tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13953976228967114322024-02-06T21:29:30.107-08:00Military EnthusiastAll about army,weapons,defence system,armoured vehicle and fighter jet.Schützen-Gewehrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08680002687713185852noreply@blogger.comBlogger227125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395397622896711432.post-26358612314760064782011-12-14T03:06:00.000-08:002011-12-14T03:06:51.732-08:00Boeing Receives Contract for 1st Major Upgrades to Malaysian F/A-18D Hornets<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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LANGKAWI, Malaysia – The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] on Nov. 28 received a U.S. Navy contract under the Foreign Military Sales Program to provide the first major upgrades for the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) fleet of eight F/A-18D Hornet fighter aircraft.<br /><br />The contract covers design, development and installation of retrofit kits that will provide enhanced navigation, targeting and situational awareness. The upgrade program includes:<br />-GPS improvements<br />-A color, moving-map cockpit display<br />-Identification Friend or Foe Interrogation capabilities<br />-Addition of the Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System<br />-Maintenance and air crew training for these systems.<br /><br />“These upgrades will deliver enhanced capability for the RMAF fleet to remain effective, interoperable with allies and operationally relevant for years to come,” said Julie Praiss, Boeing Global Services & Support director of Tactical Aircraft & Weapons Support. “Boeing looks forward to our continued partnership with the Royal Malaysian Air Force and the U.S. Navy to ensure that these F/A-18Ds continue to serve Malaysia’s strike and interdiction mission needs.”<br /><br />The upgrades also make the RMAF’s F/A-18Ds more compatible with the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, which Boeing is offering to meet Malaysia’s Multi-Role Combat Aircraft needs.<br /><br />The government of Malaysia ordered eight F/A-18D Hornets in 1993. Since delivering all aircraft on schedule in 1997, Boeing has been providing sustainment support for the fleet at the RMAF base in Butterworth, Malaysia. These support programs include engineering and logistics support, pilot training and technical publications.<br /><br />Boeing provides life-cycle support solutions, services and upgrades for F/A-18 Hornet fleets worldwide, including for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, the Royal Australian Air Force, the Royal Canadian Air Force, the Finnish Air Force, the Kuwait Air Force, the Spanish Air Force, the Swiss Air Force and the RMAF.<br /><br />The combat-proven F/A-18 Hornet is a twin-engine, multi-mission, tactical aircraft. It converts between air-to-air fighter missions and air-to-ground strike missions while on the same sortie with the flick of a switch. Currently serving the armed services of eight nations, the Hornet can be used for fighter escort, suppression of enemy air defenses, reconnaissance, forward air control, close air support, and day and night strike missions.<br /><br /></div>Schützen-Gewehrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08680002687713185852noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395397622896711432.post-4430595398678175332011-12-14T02:56:00.000-08:002011-12-14T02:56:06.513-08:00Bell Helicopter Receives Orders from Indonesia<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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FORT WORTH, TEXAS – Bell Helicopter, a Textron Inc. company (NYSE: TXT), announced today it has received five firm orders with two potential follow-on orders for Bell 412s from PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PTDI) for delivery to government agencies in Indonesia.<br /><br />"Bell Helicopter has had a long partnership with PTDI in Indonesia," said Larry D. Roberts, senior vice president, Bell Helicopter’s Commercial Business.<br /><br />“The sale of these helicopters is part of the framework of an ongoing industrial collaboration between our two companies," Roberts said. "We believe our partnership will continue to grow and possibly expand in the future."<br /><br />The five Bell 412s are expected to be delivered to PTDI by the end of the year. PTDI will then transport them to Bandung, Indonesia, where local content and customer specific mission equipment will be added prior to PTDI making final delivery to end-users.<br /><br />In 2010, Bell Helicopter announced plans to extend the capability and performance of the Bell 412EP through a series of upgrades which are expected to be available to customers in 2012.<br /><br />"The Bell 412 has had tremendous success in the region. It is well-known throughout the world for its reliability and multi-mission capabilities. We are committed to continuing to invest in the Bell 412 and will evolve it based on customer feedback and mission requirements," Roberts said.<br /><br />The upgrade program entails a Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) project that is intended to extend the wide range of missions that can be performed by the Bell 412EP consisting of an engine and flight deck upgrade, which will be available in 3-axis and 4-axis options.<br /><br />The engine upgrade, in partnership with Pratt & Whitney Inc., is designed to provide a 15 percent engine SHP increase, improved OEI and hot/high performance and introduction of electronic engine control. The upgrade will yield a 10-12 percent increase in CAT A/PC1 & PC2 performance, increased hot/high capability and provides a path for a future upgrade for increased range and payload.<br /><br />The flight deck upgrade will provide a modern glass flight deck – leveraging the well-received glass flight deck in the new Bell 429 – by utilizing hardware common to that aircraft, specifically display units. This will provide commonality in the cockpits of Bell Helicopter’s light twin and medium twin aircraft, simplifying pilot familiarity and maintenance training.<br /><br />The planned engine and flight deck upgrades are in addition to an earlier Bell 412EP STC for the BLR FastFin™ System. The FastFin™ upgrade, certified by Transport Canada and the Federal Aviation Administration and available today, increases HOGE and HIGE performance limits and expands the lifting capacity of the Bell 412EP, providing more tail rotor reserve authority, improving hover stability, high/hot performance, crosswind capabilities, and payload, while reducing pilot workload and lowering operating costs through fuel savings.<br /><br />Earlier this year, Bell Helicopter broke ground on a new Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility in Singapore's Seletar Aerospace Park dedicated to customer support and service for the Asia-Pacific region. The new facility, which Bell Helicopter will operate in partnership with Cessna, will replace and augment the existing Bell Helicopter Supply Center and strengthen the company's sales presence in the Asia Pacific region, as well as add parts distribution and maintenance capabilities for Cessna operators in the region.<br /><br />"Bell Helicopter is focused on continually improving the customer experience and remains committed to transforming the model for commercial aviation aircraft support – finding innovative ways of supporting our customers around the world and leading the way in new and emerging markets," said R. Danny Maldonado, senior vice president, Bell Helicopter's Customer Support and Chief Services Officer.<br /><br />"With more than 6,000 helicopters flying in more than 12 countries, Asia Pacific has the second largest fleet of aircraft in the world. Adding this new service center is one way we are demonstrating that commitment to our customers throughout the Asia Pacific region," Maldonado said.<br /><br />The Bell 412 is backed by Bell Helicopter's industry-leading customer support and service that has earned it – voted by our customers – the #1 ranking in Professional Pilot magazine for 17 consecutive years as well as #1 in Aviation International News for a sixth consecutive time.</div>Schützen-Gewehrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08680002687713185852noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395397622896711432.post-80449920292956893322011-12-14T02:51:00.000-08:002011-12-14T02:51:12.624-08:00Moscow sees ‘no military component’ in Iran’s nuclear program<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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There is no military component in Iran’s nuclear program, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on Friday. Western powers and Israel suspect Iran of seeking to build nuclear weapons. Iran denies this, saying its program is civilian in nature. Speculation has been building that Israel is considering a preemptive strike on Iran's nuclear facilities.<br /><br />“We have verified data showing that there is no reliable evidence for the existence of a military component,” Ryabkov said.<br /><br />“There is no proof of a military component in Iran’s nuclear program.”<br /><br />It is essential to “clear all the remaining doubts through negotiations,” he said, adding that it was important for Iran to closely cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).<br /><br />The IAEA said in a report released in early November that Iran continued nuclear weapons research and technology development after 2003, at a time when it declared a halt in its nuclear program. The report said that Iran had temporarily frozen nuclear activities, but that there was evidence the program continued to be carried out at a more modest pace.<br /><br />Iranian officials slammed the report as a distortion of facts aimed at satisfying U.S. political interests. IAEA chief Yukiya Amano has urged Iran to provide the requested clarifications regarding possible military dimensions to its nuclear program.