Naval and Defense News

[Dysta]

Drawing a sea border with buoys:

https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20181003_25/

Also, few days ago, China was launched the largest buoylayer in their service:

http://chinaplus.cri.cn/news/china/9/20 ... 90551.html

[Hongjian]

https://twitter.com/RupprechtDeino/stat ... 1917470721

Already reported last week as a possibility, seems now to be confirmed: the first four H-6J naval bombers were spotted on the ramp at Guiping-Menshu on 9/7/18. That would fit to the 8th Naval Air Division, 23rd Regiment within the Southern Theater Command.

[Dysta]

India has sealed the deal. How US will sanction that important ally?

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-indi ... SKCN1MF123

[niemand303]

ORIGINAL: Triode

Mig-31 with anti-satellite missile (mass gabarit mockup)

I wish we'd get more MiG-31s and some fixes in existing DB3k variants, like A2G capability in BM series, the K variant with hypersonic missile.

[Dysta]

China did not take the throne of li-ion submarine to themseves, they give it to Japan:

https://www.twitter.com/PDChina/status/ ... 7543955457 (Chinese media as a proof)
https://thediplomat.com/2018/10/japan-l ... submarine/

[kevinkins]

Sounds a bit like a chopper launched mini cruise missile:

https://breakingdefense.com/2018/10/raf ... licopters/

[Hongjian]

A mockup simulating the J-15 EW/J-17 Sino-Growler onboard the second Chinese carrier, indicating that it will become part of its air-group.


https://twitter.com/dafengcao/status/10 ... 5508061184

Interesting to see J-15's mockup aboard 002 CV featuring wingtip ECM pods to simulate the dimension of J-15 EW a/c, which suggests J-15 EW a/c will take a role in 002 CV's air wing.

[KungPao]

looks like a HGV test

https://www.weibo.com/u/2348604107?is_hot=1

[Dysta]

More videos are spreading all over internet:

https://www.twitter.com/alert5/status/1 ... 0002903041

[LMychajluk]

https://jalopnik.com/technician-acciden ... 1829732241

[kevinkins]

Quick and interesting read for a Sunday morning:

http://www.realclearlife.com/military/i ... ans-radar/

[Dysta]

Tarnished by nature:

https://www.news.com.au/technology/inno ... bdd7a8a2ba

EDIT: satellite image and damage report:

http://www.airforcemag.com/Features/Pag ... epair.aspx

[Filitch]

40N6 accepted for service
http://tass.com/defense/1026630

homing: active radar
range: up to 380 km for aerodynamic targets and 15 km for ballistic
target altitude: from 10 m to 30 km
average missile speed: 1190 m/c (2300 kn)

[Ancalagon451]

Has surfaced any photo somewhere of the missile, or at least of the launcher?

Ancalagon

[Sharana]

ORIGINAL: Ancalagon451

Has surfaced any photo somewhere of the missile, or at least of the launcher?

Ancalagon

nope - "secret"...

[Filitch]

Launcher is usual S-400 TEL
http://militaryrussia.ru/blog/topic-593.html

[kevinkins]

News from the South Atlantic:

http://cimsec.org/atlantico-brazils-new-carrier/38351

[Filitch]

Harry S. Truman Strike Group Enters Arctic Circle

https://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=107489

[kevinkins]

May have to get my binoculars out and see if it can be seen from Atlantic Highlands.

https://nypost.com/2018/10/19/royal-nav ... big-apple/

[Dysta]

If Trump really tear the INF agreement, then he will give both Russia and China much more reasons to make better IRBMs in the future. What US will have in defense if it happens?

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/ ... _clipboard