tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29087259275420294672024-02-02T05:51:52.206-08:00Arab DefenseUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2908725927542029467.post-22510666281835416242019-12-13T21:48:00.001-08:002019-12-13T21:48:16.067-08:00F-35 for UAE?<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Pentagon and State Department officials threw cold water on any notions of U.S. ally the United Arab Emirates (UAE) potentially getting the Lockheed Martin F-35 this week at the Dubai Air Show, as America’s flagship fifth-generation fighter jet made its first appearance at the Middle Eastern expo.<br />
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Talk of the Gulf state’s candidacy for the joint strike fighter — the most expensive military program in history — began two years ago when it was reported that President Donald Trump was considering a longtime request by Abu Dhabi to take initial steps toward future procurement of the F-35. (<b><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/22/us-defense-officials-quash-rumors-of-potential-f-35-sales-to-the-uae.html">read</a></b>)<br />
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And at the last Dubai Air Show in 2017, U.S. Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Stephen Wilson publicly confirmed rumors that such discussions with the UAE were underway.<br />
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But speaking to reporters in Dubai on Monday, Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs R. Clarke Cooper signaled that was no longer the case.<br />
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“No, no,” Cooper told CNBC when asked whether those talks were happening. “The question (of) are there any considerations or conversations about the F35 — the short answer is no.”<br />
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“The long answer,” he said, “is we have been working with them and continue to work with them on upgrading, expanding their F-16 capability and upgrading and expanding their F-16 posture, so that is where we are.” The UAE’s Air Force is home to a fleet of 80 F-16 Desert Falcons, a multi-role fighter aircraft.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2908725927542029467.post-73971625359702811992019-01-03T17:49:00.001-08:002019-01-03T17:49:23.277-08:00Saudi Arabia to Receive Thunder-2 Ballistic Missile System in 2022<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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The Saudi Arabia’s military is expected to receive new mobile Thunder-2 short-range ballistic missile system in 2022.<br />
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Saudi Arabia is in the middle of receiving first components of the Thunder-2 ballistic missile, which has been jointly developed by King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) and Ukrainian Yuzhnoye Design Office, to conducts first firing test in September or October 2019, a Saudi military source told Defence Blog on 3 January.<br />
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“The first batch of engines, spare parts and different conventional warheads were delivered to Saudi Arabia for the first phase of the test programme,” said the source, adding that the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces is expected to have the first Thunder-2 ballistic missile system ready for use by 2022.<br />
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The new Thunder-2 ballistic missile, also named Grom-2, has a range from 50 to 280 km and is designed to ensure survivability and quick deployment, as well as carrying a variety of warheads to target enemy facilities, assembly areas, artillery, and other targets behind the front lines.<br />
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It is based on the Ukrainian ‘Sapsan’ mobile short-range ballistic missile system. The Thunder-2 system is equipped with two solid-propellant single-stage guided missiles with several different conventional warheads, including a cluster munitions warhead and a high explosive-fragmentation warhead. Each one is controlled throughout the entire flight path.<br />
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The warheads will have semi-active and active target seeker systems. The system combines an electro-optical guidance system and radar tracker.<br />
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Saudi Arabia has been reported to have covertly financed Resaerch & Development work on new missile system, to the tune of about $68 million dollars. (<b><a href="https://defence-blog.com/news/saudi-arabia-to-begin-receiving-thunder-2-ballistic-missile-system-in-2022.html">source</a></b>)Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2908725927542029467.post-46231240367785103342016-12-20T15:25:00.001-08:002016-12-20T15:25:17.344-08:00India’s Outgunned Russia And Saudi Arabia as The World’s Fourth-Largest Defense Spender<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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India has broken into the world top-five defense spenders’ club.<br />
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Asia’s third-largest economy spent $50.6 billion in 2016, up from $46.6 billion last year. India now has the fourth-largest defense budget, followed by Saudi Arabia and Russia, according to the 2016 Jane’s Defense Budgets Report, released by research firm IHS Markit on Dec. 12. While Russia was at the fourth place last year, in 2016, it slipped to the sixth spot.<br />
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The U.S., China, and the U.K. remain the top three, IHS Jane’s data shows. The report says that by 2018 India will become the third-largest in the group, surpassing the U.K.<br />
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“Procurement spending has been constrained in India over the last three years as personnel costs have increased,” Craig Caffrey, principal analyst, IHS Jane’s, said in a statement. “However, what we expect to see from 2017 onwards is a military focused on modernization. India needs new equipment to fulfill its modernization drive. Over the next three years, India will re-emerge as a key growth market for defense suppliers.”<br />
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In 2016, the total global defense spending increased to $1.57 trillion. Here are the 10 nations with the highest defense budgets for 2016:<br />
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The Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces (RSADF) has announced plans to host the International Symposium on Air Defense 2020+ (ISAD2020+), a world first in air and missile defence, in Jeddah.<br />
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The first-ever official international Saudi Arabian defence symposium, ISAD2020+ will be held at the Air Defense Forces Institute, Jeddah from April 17 to 20.<br />
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The event is being held under the patronage of Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and Aviation, and Inspector General of The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. <br />
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The symposium will boast of attendance from over 150 RSADF officers, senior representatives from the Royal Saudi Air Force, Navy, Land Forces and National Guard, as well as officials from both Middle Eastern and international military forces.<br />
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Over four days the symposium will encompass more than 50 keynote presentations and panel discussions from some of the leading international military figures in air and missile defence, including: <br />
•Prince Khalid bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, Assistant Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General for Military Affairs <br />
•Lieutenant General Abdul Latif Rashid Al Zayani, Secretary General, The Gulf Cooperation Council <br />
•General James Mattis, Commander of US Central Command (US CENTCOM) <br />
•Air Chief Marshal Simon Bryant, Commander in Chief of the UK Royal Air Force Air Command <br />
•Lieutenant General Patrick O'Reilly, Commander of the US Missile Defense Agency <br />
•Lieutenant General Mike Hostage, Commander of US Air Forces Central <br />
•Lieutenant General Gilles Desclaux, Commander of the Commandement de la Défense Aérienne et des Opérations Aériennes, French Air Force <br />