<br /><br />(http://en.rian.ru/world/20111209/169515956.html)</div>Schützen-Gewehrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08680002687713185852noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395397622896711432.post-39036732890800728242011-12-14T02:44:00.000-08:002011-12-14T02:44:50.655-08:00Russia Reached an Agreement with Indonesia on a New Contract for Six Fighter Aircraft<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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On the first day of the Malaysia International Exhibition LIMA-2011, according to "Kommersant", the delegation of "Rosoboronexport" unable to agree on the delivery of six Su-30MK2 with Indonesia. The last remains only to determine the final set of weapons to these aircraft, and then to the end of this year, will sign the final contract.<br /><br />On the arrangements for signing the contract for the Su-30MK2 said a source who participated in the negotiations on Russia's part. "We have already met with Defense Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro of Indonesia and Air Force Commander Air Marshal of the country Imam Sufaat detail verbalize questions about cooperation, but now we have reached a new level - the source says," and "Even before the new year we expect to sign the final contract to supply Indonesia six Sukhoi Su-30MK2. " He noted that they will meet for two aircraft plants - in Irkutsk and KNAAPO (for a uniform load of enterprises).<br /><br />Disclose the contract value interviewee refused, citing the fact that Indonesia is still not fully decided on the types of weapons that must be installed on the fighters. However, the source, who participated in the negotiations on the part of Indonesia, said that the amount of the contract is "in no case less than $ 500 million." Will the new Su-30MK2 purchased for cash or on credit, the parties did not specify. Note that the previous delivery (for example, a contract for the delivery of Su-27SKM worth about $ 300 million) in Indonesia is carried out at the expense of Russia issued the loan.<br /><br />"Regardless of what form will be paid for the six Su-30MK2, this is a big success for Russia - the director of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies Ruslan Pukhov .- Given the increased interest of America, Indonesia, offering to buy for the money used F- 16 aircraft, Indonesia would this deal with Russia to slow down. However, it did not, that is good news."<br /><br />Earlier, Indonesia has received from Russia ten fighter brand "Sukhoi." Under the contract signed in September 2003, the Air Force Indonesia received two Su-30MK and two Su-27SKM. And in 2007, purchased six aircraft - three Su-27SKM and Su-30MK2 (their delivery was completed in September 2010). All in all, as stated in late September, Mr. Yusgiantoro, by 2024, "in order to protect the country's sovereignty Indonesia is going to buy 180 fighter jets, staffed by ten squadrons of aircraft."<br /><br />Rosoboronexport yesterday from the official declined to comment.</div>Schützen-Gewehrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08680002687713185852noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395397622896711432.post-48668392288080293412011-12-14T02:39:00.000-08:002011-12-14T02:39:34.496-08:00Russia deploys new missile system in Chechnya<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A new missile system has been deployed in Russia’s Northern Caucasus republic of Chechnya, a senior military official said on Wednesday.<br /><br />The Barnaul-T system will be hooked up to Russia’s Glonass sat-nav system.<br /><br />“The new system makes for better coordination of the actions of missile defenses on all levels, and also increases their mobility and durability during battle,” Lt. Col. Oleg Kochetkov told reporters.<br /><br />The new system will track and coordinate information on airborne targets, Kochetkov added.<br /><br />(http://en.rian.ru/mlitary_news/20111214/170234201.html)</div>Schützen-Gewehrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08680002687713185852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395397622896711432.post-50885379051131810182011-08-11T05:04:00.000-07:002011-08-11T05:06:33.380-07:00Russia to develop new AWACS plane<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaG9wbMOy9Zki0ClpHgpyRJ8th31454Lnps9Vh0oYlwEaVi9CsH03rZ-t9VAsGdu4nuhc-dcDSGv2FwCU9R5GmJtmBoW1N3r9k5C4dz_mqDzz_tLwf_LV3iXSaQ9cRBgzkeP7HhnxsKypa/s1600/161205451.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaG9wbMOy9Zki0ClpHgpyRJ8th31454Lnps9Vh0oYlwEaVi9CsH03rZ-t9VAsGdu4nuhc-dcDSGv2FwCU9R5GmJtmBoW1N3r9k5C4dz_mqDzz_tLwf_LV3iXSaQ9cRBgzkeP7HhnxsKypa/s320/161205451.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639568515440951634" border="0" /></a>
<br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Russia hopes to develop a new airborne warning and control system (AWACS) plane by 2016, Air Force chief Col. Gen Alexander Zelin said on Tuesday. “We are expecting to receive the A-100 aircraft built on the basis of the Il-476 transport plane with the PS-90 engine and extended flight range,” Zelin told reporters in Moscow.
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<br />The new AWACS plane will have an advanced active phase array capable of detecting and tracking airborne and land-based targets.
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<br />“We will have the carrier [Il-476] by 2013-2014 and should be able to build this plane by 2016,” Zelin said.
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<br />The Russian Air Force has around 20 A-50 Mainstay AWACS planes, based on the Ilyushin Il-76 transport.
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<br />The A-50 is equipped with the large Liana surveillance radar with its antenna in an over-fuselage rotodome and can control up to ten fighter aircraft for either air-to-air intercept or air-to-ground attack missions.
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<br />(RIA NOVOSTI)</div>Schützen-Gewehrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08680002687713185852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395397622896711432.post-67100470683988955892011-08-11T04:55:00.000-07:002011-08-11T04:59:44.153-07:00South Korea Receives First 737 AEW&C Peace Eye Aircraft<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAQKhpyAd5xWCM8Uzp-pwt-xeuOY6NmlouSHSHLnF7z4dytd1cv0m-t1Gi0pV1byDyutBNaUomzSwViKwJsBjRdwlw8GO6SZqKOLSfFOiVDBv_jdMDXy_WjFJovinJxVTe_vlbuxxXF42x/s1600/Peace+Eye_Kevin+Scott.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 219px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAQKhpyAd5xWCM8Uzp-pwt-xeuOY6NmlouSHSHLnF7z4dytd1cv0m-t1Gi0pV1byDyutBNaUomzSwViKwJsBjRdwlw8GO6SZqKOLSfFOiVDBv_jdMDXy_WjFJovinJxVTe_vlbuxxXF42x/s320/Peace+Eye_Kevin+Scott.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639566186804721154" border="0" /></a>South Korea has received the first of four Boeing 737-700 Peace Eye airborne early warning & control (AEW&C) aircraft. The aircraft was delivered to Gimhae air force base, 450km (250 miles) southeast of Seoul, after a flight fromBoeing's production facility in Seattle, said the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA).
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<br />DAPA will conduct flight tests on the aircraft before passing it to the Republic of Korea Air Force in September.
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<br />The aircraft has already undergone mission system flight testing in the US. The remaining three aircraft are being modified by Korea Aerospace Industries at its Sacheon facility. They will be delivered in 2012.
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<br />"The 737 AEW&C gives Korea a powerful capability for airborne surveillance, communications and battle management," said Boeing. "It also provides increased security for the Korean peninsula against today's threats and threats in the future."
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<br />"The so-called 'top hat' portion of the MESA radar provides a practical solution for fore and aft coverage, while maintaining the low drag profile of the dorsal array system," said Boeing. "This allows the system to be installed on the mid-size 737-700 platform, without significant impact on aircraft performance."
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<br />According to DAPA, a single Peace Eye can monitor the entire Korean peninsula. It can track up to 1,000 airborne or surface targets simultaneously, while also directing combat operations. It carries a flight crew of two and a mission crew of six to 10.
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<br />Seoul signed a $1.6 billion deal for the four aircraft in 2006. It is the second customer for the AEW&C variant of the 737-700 commercial airliner in the Asia Pacific region, after Australia.
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<br />Australia obtained four of the type under its Wedgetail programme, with initial operating capability expected in December.
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<br />Turkey has also purchased four of the aircraft under its Peace Eagle programme.
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<br /></div>Schützen-Gewehrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08680002687713185852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395397622896711432.post-37180849746361313262011-08-11T04:43:00.000-07:002011-08-11T04:47:07.376-07:00India to Help Vietnam Build a Submarine Fleet<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoMmfu9Jamyizlz7koo4-7hMLqA6Z9Eh6tvioxSV_Say7T70_9RIzdqu7maURYiv9SyYBigsVY0zirC5UO6LfryGZgicFslbTDtAORSxDrmyCtvmJVSeR9xQkr045StbATNx-wz5Dcr0VU/s1600/INS+Chakra_Military+Pictures.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 318px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoMmfu9Jamyizlz7koo4-7hMLqA6Z9Eh6tvioxSV_Say7T70_9RIzdqu7maURYiv9SyYBigsVY0zirC5UO6LfryGZgicFslbTDtAORSxDrmyCtvmJVSeR9xQkr045StbATNx-wz5Dcr0VU/s320/INS+Chakra_Military+Pictures.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639563257112845906" border="0" /></a>In the framework of building a strategic partnership, the Indian Navy will help Vietnam develop Navy submarine fleet. Cooperation in the field of defense is a fundamental part of the framework to build a strategic partnership between India and Vietnam.
