Naval and Defense News

[Dysta]

Missile Launch Detected, with Behind Enemy Lines style of real-time recording:

https://www.twitter.com/dafengcao/statu ... 9288001536

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US: Defiance will suffer the consequences:

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/us-recalls-to ... 55036.html

[Roby7979]

Was promoted little (like most of the Italian military expenses) in mid-2017 was launched the first satellite for optical reconnaissance, in the middle of 2018 was launched another but for radar reconnaissance in place that optical and mid-2019 will be launched A 3.
So this would bring the total of Italian military satellites to reconnaissance at 7, so there would be 4 first generation Cosmos launched between 2008 and 2010 (which had a life expectancy of 5 years and that instead according to official reports, at the beginning 2018 They still worked with the required quality) 1 Optsat 3000 (optical reconnaissance) and 2 second generation Cosmos (CSG).

OptSat 3000: http://www.telespazio.com/documents/998 ... nload_file

The launch of the satellite http://www.telespazio.com/it/-/optsat-launch

Direct article of the Italian Space Association on the CSG Project https://www.asi.it/sites/default/files/ ... _final.pdf

[Sharana]

ORIGINAL: jtoatoktoe

ORIGINAL: Dysta

10 years ago, USAF made a bad decision regarding to the F-22 production. Whether Gates believes China cannot challenge USAF even after 2020, or F-35 production can proceed flawlessly, a mistake is still a mistake:

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_ ... anard.html

Finally, it quotes a Beijing report titled "China's National Defense in 2006" as stating that China "pursues a three-step development strategy in modernizing its national defense." The first step: "[L]ay a solid foundation by 2010." Second: Achieve "major progress by 2020." Third: Be "capable of winning [information-technology] wars by mid 21st century."

In other words, it's worth keeping an eye on China. But it's probably not worth spending tens or hundreds of billions of dollars now for a program like the F-22, which its own sponsors admit might be needed in case a threat develops 20 years in the future.

The F-22/F-35 Hybrid Lockheed Martin is pushing for Japan (and Maybe the U.S.) could go a long way in righting the wrongs in the F-22 program.

Not enough money for something like that to be possible atm.

[Triode]

russian UAV Altair (Altius-M) in flight

[Dysta]

Can we have Command: Debt Wars DLC in the future? This news can be very inspiring and not difficult to make a fictional backdrop:

https://www.lusakatimes.com/2018/09/04/ ... fidential/

[kevinkins]

Some news from an area of continuing conflict:

https://defence-blog.com/news/ukraine-d ... ssion.html

I wonder how well the Kerch Strait Bridge is defended?

[Sharana]

ORIGINAL: kevinkin

Some news from an area of continuing conflict:

https://defence-blog.com/news/ukraine-d ... ssion.html

I wonder how well the Kerch Strait Bridge is defended?

For now at least - ridiculously well. It's one of 74 strategic locations in Russia that have the highest protection. From videos of the opening one could see S-300 or S-400 and Pantsirs. Close by there is Bal battery (mobile coastal missile system with Kh-35s). In the Sea of Azov there are way more advanced boats then that and a lot more (they transfered patrol boats from Caspian sea).
Also there is "marine brigade" formed because of the bridge. They are responcible for defense including the anti-terrorist (FSB dealing with that too) and under water treats (diversions). For those there are a lot of hydroacoustic systems and combat divers that along with UUVs provide the protection against underwater diversions.

[Dysta]

From now on, all the war crimes are part of the strategies under their agendas, not limitations. ICC is just a tool for superpowers:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/us-threatens ... 49593.html

[jtoatoktoe]

U.S. Navy takes delivery of its first NC-37B, a modified Gulfstream G550 business jet. Raytheon will now go to work on it.

http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/23448/behold-the-first-official-photo-of-the-navys-new-nc-37b-missile-tracking-bizjet

[CrazyIvan101]

Lockheed Martin just received a contract for its JASSM-XR long range cruise missile. Now it has a 1000 mile range with a smaller warhead and is intended for Heavy Bombers (B-1B, B-2, B-52)


https://defence-blog.com/news/lockheed- ... ssile.html

[kevinkins]

This has a nice map that shows China's naval (approximate) OOB and (approximate) locations of their assets within three areas of operations:

https://www.ctpost.com/technology/busin ... 222115.php

The map is from January so you guys have may have seen it already.

[Hongjian]

https://twitter.com/dafengcao/status/10 ... 9934763008

Looks like China has lengthened at least one of its earlier Kilo 877EKMs to install AIP.

[kevinkins]

Open Skies treaty back in the news:

http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/23 ... -territory

[Dysta]

Isn't Israel one of the richest Mediterranean country that is self-sustaining with their own economy and military? Why they need China's money for this?

https://www.newsweek.com/chinese-deal-t ... ns-1121780

[jtoatoktoe]

ORIGINAL: Dysta

Isn't Israel one of the richest Mediterranean country that is self-sustaining with their own economy and military? Why they need China's money for this?

https://www.newsweek.com/chinese-deal-t ... ns-1121780

The United States and Germany give them lots of money too. Mainly in weapons sales, but why pay if you can get someone else to?
That being said the U.S. won't be happy about it, but I'm sure Israel has a say when it comes to Chinese Military coming into the area.

[KungPao]

Breaking News:

Russia's defense ministry says it lost contact with an IL-20 aircraft, Syrian state TV reports

https://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/Russias-defense-ministry-says-it-lost-contact-with-an-IL-20-aircraft-Syrian-state-TV-reports-567462

A Russian military Il-20 aircraft with 14 service members on board went off the radars during an attack by four Israeli jets on Syria’s Latakia province, the Russian Defense Ministry said.
Air traffic controllers at the Khmeimim Air Base “lost contact” with the aircraft on Monday evening, during the attack of Israeli F-16 fighters on Latakia, said the MOD. The plane was 35 kilometers off the coast of Syria when it vanished.
Russian radars also registered the launch of missiles from a French frigate in the Mediterranean on the evening of September 17.

https://www.rt.com/news/438673-russian-il20-disappears-radars/

[B52H]

Massive USAF expansion: https://foreignpolicy.com/2018/09/17/u- ... -cold-war/

[Filitch]

Syria downed Russia's plane because Israeli F-16s used it as cover

Israel air force makes dangerous situation. The notification of its maneuvers arrived at the hotline a minute before the strike, which did not allow the Il-20 to be brought into the safe zone.

[Dysta]

ASW is mostly about the performance of aircraft, but TASS and VDS from surface ships are also just as sharp. 056A and 054A are definitely more than just "minions", they can hunt submarines if they must:

https://thediplomat.com/2018/09/the-chi ... abilities/

[BeirutDude]

Where the S-400 Battery Operators not tracking the IAF F-16s? Do they often leave their ELINT Aircraft in a possible engagement envelope?