•Lieutenant General Patrick Auroy, Assistant Secretary General, NATO Defense Investment, and Director, NATO Conference of National Armaments Directors <br />
•Lieutenant General Ram Pratap, AVSM, VSM, Director General of Army Air Defence, Indian Army <br />
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The experts will provide in-depth analysis on topics including the development of ballistic missile threats, multi-tiered missile defense architectures, C4I and radar integration, air defense training and education strategies, tactics for missile defense operations and the future requirements for GBAD requirements both in theatre conflicts and MOOTW. <br />
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ISAD2020+ will cover the key issues facing air and missile defense from now to 2020 and beyond. Defence giants including Thales, MBDA, Rheinmetall Defence and Saudi Ericsson will take part. <br />
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At a time when missile defense technologies are developing hand in hand with a drive for procurement and integration strategies, ISAD2020+ looks to provide the forum which will shape the future of air and missile defense, and the means to establish cooperation and knowledge-sharing on a very real scale.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2908725927542029467.post-8669063338191545672010-07-12T18:25:00.000-07:002016-12-20T15:03:52.496-08:00X-47 Pegasus UCAV<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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DARPA is the central research and development organization for the U.S. Department of Defense. DARPA’s mission is to maintain the technological superiority of the U.S. military and prevent technological surprise from harming our national security. We fund researchers in industry, universities, government laboratories and elsewhere to conduct high-risk, high-reward research and development projects that will benefit U.S. national security.<br />
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DARPA research runs the gamut from conducting basic, fundamental scientific investigations in a laboratory setting to building full-scale prototypes of military systems. We fund research in a wide variety of scientific disciplines — biology, medicine, computer science, chemistry, physics, engineering, mathematics, material sciences, social sciences, neuroscience, and more.<br />
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Our contracted researchers build information systems, aircraft, robots, spacecraft, microcircuits, lasers, sensors, rifles, advanced networks, medical devices, and much, much more. When a DARPA research program is completed, the technology is available to the Military Services and defense contractors for use in military systems.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2908725927542029467.post-19952073884830514102010-07-12T18:23:00.000-07:002016-12-20T15:04:47.943-08:00Boeing Rolls Out the New Phantom Eye HALE Drone<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Four months after beginning the construction of the first Phantom Eye technology demonstrator, the company rolled out the completed aircraft from the Phantom Works workshops at St. Louis.<br />
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The unmanned, high altitude, long endurance (HALE) platform powered by two liquid-hydrogen engines. The twin-engine Phantom Eye demonstrator will have a 150-foot wingspan and be capable of flying for more than four days at altitudes up to 65,000 feet while carrying a payload of up to 450 pounds. Phantom Eye is designed to maintain a persistent presence in the stratosphere over a specific area, while performing missions that could include intelligence, reconnaissance, surveillance and communication.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2908725927542029467.post-13074794491204935462010-07-09T18:06:00.000-07:002010-07-09T18:10:59.054-07:00China's J-15 carrier-based fighter in flight test<img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_QqlF6nBGeVc/TDaRLNJ_XGI/AAAAAAAAFrM/OiCpnkNOeDQ/s640/6.jpg'>The Shenyang J-15 Flying Shark is a carrier-based fighter aircraft that is in development by the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation and the 601 Institute for the PLAN's future aircraft carriers. Rumors initially claimed that the aircraft was to be a semi-stealth variant<div class="fullpost"></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2908725927542029467.post-87403342609746033552010-07-04T03:57:00.000-07:002016-12-20T15:09:18.989-08:00India: Missile defence system to be test fired in August<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The indigenously developed ballistic missile defence system will be test fired in August this year, a top defence official said today.<br />
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"Now the (ballistic missile defence system) test is going to be conducted in the month of August during which we will try to intercept a missile at altitudes of 15-20 kilometres," DRDO chief V K Saraswat told reporters here.<br />
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The ballistic missile defence system is being developed by the premier Defence Research and Development Organisation to thwart an enemy missile attack.<br />
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Referring to the failed test of the system on March 15, he said, "The anti-missile system is a two-tiered system where you first launch the target missile and then you launch the hit missile. Since the target was not launched as planned, the anti ballistic missile system did not trigger."<br />
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Saraswat said that the DRDO was taking precautions to prevent any failure in the August test.<br />
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"Whenever there is a deviation, we will always take precautions. This is part of our development process," he said.<br />
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India plans to deploy the first phase of the missile shield by 2012 after completing a series of trials and evaluating its target range.<br />
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Two different missiles have been developed as part of the system for endo-atmospheric and exo-atmospheric interception of an incoming ballistic missiles.<br />
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Replying to a query on the Indo-Israeli joint venture to develop a medium range surface-to-air missile, the DRDO chief said, "More than 70 per cent of the content in the missile being developed with Israel would be indigenous."<br />
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Noting that the programme was going ahead smoothly, Saraswat said that agencies such as the BDL, the BEL and the DRDO have been designated for the project. </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2908725927542029467.post-9943243128364079632010-07-01T23:55:00.000-07:002016-12-20T15:10:29.259-08:00Bahrain: Asry's ship repair sales top $59m<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard Company (Asry) said its ship repair sales reached $59.423 million for the first five months of the year with 82 vessels repaired.<br />
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At the 120th board meeting of the company on Wednesday, the directors were updated on progress on the $188m expansion programme, which, among other things, will see a new 1,380-metre repair quay wall as well as a large new offshore fabrication area.<br />
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Out of the 1,380m quay wall, 400m will be ready by the end of this year and a further 800m along with a 180m return will be available by the end of next year.<br />
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"I am pleased with the progress of the construction work on the quay wall project," said Asry chairman Shaikh Daij bin Salman bin Daij Al Khalifa.<br />
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"We also look forward to the completion of work on a new modern administration building by August this year.<br />
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"The new building should lead to better efficiency and more conducive working environment," he said.<br />
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"When the ongoing expansion programme is completed, it will significantly enhance Asry's capacity and further strengthen its position as a major ship repair yard in the region.<br />