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<br />Like Vietnam, the staff of the Indian Army in general and in particular the Navy has a lot of equipment originating from the Soviet Union and Russia. India is one of the foreign country to use as soon as Kilo submarines, with rich experience. Indian Navy ready to share this with Vietnam for the Navy plans to build a submarine fleet in time to Kilo.
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<br />An official of the Indian Navy, said: "We are helping Vietnam to build their submarine fleet. Our experience in the operation of Kilo submarines will be shared with them.
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<br />" The official declined to provide information, whether the crew Vietnam has provided practical experience on the Kilo submarines in India or not.
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<br />With his rich experience of India will help Vietnam build a submarine fleet. In the photo, an Indian naval officers outside observers by Kilo submarine periscope.
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<br />Vietnam has officially announced the purchase of six diesel-electric submarines from Russia in 2009 and most recently, Defense Minister Phung Quang Thanh has also spoken to confirm the construction of a submarine fleet of about 5-6 yearsto.
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<br />Currently in the Indian Navy personnel are 10 class diesel electric submarines Sindhughosh, this variant is exported to India's Kilo submarines of Project 877EKM.
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<br />Mr. Uday Bhaskar, director Institute of Oceanography Commodore stressed that Vietnam is an important strategic partner of India, we have much in common in the historical issues. "We both have a lot of weapons and equipment from Russia, so that India can bring technical assistance to Vietnam," he said.
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<br />Earlier during the visit of Indian Defense Minister AK Antony to Vietnam in 2010, the Indian side pledged to help Vietnam strengthen the modernization of the military, especially naval.
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<br />These include programs to upgrade the ships from the Soviet Union, also in the framework of the visit, the Indian Navy has transferred to Vietnam a lot of technical equipment to upgrade the fleet from Soviet Union.</div>Schützen-Gewehrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08680002687713185852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395397622896711432.post-39515475206511777062011-08-11T04:36:00.000-07:002011-08-11T04:41:10.053-07:00Russian destroyer Marshal Shaposhnikov<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirz83YMlKxbzVwyLStxASNm2ESAVTn4KXd_1XaWCEkORELkQzv0EbGfeWBMFkP1omPvLSNn2baeGia133rnHbj346IUMfXuGSyufl_aXAzZzRHLofDPy6t3XpCIKDjlSjYiHrVKdMgpy3c/s1600/165541210.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirz83YMlKxbzVwyLStxASNm2ESAVTn4KXd_1XaWCEkORELkQzv0EbGfeWBMFkP1omPvLSNn2baeGia133rnHbj346IUMfXuGSyufl_aXAzZzRHLofDPy6t3XpCIKDjlSjYiHrVKdMgpy3c/s320/165541210.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639562038600210290" border="0" /></a>
<br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The Marshal Shaposhnikov (BPK 543) is an Udaloy-class destroyer of the Russian Navy laid down in 1985. The vessel serves in the Russian Pacific Fleet, and is currently undertaking operations to combat piracy off the Somalian coast. Her namesake is Boris Shaposhnikov. In early May 2010, the Marshal Shaposhnikov recaptured the motor tanker MV Moscow University, which had been attacked and seized by pirates east of Socotra Island.
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<br />On 6 May 2010, Russian commandos from the Marshal Shaposhnikov rescued the hijacked tanker MV Moscow University. The entire crew escaped unharmed.[3] The Moscow University had been hijacked by Somali pirates on 5 May 2010. The commandos from the Marshal Shaposhnikov detained 10 pirates and killed one during the release of the tanker.
<br /></div><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_destroyer_Marshal_Shaposhnikov#cite_note-BBC8661819-1"><span></span></a>Schützen-Gewehrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08680002687713185852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395397622896711432.post-76945584424742204642011-08-11T04:23:00.000-07:002011-08-11T04:30:46.166-07:00Guided Missile Cruiser "Moskva" (ex-"Slava")<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZppquM4Ix3rV4rvjsglptpqihhA_PCoY1sKfa5EwnImuFvNnHeGFY63C3S9chUPPXp6qZXnsHTMADnpkygXvtpbzZmy51HxwcAX92g85nooc5Afgd5LJSL2viN2tQy_iASUarRIhi-g_H/s1600/165554149.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 256px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZppquM4Ix3rV4rvjsglptpqihhA_PCoY1sKfa5EwnImuFvNnHeGFY63C3S9chUPPXp6qZXnsHTMADnpkygXvtpbzZmy51HxwcAX92g85nooc5Afgd5LJSL2viN2tQy_iASUarRIhi-g_H/s320/165554149.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639558711780510514" border="0" /></a>Project 1164, Atlant, Slava, Moskva, BLK-COM-1 and Krasina are all designations given to the first ship of a new class of Soviet Rocket Cruiser. As is true with all Soviet and modern Russian warship designs the new cruiser was known by a project number, in this case Project 1164 Russian Code Name Atlant. To the west analysts saw a new shape emerging in the slipway of 61 Kommunara Shipyard 445 in the city of Nikolayev on the Black Sea. Clearly it was the first of a new class of major Soviet combatant. The first NATO code name was BLK-COM-1 (Black Sea-Combatant-Design 1) and then briefly the NATO Code name Krasina. However, soon after NATO learned the Soviet name for the initial ship, Slava, a traditional Russian name meaning Glory, and the class was called the Slava Class Missile Cruiser. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">Slava, renamed Moskva on July 7, 1995, was laid down on November 5, 1976. As the initial ship of a new class, building time was slower than those of the sisterships. She was launched three years later on July 27, 1979 and almost another four years would pass until Slava was commissioned on February 7, 1983. Moskva ex-Slava was the first of a planned six ship class of the most impressive surface action warship, with the exception of the Kirov Class RKR, to be built by the Soviet Union or the modern Russian Navy. Three are in service with Russian Fleet, Moskva in the Black Sea, Marshall Ustinov in the Northern Fleet and Varyag (Viking) ex-Cheryona Ukraina in the Pacific Fleet. A forth unit Admiral Flota Lobov has been renamed Ukrayina for service in the Ukrainian Navy. A fifth ship, Rossiya, then Oktyabrskaya Revolutsia and a sixth, Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Gorshkov were both cancelled on October 4, 1990.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">Displacing 9,380 tons (11,490 tons full load) the Moskva is a large ship, measuring 186.4m (oa) 170m (wl) in length, 20.8m (19.2m wl) in beam and 6.23m (8.4m at sonar) in draught. The class bristles with weapons systems and sensors, giving it a modern version of the Fierce Face look, so notable in Cold War Soviet warship designs. Overpowering all else are the sixteen P-500 Bazalt Surface to Surface Missile (SSM) canisters with their 4K80 missiles, NATO Code name SS-N-12 Sandbox. Designed to be carrier killers, the cruisers of the class were designed like the other classes of Soviet Rocket Cruisers (RKR) to offset the strength of the NATO fleets, the carrier. Behind the twin stacks are eight cylinders, resembling the end of a revolver handgun cylinder. Each cylinder has eight Fort (SA-N-6) Surface to Air (SAM) missiles. These missiles are 64S-300MPU/3R41 or 5V-55, NATO Code name Grumble missiles, in their vertically stored and launched (VLS) cylinders. Two cylinders for short range SAMs are found at the stern. One cylinder is on each side of the hangar with twelve B-203A VLS SA-N-4 Osa SAM with a total of 40 9MK-33M-5, NATO Code name Gecko Missiles. One twin Dual-Purpose 130mm/70 (AK-130) gun position is found at the bow and six CIWS AK-30/54 six-barrelled 30mm gatling guns for point AA defense. Rounding out the weapons fit are ten 533mm (5x2) torpedo tubes and two RBU-6000 ASW rocket mounts with a total of 144 rockets. Helicopter support comes in the form of one Ka-27PL ASW or one Ka-2RTS Helix targeting helicopter. Anyway you slice it, the Moskva packs a punch.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">The cruisers of the class are powered by four gas turbines each producing 27,500 shp. There are also two cruise turbines, each of 10,000 shp for economical cruising on the two propeller design. The very hot exhaust from the turbines vents through the twin stack structure amidships. The designers of the class used this exhaust to power other auxiliary turbines. There are two exhaust gas cruise turbines each of 1,500 shp, two boost turbine exhausts and two gas turbine exhaust generators to provide steam to auxiliary turbines. Capable of 32.5 knots (30 knot sustained), Moskva has a range of 8,070 nm at 18 knots or 2,200 nm at 32 knots. The complement is 66 officers, 64 michmen (petty officers) and 355 enlisted men.