Chinks in China’s Armor

Posted by Matt in July 6th, 2008 | no comment

Published in China, Armor, beijing, China, Chinese Citizens, Chinks, Commandos, Exposed, Inferior Quality, Law Enforcement Officers, Missiles, Olympics, People S Liberation Army, Recent Incidents, Regard, Security Effort, Sky, Summer Olympics, Surface To Air, War Footing

It may be a sporting event but Beijing is on war footing with an estimated 100,000 soldiers, police and anti-terrorist commandos mobilized to guarantee the safety of next month’s Summer Olympics. The People’s Liberation Army has also deployed a battery of surface-to-air Hongqi missiles to guard against attacks from the sky. Despite the preparations, however, [...]

Air Force Purge Stemmed From Future War Fights

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

Published in Military, U.S., Air Force Chief, Air Force Chief Of Staff, Brother, Buzz, Chief Of Staff, China, Doubts, Future War, Gates, Interchange, Moseley, North Vietnamese, Outgoing Air, Peer Competitor, Purge, Russia, Sentiments, Surface To Air, Surface To Air Missile, Vietnam

Gates expressed doubts that the United States will get into a shooting war with a “peer competitor” like Russia or China any time soon. After he was fired, the outgoing Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. “Buzz” Moseley, echoed those sentiments. Not Wynne.
“My response to Secretary Gates in that interchange was my brother was shot [...]

Hezbollah’s Shadow War

Posted by Matt in May 31st, 2008 | no comment

Published in Middle East, Armaments, Arms Embargo, Characterization, Gaza, hezbollah, Hezbollah Attack, Independent Sources, International Peace Research, Israeli Security Officials, Lebanon, Militia, Palestine, Peace Research Institute, Prewar Levels, Shadow War, Specifics, State Department, Stockholm International, Surface To Air, Surface To Air Missiles, Terrorist Group, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

For their part, Hezbollah’s leaders remain coy on specifics, but have not disputed the characterization that their capabilities are greater than prewar levels. In mid-2007, Nasrallah said his militia has missiles “able to hit every point in occupied Palestine.” Still, finding independent sources on Hezbollah has proven difficult. Western military assessments tend to agree that [...]

Israel: Russia may be selling Syria arms

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

Published in Israel, Russia, Syria, Air Defense Systems, arms, Ballistic Missiles, Fighter Jets, Focus, Golan Heights, Iran, Israel, Israeli Side, Missile Systems, Nuclear Facilities, Russia, S 300, submarines, Surface To Air, Surface To Air Missiles, Syria, Target, Targets

According to the reports, the talks will focus on arms sales - including submarines, anti-aircraft missiles, the latest model MiG fighter jets and advanced surface-to-surface ballistic missiles.
Israel is particularly concerned with a Syrian request for long-range S-300 surface-to-air missiles that could threaten IAF jets flying on the Israeli side of the Golan Heights.
The S-300 is [...]

China boosts Jiangxi air defense

Posted by Matt in May 16th, 2008 | no comment

Published in China, Military, Air China, Army Air Force, Battalions, China Air, China People, Defense Capabilities, Defense Coverage, Defense Posture, Fujian, Jiangxi, Launch, Liberation Army, Nanchang, Northern Suburbs, Operational Deployment, Posture, Surface To Air, Surface To Air Missiles, Taiwan

China’s air force has substantially reinforced its air defense posture in Jiangxi province in the past year. There are indications that China has completed its second-line air defense operational deployment against Taiwan centered on Fujian and Jiangxi provinces. This has greatly expanded the depth of China’s air defense coverage.
The People’s Liberation Army Air Force has [...]

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 [...]