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"This will position the company well to withstand the increasing competition in the market and to take advantage of the opportunities that will arise from the anticipated recovery in the global economy, especially in the shipping industry," he added.<br />
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Board members signed documents in compliance with disclosure and other requirements of the Corporate Governance Policy already adopted by the company in a step to ensure transparency in all company dealings and activities and to set an example that cascades throughout the organisation.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2908725927542029467.post-91467603092675084432010-06-30T18:33:00.000-07:002016-12-20T15:11:21.542-08:00Hwasong- 5 ballistic missiles of UAE<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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In 1989 the DPRK concluded an arms sales agreement with the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The $160 million deal included 25 Hwasong 5 missiles, self-propelled artillery, multiple-rocket launchers, and munitions.<br />
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The Hwasong 5 was the first ballistic missile to reach true production status within the DPRK. In comparison to the prototypes, it was modified slightly to conform to DPRK production practices and capabilities, and probably included a small number of more modern components. While the external dimensions of the Hwasong 5 are “almost identical” to the R-17E, it has a 10 to 15 percent increase in operational range compared to the original—approximately 320 km versus 280 km with a 1,000-kg warhead.<br />
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Development of North Korea's Missile into Space Rocket<br />
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The CEP of the Hwasong 5 is not known with any certainty, but it is believed to be similar to that of the original R-17E (e.g., 500 to 800 m). Over the course of its production, numerous changes were apparently incorporated into the Hwasong 5 design. For example, earlier models were equipped with a copy of the R-17E strap-down guidance system (or original guidance sets covertly obtained from the Soviet Union or, more likely, from other countries with Scud inventories), while later models used an improved indigenous guidance system. <br />
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It is likely that the DPRK also incorporated minor changes to its copy of the Isayev 9D21 rocket engine. Concurrent with Hwasong 5 production, DPRK engineers worked to develop new warheads for the system, including HE, cluster, chemical, and possibly biological. These changes undoubtedly resulted in various sub-models, but the designations and details of these are not known.<br />
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Low-rate series production of the Hwasong 5 is believed to have begun in 1985, followed by full-scale production some time in 1986. The production rate for the Hwasong 5 is believed to have averaged four to five per month during the early years of the program. Given, however, the number of missiles exported and those required for KPA usage, the production rate probably reached eight to ten per month during 1987 to 1988. The Hwasong 5 provided the KPA with the ability to strike targets throughout the northern two-thirds of the ROK. In 1989, Hwasong 5 production was probably phased out in favor of the Hwasong 6.<br />
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Details of the establishment of operational Hwasong missile units within the KPA are unclear. It is believed that some time during 1984 or 1985, the Ministry of People’s Armed Forces (MPAF) established a Hwasong missile regiment subordinate to the Artillery Command. Personnel for this new unit were apparently drawn from the special missile test-and-evaluation unit established earlier. It is probable that this regiment was initially deployed near P’yongyang and was later moved south to the area of Chiha-ri (south-southeast of P’yongyang and approximately 50 km north of the Demilitarized Zone [DMZ]). Additional reports of an operational Hwasong unit stationed in the Kilchu–Ch’ongjin area (i.e., Hamgyong-bukto Province) suggest one of several possibilities:(55)<br />
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* the Hwasong missile regiment deployed independent battalions to operating locations in different parts of the country;<br />
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* the initial deployment of Hwasong missile units was by battalion, not regiment; or<br />
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* the special missile test-and-evaluation unit in the Musudan-ri area also served as an operational missile unit. <br />
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North Korea has tried to transport with a new developed space launch vehicle, called "Unha-2", the satellite Kwangmyongsong-2 in an earth-orbit. North Korea is however in fact a further owner of a rocket for the space transport.<img src="https://www.b14643.de/Spacerockets_1/Diverse/Unha-2/Unha-cut.jpg" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 400px;" /><br />
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Febr. 24, 2009 -- North Korea announced it was preparing to launch a satellite into earth-orbit. "Full-scale preparations are underway at a satellite launch site,” a North Korean space committee spokesman said through the official Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) in a statement first reported by South Korea's semi-official Yonhap News Agency. The Kwangmyongsong-2 satellite would launch on the Unha-2 rocket, he said. The "experimental communications satellite" will be launched at Tonghae Satellite Launching Ground in the country's northeast region.<br />
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March 12, 2009 -- North Korea's state news agency said that the country has informed the organizations "of necessary information for the safe navigation of planes and ships" amid preparations for a satellite launch. The report did not say when a launch would take place. North Korea plans to launch a satellite between April 4 and 8, Yonhap News reported.<br />
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March 30, 2009 -- New satellite images showing the current status on North Korean rocket launch facility in Musudan-ri. The picture showing what appears to be a large three-stage rocket stack erected by a gantry, confirming news reports indicating an imminent launch.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2908725927542029467.post-52059113146119885132010-06-30T04:51:00.000-07:002016-12-20T15:06:12.328-08:00Russia woos saudis to buy weapons<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Russia hopes to use its newly-expanded cooperation with Saudi Arabia for a series of joint defense ventures<br />
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Saudi Arabia is close to buy Russian arms and military equipment worth some $2 billion (€1.4 billion), a Russian defence industry source was quoted by Interfax on Saturday. The news agency reported that the unnamed source said that “work is nearly completed on a set of contracts on the delivery of Russian arms and military technology to Saudi Arabia.”<br />
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The major weapon deal with Rosoboronexport State Corporation, Russia's state-owned arms export monopoly, may include up to 30 Mi-35 attack helicopters and up to 120 Mi-171B, the export version of the Mi-17 Hip multi-purpose helicopter, which is in service in some 80 countries. As defpro.com already reported earlier this month, Russia concluded talks with Saudi Arabia on the helicopter contract.<br />
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Russian tracked vehicles and tanks on Saudi Arabia’s shopping list<br />
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Beside the helicopters, the deal also compromises some 150 T-90S main battle tanks (MBTs) and around 250 BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs). Furthermore, several sets of Russian state-of-the-art S-400 Triumf air defence systems are part of the multi-billion contract.<br />
