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3 octobre 2011 1 03 /10 /octobre /2011 07:00

Block 10 Sent Down To The Farm
October 2, 2011: STRATEGY PAGE Earlier this year, the U.S. Air Force transferred its remaining seven early model (Block 10) RQ-4 Global Hawk UAVs to other government agencies. These UAVs began flying eight or so years ago and each has spent, on average...
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3 octobre 2011 1 03 /10 /octobre /2011 06:55

Lancement d'un satellite de renseignement IGS
source alkhabar.ma 30/09/2011 Rédacteurs : Martin ROLLAND et Mathieu GRIALOU Le Japon a lancé le 23 septembre à 13h36 un nouveau satellite de renseignement, destiné notamment à surveiller les tirs de missiles nord-coréens. Le lancement a été assuré par...
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3 octobre 2011 1 03 /10 /octobre /2011 06:50

The Decline Of The IED
This Cougar in Al Anbar, Iraq, was hit by a directed charge I ED approximately 300–500 lbs in size. photo US Navy October 2, 2011: STRATEGY PAGE The first decade of the war on terror has killed 6,300 American troops, most of them (71 percent) in Iraq....
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3 octobre 2011 1 03 /10 /octobre /2011 06:45

How To Find Plastic Mines
source cobham.com October 1, 2011: STRATEGY PAGE American military advisors have arranged the purchase of over a thousand “Minehound” VMR2 hand-held mine detectors for the Afghan security forces. These four kilogram (8.8) pound devices include a metal...
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3 octobre 2011 1 03 /10 /octobre /2011 06:40

Really Big Numbers
source euronews September 30, 2011: STRATEGY PAGE The war on terror caused a large jump in arms exports, but the 2008 worldwide economic recession put a halt to that. In 2003, international arms exports amounted to $39 billion. By 2008, it reached nearly...
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3 octobre 2011 1 03 /10 /octobre /2011 06:35

Excalibur Joins The Navy
Test firing of Advanced Gun System September 30, 2011: STRATEGY PAGE Recently, after six years of development, the U.S. Navy successfully test fired its new 155mm AGS (Advanced Gun System) cannon. Designed for use on the new DDG 1000 ("Zumwalt") destroyers,...
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3 octobre 2011 1 03 /10 /octobre /2011 06:30

MDA Ground Test Demonstrates Phased Adaptive Approach
September 30th, 2011 MDAA SOURCE: Defense Professionals The U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) successfully completed a ground test involving several distributed Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) elements. Data collected during the test, conducted...
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3 octobre 2011 1 03 /10 /octobre /2011 06:25

NATO Missile Defense to get Interim Capability by Next May
September 30th, 2011 MDAA SOURCE: Xinhua BRUSSELS, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) — NATO leaders will announce an interim operational capability for the military alliance’s missile defense system in Europe at Chicago summit in May, 2012, the head of NATO said on Friday....
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3 octobre 2011 1 03 /10 /octobre /2011 06:20

Arab states keep U.S. atop arms market
BEIRUT, Lebanon, Sept. 30 (UPI) Saudi Arabia was the leading buyer of U.S. weapons in 2003-10, receiving arms worth $29 billion, the U.S. Congressional Research Service's latest report on arms transfers stated. That's not counting the $60 billion Riyadh...
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3 octobre 2011 1 03 /10 /octobre /2011 06:15

Submarine Developments in Asia
October 2, 2011. David Pugliese - Defence Watch There’s been some recent developments in the submarine world in Asia. First, the Bangkok Post is reporting that Royal Thai Navy’s plans to purchase six used German submarines has been recently rejected by...
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3 octobre 2011 1 03 /10 /octobre /2011 06:10

LRAD Corporation Announces Initial LRAD Systems Order from USAF
source rkb.us Sep 30, 2011 ASDNews Source : LRAD Corp. LRAD-RX(r) Systems to Provide Long Range Communication and Perimeter Security for Test and Firing Range at USAF Installation San Diego, CA - LRAD Corporation (NASDAQ: LRAD), the world's leading provider...
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3 octobre 2011 1 03 /10 /octobre /2011 06:05

Alion Awarded Contract to Support U.S. Navy's Amphibious Warfare Ship Program
LHA (R) concept. September 30, 2011 defpro.com Technology Solutions Firm to Help Navy Acquisition Service Achieve Cost and Delivery Goals MCLEAN, Va. | Alion Science and Technology, an employee-owned technology solutions company, announced that it has...
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3 octobre 2011 1 03 /10 /octobre /2011 06:00

Strategy Paper Points Out Inconvenient Truths About UK Defence
An RAF Tornado GR4 is prepared for a mission over Libya. (Photo: UK Ministry of Defence) September 30, 2011 defpro.com UKNDA: Review and revise SDSR before the UK is disarmed A new UKNDA strategy paper named “Inconvenient Truths” has been issued Tuesday,...
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3 octobre 2011 1 03 /10 /octobre /2011 05:55

