Monday, August 2, 2010

DTN News: South Korea TODAY August 2, 2010 - 100 Chinese Jets Fly In Exercise Against US Raptors

Defense News: DTN News: South Korea TODAY August 2, 2010 - 100 Chinese Jets Fly In Exercise Against US Raptors
Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources including The Korea Times - July 28, 2010
(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - August 2, 2010: China had a large-scale exercise over Shandong Province with about 100 fighter jets while U.S. F-22 Raptor fighters flew over the East Sea off the Korean Peninsula during the U.S.-South Korea naval drills.
Ming Pao, a pro-Chinese newspaper in Hong Kong, reported that some 100 newest fighter jets made a sortie into the sky of Qingdao. “It was 40 minutes of exercise covering all over the sky of the eastern province so as that the residents in Qingdao could witness.”
Qingdao is the main port of the North Sea Fleet Command of the People’s Liberation Army, which protects Beijing, the capital city of China, and supervises the airspace above the Bohai Bay, 460 km west of Pyeongtaek, Korea, where U.S. Armed Forces in Korea are headquartered. Yet, an official in charge of national security and diplomacy said the exercise in Qingdao “is groundless.” Another official in charge of national defense said, “The fleet of the total fighter jets that took off and landed on July 26 numbered almost 100 but there was no evidence that many jets flew in formation.”
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US to slap new sanctions on NK
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Wednesday announced a set of country-specific sanctions on North Korea to prevent its illicit activities that would ultimately help the proliferation of the nuclear program.
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DTN News: Five Rockets Fired Towards Israeli Resort Of Eilat

Defense News: DTN News: Five Rockets Fired Towards Israeli Resort Of Eilat
Source: DTN News / AFP
(NSI News Source Info) JERUSALEM, Israel - August 2, 2010: At least five rockets fell in and around the southern Israeli resort of Eilat at about 7:45 am (0445 GMT) on Monday but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, Israel police said.
At about the same time, a Grad-type rocket slammed into the Jordanian port of Aqaba, less than 10 kilometres (six miles) from Eilat, injuring four people, one of them seriously, Jordan's interior minister said.
"About four or five explosions were heard in and around Eilat -- it seems they were caused by rockets," police spokesman Mickey Rosenfeld told AFP.
"We are still searching to find the rockets," he said, saying that no one had been hurt in the attack.
Eilat police chief Moshe Cohen said one or two of the rockets had apparently landed in Jordan while another two landed in the sea.
"Apparently one or two landed in Jordanian territory, and another two landed in the water," he said, without saying where the fifth had landed.
A police investigation was under way but initial reports suggested the rockets had been fired from the south, Cohen said.
In Amman, Jordan's Interior Minister Nayef Qadai told AFP that two cars were wrecked in the rocket blast, which occurred near a hotel.
"A Grad rocket fell in the street in Aqaba, near to the Intercontinental hotel, destroying two cars and injuring four people, one of them seriously," Qadai said.
Information Minister Ali Ayed said in a radio interview the blast occurred at around 7:45 am (0445 GMT).
Eilat, a coastal resort located at Israel's southernmost point, lies several kilometres west of the border with Jordan, and a similar distance from the border with the Egyptian Sinai.
The Israeli military said it was investigating the source of the fire and was in constant contact with the authorities in Egypt and Jordan.
"The IDF (Israel Defence Forces) and Israel police are searching the area and examining the source of the firing," a spokeswoman said. "The IDF maintains ongoing contacts with the Jordanian and the Egyptian authorities."
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  • Five rockets slam into Israeli resort of Eilat

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  • Saddam's invasion still hurting Iraq-Kuwait ties 20 years on