</p><div style="text-align: justify;"> </div><p style="text-align: justify;">The Moskva (ex-Slava), which had been in refit at the Nikolayev yard since 1990-91, remained undelivered to the Russian Black Sea Fleet through the end of 1998. The Moskva was expected to return to service to replace the Admiral Golovko as the flagship of the Black Sea fleet.</p>http://flot.sevastopol.info/eng/ship/cruisers/slava.htmSchützen-Gewehrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08680002687713185852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395397622896711432.post-84670534380535989702010-09-22T00:36:00.000-07:002010-09-22T00:39:32.858-07:00US administration 'divided' over Afghanistan, says book<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhqWECr__eHGicrZUQjxlNko7N2NV8nF5IjVlwLBwwqyWk4ZOnXUZ5-b2ceJ78abT_uu-I5PYFSvRtNFsj4O9xxHh1kMYK83ruXq-ga0Drk8zg7jW7PG9kVwcJaOLfAtiE0qX_sPKuVbr/s1600/_49195928_afghanafp.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 304px; height: 171px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhqWECr__eHGicrZUQjxlNko7N2NV8nF5IjVlwLBwwqyWk4ZOnXUZ5-b2ceJ78abT_uu-I5PYFSvRtNFsj4O9xxHh1kMYK83ruXq-ga0Drk8zg7jW7PG9kVwcJaOLfAtiE0qX_sPKuVbr/s320/_49195928_afghanafp.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519639254573688210" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">President Barack Obama's special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan believes the current strategy cannot work, according to a new book. The claim, published in the New York Times, is from a book by veteran reporter Bob Woodward.<br /><br />Reports say the book paints a picture of in-fighting in the administration. Some key players doubt the president's strategy of sending 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan and starting to withdraw next summer.<br /><br />Bob Woodward, who made his name exposing President Richard Nixon's cover-up of Watergate has written a searing series of books about President Bush and the Iraq war so his latest work "Obama's war" has been eagerly awaited in Washington.<br /><br />Now the New York Times say it has a leaked copy.<br /><br />It cites quotes from Richard Holbrooke, the special envoy to the region, saying "It can't work" and the president's main advisor on Afghanistan says that the painstaking White House review which took months "didn't add up" to the policy that was adopted.<br /><br />It says the CIA has a 3,000-strong secret army inside Afghanistan and that intelligence reports suggest the Afghan President Hamid Karzai has been diagnosed as a manic depressive.<br /><br />Mr Woodward's book paints a picture of President Obama demanding an exit strategy, saying "I can't lose the whole Democratic party" and irritated with the military for boxing him.<br /><br />Perhaps most significantly it hints at conflicts to come over the timetable for a US withdrawal.<br /><br />It quotes the top US soldier in Afghanistan, General David Petraeus, as believing they could "get more time on the clock", and then being told by a senior advisor: "That's a dramatic misreading of this president."<br /><br />( www.bbc.co.uk )</div>Schützen-Gewehrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08680002687713185852noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395397622896711432.post-32768940754019286152010-09-22T00:15:00.000-07:002010-09-22T00:16:57.124-07:00Sukhoi fighters pass flight tests at Indonesia base<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWyxRtq3i9LjmkfDkEL44ROfvknSzdbzns8DgJtpp-LFXdvrCdI2b0lmDd25AqK_9-DopQ7ZjBLByMc6dmV89KMsEppYfvVmcicQMVy82GKMurZbGv4wNtrJ-CEn2NqxrC4tfNS7MqxesF/s1600/160678020.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWyxRtq3i9LjmkfDkEL44ROfvknSzdbzns8DgJtpp-LFXdvrCdI2b0lmDd25AqK_9-DopQ7ZjBLByMc6dmV89KMsEppYfvVmcicQMVy82GKMurZbGv4wNtrJ-CEn2NqxrC4tfNS7MqxesF/s320/160678020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519633378593728178" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">All three Su-27SKM fighters delivered to Indonesia by Russia earlier this month have successfully passed flight tests at an airbase in the South Sulawesi province, a source at the base said on Wednesday.<br /><br />The planes were delivered to Indonesia as the final part of an August 2007 $300 million deal for six of the Sukhoi fighters. That agreement followed on from the 2003 purchase by Indonesia of four fighter jets from Russia.<br /><br />Indonesia's Air Force chief of staff Marshal Imam Sufaat said on Friday his country planned to buy six more Sukhoi fighter jets from Russia, the Jakarta Post reported.<br /><br />"The existing squadron of 10 Sukhois is insufficient for our vast air space," Imam told the Antara news agency.<br /><br />He said the purchases had already been approved by the country's president, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.<br /><br />However he added that while the purchases would be on the Defense Ministry's long-term agenda, he was not sure when the deal would go ahead.<br /><br />( RIA NOVOSTI )</div>Schützen-Gewehrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08680002687713185852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395397622896711432.post-38183298133081465322010-09-21T20:58:00.001-07:002010-09-21T20:59:19.550-07:00Iranian army receives new short-range missiles<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_bdce6lRGB9HZXfBxhJzXheqOBuaGgYFpubS-FV8JWYnMdzpM3lWBJq5zNc1xu2eF0iIA-kgyfMOBkUw80K_2wVS0FmAJ1xEgxQZHvDXtOIzQz5vlwJyO30TQphJYSUtPgUht-sLsRCXP/s1600/160670753.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_bdce6lRGB9HZXfBxhJzXheqOBuaGgYFpubS-FV8JWYnMdzpM3lWBJq5zNc1xu2eF0iIA-kgyfMOBkUw80K_2wVS0FmAJ1xEgxQZHvDXtOIzQz5vlwJyO30TQphJYSUtPgUht-sLsRCXP/s320/160670753.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519582512818323138" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The first batch of modified short-range missiles have entered service in Iran's Revolutionary Guard, the defense minister said on Tuesday.<br /><br />The Guard has received a modified version of the surface-to-surface Fateh-110 missiles, Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi said, according to Irna news agency.<br /><br />Iran said last month it had successfully test-fired the third generation of Fateh-110 missiles.<br /><br />The Fateh-110 is a short-range, road-mobile, solid-propellant, high-precision ballistic missile with advanced navigation and control systems.<br /></div><br />( RIA NOVOSTI )Schützen-Gewehrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08680002687713185852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395397622896711432.post-19960001182700521582010-09-20T20:57:00.000-07:002010-09-20T21:08:46.485-07:00Yakhont missiles could protect Russian naval base in Syria - analyst<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Di_BYzrwPsQ0MEAwNFfUD3tU2MBMoRRdGdjU69BNtg2F72D91LVT1cBxwVfe1NIBFOP5SgI51N4-4Gh5gQRMpwXIXaKFVPXpcWhCLPPyUMOMIkzzwr8c6su-OZH3ozznftKdtrf2tYZC/s1600/160376482.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-Di_BYzrwPsQ0MEAwNFfUD3tU2MBMoRRdGdjU69BNtg2F72D91LVT1cBxwVfe1NIBFOP5SgI51N4-4Gh5gQRMpwXIXaKFVPXpcWhCLPPyUMOMIkzzwr8c6su-OZH3ozznftKdtrf2tYZC/s320/160376482.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519213811116896994" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Russian-made mobile anti-ship missile systems sold to Syria could be used to protect a Russian naval supply and maintenance site near Syria's Mediterranean port of Tartus, a Russian arms trade expert said on Monday.<br /><br />Russia earlier announced it would honor a 2007 contract on the delivery of several Bastion anti-ship missile systems armed with SS-N-26 Yakhont supersonic cruise missiles to Syria, despite U.S. and Israel security concerns.<br /><br />Syria needs to shield a 600-km stretch of its coastline from potential amphibious assaults.<br /><br />"One of the purposes of the deployment of Bastion missile systems in Syria is to ensure the protection of the Russian naval site in Tartus," said Igor Korotchenko, head of a Moscow-based think tank on the international arms trade.<br /><br />The Yakhont missile has a range of 300 kilometers, the capacity to carry a 200-kilogram warhead and the unique ability of being able to cruise several meters above the water surface, making it difficult to detect and intercept.<br /><br />According to Korotchenko, none of the world's existing warships could thwart a Yakhont missile attack.<br /><br />The Soviet-era naval maintenance site near Tartus is Russia's only military foothold in the Mediterranean. Russia plans to modernize the facility to accommodate large warships, including missile cruisers and even aircraft carriers after 2012.<br /><br />( RIA NOVOSTI )</div>Schützen-Gewehrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08680002687713185852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395397622896711432.post-21850525379502677112010-09-20T20:52:00.000-07:002010-09-20T20:57:13.707-07:00Mystery Chinese SSK fuels Asia's submarine race<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI2H054B5ifiDZRf7pzqKJ1h4dQ-CY25p7V7_sFZsURUdQpPUcjn8LsS55_8hW5katn5PYbCWPUh-A5_jCS_iDJtz71vD5EDUip4BBaYyX9VybIhvfa1_4SNfeUM-l57M-QtHjXuZmH9OZ/s1600/Type_039A_Song-class_submarine.