Lockheed Martin Showcases F-35 Cockpit Demonstrator During Visit at BAE Systems
photo Lockheed Martin September 30, 2011 defpro.com NASHUA, N.H. | Lockheed Martin yesterday showcased its F-35 Lightning II mobile cockpit demonstrator to employees; federal, state and local elected officials; Nashua-area suppliers and the news media...
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3 octobre 2011 1 03 /10 /octobre /2011 05:50

Thousands of Libya Missiles on the Loose
Gen. Mohamed Hadia, center, in charge of armaments at the defence ministry of Libya's new leadership, addresses journalists at a symbolic ceremony to disable some of the stockpile at a former arms depot of Moammar Gadhafi's forces. (Abdullah Doma / AFP...
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3 octobre 2011 1 03 /10 /octobre /2011 05:45

Typhoons Subs for Scrap, Kuznetsov To Sail
30 Sep 2011 By CHRISTOPHER P. CAVAS DefenseNews Russia's enormous Typhoon-class ballistic missile submarines, made famous by Tom Clancy in "The Hunt For Red October," will soon be no more. The last three Project 941 Akula-class strategic missile submarines...
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3 octobre 2011 1 03 /10 /octobre /2011 05:40

Norwegian Armed Forces Join Operation Against Piracy in the Indian Ocean
September 30, 2011 Simon Solheim, Norwegian Armed Forces Media Centre - defpro.com Norwegian forces have joined the counter piracy operation at the coast of eastern Africa. Early September about 40 Norwegian soldiers left for the Seychelles in order to...
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3 octobre 2011 1 03 /10 /octobre /2011 05:35

New Deal Signed Aiming to Boost Skills in the British Security Sector
September 30, 2011 defpro.com ADS and Skills for Security, the not-for-profit sector skills organisation for the UK private security industry, are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) yesterday (Thursday) that aims to...
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3 octobre 2011 1 03 /10 /octobre /2011 05:30

"En France, les sociétés militaires privées demeurent un tabou"
02/10/2011 Par Jean Guisnel -Le Point.fr Grand reporter à "Paris Match", Patrick Forestier est allé enquêter pour Canal+ sur ces militaires privés qui opèrent en Afghanistan. Ébouriffant, et glaçant ! Interview. LePoint.fr : Votre reportage sur les sociétés...
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3 octobre 2011 1 03 /10 /octobre /2011 05:25

Sri Lanka Air Force gets two MA-60 planes from China
2011-10-02(China Military News cited from colombopage.com) The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) received two Xian MA 60 passenger aircraft from China Friday to be used for passenger transport by its commercial arm Helitours, the Air Force announced. The aircraft...
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2 octobre 2011 7 02 /10 /octobre /2011 20:15

Libye: près de 5.000 missiles sol-air SAM-7 pas encore retrouvés
01 octobre 2011 Romandie News AFP BENGHAZI (Libye) - Près de 5.000 missiles anti-aériens SAM-7 issus des arsenaux de l'ex-dirigeant libyen Mouammar Kadhafi, sont toujours manquants, a indiqué un responsable militaire du nouveau régime, qui a procédé samedi...
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2 octobre 2011 7 02 /10 /octobre /2011 20:10

10e session du Dialogue stratégique entre les ministères de la Défense chinois et français à Paris
2011-10-01 CRIonline – xinhua La dixième session du Dialogue stratégique entre les ministères de la Défense chinois et français s'est déroulée les 28 et 29 septembre à Paris, en France. La réunion a été co-présidée par le chef adjoint d'état-major de...
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2 octobre 2011 7 02 /10 /octobre /2011 20:00

Les autorités militaires et paramilitaires de Bouaké officiellement installées
Les nouveaux Cdts de corps installés par le Premier Ministre Guillaume Soro à Bouaké Bouaké, 02 oct (AIP) Le Premier ministre, ministre de la Défense, Guillaume Soro, a procédé, samedi, à l’installation des nouvelles autorités militaires, de la gendarmerie,...
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2 octobre 2011 7 02 /10 /octobre /2011 17:30

Amphibious Sunset
Posted 9/30/2011 STRATEGY PAGE EAST CHINA SEA (Sept. 29, 2011) Amphibious assault vehicles assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) head towards sunset after disembarking the forward-deployed amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver...
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2 octobre 2011 7 02 /10 /octobre /2011 17:25

Harrier Lift-Off
10/1/2011 STRATEGY PAGE PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 29, 2011) An AV-8B Harrier assigned to Marine Attack Squadron (VMA) 214, lands on the flight deck of the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). Essex is part of the Essex Amphibious Ready...
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