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The advanced S-400 Triumf (SA-21 Growler) allegedly has no equivalent in the West, and is said to have outflanked the US MIM-104 Patriot. The system is designed to intercept and destroy airborne targets at distances of up to 400 kilometers (250 miles), twice the range of the Patriot. Defence experts believe that the system may be able to encounter cruise missiles and ballistic missiles as well as most stealth aircraft. The Interfax source said that Saudi Arabia is interested in “several dozen” S-400 systems, each including at least eight launchers with 32 missiles and a mobile command post. Besides Saudi Arabia also Turkey, Egypt and Iran have shown strong interest in the Russian air defence system.<br />
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With this deal, the Russian Federation’s T-90 – including India’s licenced T-90S production programme – should be the most successful tank in terms of new selling numbers showing once again that the days of US and European domination over new production are long gone in the international market for main battle tanks.<br />
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The BMP-3, nicknamed “Troyka” and one of the most heavily armed infantry fighting vehicles in service, is already an old model, having been first built in 1987. However, it found its way back in the market as several nations are looking again at heavier armour and protection as well as more effective state-of-the-art weapon systems. A dozen countries have already integrated this vehicle into their armed forces, among them Saudi Arabia’s neighbours Kuwait as well as the United Arab Emirates. Greece is also preparing a possible purchase of 420 of these tracked fighting vehicles.<br />
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According to Interfax, Riyadh may sign contracts for the tanks and helicopters as early as this year. In a number of the contracts which are part of this major deal, both sides have already agreed on the key technical and financial details while other contracts are still being negotiated, according to the quoted source.<br />
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Saudi Arabia taking the lead in Middle East defence spending<br />
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Riyadh traditionally bought exclusively Western, mainly US-made, military equipment. However, in 2008 Saudi Arabia and Russia signed a “framework agreement for military cooperation” that opened the way for Saudi Arabia to buy Russian arms. In July 2008, as Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal visited Moscow, a Russian newspaper reported that several deals, including the procurement of military equipment, has been discussed with a total worth of some $4 billion. Finally, this year Saudi King Abdullah received a delegation that included a top Kremlin advisor and an official from Rosoboronexport.<br />
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The new orientation of Riyadh towards a new principal weapons supplier may result from difficulties which the Arab countries experienced in recent attempts to buy military equipment from the West since 11 September 2001.<br />
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Saudi Arabia's defence budget currently exceeds $33 billion and is expected to reach $44 billion in 2010. In a recently published report Frost & Sullivan predicts that defence expenditures in the Middle East will cross the $100 billion mark in the coming five years. The fear that Iran’s nuclear programme may destabilise the entire region is suggested as one of the key reasons for the recent push on the Arabian Peninsula.<br />
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The bulk of spending in the region is to come from Saudi Arabia, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates and Israel. In terms of spending, Saudi Arabia is taking the lead in the region with Israel in second place, the latter being expected to disburse some $13 billion by the end of 2009, according to the report.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2908725927542029467.post-24438717796175471692010-06-30T04:43:00.000-07:002016-12-20T15:08:08.367-08:00Saudi to deal with US on a long-pending request for as many as 72 F-15 Eagle tactical fighters<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Abdullah and Obama met a year ago in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia's capital, the day before Obama's Cairo address to the Muslim world, at a time when the US was seeking inducements to Israel from the Arab world to move peace negotiations forward.<br />
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Analysts said the Saudis would be keen to talk about US-driven new nuclear sanction over Iran, the Middle East peace process, and Afghanistan.<br />
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The two sides could also agree on arms deals to build Riyadh's defensive capabilities against Iran's threat, including a long-pending request for as many as 72 F-15 Eagle tactical fighters, according to defense industry sources.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2908725927542029467.post-83420449629450351052010-06-29T10:11:00.000-07:002010-06-29T10:12:43.720-07:00Kuwait gives approval for military salary increases<img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src='http://farm1.static.flickr.com/156/414075002_de6e43d30d.jpg'>At its latest meeting on Sunday, the Kuwaiti cabinet reviewed a report from the Supreme Defense Council concerning salary increases for military and security personnel, approving all the requested pay rises. The issue will shortly be discussed in parliament, where MPs are expected to approve the increases.<div class="fullpost"><br />The meeting also featured discussion of a report on the contentious sports law issue, which was submitted by Minister of Social Affairs and Labor Dr. Mohammad Al-Afasi, said an insider, with the cabinet members authorizing Dr. Al-Afasi to begin work immediately on implementing the recommended amendments. "The amendments including banning dissolved clubs from operating again and forming a temporary committee to run the Kuwait Football Federation and call for new federation board elections," said the inside<br />r, adding, "The Public Authority for Youth and Sports [PAYS] will call on the dissolved clubs' board members to hold new elections according to the new laws.<br /><br />Meanwhile, speaking at a press conference held following the cabinet meeting, Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Roudhan Al-Roudhan said that the cabinet had also reviewed a message from the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) which expressed satisfaction with the measures taken by Kuwait to protect human rights, as well as noting a message from the Muslim World League's Secretary General.<br /><br />Deputy Premier for Economic Affairs, Minister of State for Development and Minister of State for Housing Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah said that during the meeting the cabinet had also discussed recreation and tourism projects with the Touristic Enterprise Company's (TEC) Managing Director Khaled Al-Ghanim. The cabinet was also briefed by Minister of Electricity and Water Bader Al-Shuraiaan concerning his ministry's plans for handling the expected power shortages this summer.<br /><br />Meanwhile, the new parliamentary extension will house offices for 75 MPs rather than the current 50, which seems to suggest that previous proposals to increase the number of parliamentary representatives in Kuwait may eventually be adopted. The lavish new complex, adjoining the National Assembly (parliament) building, which will include an information center, a training department and a services section, is expected to be opened in mid-2011, reported Al-Rai.<br /><br />The other facilities in the handsome new extension, include a 500-seat theater and a multipurpose conference hall with seating for 82 people that can be used for press conferences. A large parking area has also been provided, as well as an emergency shelter.<br /><br />The latest technology has been deployed throughout the architecturally striking curved building, with the windows made from special glass that reduces the heat of the sun's rays, while an LED lighting system is being installed that will help reduce electricity consumption rates. The complex will also feature a central landscaped area where the plants will be kept watered by an advanced irrigation system.