Naval and Defense News

[Hongjian]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49AZOVbUV1o

Advertizing for the CH-4B UCAV, as used by the Iraqi Military in their fight against ISIS.

Some footages are from Iraq.

Interesting UAV. While it seems to have fewer weapons than the Reaper, it carries a Synthetic Aperture Radar for all-weather operation and for target detection above clouds as standard equipment.

IIRC the Reaper has yet to carry a SAR radar as standard equipment, though it was tested with one in 2014...

[DeSade]

Nice video, but I found using targets strikingly resembling red cross tent quite disturbing, especially in light of recent Kunduz event (https://youtu.be/49AZOVbUV1o?t=1m11s)

On a side note, AFAIK Reaper uses SAR radar (AN/APY-8 Lynx) for quite a few years

ORIGINAL: Hongjian

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49AZOVbUV1o

Advertizing for the CH-4B UCAV, as used by the Iraqi Military in their fight against ISIS.

Some footages are from Iraq.

Interesting UAV. While it seems to have fewer weapons than the Reaper, it carries a Synthetic Aperture Radar for all-weather operation and for target detection above clouds as standard equipment.

IIRC the Reaper has yet to carry a SAR radar as standard equipment, though it was tested with one in 2014...

[Hongjian]

ORIGINAL: DeSade


Nice video, but I found using targets strikingly resembling red cross tent quite disturbing, especially in light of recent Kunduz event (https://youtu.be/49AZOVbUV1o?t=1m11s)

On a side note, AFAIK Reaper uses SAR radar (AN/APY-8 Lynx) for quite a few years

ORIGINAL: Hongjian

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=49AZOVbUV1o

Advertizing for the CH-4B UCAV, as used by the Iraqi Military in their fight against ISIS.

Some footages are from Iraq.

Interesting UAV. While it seems to have fewer weapons than the Reaper, it carries a Synthetic Aperture Radar for all-weather operation and for target detection above clouds as standard equipment.

IIRC the Reaper has yet to carry a SAR radar as standard equipment, though it was tested with one in 2014...

Yeah, sorry. I forgot that. I just read that the Lynx-II was tested in 2014. The Reaper needed the SAR for the JDAM bombs all the time...

Regarding the Red Cross... Well, let's say that it is quite a bit macabre. But possibly unintentional, since China actually has no axe to grind against them (aside of their Chinese franchise being hopelessly corrupt, that is [;)]).

[Dysta]

A side note, during The war of Middle East, US medevacs uses red diamond as medic sign, to avoid locals mistaken the typical red cross sign as Christian insignia.

[Primarchx]

Just saw that more info on the RN Type 26 frigate is out. I was very interested to see that it has a 5" naval gun and not a 4.5".

[Hongjian]

Chinese 868-class semi-submersible MLP launches Zubr Hovercraft during recent amphibious drills.

[Dysta]

I still cannot be certain if this is work as exactly as US MLP do -- not just by deploying hovercraft but also act as a mobile parking lot for other amphibious vehicles and/or even combatants. Otherwise, it will be just a military-servicing submersible utilitary ship.

[Dysta]

It may sound hypocritical, but the discovery of naturally occurring Uranium sparks the possibility of nuclear arm race with a short cut:

http://en.yibada.com/articles/73710/201 ... rchers.htm

[Dysta]

Australian military sensationalists, or rather, Warhawks, won't happy to hear this news at all:

Scenario possibility?

http://m.ntnews.com.au/business/full-de ... 7568891961

[Anathema]

ORIGINAL: Dysta

Australian military sensationalists, or rather, Warhawks, won't happy to hear this news at all:

Scenario possibility?

http://m.ntnews.com.au/business/full-de ... 7568891961

A defence expert said Australia would assert ownership and take it back over in a crisis, while another unnamed military source said it was a concern. But then others have said it is a storm in a teacup and apparently the official response from ADF is they are not worried. The Navy is also building a second facility next door to accommodate the RAN's new LHD's and the USMC deployments to Darwin.

So there is possibly a scenario in there, although I am not sure how a chinese corporation holding the lease would be any real military advantage. It doesn't mean the PLAN could just turn up at Darwin and start offloading troops.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-15/adf-concerned-over-darwin-port-sale-to-chinese-owned-company/6855182
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-10-14/defence-asked-about-port-deal-with-chinese-company-nt-govt-says/6854930

[SuaveWatermelon]

RFI to modify the AARGM-ER for internal carriage on the F-35 circa 2021/22

http://www.scribd.com/doc/263052596/Aargm-Er-Rfi

Found it on f-16.net, currently looking for the original source.

