Naval and Defense News

[Coiler12]

ORIGINAL: navyrecognition
Haven't updated in a while... is XASM-3 (to be called ASM-3 once in inventory) in the latest DB ?

It's been in the DB for a while, but doesn't have any actual loadouts on the F-2 (as of DB467).

[xavierv]

^ Thanks

A somewhat in depth tour aboard USS Coronado LCS-4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vt6b6kG0ExU

[kevinkins]

Retracted due to being posted in a hurry to get on the road.

[ExNusquam]

Duffleblog is satire - so no.

[Hongjian]

The Mystery ICBM on that 16 wheel TEL has been finally identified: DF-31AG (or called "DF-31B" by some)



The model of that ICBM now unveiled at Beijing's People's Revolutionary Museum, which was recently renovated: Left is the DF-31AG and right the DF-31A




The DF-31AG/B is said to incorporate MIRV and extended range (which made using a longer missile and hence a longer and beefier TEL necesary).

[Dysta]

The use of G ('Gai', modified) is so rare for more modern Chinese military hardwares. My thought exactly why it is not called DF-31B or a new 3X family consider both TEL and the launch tube are very different.

[Hongjian]

Indeed. This missile is quite mysterious. Why make a DF-31AG/B if the DF-41 is ready?

Anyway... Looks like the Type 055 lead ship's name was unveiled: Nanchang

http://item.btime.com/0430c1c79vbrq97a7880kpi9afs

[Dysta]

Fearmongering war machines is a common practice to many journalism, but how about they all gone autonomous?

http://newatlas.com/kalashnikov-ai-weap ... rum/50576/

[kevinkins]

Possible flash point and scenario premise:

http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/0 ... XS0MoTyu00

"People in the fishing industry are calling on the government to take measures. We aren’t able to catch squid although they remain there. It’s a matter of life and death, said Shoshi Honma, 69, chief of the Yamagata chapter of the Japan Fisheries Cooperatives, known as JF Yamagata."

[kevinkins]

Point counterpoint pod cast (two parts) on the F35 ...

http://m.aviationweek.com/defense/podca ... rd%20Brief

[Triode]

first image of russian "Okhotnik-B" 20 tonn stealth UCAV :
http://i.imgur.com/ZzV3ECq.jpg

from "R & D executed in the interests of MoD":

[Dysta]

Meanwhile of the Sino-Rus Naval Drill that previously passed several NATO waters. Official media spokesman answering some questions concerned by British journalists:

http://3g.china.com/act/military/568/20 ... 00555.html (Simplified Chinese)

"我还想强调一点，在非领海海域，中国军队舰机和其他国家舰机一样，都享有航行自由的权利。" - 吴谦

What Mr. Wu said is all military ships and planes in the world, including Chinese military, has FON as well as long as they are outside the territorial sea.

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Another US Naval War College article submitted by NI, but this time is all about Chinese robotic (anti-)submersible assets. You might like it kevin:

http://nationalinterest.org/feature/ame ... hina-21650

Strategists contemplating Asia-Pacific strategy quickly come to the conclusion that the undersea campaign is decisive. Fixed targets are vulnerable in the age of precision strike, meaning that air bases do not have a chance against a barrage of missiles. And with advances in ISR (Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) sensors and ever expanding missile ranges and power projection platforms, surface warships may not fare much better. Thus, it is no laughing matter to consider rumors that China has pulled off some breakthroughs in submarine quieting or that the PLA Navy submarine force has ambitions to enter both the Arctic and also the Atlantic as part of a much enhanced pattern of operational deployments.

But undersea warfare is not static and some have speculated that higher computer processing speeds combined with myriad new underwater sensors could render even remote parts of the ocean more and more transparent, undermining submarine stealth and survivability. Some of China’s recent achievements in these developments have been noted in this space. Another question hovering over the undersea warfare planner is the question of how important undersea robots, both unmanned undersea vehicles (UUVs) and remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) could be. Will they come to assume the same vital role that unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have assumed? A Dragon Eye column has dipped a toe into this discussion before by examining the role that the new U.S. Navy anti-submarine unmanned surface ship (USV) Sea Hunter (with an extraordinary range of 10,000 miles) could play in the evolving U.S.-China maritime rivalry. This column will dip another toe into this pond and explore several Chinese platforms in development of this nascent unmanned contest unfolding on and under the waves.