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2908725927542029467.post-20192068348951599362010-06-28T15:25:00.000-07:002010-06-28T15:30:48.377-07:005 leaders suggest Arab peacekeeping role<img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src='http://www.armyrecognition.com/images/stories/middle_east/koweit/main_battle_tank/t-72/pictures/T-72_main_battle_tank_Kuwait_kuwaiti_army_001.jpg'>Five Arab leaders meeting in Libya recommended Monday that Arab nations to prepare a military force to take part in peacekeeping missions, according to a statement at the end of the meeting.<div class="fullpost"><br />The one-day mini-summit also recommended holding two full Arab League summits every year. Issues would be discussed and recommendations would be made at the first one, and decisions would be made at the second, the statement said.<br /><br />Another recommendation was establishing an executive council of heads of government to supervise implementing Arab summit resolutions, as well as other councils for economic and trade ministers.<br /><br />Monday's mini-summit in the Libyan capital of Tripoli was attended by the leaders of Egypt, Iraq, Qatar, Yemen and host Libya as well as Amr Moussa, secretary general of the Arab League.<br /><br />The Arab League was set up in 1945 to promote cooperation among member states, but the Cairo-based organization has drawn criticism for its perceived ineffectiveness.<br /><br />Moussa was named to oversee the newly established executive council and work on issues related to defense, foreign affairs, security, energy, economy, education, agriculture and water.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2908725927542029467.post-49274889863956539172010-06-27T06:38:00.000-07:002016-12-20T15:12:37.633-08:00Sudan to Become Africa's Largest Producer of Military Weapons Technology, Planes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Military Industry Corporation The ever first plant for defense industries in Sudan was opened in 1960, to produce ammunitions for light weapons. However, the preparations for the creation of an inclusive Military Industrial Corporation started in the early 1990s.<br />
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It has been officially established by a Transitional Decree in 1993, and then ratified by the National Assembly in 1994. The idea of the establishment of the Military Industry Corporation, emerged in the early 1990s.. This industrial base was, then, called the Military Industry Corporation to be a part of the Ministry of Defense and to be directly supervised by the Commander-in- Chief, by the provisional Decree of 1993.<br />
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The MIC produces a vast array of products; such as heavy and light artillery, anti-tank and antiaircraft guns, light weaponry,such as machine guns, rifles and pistols.<br />
In addition to the ammunitions for these weapons, rocket launchers, rounds,<br />
day and night vision devices, communications, electronic and optics equipment and appliances.<br />
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<b>Conventional weapons product (With Chinese,Iranian,Belarussia technology help)</b><br />
<b>Pistols:</b><br />
Marra(9mm)<br />
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://img68.imageshack.us/img68/2726/msdazhri1f16918jc5.jpg" /><br />
Lado(7.56mm)<br />
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://img101.imageshack.us/img101/5392/msdanja1f1970ewp3.jpg" /><br />
<b>Rifles:</b><br />
Dinar/G3<br />
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://img338.imageshack.us/img338/5524/dinarg41f3d2b6au6.jpg" /><br />
<b>Sub-machine guns:</b><br />
MAZ/AK-47<br />
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://img209.imageshack.us/img209/2567/maz1f5eae7oh6.jpg" /><br />
<b>Machine guns</b><br />
Mokhtar<br />
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://img172.imageshack.us/img172/8071/mokhtar1f6f487uq7.jpg" /><br />
Karar(7.62×51mm)<br />
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://img209.imageshack.us/img209/3955/karar1f7be11xy7.jpg" /><br />
Khawad(12.7 mm)<br />
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://img406.imageshack.us/img406/4584/khawad1f84ef7zg7.jpg" /><br />
<b>Howitzers:</b><br />
Nijoumi(100 mm)<br />
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://img182.imageshack.us/img182/8269/njomig1fabebebi4.jpg" /><br />
Khalifa(120 mm)<br />
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://img255.imageshack.us/img255/5011/khalifa1fb7f30ay0.jpg" /><br />
<b>Mortar</b><br />
Nimir(60 mm)<br />
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://img525.imageshack.us/img525/6295/nimir1fcbb3aus4.jpg" /><br />
Aboud(81 mm)<br />
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://img159.imageshack.us/img159/8876/aboud1fccaeayz3.jpg" /><br />
Ahmd(120 mm)<br />
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://img172.imageshack.us/img172/7803/ahmd1fcdaf7io2.jpg" /><br />
<b>Rocket</b><br />
Sinar/rpg-7<br />
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://img172.imageshack.us/img172/7782/sinar7v1ffdc41mr2.jpg" /><br />
Soba/SPG-9<br />
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://img339.imageshack.us/img339/1428/sobasp91ffebb2dy4.jpg" /><br />
Toka<br />
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://img521.imageshack.us/img521/8201/takag1071fff76ahi0.jpg" /><br />
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<b>Armored vehicule</b><br />
Al Bashier Tank<br />
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://img105.imageshack.us/img105/609/albashir1203e43cci0.jpg" /><br />
Zubair tank<br />
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://img513.imageshack.us/img513/8870/zbir1203f19aph8.jpg" /><br />
Zubair 2 tank<br />
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://img409.imageshack.us/img409/7244/zbir22040002uq9.jpg" /><br />
Khatm armored vehicule (BMP 2)<br />
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://img146.imageshack.us/img146/8113/khtmgtfda133aw8.jpg" /><br />
Sharif armored vehicule<br />
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://img205.imageshack.us/img205/4482/shrif1fbfc2dym1.jpg" /><br />
Sharif 2 armored vehicule (Type WZ 551-China)<br />
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://img261.imageshack.us/img261/8858/shrif2ff3f91eu7.jpg" /><br />
Amir Armored Personnel Infantry Fighting vehicles<br />
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://img252.imageshack.us/img252/7100/amir2042f3frn6.jpg" /><br />
<b>Amir armored vehicule in Khartoum street</b><br />
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Correspondance between Sudanese names and Chinese-Iranian-russian names<br />
Abu Fatma = 2S1 (Russia)<br />
Shareef 1 = BTR-80A (Russia)<br />
Shareef 2 = WZ 551A (China)<br />
Amir = Rakhsh (Iran)<br />
Khatim 1 = Boragh (Iran)<br />
Digna = T-55 (Russia)<br />
Al Basheer = Type 85M-II (China)<br />
Al Zubair 1 = Type 72Z (Iran)<br />
Al Zubair 2 = similar to Type 59D (China)<br />
Nijoumi = BS-3 (Russia)<br />
Khalifa = D-30M (Russia)<br />
Mahdi = M-30 (Russia)<br />
Aboud = M-37M (Russia)<br />
Sinar = RPG-7 (Russia)<br />
Saba = SPG-9 (Russia)<br />
Taka = Type 63 (China)<br />
<b> Ammunition production</b><br />
<b>Rocket</b><br />
40 mm rocket<br />
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://img520.imageshack.us/img520/9282/snar31c45bpo9.jpg" /><br />
73 mm rocket<br />
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://img293.imageshack.us/img293/6946/soba330cb9hb2.jpg" /><br />
107 mm rocket for Toka Rocket Launcher<br />
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://img528.imageshack.us/img528/5670/taka3db5e9lr6.jpg" /><br />
<b><br />Mortar</b><br />
60 mm round for Nimr mortar<br />
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://img463.imageshack.us/img463/1656/nmr3edf46vj2.jpg" /><br />
82 mm round for Aboud mortar<br />
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://img295.imageshack.us/img295/9230/ahmd3fd8f8yw2.jpg" /><br />
120 mm round for Ahmd mortar<br />
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://img205.imageshack.us/img205/2992/nmr40b251zs5.jpg" /><br />
<b>Artillery round</b><br />
100 mm round<br />
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://img527.imageshack.us/img527/1429/njmi41fb6bvc5.jpg" /><br />
120 mm round<br />
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://img207.imageshack.us/img207/7425/khlifa43723cln5.jpg" /><br />
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://img399.imageshack.us/img399/4166/mhdi4429e3qx6.jpg" /><br />
130 mm round for artillery canon<br />
