IMI pushes Delilah to European navies
The air-launched Delilah was deployed by IAF F-16D multirole fighter aircraft during the Israel Defence Force's Operation 'Change Direction' in Lebanon in July/August. The IAF has released footage showing a Delilah deployed against a convoy of trucks suspected of transferring weapons from Syria into Lebanon for the Islamic Resistance: the armed wing of the Lebanese Shi'ite Party of God (Hizbullah)
[Jane's Defence Weekly - first posted to
http://jdw.janes.com - 08 November 2006]
Zhuk-MAE radar prototypes gear up for first flight
Phazotron-NIIR in Moscow is completing assembly of two prototypes of the Zhuk-MAE active electronically scanned AESA radar, destined for the MiG-35 fighters being tendered by Russia for India's Multirole Combat Aircraft (MRCA) requirement for 126 fighters. First flight of an aircraft with the experimental Zhuk-MAE radar was required by RSK MiG during the first half of November in order to demonstrate this milestone at the Aero India 2007 exhibition in Bangalore, in February 2007
[Jane's International Defence Review - first posted to
http://idr.janes.com - 06 November 2006]
STRATCOM sees role change for bombers
US Marine Corps General James Cartwright, commander of STRATCOM, said on 6 November that US Air Force (USAF) bombers are increasingly in demand to support conventional forces, delivering precision weapons such as the Joint Direct Attack Munition and the Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile. "The likelihood of flying something like a B-52 from here to some adversary that was nuclear armed and well defended has diminished," he said
[Jane's Defence Weekly - first posted to
http://jdw.janes.com - 09 November 2006]
Israel to acquire Trophy APS
The IDF Army HQ (MAZI) took the decision to issue a requirement in late October following the recent war in Lebanon in which 21 Merkava MBTs were penetrated by Russian-made anti-tank guided missiles (ATGMs). The procurement still requires the approval of the General Staff.MAZI has approached Rafael to quickly conclude the development of the Trophy and prepare to begin serial production in 2007.MAZI is preparing an initial requirement for several dozen systems, to be installed on new Merkava Mk 4 MBTs, which have an estimated value of USD12 million per unit
[Jane's Defence Weekly - first posted to
http://jdw.janes.com - 03 November 2006]
Warrior armament is revised to align with FRES
The move comes amid confirmation that the UK Ministry of Defence is looking to merge the cannon (and perhaps the weapon station) selected for WLIP with the scout version of the projected Future Rapid Effect System (FRES). This will mean that additional weapons and ammunition will be procured at lower unit costs as well as providing the user with improved training and logistic support.Following the return of the re-submitted PQQs, the Joint WLIP IPT will undertake a structured and quantitative assessment, which is expected to result in a downselect by early December and a draft invitation to tender (ITT) issued to industry in early 2007
[Jane's Defence Weekly - first posted to
http://jdw.janes.com - 03 November 2006]
ETS enters service with British Army
In 2001 a contract worth GBP255 million (USD485 million) was awarded to the then Vickers Defence Systems (now BAE Systems Land Systems) for the design, development and production of two versions of ETS: the Titan armoured vehicle-launched bridge (AVLB) and Trojan breacher vehicle.A total of 66 production vehicles (33 Titans and 33 Trojans) are being built for the Royal Engineers at Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The first production vehicles were completed in 2005 and to date more than 25 vehicles have been completed, with final deliveries due in 2008.The vehicles will replace the current Chieftain AVLB and Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineer types, which will be phased out of service
[Jane's Defence Weekly - first posted to
http://jdw.janes.com - 09 November 2006]
Pakistan's anti-militant balancing act
According to much of Pakistan's domestic press, reflecting widespread popular opinion, the US was responsible for the strike on a pro-Taliban madrassah (religious school) in the tribal agency of Bajaur on 30 October. The pre-dawn raid, which the authorities revealed involved Pakistani helicopter gunships and troops operating with intelligence supplied by the US and NATO, razed the seminary, killing approximately 80 students and teachers
[Jane's Foreign Report - first posted to
http://frp.janes.com - 08 November 2006]
Central Africa's weakest link
The northeast of the Central African Republic is perhaps the most remote place in Africa, the archetype of the 'ungoverned spaces' over which the Pentagon loses sleep. Hundreds of kilometres from the nearest city and without obvious mineral or agricultural riches, it is being drawn into the most destructive war in contemporary Africa.Rebels who seized Birao town on 30 October claim they are fighting for a new political settlement in the Central African Republic
[Jane's Foreign Report - first posted to
http://frp.janes.com - 09 November 2006]
US intends to dominate space-based intelligence
The US government recently made public an unclassified version of its new US National Space Policy, replacing the policy directive signed by President Bill Clinton in September 1996. Calling the preservation of US space capabilities a vital national interest, the text underscores the goals of ensuring space situational awareness, global strategic and tactical warning, and US freedom of action in space
[Jane's Intelligence Digest - first posted to
http://jid.janes.com - 10 November 2006]
Gaza on the verge of explosion
Israeli forays into Gaza Strip continue to draw media attention, but more inconspicuous activities are playing out in southern Gaza Strip as Hamas prepares for the inevitable clash for domination of the area. The recently raised Hamas Special Security Service (Murabitun) is rapidly growing into the dominant power base in the struggle for supremacy in the Palestinian Territories, but President Mahmoud Abbas has already set plans in motion to counter this rising threat to his authority.While Israel is targeting Palestinian militia throughout Gaza, the Palestinians continue to fight among themselves
[Jane's Intelligence Digest - first posted to
http://jid.janes.com - 10 November 2006]
Taiwan stresses China's growing offensive options
The epic story of Taiwan's special arms procurement package from the US, first agreed in 2001, continues. Vice-Minister of National Defence Vice-Admiral Kao Kuang-hsi told a press conference on 29 August that part of the budget to purchase 66 F-16C/D fighter jets from the US would be included in the 2007 military budget
[Jane's Intelligence Review - first posted to
http://jir.janes.com - 24 October 2006]
Deconstructing Hizbullah's -surprise military prowess
The 34-day war between Hizbullah and Israel in July and August has fundamentally changed the dynamics along the Blue Line, the UN name for Lebanon's southern border.For Hizbullah, it represents the onset of a third phase in its two-decade campaign against Israel from south Lebanon. The Iran-backed Shia organisation is in a transitory mode while it assesses the new dynamics along the Blue Line, which have effectively curtailed the freedom of action enjoyed for the past six years by the Islamic Resistance (IR), Hizbullah's military wing
[Jane's Intelligence Review - first posted to
http://jir.janes.com - 24 October 2006]
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