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 [...]

Newsmax – Obama Plans to Eliminate ‘Thousands’ of U.S. Nuclear Warheads

Posted by Matt in March 1st, 2010 | no comment

Published in Favorites, Nuclear, Europe, New Weapons, Newsmax, Nuclear Warheads, Nuclear Weapons Policy, Obama

The Obama administration is formulating a new nuclear weapons policy that would include the elimination of thousands of warheads and the possible withdrawal of all tactical warheads from Europe.
Newsmax – Obama Plans to Eliminate ‘Thousands’ of U.S. Nuclear Warheads

China’s New Weapons May Threaten U.S. Bases, Ships, Gates Says – Bloomberg.com

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

Published in China, Advocates, Audience, Bloomberg, China, Defense Secretary, Freedom Of Movement, Military Presence, New Weapons, Robert Gates, Secretary Robert, ships, Suburban Maryland

China is developing new weapons that could threaten the U.S. military presence in the Pacific, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said today.
“We should be concerned less with their potential ability to challenge the U.S. — fighter-to-fighter or ship-to-ship — and more with their ability to disrupt our freedom of movement and narrow our strategic options,” Gates [...]

Syria’s Clenched Fist

Posted by Matt in March 3rd, 2009 | no comment

Published in Syria, Chemical Weapons Factory, Clenched Fist, Conventional Systems, damascus, Iran, Military Spending, Missile Base, New Weapons, Nuclear Weapons Program, Obama, Range Missile, Syria

Syria is building a new chemical weapons factory next to a long-range missile base, hiding evidence of its mushrooming nuclear weapons program and radically increasing military spending on conventional systems. These activities which are primarily funded by Iran suggest Damascus is preparing for war and not — in President Obama’s unhappy terminology — unclenching its [...]

Why Is Moscow Risking a New Cold War?

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

Published in New Cold War, Battleships, Billions, Bombers, Cold-War, Displays, Enemies, Flexing Muscles, kremlin, Mediterranean, Moscow Russia, Neef, New War, New Weapons, Nuclear Arms Race, Photo Gallery, Pomp, Red Square, Russian Military

Strategic bombers off the American coast, battleships in the Mediterranean — the Russian military is displaying its might once again with Moscow pumping billions into new weapons. But where does the Kremlin see its enemies today, and why is it risking another nuclear arms race with Washington? By Christian Neef more… [ Forum ]

Flexing Muscles [...]

Our shield is crumbling

Posted by Matt in May 22nd, 2008 | no comment

Published in Military, U.S., Air Force Association, Air Superiority, Air Supremacy, Generals, New Weapons, Russians, Us Air Force, weapons

The US Air Force Association, which includes past and present US air force generals, has just posted an assessment entitled Threats to Air Supremacy on its web site.
In short, the air force generals are explaining to US residents and the world that America is about to lose air superiority to the Russians and Chinese [...]