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Next Generation Fighter Aircraft Cooperation
2007-02-02 16:28:05 Russia and India agreed to jointly pursue the development of fifth generation fighter aircraft and a multi-mission cargo aircraft. The agreement was reached by representatives of the two countries met today (January 24, 2007) at New Delhi, for the sixth bilateral military technical cooperation meeting. Production of the new aircraft will be shared by the Russian company Sukhoi and Indian company HAL. The two countries agreed to conduct joint exercises including the Russian and Indian Air Forces. In 2007, the two countries are planning to conduct counter terrorist exercise in Russia.Given recent NATO expansion into former Warsaw-Pact territory, to what extent should the Alliance be concerned at the strategic implications of the India-Russia agreement? How will this affect the regional balance of power and US-India relations? More About: Cooperation , Aircraft , Opera , Fight , Cooper
Iraq places $1.5 billion military order
2007-01-23 16:20:02 The Iraq i government has placed a $1.5 billion order with the United States for additional military equipment.They are buying an additional 300 armored personnel carriers, 600 additional up-armored Humvees, several UH-2 advanced helicopters. They will also buy more armored wheeled vehicles for moving troops.The Iraqi air force has Russian-built 10 MI-17 helicopters, which can each carry up to 30 troops or 20 wounded, as well as outsized cargo. It can also be armed with missiles and bombs. It has three Lockheed Martin-built C-130 Hercules cargo aircraft, and 18 other fixed-wing aircraft. The Iraqi navy has five Predator-class patrol boats. The boats were ordered in 2002 by Saddam Hussein's regime under the United Nations oil-for-food program, but their delivery was blocked as the boats had a military application. The United States subsequently paid for the boats and handed them over to the Iraqi government after ousting Saddam Hussein. The Iraqi military and police forces wil... More About: Military , Places , Lion , Place
UK Tornado force pushes NTISR
2007-01-23 16:20:02 UK Royal Air Force (RAF) Panavia Tornado GR.4 reconnaissance/attack aircraft are being used in Iraq to provide surveillance information on insurgent operations, a changed use of the targeting and bombing capabilities of the aircraft.The GR.4s are now in the forefront of developing non-traditional intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (NTISR) tactics during missions to support coalition troops.US and UK aircraft operating over Iraq are using their electro-optical targeting pods to improve situational awareness for ground troops and detect insurgent threats. The changing nature of the counter-insurgency campaign has forced coalition air forces in Iraq to evolve their operations and push non-kinetic effects to the fore, according to RAF officers.A direct datalink to allow the downloading of imagery from the pod to ground controllers is also included in this urgent operational requirement upgrade package. Support to ground troops with information from TIALD is currently provided... More About: Push
Navy to cut its fleet by half
2007-01-23 16:20:02 Royal Navy commanders were in uproar after it was revealed that almost half of the Fleet 's 44 warships are to be mothballed as part of a Ministry of Defence cost-cutting measure. Sailors standing on the aircraft carrier HMS Invincible, which may never go to sea againSenior officers have said the plans will turn Britain's once-proud Navy into nothing more than a coastal defence force.A need to cut the defence budget by £250 million this year to meet spending requirements has forced ministers to look at drastic measures.MoD sources have admitted it is possible that the Royal Navy will discontinue one of its major commitments around the world at a time when Sir Jonathon Band, the First Sea Lord, has said more ships are needed to protect the high seas against terrorism and piracy.News of further cuts to what was once the world's most formidable fleet comes as critics say failings across the Services are becoming increasingly apparent.Two of eight advanced air defence Type 45 destroye... More About: Half , Leet
US Army streamlines future UAV fleet
2007-01-23 16:20:02 The US Army announced on 9 January that it would indefinitely postpone development of two unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems as part of its Future Combat Systems (FCS) modernisation programme.Army officials said two of the four planned FCS UAV systems - the Class II and the Class III - would be deferred while development of Class I and Class IV continues. In addition, the service may consider accelerated fielding of the Class I and Class IV UAVs as FCS technology is developed.Colonel John Burke, director of unmanned systems integration in the army's aviation directorate, said the study included an analysis that examined the missions that an FCS-equipped brigade might have. "This determined that the Class I and the Class IV would give the best [capability] if you had to reduce the UAV types," he said.The original FCS plans envisioned four classes of UAV, with separate designs for the platoon, company, battalion and brigade level. The Class I - being developed by Honeywell - would... More About: Stream , Line , Lines
US Navy warns of major cost increase for LCS
2007-01-23 16:20:02 The US Navy is still working to quantify the exact cost increase for the first hull of the Littoral Combat Ship programmeThe cost increase may force a reappraisal of the LCS acquisition strategyThe US Navy's senior acquisition executive has announced that the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) programme faces a "considerable cost overrun" on the first vessel.Delores Etter, assistant secretary of the navy for research, development and acquisition, declined to quantify the amount nor the causes for the overrun while the navy's senior leadership continues to review the situation.A continuing cost performance review on the first LCS hull - the Lockheed Martin-built USS Freedom - detected the increase, which is the vessel's second major overrun. Last year, navy officials reported the cost to build the USS Freedom had increased from USD212.5 million to USD274.5 million.The cost performance review on the USS Freedom is now about 70 per cent complete, said Etter, adding that both Secretary of th... More About: War , Cost , Major , Ease
Network Centric Warfare - Your Biggest Challenge
2006-12-02 15:43:05 The monthly DefenceIQ Alert poll encouraged more discussion than ever before this month. The topic - Network Cent ric War fare. When quizzed'What is the Greatest Challenge Facing Network Centric Operations in the next 12 months?'the answers came back a resoundingly positive:'Lack of co-operation from coalition partners and multi-lateral groups'So why is this - what is preventing the co-operation and how can we move this forward? More About: Work , Your
DefenceIQ Needs YOU
2006-12-02 15:43:05 Many of you have attended Defence IQ conferences in the past or will be attending future events. We're always striving to improve our events and as such would welcome your feedback. What do you gain from a DefenceIQ conference? What do you find the most valuable add-on? Is it all about networking?Let us know about your experiences at past events and what you would hope to achieve from future events More About: Need , Fence , Needs |
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