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Sunday, August 1, 2010

DTN News: Russia Revives Caspian Sea Monster

Defense News: DTN News: Russia Revives Caspian Sea Monster
Source: DTN News / RT
(NSI News Source Info) MOSCOW, Russia - August 1, 2010: The Russian government has commissioned the renewal of the “Caspian Sea Monster,” the legendary ground effect vehicle (GEV). Only 30 such crafts were built in the Soviet Union over two decades.
The revival of GEV production was announced by the Alekseev design and construction bureau, which used to be the leading producer of such vehicles. According to its production branch director, Evgeny Meleshko, the bureau is working on a big model. It will spend two years making the new design with the first tests to be launched in 2012.
“For our company it’s a big project, and most of our specialists will be working on it,” Meleshko told Interfax news agency.
GEVs are high-speed naval vehicles that fly just over the surface thanks to a high-pressure air cushion created by its wings. The first prototype with a wingspan of 37.6 meters and a hull length of about 100 meters could travel at 250 knots and had a maximum take-off weigh of 544 tons.
The Soviet Union produced several models, including one for amphibian troops transportation and a cruise missile carrier. There was also a project for a strategic GEV armed with ballistic missiles.
GEV developed since the 1980s have been primarily smaller craft designed for the recreational and civilian ferry markets. Germany, Russia, and the United States have provided most of the momentum with some development in Australia, China, Japan, and Taiwan. In these countries, small craft up to ten seats have been designed and built. Other larger designs as ferries and heavy transports have been proposed, though none have gone on to further development.
Some manned and unmanned prototypes were built, ranging up to eight tons in displacement. This led to the development of the "Caspian Sea Monster", a 550-ton military ekranoplan. Although it was designed to travel a maximum of 3 m (9.8 ft) above the sea, it was found to be most efficient at 20 m (66 ft), reaching a top speed of 300 kn (350 mph; 560 km/h) (400 kn (460 mph; 740 km/h) in research flight).
The Soviet ekranoplan program continued with the support of Minister of Defense Dmitri Ustinov. It produced the most successful ekranoplan so far, the 125-ton A-90 Orlyonok. These craft were originally developed as very high-speed military transports, and were based mostly on the shores of the Caspian Sea and Black Sea. The Soviet Navy ordered 120 Orlyonok-class ekranoplans. But this figure was later reduced to fewer than thirty vehicles, with planned deployment mainly in the Black Sea and Baltic Sea fleets.
A few Orlyonoks served with the Soviet Navy from 1979 to 1992. In 1987, the 400-ton Lun-class ekranoplan was built as a missile launcher. A second Lun, renamed Spasatel, was laid down as a rescue vessel, but was never finished.
Minister Ustinov died in 1985, and the new Minister of Defense, Marshal Sokolov, effectively stopped the funding for the program. Only three operational Orlyonok-class ekranoplans (with revised hull design) and one Lun-class ekranoplan remained at a naval base near Kaspiysk.
The two major problems that the Soviet ekranoplans faced were poor longitudinal stability and a need for reliable navigation.
Since the fall of the Soviet Union, ekranoplans have been produced by the Volga Shipyard in Nizhniy Novgorod.

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SUNDAY, AUGUST 30, 2009

DTN News: Russian Navy To Receive 4 New Amphibious Planes By 2013

DTN News: Russian Navy To Receive 4 New Amphibious Planes By 2013
(NSI News Source Info) GELENDZHIK, South Russia - August 30, 2009: Russia's Navy will put into operation four new A-42 amphibious planes by 2013, a senior military official said on Friday.
The A-42 (Be-42) amphibious plane is the search and rescue variant of the A-40 Mermaid ASW aircraft, which can be used for reconnaissance and target designation during patrols over coastal and international waters. It is the largest amphibious aircraft in the world.
"The Russian naval aviation will receive four A-42 amphibious planes by 2013, with the first one to be commissioned in 2010," the deputy commander of naval aviation, Maj. Gen. Nikolai Kuklev.
He said the A-42 would become the main reconnaissance and ASW aircraft of the Russian Navy after 2015 and would replace the ageing fleet of Be-12 Mail and Il-38 May maritime patrol aircraft.
At present, Russia deploys nine Be-12 aircraft with the Black Sea Fleet and has about 40 Il-38 planes operating with the Northern and Pacific fleets.
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DTN News: Modernization Urged For PLA Army To Boost Combat Capacity

