British forces in Afghanistan have used one of the world’s most deadly and controversial missiles to fight the Taliban.
Apache attack helicopters have fired the thermobaric weapons against fighters in buildings and caves, to create a pressure wave which sucks the air out of victims, shreds their internal organs and crushes their bodies.
The Ministry of Defence [...]
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Army ‘vacuum’ missile hits Taliban
Posted by Matt in June 23rd, 2008 | no comment
Published in Military, Afghanistan, Apache Attack Helicopters, Army, Caves, Human Rights Groups, Internal Organs, Ministry Of Defence, Missile, Missiles, Occasions, Pressure Wave, Shreds, Taliban, Thermobaric Bomb, Thermobaric Weapons, Vacuum
Britain Gives Go-Ahead For Two “Super Aircraft Carriers”
Posted by Matt in May 21st, 2008 | no comment
Published in Britain, Military, Aircraft Carriers, Defence Ministry, Hms, Hms Prince Of Wales, Majesty, Ministry Of Defence, Prince Of Wales, Queen Elizabeth, Royal Navy, Surface Warships
Britain has given a green light for the construction of two new “super-aircraft carriers” for the country’s Royal Navy, the defence ministry said Tuesday. The carriers, to be named Her Majesty’s Ship (HMS) Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales, will be the biggest and most powerful surface warships ever constructed in Britain, the Ministry [...]
The Chinese threat in the Indian Ocean
Posted by Matt in May 8th, 2008 | no comment
Published in China, India, Agni Iii, Annual Reports, China Threat, Chinese Threat, Gap, India China, Indian Cities, Indian Ocean, Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles, Ministry Of Defence, Previous Version, Ssbn, Strike Capability, Succour, Superiority, Tibet Images, Xia
The significance of the Jin SSBN is in its ability to provide credible second strike capability for China, which the previous version, the Xia-class of SSBN was only able to provide notionally at best. It is believed that in the India-China match-up, while India enjoys conventional superiority, China has an overwhelming strategic superiority over India.
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