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 208px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI2H054B5ifiDZRf7pzqKJ1h4dQ-CY25p7V7_sFZsURUdQpPUcjn8LsS55_8hW5katn5PYbCWPUh-A5_jCS_iDJtz71vD5EDUip4BBaYyX9VybIhvfa1_4SNfeUM-l57M-QtHjXuZmH9OZ/s320/Type_039A_Song-class_submarine.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519210857705240226" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation has launched an unidentified new-type conventional submarine (SSK) at its Wuhan shipyard, according to Chinese reports. It is the third new SSK design revealed by China since 1994 and is likely to exacerbate regional anxieties that are propelling many Asian states to increase or establish submarine fleets.<br /><br />Vague or altered internet images of this new SSK, which first appeared on the popular Chinese CALF web page on 10 September, led observers to think that it may be yet another Chinese internet hoax, but the submarine's existence was confirmed by much clearer images on 13 September.<br /><br />While not much larger than the 3,000- to 4,000-ton Type 041 Yuan class, the new boat appears to incorporate Russian design influences, including a stouter hull with a reduced aft taper similar to the Project 667 Lada/Amur class, plus an elongated sail and hull-mounted retractable hydroplanes similar to the Project 636 Kilo class. However, in contrast to the sail of the Kilo, the new Chinese SSK incorporates hydrodynamic elements such as an intricately-faired leading edge with concave and convex curves.<br /><br />( www.janes.com )</div>Schützen-Gewehrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08680002687713185852noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395397622896711432.post-13311005931968364622010-09-20T01:13:00.000-07:002010-09-20T01:18:02.692-07:00UK troops leave Helmand's Sangin<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6mmJKj_3qGjCk54_Ioz43IPAzKl7qFxeblcnljwu6iko2onDUcDz-7PTzTkneXXVdZh0x0HHrPGAIkR5y1oYlXy_BKZdK9J4dINOgZ1N3Ziyn-Zckcu_dWdnBgFW7YjBEzwEAIweYUDfT/s1600/British-troops-in-Afghani-001.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 192px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6mmJKj_3qGjCk54_Ioz43IPAzKl7qFxeblcnljwu6iko2onDUcDz-7PTzTkneXXVdZh0x0HHrPGAIkR5y1oYlXy_BKZdK9J4dINOgZ1N3Ziyn-Zckcu_dWdnBgFW7YjBEzwEAIweYUDfT/s320/British-troops-in-Afghani-001.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518906994035727362" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">British forces in Afghanistan have handed responsibility for security in Sangin to US forces, marking the end of their four-year mission in the area. Control was handed over from UK forces to the US Marine Corps at 0630 BST.<br /><br />The UK has suffered its heaviest losses in the area. Of the 337 UK deaths in Afghanistan since 2001, a third have happened there. Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox said UK troops should be "proud of their achievements".<br /><br />He said Sangin, in Helmand province, was "one of the most challenging areas of Afghanistan".<br /><br />"The level of sacrifice has been high and we should never forget the many brave troops who have lost their lives in the pursuit of success in an international mission rooted firmly in our own national security in the UK," he said.<br /><br />British troops will redeploy to central Helmand, where they will continue to lead the fight against the insurgency and assist in building a stable and secure Afghanistan, he added.<br /><br />UK forces have been in Sangin since 2006, and 106 UK personnel have been killed. The MoD announced in July that British troops were to be replaced by US forces.<br /><br />The BBC's Ian Pannell in Kabul said there would be a physical handover, with the union jack lowered and the US flag raised, but little would change on a pratical level.<br /><br />He said some members of the 1,000-strong 40 Commando Battle Group had already left, and the handover would be staggered over the coming weeks.<br /><br />Describing it as a "totemic" moment for the UK, he said Sangin is the most dangerous district in Helmand - if not the whole of Afghanistan.<br /><br />On a recent visit to the area, he witnessed a long battle in which a number of US soldiers, Afghan soldiers and civilians sustained injuries.<br /><br />"Although progress has been made the area remains very difficult, it is a key battleground for insurgents and coalition forces.<br /><br />"The truth is, the Americans will now have to try and finish the job that Britain started," he added.<br /><br />Ministry of Defence spokesman Major General Gordon Messenger, a former commander of the UK Helmand task force, insisted the handover was not an admission of defeat.<br /><br />"It certainly won't look like that on the ground," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.<br /><br />"The British soldiers that are there are handing over to the American Marines. In terms of the physical security presence, and every other aspect of the campaign in Sangin, it's going to be more of a continuum than a watershed."<br /><br />"We are seeing real and positive progress in areas that only a year or so ago were in a very different state," he added.<br /><br />The commanding officer of 40 Commando group, Lieutenant Colonel Paul James, said the handover was "poignant moment" tinged with sadness, but the overwhelming emotion was one of pride.<br /><br />"I think we've achieved significant success here: making Sangin a much more stable and peaceful place.<br /><br />"And probably just as importantly, the Afghan national security forces that we've partnered here are now starting to be able to stand on their own two feet and take on the responsibility for delivering Sangin for themselves.<br /><br />"It's not going to be British forces who deliver success in Sangin and it's not going to be American forces.<br /><br />"It's not going to be anyone else other than the Afghans themselves."<br /><br />( www.bbc.co.uk )</div>Schützen-Gewehrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08680002687713185852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395397622896711432.post-47710526828906716032010-09-19T23:59:00.000-07:002010-09-20T00:06:26.824-07:00Sikorsky X2 breaks 250 kt to set new record<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfDM9vi9Yo7SPzJXa006WDJt0QvXtb6GvAKGWSQ0njj1TVj2Hgqz_5Yjn4N7qy5amfkzS5KobzEQWUPX1zrwADzGX7aPe-8c0xVJIepw0C5HZo38kvHuKQBZ7bz34s97_1M4wszyEViZ1N/s1600/X2-LTH-mockup_042709-129A.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfDM9vi9Yo7SPzJXa006WDJt0QvXtb6GvAKGWSQ0njj1TVj2Hgqz_5Yjn4N7qy5amfkzS5KobzEQWUPX1zrwADzGX7aPe-8c0xVJIepw0C5HZo38kvHuKQBZ7bz34s97_1M4wszyEViZ1N/s320/X2-LTH-mockup_042709-129A.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518888288924977106" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Sikorsky's X2 helicopter technology demonstrator achieved its stated goal of 250 kt true air speed in level flight at the Sikorsky development Flight Center in Florida on 15 September, the company has announced.<br /><br />The speed, reached during a flight lasting just over one hour, is an unofficial speed record for a helicopter, surpassing the 216 kt achieved by a modified Westland Lynx in 1986. The X2 demonstrator also reached 260 kt in a very shallow dive during the flight, Sikorsky said.<br /><br />The record-breaking flight has yet to be confirmed by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI): the body responsible for approving such feats.<br /><br />With the primary performance key for the X2 now met, Jim Kagdis, programme manager for Sikorsky Advanced Programs, said that the demonstrator vehicle has about three months more of flight-testing to undertake. During this time, the company will fly the aircraft for four more tests to demonstrate that it has achieved the other key performance parameters of the programme, such as for noise, vibration, efficient hovering and safe autorotation.<br /><br />Once flight-testing is complete, "we will declare success and we will have the information needed to then look out how we can take this information and technology and apply it to future concepts", Kagdis said.<br /><br />( www.janes.com )</div>Schützen-Gewehrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08680002687713185852noreply@blogger.com226tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395397622896711432.post-1351638752004624952010-09-19T23:32:00.000-07:002010-09-19T23:36:17.824-07:00Expired ammunition cause of Ukraine warship incident - Navy source<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI_mBvuBL8MOYy9JSs6RngJSTrJmGU1Lw0Y3ArNn6Me6pndzSf9uexvlPMf3cnWa-3rHwh1lQU1MJJ7DGG2h6UZkbahZuBfPr2_KYys8ugHJ_pAWzSsxy-S90s4ans3ojPm1kS1O82ZFVp/s1600/160637038.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjI_mBvuBL8MOYy9JSs6RngJSTrJmGU1Lw0Y3ArNn6Me6pndzSf9uexvlPMf3cnWa-3rHwh1lQU1MJJ7DGG2h6UZkbahZuBfPr2_KYys8ugHJ_pAWzSsxy-S90s4ans3ojPm1kS1O82ZFVp/s320/160637038.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518880768170010946" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The artillery shells that exploded on board a Ukrainian warship during military drills off the Crimean Peninsula, were expired, a source in the Ukrainian Naval Forces said on Saturday.