More details of Chinese UUVs at the link

[kevinkins]

"The top U.S. military officer (Joseph Dunford, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff) has told a security conference that Russia is the “most-capable state actor” that the United States faces, but it is just one of many security challenges in today’s environment"

I am dumbfounded by that remark.

https://www.rferl.org/a/dunford-russia- ... rd%20Brief

[Triode]

5 gen submarine , vision from FPI & Oceanpribor ( russian DARPA + main russian hydroacoustic creator)

http://uploads.ru/nDYtr.jpg
http://uploads.ru/Oqnj6.jpg

[bpstalker]

Erdogan announces deal with Russia on S-400 air defense missile systems

More:
http://tass.com/defense/957699

[bpstalker]

UAE to Purchase 160 Patriot Missiles for $2 Billion
The deal includes the Raytheon-made GEM-T missiles designed to intercept tactical ballistic missiles (TBM)
http://www.israeldefense.co.il/en/node/30459


Iran Launches Mass Production Line of Sayyad-3 Missiles
http://www.israeldefense.co.il/en/node/30431

[Eggstor]

ORIGINAL: bpstalker

Erdogan announces deal with Russia on S-400 air defense missile systems

More:
http://tass.com/defense/957699

Depending on Erdogan's mood, that could be the worst mistake Russia made in a while. Of course, it's more likely that a "crippled" system will be going to Turkey.

[Dysta]

ORIGINAL: Eggstor

ORIGINAL: bpstalker

Erdogan announces deal with Russia on S-400 air defense missile systems

More:
http://tass.com/defense/957699

Depending on Erdogan's mood, that could be the worst mistake Russia made in a while. Of course, it's more likely that a "crippled" system will be going to Turkey.

Neither China or Turkey can get 40N6 from Russia, its the only missile to provide very long range area defense, but Russia have to build them for themselves first.

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Anyway, Henri made an article about Chinese DF-31AG, the distinctively different IRBM from DF-31A while still is smaller than rumored DF-41:

http://www.eastpendulum.com/nouvel-icbm-mobile-df-31ag (French)
https://www.sinodefenceforum.com/china- ... ost-465067 (Translated)

[Hongjian]

Yeah, Henri's article is interesting.
Seems like the DF-31AG's main improvement is its cross-country TEL and a longer ranged missile (visible through the structural reinforcements on the launch tube as required by higher pressue propellants).

Unlike its older DF-31A , which is placed on a semi-trailer 1S1-31A , which is pulled by a road tractor, this new DF-31AG uses a 16 × 16 Tractor-Erector-Launcher (TEL) Thus its off-road capability.

The launch tube has several circular reinforcements, suggesting more pressure during missile take-off. Changes in the propulsion system, at least for the 1st stage, could have been implemented. It is therefore not excluded that a new type of propellant of the N-15 family, which develops a specific pulse (ISP) higher than that of HPTB and NEPE used in the other ICBMs of the world.

It is probably for this reason that this new variant of Chinese mobile ICBM is called DF-31AG, which should read DF-31A (改), where 改 (Gaï) means "Modified" in Chinese.

While the propulsion system of the missile seems to have evolved, there is no indication that its size has changed. The DF-31 and its extended range version DF-31A are mono-ogive ICBMs, the first and second stage of which measure 2 meters in diameter and 1.4 meters for the third stage. The maximum effective range of DF-31A is 12,500 km.

[...]

Based on the first available elements today, it is believed that the DF-31AG would bring the following gains over previous versions:

-Improve the off-road capability of the carrier, therefore its mobility and survivability
-Increase the range of the missile at a lower cost, by changing its engines and reducing the structural mass

Therefore, the DF-31AG would be a project to upgrade the existing DF-31 and DF-31A to a more advanced standard without fundamentally changing the design. It is unclear, however, whether it is the DF-31B whose existence was revealed by the Americans after its shooting of September 25, 2014 .

To be continued.

Maybe this warrants a DB entry; DF-31AG with 6749 nmi instead of 6074 nmi of the DF-31A.

[Hongjian]

Some more Chinese ballistic missile news:

This photo has been recently posted on Chinese forums. It shows a new modified sail for the Type 032 Qing-class SSB (conventional-powered ballistic missile submarine), which is used as missile test platform in replacement for the sole Golf-class of the PLAN.



The sail of the Qing-class was previously flat. It is widely assumed that the Qing-class was used to test the JL-2 SLBM among other missiles. The new "hump" perhaps indicates that the Qing will now be used to test a new and larger SLBM. Probably the JL-3 SLBM, which would allow true intercontinental ranges to hit the CONUS from near Chinese waters without venturing out of the 1st Island Chain.