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://img340.imageshack.us/img340/6100/krri45a20cik5.jpg" /><br />
<b>Small round</b><br />
45 *5.56 mm cartridge<br />
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39 * 7.62 mm cartridge<br />
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51 * 7.62 mm cartridge<br />
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54 * 7.62 mm cartridge<br />
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://img206.imageshack.us/img206/4886/dinar514ce3b7bs3.jpg" /><br />
108 * 12.7 mm cartridge<br />
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<b>Sudan special forces guarding president Omar EL Bashir in visit to Merowe Dam.</b><br />
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<b>Photos of Khartoum military parade-31 december 2007</b><br />
<b>Mig 29</b><br />
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<img alt="" border="0" src="https://img177.imageshack.us/img177/6486/migle9.jpg" /><br />
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<b>Tank</b><br />
<b>Al Bashir</b><br />
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<img alt="" border="0" src="https://img233.imageshack.us/img233/2019/tankex8.jpg" /><br />
<b>Armored vehicules</b><br />
<i><b>Shareef 2</b></i><br />
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<img alt="" border="0" src="https://img299.imageshack.us/img299/669/anotsharmv0.jpg" /><br />
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://img72.imageshack.us/img72/1736/bmprg5.jpg" /><br />
<i><b>Shareef 1</b></i><br />
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<img alt="" border="0" src="https://img145.imageshack.us/img145/1633/canonmd0.jpg" /><br />
<b>Artillery</b><br />
<b><i>Little MLRS</i></b><br />
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://img168.imageshack.us/img168/3148/rocketbs3.jpg" /><b>130 mm canon</b><br />
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://img72.imageshack.us/img72/641/canaasy0.jpg" /><br />
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://img246.imageshack.us/img246/3594/canonaritlxs5.jpg" /><br />
<i><b>Auto-canon</b></i><br />
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://img505.imageshack.us/img505/2915/canon3pp1.jpg" /><br />
<b>Anti-aircraft</b><br />
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://img124.imageshack.us/img124/6234/canon20sb7.jpg" /><br />
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<img alt="" border="0" src="https://img211.imageshack.us/img211/6922/20mmju9.jpg" /><br />
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://img299.imageshack.us/img299/1374/antiml3.jpg" /><br />
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://img244.imageshack.us/img244/4719/missilero9.jpg" /><br />
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://img145.imageshack.us/img145/4778/caauo4.jpg" /><br />
<i><b>Tank transport</b></i><br />
<img alt="" border="0" src="https://img201.imageshack.us/img201/7192/tanktransportbs5.jpg" /><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2908725927542029467.post-61041985785258399902010-06-23T01:14:00.000-07:002010-06-23T01:16:03.987-07:00UAE Air Force and Air Defence soars to new heights in the documentary Desert Falcons<img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src='http://www.milavia.net/news/images/uae_f-16.jpg'>Last night, the UAE Air Force and Air Defence hosted a red-carpet VIP screening of Desert Falcons, a documentary, featuring the UAE's participation in Red Flag - the world's most challenging aerial combat training exercise.<div class="fullpost"><br />Held under the Patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, more than seven hundred Air Force guests attended the screening at Emirates Palace.<br /><br />Following the Air Force screening UAE residents will be the first public audience in the world to watch Desert Falcons, with its global broadcast premiere on Wednesday, June 23 at 10pm on Abu Dhabi Al Emarat. The English version will be broadcast on Abu Dhabi Sports at 10:30.<br /><br />Additionally, the documentary will be re-broadcast on Saturday, June 26 during the weekly program, Al Madar on Abu Dhabi Sports.<br /><br />Hosted by the US Air Force and held at the Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada, USA, participation in Red Flag is by invitation only. Since its first exercise in 1975, fewer than 30 countries have taken part.<br /><br />From August 22 to September 5, 2009, more than 140 of the UAE Air Force's most talented fighter pilots and maintenance officers spent two weeks training in realistic aerial combat exercises conducted over the 15,000-square-mile Nevada Test and Training Range north of Las Vegas.<br /><br />The documentary features the UAE's world renowned fighter aircraft the F16 Block 60, better known as the Desert Falcon. Developed and built by Lockheed Martin, the Desert Falcons are the most technologically advanced F16s in the world, and they are owned exclusively by the UAE Air Force.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2908725927542029467.post-5126294261901748462010-06-21T18:12:00.000-07:002010-06-21T18:14:33.476-07:00Ghatesh 2 Made in Yaman<img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src='http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=125904&d=1276543910'>President Salih revealed a high-tech Yemeni military production, saying: "The security agencies will witness next year modern and advanced equipment made through the Yemeni military production, including about 300 vehicles and armored vehicles which are the state-of-the-art Yemeni military production.<div class="fullpost"> <br />We made use of our experts abroad; in South Africa and in a number of European countries. The technology is imported, but the workforce is local."'</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2908725927542029467.post-5776028594977808102010-06-15T22:19:00.000-07:002010-06-15T22:20:45.406-07:00Raytheon gets $73m Taiwan, Kuwait order<img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src='http://www.gpsworld.com/files/gpsworld/nodes/2009/1479/Raytheon_missile.jpg'>Raytheon Company has received a $73 million contract for spares as part of upgrades to Configuration-3 of the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System for Taiwan and Kuwait.<br /><br />The contract is the first of its kind for international Patriot partners and combines the spares requirements for both Taiwan and Kuwait. The spares will support the upgrade and operation of existing Patriot systems fielded by both countries.<br /><div class="fullpost"><br />'This award enables us to quickly and effectively meet the in-country demands from Taiwan and Kuwait and is a strong indicator of the critical role the combat-proven Patriot continues to play for our 12 partner nations,' said Sanjay Kapoor, vice president of Patriot Programs at Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems (IDS).<br /><br />This contract from the US Army and Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., is the fourth order placed as part of a five-year Basic Ordering Agreement for Foreign Military Sales of Patriot-system spares.<br /><br />Work under this contract will be performed by Raytheon IDS at the Integrated Air Defense Center in Andover, Mass.<br /><br />Raytheon IDS is the prime contractor for both domestic and international Patriot Air and Missile Defense Systems and system integrator for Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missiles.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2908725927542029467.post-18190994078417611822010-06-13T08:16:00.000-07:002010-06-13T08:17:48.685-07:00Egypt to produce their own JF-17<img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src='http://seeker401.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/jf-17.jpg'>Cairo is in talks with Pakistan to begin joint production of JF-17 Thunder combat aircraft, Jane's understands from Egyptian defence industry sources.<div class="fullpost"><br />Even as the talks continued regarding JF-17 assembly in Egypt, however, the US Department of Defense announced on 2 March that an initial contract worth some USD213 million had been finalised with Lockheed Martin for Egypt's procurement of additional F-16C/D multirole fighters.