...]

Russia Prepares for Local Wars (and the US)

Posted by Matt in December 25th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Russia, Airfields, Airports, Alma Ata, Anaconda, Belarus, Chinese Borders, Emergency Cases, Gaps, Kabul, kazakhstan, Leonid Ivashov, Map, Military Aircraft, Military Forces, Pentagon, Perimeter, Russia, Strategic Plan, U.S. Surrounds Russia, Ukraine, Vice President

Echoing Makarov’s concern, Leonid Ivashov, Vice President of the Academy of Geopolitical Problems, stated: “America is actively implementing strategic plan “Anaconda” around Russia. Around the perimeter of our borders, there is a tightening loop of hostile military forces. At present, there are gaps – Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan. Regarding Kazakhstan, it seems this matter is [...]

Russia May Send Military Aircraft Back to Cuba, Izvestiya Says

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

Published in Russia, Cuba, Elements, Europe, Izvestiya, Military Aircraft, Missile Defense System, Missile-Defense, Russia

Russia may send military aircraft back to bases in Cuba in response to U.S. plans to deploy elements of a missile defense system in Europe, Izvestiya reported, citing an unidentified “highly placed source.”
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China’s weapons — Part 1

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

Published in China, Military, 1950s, Air Force, Airlift Force, Armed Forces, Army Air, Artillery, China Air, Combat Aircraft, Decades, Military Aircraft, Military Hardware, Military Spending, Military Transport Aircraft, Modern China, Soviet War, Successes, War Planes, weapons

Despite successes in the last few decades, China’s armed forces are still rather backward, which is another incentive for increasing military spending. Its ground forces are relatively numerous, but it does not have enough modern military hardware; its army air defense system is weak, and its artillery is insufficiently mobile. The same is true of [...]

Documents indicate that Chavez helped Colombia rebels

Posted by Matt in May 12th, 2008 | no comment

Published in Venezuela, Armed Forces, Clearest Indication, Colombia, Cooperation, FARC, Guerrilla Leader, Hugo Chavez, Insurgents, Military Aircraft, President Hugo Chavez, Rebels, Revolutionary Armed Forces Of Colombia, Russian Weapons, Soil, Surface To Air, Surface To Air Missiles, Venezuela, Venezuelan President Hugo, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez

Documents that Colombia says it recovered from a slain guerrilla leader give the clearest indication yet that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez sought to arm and finance insurgents across the border.
The documents — more than a dozen internal rebel messages — detail several years of close cooperation between top officials in Venezuela’s government and military and [...]

Top 10 secrets of Google Earth

Posted by Matt in November 28th, 2007 | no comment

Published in Google Earth, Air Bases, Airplane Graveyard, Alien Technology, Badlands, Continent Of Atlantis, Corn Field, Country Weather, Cruise Missile, Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Discover, Earth Software, Firefox Crop Circle, First Man On Moon, Flight Simulator, Google, Google Download, Google Earth, Hidden Secrets, Jassim, London Skyscrapers, Lost Continent Of Atlantis, Man On Moon, Military Aircraft, Missile Test, Neil Armstrong, Oil Consumption By Country, Oprah, Share Photos, Share Your Photos, Stars, Time Track, Track Earthquakes, Track Flights, Virtual Tours, Wildlife Reserves, Wingate Reef, Zoom

Don’t just zoom in on your back garden – discover 10 hidden secrets in the amazing Google Earth.To find out how to create your own virtual tours, search the stars, master the flight simulator, share your photos with the world and model your house in 3D, read the Hidden Power of Google Earth feature in [...]