<br /><br />Ukraine's UNIAN news agency reported earlier in the day that two artillery shells had gone off on board the Kirovograd medium amphibious assault ship late on Friday, seriously injuring four servicemen. The incident took place at Crimean training ground Opuk during the Vzaimodeistviye-2010 (Cooperation-2010) military exercises.<br /><br />The injured servicemen have been reportedly admitted to hospital in a grave condition.<br /><br />"Firing expired artillery shells is a common practice that allows to kill two birds with one stone: both to train and to get rid of obsolete ammunition," the source said, adding that the incident would have been prevented if drill monitors had checked the ammunition's expiration date.<br /><br />"During gunnery exercises, a ship is strongly shaken - even ceiling lamps in corridors fall down. It's quite possible that the expired shells detonated. Fortunately, they were quite small, and no one was killed," he said.<br /><br />Ukraine's defense authorities have provided no official comments over the incident. UNIAN said the defense minister, Mykhailo Yezhel, had been supervising the drills on Friday.<br /><br />In 2008, during military drills off the Crimean peninsula, a missile exploded just seconds after it was launched from a Buk-M1 (SA-11 Gadfly) missile system. No one was killed in the incident.<br /><br />Although the Ukrainian military authorities declared the drills "successful," then-Defense Minister Yury Yekhanurov admitted that missiles used by the country's military were "obsolete."<br /><br />( RIA NOVOSTI )</div>Schützen-Gewehrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08680002687713185852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395397622896711432.post-2586985744268677332010-09-19T23:29:00.000-07:002010-09-19T23:32:12.716-07:00Russian troops conduct live firing drills at South Ossetia base<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVu4ouk0ai68qxq4yF2PIf_MbH-t31XZd1uhOc-oH-7lf0gYHG7fhNnN9La08P0nR2JqXiRL_-RpPTKTeZsa_5SieSo5inqFRPgEJvetH5bY36qzBRWnXK_WNM9KG9qw05f92Xhgb5oW0z/s1600/160639241.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVu4ouk0ai68qxq4yF2PIf_MbH-t31XZd1uhOc-oH-7lf0gYHG7fhNnN9La08P0nR2JqXiRL_-RpPTKTeZsa_5SieSo5inqFRPgEJvetH5bY36qzBRWnXK_WNM9KG9qw05f92Xhgb5oW0z/s320/160639241.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518879406073738466" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Russian troops, deployed at a military base in South Ossetia, have conducted a battalion-level tactical exercise with live firing, a military source said. The exercise was held on Saturday at the Dzartsemi training ground.<br /><br />The personnel "dealt successfully with the task and performed well at firing sites," said Lt. Col. Andrei Bobrun, a spokesman for the commander of the North Caucasus Military District.<br /><br />After recognizing the independence of South Ossetia in August 2008, Russia signed an agreement with the former Georgian republic to establish a permanent military base in South Ossetia's capital, Tskhinvali.<br /><br />The base hosts up to 1,700 servicemen, T-62 tanks, light armored vehicles, air defense systems and a variety of aircraft.<br /><br />( RIA NOVOSTI )</div>Schützen-Gewehrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08680002687713185852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395397622896711432.post-34373552192087692942010-09-17T20:48:00.000-07:002010-09-17T21:00:15.410-07:00Blast rattles Kabul before Afghan poll begins<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7zLBvaHFQkH5CP2wlHD73JYx_rODaxbQI17AF4RwCoIdkzzf_3IAwuwEjzlQRfP_e7bksbk_iIWT75UR5z_DLBZ8pxMOSrKRfP3NMmg6ebvDUw6Zm9aabHLux-9PfNJ4M_BtUp7j_Rpk6/s1600/www.reuters.com.jpeg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7zLBvaHFQkH5CP2wlHD73JYx_rODaxbQI17AF4RwCoIdkzzf_3IAwuwEjzlQRfP_e7bksbk_iIWT75UR5z_DLBZ8pxMOSrKRfP3NMmg6ebvDUw6Zm9aabHLux-9PfNJ4M_BtUp7j_Rpk6/s320/www.reuters.com.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518098415831559938" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Afghanistan braced for a day of violence on Saturday as voters headed to the polls for a parliamentary election that is a crucial test of government credibility and the strength of its security forces.<br /><br />A large blast rocked central Kabul about three hours before polls were due to open at 7 a.m. (0230 GMT).<br /><br />An area near the U.S. embassy was cordoned off but there were no reports of damage or injury. A spokesman for NATO-led forces said the blast was being investigated.<br /><br />The Taliban have vowed to disrupt the poll and urged potential voters to stay at home even as the government called on Afghans to come out to polling stations for what is their second chance to choose their own parliament.<br /><br />"We should try to do our best under the current circumstances. It is very important that the Afghan people come out and vote," Afghan President Hamid Karzai, who was re-elected last year in a poll marred by fraud accusations, told reporters.<br /><br />Significant security failures would be a major setback, with Washington watching closely before U.S. President Barack Obama conducts a war strategy review in December likely to examine the pace and scale of U.S. troop withdrawals.<br /><br />Corruption and fraud are also serious concerns after a deeply flawed presidential ballot last year. A third of votes cast for Karzai were thrown out as fake. Even though he is not standing, Saturday's vote is seen as a test of Karzai's credibility.<br /><br />It will not be clear for several weeks at least who among the almost 2,500 candidates have won the 249 seats on offer in the Wolesi Jirga, or lower house of parliament.<br /><br />Preliminary results from Saturday's voting will not be known until October 8 at the earliest, with final results not expected before October 30.<br /><br />Election observers expect thousands of complaints from losing candidates, with Afghanistan's own poll watchdog expecting a "disputatious" election, which could delay the process further.<br /><br />Almost 300,000 Afghan soldiers and police are providing security for the poll, backed up by some 150,000 foreign troops.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">CLAMPDOWN, ABDUCTIONS</span><br /><br />A heavy security clampdown was imposed on Kabul on Friday.<br /><br />A wave of abductions spread across much of the rest of the country on Friday, however, with 23 kidnappings of people working on the elections, including two candidates.<br /><br />Observers fear security worries could lead to a low voter turnout, as it did last year when the Taliban staged dozens of attacks but failed to disrupt the process entirely.<br /><br />Voter turnout was very low last year in the south and east where Pashtuns, Afghanistan's main ethnic group, dominate and where the Taliban has its strongest support.<br /><br />Washington believes corruption weakens the central government and its ability to build up institutions like the Afghan security forces, which in turn determines when Western troops in Afghanistan will be able to leave.<br /><br />Voter turnout may also be hit by cynicism and disillusionment. Billions of dollars in foreign aid cash have flowed into Afghanistan over the past nine years but, for many people, have brought no real improvement in their lives.<br /><br />( www.reuters.com )<br /><br /></div>Schützen-Gewehrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08680002687713185852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395397622896711432.post-31742144805761271282010-09-17T20:21:00.000-07:002010-09-17T20:45:55.914-07:00Russia to overhaul Bulava production if tests fail again - Serdyukov<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2rP1IYR0TzScXUK77g2W_nEYpCQJUs0m10KBQijVnwXyGtHGCRhJZw4LL3IMiCjXfIJJ6YgtfYsuXhCVUADR3zBPOIViILHdHutpDG4RH3evo2Mf3RiU_94aTq8aEk0vQYyhT7QJsBgOj/s1600/160514785.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2rP1IYR0TzScXUK77g2W_nEYpCQJUs0m10KBQijVnwXyGtHGCRhJZw4LL3IMiCjXfIJJ6YgtfYsuXhCVUADR3zBPOIViILHdHutpDG4RH3evo2Mf3RiU_94aTq8aEk0vQYyhT7QJsBgOj/s320/160514785.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5518094436531673682" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Russia will have to overhaul the whole production and manufacturing system of its troubled Bulava ballistic missile if this autumn's tests fail again, the defense minister said on Friday.<br /><br />Anatoly Serdyukov said that if failures continue and their causes prove to be different, "then we will have to overhaul the whole system of production and [manufacture] control of these missiles."<br /><br />The Bulava (SS-NX-30), a three-stage liquid and solid-propellant submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), has officially suffered seven failures in 12 tests.<br /><br />Bulava test launches were put on hold after the most recent failed launch, from the Dmitry Donskoy nuclear submarine in the White Sea on December 9, 2009, pending the results of a government investigation.<br /><br />The failure was caused by a defective engine nozzle. A source close to state commission, which investigated the failure, said the malfunction was caused not by the design but by a manufacturing fault.<br /><br />The next test launches, initially scheduled for mid-August, have repeatedly been postponed.