Archive for March, 2009
A Strike to Remember….
Who ordered the strike on the convoy that was running through the Sudan? Someone took out a 17 truck arms convoy as it transited Sudanese territory on its way to Hamas in Gaza strip. The sheer size of the operation tells it was an US executed attack, with 39 of 40 people involved being killed. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )F-22 crashed in Nevada Desert!!
An F-22 has reportedly crashed in the Nevada Desert! I have perused the web to no avail! Stay tuned for update. There is currently nothing on the web right now, YET! Current reports are that it has crashed in the vicinity of Edwards Airforce base & that Air Force recieved a distress signal from the [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Project Monty & the Silent Eagle
Boeing has come up with a novel way of extending the production life one of the most successful warplanes ever flown. Under the name of “Project Monty”, Boeing came up with the idea of the Silent Eagle to capture orders abroad, to countries like South Korea, Israel, Japan, Singapore, & Saudi Arabia, by adding what [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 3 so far )India’s R.adar I.maging S.A.T.ellite-2
India is preparing to launch a world’s first- a satellite that is dedicated to anti-terror operations, the RISAT-2, which is on short order from Israel. It will be launched using an Indian rocket. The RISAT is a radar satellite rather than the photo satellite’s currently in India’s arsenal. Unlike photo satellite’s, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Rising Sun Commission’s a “Destroyer
In the Japan Times on March 18th, was an article of most importance. It was a piece about how the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) has commissioned a “Destroyer.” This “Destroyer” sports a 195 meter deck and the ability to carry up to 11 helo’s, the 13,950 ton ship has a most imposing look and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Bear Trap
Sigh, here we go again. I was perusing news stories and came across a report about the Russians stating that they are considering installing an air base either in Cuba or Venezuela. “Russian Maj. Gen. Anatoly Zhikharev announced March 14 that Venezuela and Russia have discussed putting a Russian air base on Venezuelan soil.” Yawn. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Persia has eyes toward Mesopotamia
Drone used by Hezbi’ lah The US military confirmed today that it has shot down a Iranian drone that was flying over Iraqi airspace.‘‘Coalition aircraft shot down an Iranian Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) on February 25, 2009, approximately 100 kilometers, 60 miles, northeast of Baghdad,’’ said Col. James Hutton, spokesman for the U.S. military commander in Iraq.Although [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )The Dragon’s Tail
There was a series of incident’s between the US Navy and the PLAN( People’s Liberation Army-Navy) involving the USNS Victorious(T-AGOS 19) & USNS Impeccable(T-AGOS 23) & a PLAN frigate in the Yellow & South China Sea’s, on consecutive night’s, March 4th & 5th, respectively. There have been reports of the Impeccable being buzzed dozens of [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Rising Sun
In a recent article in the Japanese Times on March 4, it was let known that Tokyo was deploying its two ballistic missile defense-capable destroyers , the Kongou DDG-173 & the Chokai DDG-176 to the Sea of Japan. According to a senior JMSDF officer, the two warships will attempt an intercept of the missile the [...]
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