[StellarRat]

Glide "bombs" naval mines. JDAM mines! http://www.nationalinterest.org/feature ... ming-14120

[Dysta]

ORIGINAL: StellarRat

Glide "bombs" naval mines. JDAM mines! http://www.nationalinterest.org/feature ... ming-14120

Ever since the NI have Japanese and Indian writers for military articles, they're nothing but purely sensational and provocations.

I try my best to finds its specification, but alas, general medias won't give it out even they're promoting 'military transparency'.

[NakedWeasel]

15-40+nm range when released from altitude. "Boeing has said the wing more than triples the range of a JDAM bomb to beyond 64 km. Kerkanya data suggests an ideal maximum range of about 150 km when launched from 9,100 meters (30,000 ft.), but Kopp says 110 km is likely to be a practicable range. The more the bomb turns, the shorter the distance it will fly. The defense department says a JDAM-ER can turn around and attack targets at a “significant range” behind the launch aircraft." http://aviationweek.com/awin/boeing-aim ... eries-2015

[xavierv]

Russia to Supply Egypt with Helicopters and Equipment Worth Over $1 bln to Equip Mistrals - TASS

Russia is planning to supply the equipment and helicopters for the Mistral amphibious assault ships that Egypt is buying from France, and the value of the deal may exceed $12 billion, Sergei Ivanov, the Russian president’s chief of staff, told journalists on Monday.

http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.ph ... ew&id=3176

Saturn Starts Making All Russian Propulsion Plants for 2 Project 22350 Adm Gorshkov-Class Frigates

Russian manufacturer Saturn, a subsidiary of the United Engine Corporation, started manufacturing all-Russian propulsion plants for the Project 22350 Admiral Gorshkov-class frigates, a Saturn employee told TASS on Monday. "We have launched the production of four M55R diesel/gas-turbine propulsion plants to power the two in-construction Project 22350 frigates serialed 923 and 924 (Admiral Golovko and Admiral Isakov respectively)," the source said.

http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.ph ... ew&id=3175

Hellenic Navy Inducts New Super Vita-class Fast Attack Craft Missile - FACM in its Fleet

The Hellenic Navy has inducted on 19 October a new fast attack craft in its fleet. During a ceremony held at the Fast Attack Crafts Command, at the Skaramagkas Naval Fort, attended by the Minister of Defence, the Chiefs of Staffs, government and foreign military officials, the Elefsis Shipyards – BAE Systems "HS Ritsos" (P71), Super Vita-class vessel, was delivered to the Navy.

http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.ph ... ew&id=3174

[Triode]

Gorshkov go to sea for final tests

http://ria.ru/defense_safety/20151019/1 ... z3p2Bfiozr in russian

this time Gorshkov finaly test its 5P-42 "Filin" stations ( 2x4 "laser guns")



5P-42 on Gorshkov:
http://i.imgur.com/M7KWpZV.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/eU3xZMS.jpg

This thing intended to "blinding" enemy IR/Visual/UV sensors

Also there is smaller version of this system, 5P-42-01 "Grach" for installation on small/landing crafts:


this system is mainly for protections against ATGMs and other munitions with optical guidance

Range of this things (affected by weather, type of target, etc) is something like 15km for "Filin" against missile/bombs and for "Grach" 2km against missile/bombs 4km against ATGM launchers

So , slow subsonic AShM with ONLY optical guidance is good idea? I dont think so [:)]

[Dysta]

Soft-kill laser system is 80s tech since the response of "Star Wars" project from the US. There is yet to prove how effective to blind IR optics with it, but it is theoretically possible since stronger IR disturbance from laser can cause an intense blinding effect for the optics.

Though, the UN is truly not happy at all to use it against human eyeballs.

[NakedWeasel]

Blinding your enemy. Sure, that's cricket, right? [:-]

[Sardaukar]

Totally legit against equipment. Totally non-legit against human targets.

[Triode]

ORIGINAL: Dusta

Though, the UN is truly not happy at all to use it against human eyeballs.

ORIGINAL: NakedWeasel

Blinding your enemy. Sure, that's cricket, right? [:-]

CCWC article 4 prohibits the use of laser weapons specifically designed to cause permanent blindness,

but does not prohibit attacks against binoculars, periscopes, telescopes, and other optical equipment because it was unknown whether laser attacks on such devices could cause permanent blindness. Article 3 allows attacks on electronic optical equipment, because damaging it would not cause human injury
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protocol_ ... er_Weapons