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2908725927542029467.post-8482792000145263502010-06-08T13:26:00.000-07:002010-06-08T13:28:29.931-07:00Peace and security in Asia<img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src='http://www.missilethreat.com/picture/ChineseDF31ICBM1%20pic.jpg'>Foreign Minister H.H. Abdullah Bin Zayed participates in the "Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA)" conference that began in Istanbul yesterday. The three-day multinational Forum aims to enhance cooperation to promote peace, security and stability in Asia. The Forum is based on the recognition that there is a close link between peace, security and stability in Asia and the rest of the world.<div class="fullpost"><br />The aim of the Member States is to achieve peace and security in Asia through dialogue and cooperation that lead to a common area of security in Asia. Apart from the host Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, China, Egypt, India, Iran, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Pakistan, Palestine, and the Republic of Korea, Russia, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey and Uzbekistan are participating in the Forum with a few members absent.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2908725927542029467.post-78782891585453001242010-06-05T16:58:00.000-07:002010-06-05T17:01:47.343-07:00Hurkus: Turkey's first indigenously designed military aircraft since the 1940s<img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src='http://www.flightglobal.com/assets/getAsset.aspx?ItemID=34474'>Turkish Aerospace Industries has selected Microtecnica to provide the environmental control system for its new Hurkus primary and basic trainer.<br /><br />Ankara contracted TAI in March 2006 to develop the tandem-seat design for the Turkish air force, and the first of two prototypes should be delivered next year for testing.<div class="fullpost"><br />Turkey's first indigenously designed military aircraft since the 1940s, the trainer will have an all-digital avionics suite, a cruise speed of over 250kt (462km/h) and be certificated to operate from +7g to -3.5g, says TAI.<br /><br />The aircraft's design has recently been approved, following a critical design review held on 2 April. Its first components are in assembly.<br /><br />Microtecnica says its control system "will use energy-saving technology by taking advantage of bleed air from the Hurkus's turboprop engine to pressurise, ventilate and heat the cabin." Cooling will be provided by using a separate vapour cycle compressor. Work on a prototype of the system will conclude "in autumn 2010", it adds.<br /><br />The Hurkus win follows Microtecnica's May receipt of an estimated €20 million ($24 million) contract to design and supply a secondary environmental control system for Saab's Gripen NG. This will use bleed air from the fighter's General Electric F414 turbofan engine.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ssm.gov.tr/home/projects/air/Aircraft/Sayfalar/HURKUS.aspx">Headquartered in Turin, Italy, Microtecnica produces flight-control actuation and thermal control systems for fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters at its manufacturing plants in Luserna and Milan. The company also has a research and development facility in Bristol, the UK.</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2908725927542029467.post-36457359266343679342010-06-03T05:48:00.000-07:002010-06-03T05:49:54.419-07:00Indigenous Defence Industry of United Arab Emirates<img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src='http://www.naval-technology.com/projects/baynunah/images/Baynunah_3.jpg-.jpg'>Ali al Dhaheri could not have known he was trailblazing an indigenous defence industry for the UAE when he set up Adcom Systems in the late 1980s. The company, now with a turnover in the hundreds of millions of dollars, produces advanced aeronautical products such as jet-powered, remote-controlled unmanned aircraft, called drones, used as targets by trainee air force personnel.<div class="fullpost"><br />“Over time we … evolved from being hobbyists to professionals,” says Mr al Dhaheri. “We found that we had a mind to develop things by ourselves.”<br /><br />Adcom has produced thousands of target drones for about 12 customer nations. It is also focusing on more advanced drones, called unmanned aerial vehicles, which includes a partnership with a Malaysian company, Composite Technology Research Malaysia.<br /><br />As well as aircraft superstructure, Adcom produces sensitive navigational technology such as the drones flight control units – which take 500,000 positional readings per second – at its workshops in Musaffah, he says. The company plans to increase the size of the workshops by 4,600 square metres.<br /><br />Adcom may have been one of the first but there are now a number of companies that have found ways to cater for the UAE’s huge defence requirements – it is the world’s fourth-largest arms importer – as well as other Gulf nations.<br /><br />Among the original entrants into the UAE market were trading businesses such as International Golden Group (IGG) and Vallo, which represent and market foreign defence companies and their products, and companies such as Bin Jabr Group, which has assembled mini-submarines and armoured vehicles for the UAE military.<br /><br />These companies were started by big personalities who were well connected with the military, says Riad Kahwaji, the chief executive of the Institute for Near East Military Analysis in Dubai. “They figured out an easier way to meet the exact needs of the military than western countries,” he says. “They knew the culture and interaction here.”<br /><br /><br />IGG has acted as a local agent for foreign defence companies such as Thales of France and General Dynamics of the US since 2002. When the company announced its partnership with South Africa’s Denel in 2006, it made a point of stating it had “demonstrated its ability to bring business to Denel” in the UAE, officials at the time said.<br /><br />In February last year it signed a three-year, Dh67 million (US$18.2m) deal with the Abu Dhabi Government’s Critical National Infrastructure Authority to construct water security barrier systems produced by Wave Dispersion Technologies, based in the US.<br /><br />Vallo, formerly Hydra Trading, also has partnerships with foreign companies to help them enter the Middle East marketplace. It represents the Czech vehicle maker Tatra and Russ Technology, which produces the BMP armoured personnel carrier, in the region. Vallo sees huge potential in selling Tatra’s military vehicles to the UAE and Saudi armed forces and plans to build a 40,000 sq metre assembly plant in Musaffah, says Mohammed Zahran, the manager for Vallo.<br /><br /><br />“I think Vallo is going to be the talk of the town, we have really grown so fast,” he says, adding it has beefed up its management team with eight retired officers from the UAE Armed Forces.<br /><br />Bin Jabr Group began as an agent for companies such as Thales and Sagem supplying communications equipment to the military. In the late 1990s it began developing its own products, such as special forces submarines and armoured vehicles for the UAE, and also does brisk business manufacturing military uniforms for many of the UAE’s estimated 50,000 servicemen.<br /><br />Its NIMR high-mobility tactical vehicles were custom-tailored for the desert environment, says Yousef al Sheybah, a retired UAE staff colonel and the general manager of marketing and development, defence and security at the Bin Jabr Group.<br /><br />According to the Army Guide website, Bin Jabr Group signed a deal with the UAE to provide 500 of its NIMR vehicles in 2005 in a contract valued at $41m. The vehicles are manufactured in Jordan, while the gearbox and engines are purchased from other companies. There are plans to develop local manufacturing of the NIMR in Abu Dhabi.<br /><br />Mr al Sheybah says the NIMR programme has huge export potential. The UAE forces are happy with the submersibles it manufactured at its facilities in Musaffah, he adds. “[The submarines] are very advanced for certain operations and depths – they can do depths of 50m.”<br /><br />These original companies are now having to contend with a changing order, however, as Abu Dhabi master-plans a home-grown defence industry.<br /><br />A new generation of defence-related companies are rising up that are well-funded, state-supported and tasked with helping the emirate to realise its 2030 plan by creating highly skilled jobs and a knowledge-based economy.<br /><br />Tawazun, an Abu Dhabi Government-backed holding company, has created a gun manufacturer, Caracal, which has contracts in the UAE and other Middle Eastern countries. It is targeting an output of 40,000 handguns this year, officials have said. Another Tawazun company, Al Burkan, produces munitions, while its Abu Dhabi Autonomous Systems Investments is expected to introduce unmanned aerial, land and marine systems in the coming years.