<br /><br />"The next three launches of the Bulava missile will be held until the first ice appears. We will definitely launch [the missiles]," Serdyukov said.<br /><br />Some analysts suggest that in reality the number of failures was considerably larger, with Russian military expert Pavel Felgenhauer suggesting that of the Bulava's 12 test launches, only one was entirely successful.<br /><br />The future development of the Bulava has been questioned by several lawmakers and defense industry officials, who suggest that all efforts should be focused on the existing Sineva SLBM.<br /><br />( RIA NOVOSTI )</div>Schützen-Gewehrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08680002687713185852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395397622896711432.post-15081946120198445882010-09-16T21:27:00.000-07:002010-09-16T21:36:18.156-07:00Indonesia confirms plans to buy six more Su fighters from Russia<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh66y8ivIxwSD8AFqrCFZh6e07H3XSXOwmMQbJW65W1vzbMwjeGBE7Ft_2gg24nuUrQTfs6ppPqgTq4Nqddt1PMGHYPRUW-tNfh1sBmucEbYP9NBI5lTtEB6Z5MR0riZJBJvga_ZFKIyc6V/s1600/sukhoi_tcm782-57485.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh66y8ivIxwSD8AFqrCFZh6e07H3XSXOwmMQbJW65W1vzbMwjeGBE7Ft_2gg24nuUrQTfs6ppPqgTq4Nqddt1PMGHYPRUW-tNfh1sBmucEbYP9NBI5lTtEB6Z5MR0riZJBJvga_ZFKIyc6V/s320/sukhoi_tcm782-57485.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517736616518753746" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Indonesia's Air Force chief of staff Marshal Imam Sufaat said on Friday his country planned to buy six more Sukhoi fighter jets from Russia, the Jakarta Post reported. He said the purchase would be on the Defense Ministry's long-term agenda, but was not sure when the plan would be implemented.<br /><br />"The existing squadron of Sukhois remains insufficient to give a deterrent effect given our vast territory," Imam told the Antara news agency.<br /><br />He said the proposal was already approved by the country's president, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.<br /><br />Indonesia bought three Russian fighter jets in 2003. The $300 million contract signed in August 2007 stipulated the delivery of six Su-30MK fighter planes. Three aircraft were delivered in February 2009, another two were handed over to Indonesia on September 10, and one was taken to Indonesia on Thursday.<br /><br />( RIA NOVOSTI )</div>Schützen-Gewehrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08680002687713185852noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395397622896711432.post-30778307315799571962010-09-16T20:45:00.000-07:002010-09-16T21:10:43.395-07:00The Bushmaster Adaptive Combat Rifle (ACR)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguoIwkZtfvV430Dshis7BsUbeY42mHkVrkcxvylFaYetf36HpqLgp-v6ACj1wJ9FNPcA7Xso_KeNx63cwcAgHFxy0N6q3l6bYIgOvudifsmbfiM8Ur2jUwGRLxjcekc_8sbh1D9VIvTTYq/s1600/SHOT+Show+2007+-+Magpul+Industries+Masada+5.56mm+Rifle-Carbine_3.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguoIwkZtfvV430Dshis7BsUbeY42mHkVrkcxvylFaYetf36HpqLgp-v6ACj1wJ9FNPcA7Xso_KeNx63cwcAgHFxy0N6q3l6bYIgOvudifsmbfiM8Ur2jUwGRLxjcekc_8sbh1D9VIvTTYq/s320/SHOT+Show+2007+-+Magpul+Industries+Masada+5.56mm+Rifle-Carbine_3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517729629127868370" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">The Bushmaster Adaptive Combat Rifle (ACR) is the production name for an updated version of the Masada Adaptive Combat Weapon System. In late January 2008, Bushmaster entered into a licensing agreement with Magpul whereby Bushmaster would take over production, future development and sales of the Masada.<br /><br />It is a patent pending self-loading rifle platform designed by Magpul Industries of Erie, Colorado. The rifle was initially developed over a period of four months, completely independent of government funding. Prototypes were displayed at the 2007 SHOT Show in Orlando, Florida. Originally scheduled for release in the second quarter of 2008, Bushmaster announced on May 16, 2008, that the consumer release would be delayed until Q1 2009, due to a focus on military projects.<br /><br />On November 18, 2008, Bushmaster released a statement saying, "The ACR is being redesigned to be a superior offering to compete for the next generation US Army infantry carbine and subcompact weapon requirement and will be available to select customers in 2009.<br /><br />The ACR was one of the weapons displayed to U.S. Army officials during an invitation-only Industry Day on November 13, 2008. The goal of the Industry Day was to review current carbine technology prior to writing formal requirements for a future replacement for the M4 Carbine.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Design</span><br /><br />The original Magpul Masada design represents an amalgamation of several recent rifle designs, incorporating what is considered by its designers to be the best features of each in a single, lightweight, modular rifle platform.<br /><br />Design features from the Armalite AR-18 (short-stroke gas system), the FN SCAR (upper receiver, charging handle location), the Heckler & Koch G36/XM8 (liberal use of polymer components), the M16/AR-15 (trigger pack), and the M16 (barrel, fire control group) are clearly prevalent. The rifle also includes several features developed by Magpul, such as a quick-change barrel/trunnion system, adjustable gas regulator, non-reciprocating charging handle, and storage compartments located in the stock and grip.<br /><br />Just prior to the deal with Bushmaster, Magpul made additional changes to their design—the most obvious of these is the relocation of the ambidextrous operating handle to a forward position (somewhat similar to the Heckler & Koch G3 and Heckler & Koch MP5 series of weapons). Experts from Magpul Industries have on several occasions mentioned that depending on the barrel length of the weapon, the rate of fire is estimated to be in the range of 600-800 rpm (this is an estimate; specifics have not yet been verified).<br /><br />Bushmaster Firearms, with the help of Remington Arms (a sister company in the Freedom Group, Inc portfolio that includes Bushmaster, Remington, Marlin, and DPMS Panther Arms brands) has also made some design changes based on extensive environmental and functional testing specifically to meet the emerging requirements of the US military in both the carbine and subcompact weapon versions of the ACR family. It is expected that the rifle will be offered to military customers in 5.56mm NATO, 6.8mm Remington SPC, 6.5 Grendel, and possibly in .30 Remington AR. with the same lower receiver and the user just having to switch out the barrel, bolt face, and magazine to change calibers. It is also expected that the ACR will have barrel length options of 10.5″, 12.5″, 14.5″, 16″ (commercial), and 18″. The official name of the rifle for military use will be the Remington ACR.<br /><br />The magazine conceived for the 5.56mm version of the ACR rifle is called the PMag, a high-impact, 30-round polymer magazine claimed by Magpul to be significantly more resistant to wear, shock, a<span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span class="" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_JustifyFull" title="Rata Penuh"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" alt="Rata Penuh" class="gl_align_full" border="0" /></span></span>nd harsh environments than other counterparts on the market. The PMag is STANAG 4179-compatible, as it will readily fit any STANAG magazine firearm, including the M16 rifle family.<br /><br />The Bushmaster ACR's modular construction even allows the user to fire several other rounds, including the 7.62×39mm round and Remington 6.8 SPC round with an alternate barrel and lower receiver.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Availability</span><br /><br />The ACR is stated to be available in the 2nd Quarter of 2010 for military, government and commercial customers. The ACR will be available in greater quantity (tens of thousands) in the commercial marketplace in 2010.<br /><br />According to an official press release from Bushmaster, the rifle will have suggested retail price between $2,685 - $ 3,061.00<br /><br />- twice as much as early price quotes of "around $1500," causing public outcry and dismay of the rifle from a large portion of the firearms fraternity and potential civilian end-users. Semi-automatic versions will be available to the commercial market from Bushmaster, and selective-fire versions available for military and law enforcement under the Remington name.<br /><br />As of April 2010, civilian market rifles are available for sale.<br /><br /><br />( www.wikipedia.org )</div>Schützen-Gewehrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08680002687713185852noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395397622896711432.post-89379086641680788342010-09-16T20:20:00.000-07:002010-09-16T20:45:20.482-07:00Akash Surface-to-Air Missile System, India<span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoqm-am9EsquMMjvpGBJI9twT-W8N7z3XnBJxe1wSugZd7lrDU0f_mTjvERxa9pLmPhSM2l9A7aTx37tWxYCDdrAim7bSl-Zq729bIosLUk5GNXu7J5pTSGAadjjrMwhv6jXGmjm0eJHJA/s1600/1-Image-1.