Defense News: DTN News: Modernization Urged For PLA Army To Boost Combat Capacity
(NSI News Source Info) BEIJING, China - August 1, 2010: China's armed forces will continue to enhance its capabilities and military readiness to safeguard sovereignty, security and development of the nation, Defense Minister Liang Guanglie said Saturday.
Liang made the remarks while addressing a reception held in Beijing to mark the 83rd anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) on Aug. 1.
"We will continue to strengthen the PLA's capability to accomplish diversified military tasks, particularly for winning regional wars under informationized circumstances, to firmly safeguard national sovereignty, security and development," he said.
He said China's core security interest will always guide the development of the Chinese army.
He said the army should strengthen military training, adopt more high and new technology weapons and equipment, improve military logistics and increase combat capabilities by using information technology.
The PLA will actively take part in and support economic development, keep sabotage of hostile and separatist forces at bay, and contribute to the development and stability of the country, he said.
Liang, also a member of the Central Military Commission (CMC) and a state councilor, said the army will continue to devote itself to the country's complete reunification while promoting a peaceful development of relations between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan.
"We will continue to oppose separatist activities of 'Taiwan independence' forces, while firmly safeguarding national sovereignty, security and territorial integrity," Liang said.
"The PLA will enhance exchanges and cooperation with armed forces of all countries, in accordance with the principles of mutual respect, equal negotiation, and reciprocity," he said.
"The Chinese army will also actively fulfill international responsibilities and obligations, and will contribute to the world peace and development," Liang said.
In August 1927, armed forces led by the Communist Party of China held an uprising against warlords. The first day of August was later designated as the PLA's founding day.
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DTN News: Australian Weapons Found In Hands Of Taliban, WikiLeaks Reveals

Defense News: DTN News: Australian Weapons Found In Hands Of Taliban, WikiLeaks Reveals
Source: DTN News / The Sydney Morning Herald by Rafael Epstein
(NSI News Source Info) SYDNEY, Australia - August 1, 2010: Australian weapons and equipment have repeatedly been discovered among Taliban stockpiles, raising fears that Afghan troops trained by Diggers have been pilfering military supplies.
Documents released by the WikiLeaks website show that in the past six years International Security Assistance Force troops have uncovered Australian mortar shells, a hand-grenade and other equipment when defusing roadside bombs and capturing Taliban weapons stores.
Australian soldiers have trained hundreds of Afghan army soldiers, and work alongside Afghan police.
Last December a NATO patrol found Australian equipment in a Taliban weapons cache, alongside AK-47 rifles and materials to make roadside bombs. The equipment found is used by Australian soldiers to ensure their safety during offensives, and if used by insurgents it could disrupt the distinct advantage held by NATO troops.
The Defence Department has asked the Herald not to publish any details identifying this equipment. The department is reviewing the tens of thousands of WikiLeaks documents and did not respond directly to the reports about Australian weapons, other than saying ''an important part of this review will be determining whether there are force protection implications for our personnel''.
Last year the US found there were incomplete records for about a third of $US4 billion ($4.4 billion) worth of US-purchased weapons used by the Afghan military.
US soldiers training Afghan forces have repeatedly complained about pilfering, with one US officer reported as saying: ''It's not, 'Let me teach you your job'. It's more like, 'How much did you steal from the American government today?' ''
Defence sources with experience of training in Oruzgan province doubted that Australian weapons were going missing. Such reports are ''probably a load of crap'', said one source. ''There may be a misunderstanding about what is being reported.''
Sources said Afghans usually use their own weapons, not Australian munitions, when trained by Australian troops.
The Taliban have been found to have used rifles, mortars and other weapons made in the US, Russia and China.
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