<br /><br />In addition, state-supported maintenance companies have been established such as Al Taif Technical Services, a unit of Mubadala Development, a strategic investment company owned by the Abu Dhabi Government. Al Taif has a 20-year contract to service the army’s fleet of tanks and heavy utility lorries, worth more than Dh1 billion.<br /><br />One of the largest recent entrants to the UAE defence market is Emirates Advanced Investments (EAI), which was established in 2006 and is jointly developing laser-guided rockets with one of the world’s largest defence companies, the US-based Raytheon.<br /><br />Raytheon Co. and Emirates Advanced Investments (EAI)have already completed the first guided test flights of the TALON Laser-Guided Rocket last year. The TALON LGR rounds hit a 1.5 meter (4.9 feet) square target during both tests, exceeding accuracy requirements at ranges of 3.7 km and 5 km (2.3 and 3.1 statute miles).<br /><br />The TALON LGR is an affordable, semi-active laser guidance and control kit that connects directly to the front of 2.75 inch unguided rockets currently in U.S. and international inventories. The TALON LGR program is part of a cooperative development agreement with EAI of the United Arab Emirates. The success of the guided flight tests will lead to live firings from the AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter.<br /><br />The Raytheon-EAI cooperative development agreement includes a follow-on production proposal to manufacture TALON LGRs in both the U.S. and the United Arab Emirates beginning in 2010. TALON LGRs will be initially fielded with the United Arab Emirates Land Forces and launched from its AH64-D Longbow fleet.<br /><br />The partnership is just one of several EAI has cultivated including those with the European company EADS for command and control systems, and Thales to provide in-service support for armed forces’ communications systems.<br /><br />But new competition does not worry Mr al Sheybah, who says his company has gained enough experience to be competitive in cost and quality in everything it manufactures.<br /><br />“We compete with companies that have been in the marketplace for years and are more experienced than Bin Jabr but we are at the same level of quality and are often cheaper,” he says.<br /><br />All of the local defence companies can be sustainable as long as they continue to invest in new products, Mr Kahwaji says.<br /><br />“If they invest well and smartly in research and development and continue to make tailor-made products and maintain close partnerships to the local militaries, they will be sure to get contracts.”</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2908725927542029467.post-61243561029426040822010-05-21T08:23:00.000-07:002010-05-21T08:24:46.606-07:00Jordan: Saxon KADDB light wheeled personnel carrier<img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src='http://www.armyrecognition.com/images/stories/middle_east/jordan/wheeled_vehicle/saxon_kaddb/Saxon_KADDB_wheeled_armoured_vehicle_personnel_carrier_Jordan_Jordanian_army_640.jpg'>Saxon is a wheeled Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) capable of travelling across rough terrain and fording water obstacles up to 90cm depth. The vehicle has excellent battlefield mobility and is extremely versatile.<div class="fullpost"><br />The Saxon was manufactured by GKN Defence and the first units for the British Army were delivered in late 1983. During the Special Operations Forces Exhibition, SOFEX 2010, KADDB presented an upgraded version of the Saxon. The vehicle was intially developped bu UK to regular infantry units and formations. The Saxon is intended to carry ten soldiers including driver and commander. KADDB has been working to transfer the steering system and all related sub-system (brake and diesel pedals, parking brake, and dash board) from the right hand side to the left hand side to be suitable for JAF (Jordanian Armed Forces) use and to meet the Jordanian traffic. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2908725927542029467.post-5253583770494582052010-05-18T11:01:00.000-07:002010-05-18T11:02:57.934-07:00Chinese Naval J-11s Spotted in the Open<img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKp_J_XAcD8c9KhBYD_jaH1eWNqBCT4NSJSQo5A4HAaQuOdYzzhceNQlQN6CZhX_9asely31TjpK8bSUtqXGfAJT7vtqaCrgE_oo1vBFUS3_cShZqP7u6WQ70X1ljWk_rXf5vIuW4L-Ng/s400/J-11B_Weimeng.jpg'>DCIn early May Chinese military websites featured images outside the Shenyang Aircraft Corporation factory indicating that new single- and twin-seat J-11 fighters are probably being produced for the People's Liberation Army Navy Air Force (PLANAF).<div class="fullpost"><br />The images showed J-11s in a very light grey livery consistent with the PLANAF's Sukhoi Su-30MKK2 fighters, 24 (one regiment) of which were delivered in 2004. The single-seat fighters reportedly have the designation J-11BH, a new variant of the J-11B, which in turn is Shenyang's significantly modified version of Sukhoi's Su-27SK that Shenyang began co-producing after a 1998 agreement. These will be accompanied by a version of the twin-seat J-11BS, identifiable in the recent images by its taller twin vertical stabilisers. In PLANAF service this aircraft will reportedly be designated the J-11BSH.<br /><br />China's appropriation of Sukhoi's design - without contract or compensation - has resulted in considerable unease among Russian officials, who have also repeatedly expressed their scepticism as to whether China could copy the Su-27SK or go on to produce improved versions, such as a carrier-capable variant.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2908725927542029467.post-50033767473842830902010-05-07T18:28:00.000-07:002010-05-07T18:31:39.490-07:00Armed Forces unification is not an easy task: VP<img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px;" src='http://th05.deviantart.net/fs42/150/f/2009/115/c/f/UAE_ARMY_by_al3in_boy.jpg'>The structure of the UAE federation would have not been completed without a common defence policy under the command of a united national army, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai H. H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum affirmed today.<br /><div class="fullpost"><br />'This was not an easy task as in most contemporary unitary models the job of unification of several armies into one army was the toughest mission. The costs were heavy but our founding fathers overcame this hardship with their wisdom.<br /><br />They took the unification process step by step until they built a strong army that became the shield of the nation and defender of its sovereignty, independence and its gains and deter all adventurers and plotters,' Sheikh Mohammed said in an a statement to Dira' Al Watan Magazine on the occasion of 34th anniversary of the Armed Forces Unification Day which falls on 6th May.<br /><br />'The 6th of May 1976 will remain a bright day in our life, and will be cherished in our history, consciousness and national memory. Sheikh Mohammed said, describing as an epic the building and transformation of the armed forces from small, scattered and primitively armed units into a national army having a common defence doctrine, one command, and one flag.<br /><br />The Vice President said that he had the honour to see over the last 34 years the evolution of the armed forces and how the dream turned into a reality and how the seed grew into a big tree with bumper fruits.<br /><br />Sheikh Mohammed called on the armed forces officers and personnel to maintain their firm faith, high morale and good attributes and to turn enthusiastically to training, developing their capacities and sharpen their knowledge to keep abreast of the modern age.<br /><br />Sheikh Mohammed renewed allegiance to President H.H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan and paid tribute to him for his unstinted care and support for advancement of the armed forces to become one of the most competent and sophisticated armies in the region and the world at large.<br /><br />Sheikh Mohammed also congratulated Their Highnesses Supreme Council Members and Rulers of the Emirates and paid special credit to H.H. Gen. Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, who dedicated himself to the development, armament and modernisation of the armed forces.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0