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 230px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoqm-am9EsquMMjvpGBJI9twT-W8N7z3XnBJxe1wSugZd7lrDU0f_mTjvERxa9pLmPhSM2l9A7aTx37tWxYCDdrAim7bSl-Zq729bIosLUk5GNXu7J5pTSGAadjjrMwhv6jXGmjm0eJHJA/s320/1-Image-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517721941864312594" border="0" /></a>The Akash (sky) is an all-weather medium-range surface-to-air missile (SAM) system developed in India. It provides multidirectional and multitarget area defence. The missile system was indigenously developed as part of the integrated guided-missile development programme (IGMDP). In operation from 1983 to 2007, the programme developed a range of missiles, including the Nag, Agni and Trishul missiles and the Prithvi ballistic missile.<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />In 2008, the Indian Air Force (IAF) introduced its indigenous SAM system after nine successful field trials. Some modifications to the Akash SAM, such as the launch platform, were made to the army version to meet mobility and gradeability requirements.<br /><br />In June 2010, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) of India ordered Rs125bn ($2.8bn) of the army version Akash missile system for induction into the Indian Army.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Akash surface-to-air-missile</span><br /><br />The Akash SAM was developed to replace the Russian 2K12 Kub (SA-6 Gainful) missile system, currently in service. Development of the Akash missile system began in the 1980s, involving the work of 300 public and private companies. The flight tests were initiated in 1990 and the development flights continued till 1997. Several user trials of the missile system were conducted and its ballistic missile role was proven successful.<br /><br />The Akash SAM system – including the associated radars, missile and systems – took about 20 years to develop, at an investment of about $120m. Other countries that have developed the multitarget handling surface-to-air missile systems are the US, some EU countries, Russia, Israel and Japan.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">SAM system features</span><br /><br />The Akash SAM system consists of an integral ramjet propulsion, a switchable guidance antenna system, a command guidance unit, an onboard power supply, a system arming and detonation mechanism, digital autopilot, radars and C4I centres.<br /><br />The Akash SAM system – including the associated radars, missile and systems – took about 20 years to develop, at an investment of about $120m. Other countries that have developed the multitarget handling surface-to-air missile systems are the US, some EU countries, Russia, Israel and Japan.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Akash missile launch</span><br /><br />The Akash missile can be launched from static or mobile platforms, such as battle tanks, providing flexible deployment. The SAM can handle multitarget and destroy manoeuvring targets such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), fighter aircraft, cruise missiles and missiles launched from helicopters.<br /><br />The Akash SAM system defends vulnerable areas in all weather conditions against medium-range air targets being attacked from low, medium and high altitudes.<br /><br />It can operate autonomously, and engage and neutralise different aerial targets simultaneously. The kill probability of the Akash is 88% for the first and 99% for the second missile on a target. The Akash SAM is claimed to be more economical and accurate than the MIM-104 Patriot, operated by several nations including the US, due to its solid-fuel technology. The Akash can intercept from a range of 30km and provide air defence missile coverage of 2,000km².<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">SAM system features</span><br /><br />The Akash SAM system consists of an integral ramjet propulsion, a switchable guidance antenna system, a command guidance unit, an onboard power supply, a system arming and detonation mechanism, digital autopilot, radars and C4I centres.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Detonation sequence</span><br /><br />The prefragmented warhead of the Akash missile is coupled with a digital proximity fuse. The detonation sequence is controlled by safety arming and a detonation mechanism. The missile is also integrated with a self-destructive device. Unlike the Patriot missile, Akash uses a ramjet propulsion system which gives it thrust to intercept the target at supersonic speed without any speed deceleration.<br /><br />The terminal guidance system of the missile enables its working through electronic countermeasures.<br /><br />The Rajendra radar completely guides the Akash missile, which increases its efficacy against electronic jamming of aircraft.<br /><br />( www.army-tecnology )<br /><br /></div>Schützen-Gewehrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08680002687713185852noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1395397622896711432.post-56793245025735187172010-09-16T19:58:00.000-07:002010-09-16T20:08:55.517-07:00Obama calls for soonest ratification of arms treaty with Russia<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUV61NkwEvOVMMl0e3o8GG5UYBPbWTXnlBj_cTpPaH3TFCyOVMF0-dwViFTpsidk2pI93GtTGJyiABAUBM5YyltEpDAvMZsDDsMrxomfBYUpuy21bKs0exxX7E4bHExwfy6tgPoMl6b82p/s1600/160619169.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUV61NkwEvOVMMl0e3o8GG5UYBPbWTXnlBj_cTpPaH3TFCyOVMF0-dwViFTpsidk2pI93GtTGJyiABAUBM5YyltEpDAvMZsDDsMrxomfBYUpuy21bKs0exxX7E4bHExwfy6tgPoMl6b82p/s320/160619169.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517714035860739474" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">U.S. President Barack Obama and other top state officials urged the Senate of speed up the ratification of a new strategic arms reduction treaty with Russia. The U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 14-4 on Thursday to recommend the Senate ratify a new strategic arms reduction treaty with Russia.<br /><br />"Today, I urge the full Senate to move forward quickly with a vote to approve this Treaty," the U.S. President said in a statement.<br /><br />"I encourage members on both sides of the aisle to give this agreement the fair hearing and bipartisan support that it deserves, and that has been given to past agreements of its kind," he went on.<br /><br />He said that "leaders from across the political spectrum," including former secretaries of state and defense from Republican and Democratic administrations have endorsed the treaty.<br /><br />"They recognize that it is in our national security interest," the president added.<br /><br />The new treaty was signed by Obama and his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev on April 8 in Prague as a replacement for the START 1 treaty that expired in December 2009. It stipulates that the number of nuclear warheads is to be reduced to 1,550 on each side, while the number of deployed and non-deployed delivery vehicles must not exceed 800 on each side.<br /><br />The Russian and U.S. presidents earlier agreed that the ratification processes should be go ahead side-by-side.<br /><br />U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton "applauded" the committee vote in a joint statement.<br /><br />"Like previous arms control treaties, the New START Treaty deserves broad bipartisan support and prompt ratification by the full Senate. We urge Senators to act quickly and approve this treaty," the statement reads.<br /><br />The two officials said the treaty would provide stability and predictability in relations of the world's two largest nuclear powers.<br /><br />"It will restore crucial inspection and verification mechanisms that ceased when the original START agreement expired last year, allowing U.S. inspectors back inside Russian nuclear weapons silos," Clinton and Gates said. "And it will help keep nuclear material from falling into the hands of terrorists or rogue regimes."<br /><br />Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov, who is currently on the visit to the U.S., also welcomed the move.<br /><br />"Of course, we are positive [about the recommendation]. We discussed it yesterday with Defense Secretary Robert Gates. Both U.S. and Russia are interested in [ratification]," he said. "We expect this to happen, though not everyone in Russia applauds the agreement."<br /><br />He said that Russia would follow the U.S. ratification procedure to try and synchronize the ratification process, but "will not jump the gun."<br /><br />The document was submitted to the U.S. Senate for ratification on May 13 and to the State Duma on May 28.<br /><br />Representatives of the Department of State and the U.S. administration earlier said that the Senate may vote before the November 2 mid-term elections. However, Senator John Kerry, who chairs the Senate's foreign affairs committee, said that the voting should take place after the elections, for a smoother and swifter vote.<br /><br />"I personally believe we will have the votes to ratify this," the senator said.<br /><br />The Democrats control just 59 seats in the upper house of the U.S. Congress, while a total of 67 votes are required to ratify the agreement. At least one of the Republicans, Senator Richard Lugar, openly expressed his support for the pact.<br /><br />( RIA NOVOSTI )</div>Schützen-Gewehrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08680002687713185852noreply@blogger.com0