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Orlando FL (SPX) Aug 30, 2011 -The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Munitions Directorate and Lockheed Martin have signed a five-year cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) to assess the viability of its cooled tri-mode seeker for integration onto Air Force weapon platforms. "We will work closely with Lockheed Martin to leverage their mature seeker technology with some of our novel in-house targeting concepts. "Our scientists are excited to begin incorporating these proven tri-mode seekers into data collects, algorithm developments and subsystem evaluations," said Buddy Goldsmith, chief of the U.S. Air Force's Weapon Seeker Sciences Branch and Seeker Phenomenology Evaluation and Research (SPEAR) facility. Lockheed Martin and AFRL will work together over the next five years to thoroughly assess tri-mode weapon capabilities, emerging targeting concepts and guidance techniques. Data and analysis from this effort will enable AFRL to develop a bas...

Orlando FL (SPX) Aug 30, 2011 -The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Munitions Directorate and Lockheed Martin have signed a five-year cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) to assess the viability of its cooled tri-mode seeker for integration onto Air Force weapon platforms. "We will work closely with Lockheed Martin to leverage their mature seeker technology with some of our novel in-house targeting concepts. "Our scientists are excited to begin incorporating these proven tri-mode seekers into data collects, algorithm developments and subsystem evaluations," said Buddy Goldsmith, chief of the U.S. Air Force's Weapon Seeker Sciences Branch and Seeker Phenomenology Evaluation and Research (SPEAR) facility. Lockheed Martin and AFRL will work together over the next five years to thoroughly assess tri-mode weapon capabilities, emerging targeting concepts and guidance techniques. Data and analysis from this effort will enable AFRL to develop a bas...

This is the part 4 in the series of reviewing the content of the recent book that I read. I will be looking at the evolution of PLAAF training and doctrine. This is one area that is hard to write about, because we simply don't have many English based sources and the Chinese sources often seem like propaganda pieces. The recent book by CMSI really did a good job on this topic and I hope that this piece will provide even more for PLAAF watchers. In October of 1949, USSR sent 878 experts to China to build a flight academy and supply 434 training aircraft. Eventually, 6 fighter academy and 2 bomber academies were built. Due to Korean War, they rushed 350 pilots through the first academy in one year and did not even train in night combat or complex weather conditions. By May 1951, PLAAF had 17 aircraft divisions and 34 regiments. They served mostly in secondary role to Soviet Air Force in confrontation against USAF. As USSR was withdrawing from its former base in Lushun to retur...

China's air force will introduce two new aerobatic teams this week in a sign of the military's growing public profile and sophistication. Both aerial demonstration units will make their debut at an air show in the northeastern city of Changchun. Earlier this year, the air force began flight-testing its first stealth fighter jet. The teams are known as the Sky Wing and the Red Falcons. Both will include experienced flight instructors and top-ranked pilots, and perform using two new Chinese-made training jets. The military says the teams will promote international exchanges with foreign air forces. The teams will perform Thursday with the 50-year old August First Air Demonstration Team of the People's Liberation Army Air Force. The 16-member Sky Wing demonstration team will be attached to the Chinese Air Force Aviation University, the alma mater of Yang Liwei, the first Chinese astronaut. The 18-member Red Falcon demonstration team will be based at the Third Flying College of...

Military intelligence. August 27, U.S. businessinsider Publish article reported that China will quickly be outfitted having a MIRV ballistic missile, the industry new, efficient, multi-stage nuclear weapons will be employed to equip the brand new Jewel class submarines. Washington Occasions about the latest Government set of Chinese military strategy launched through the interpretation, stating that China is applying this enhanced medium-range missiles and lengthy-range nuclear weapons. Information, MIRV was throughout the Cold War because of the instability triggered much debate. Later on, itll make Chinas nuclear warheads reserves bending. Reported that, MIRV with mobility, and may be installed within the submarine transporting nuclear warheads against multiple targets, and, if this hit just one target works better than conventional missiles. Furthermore, Russias RSM-56 Bulava submarine-released missiles having a very advanced MIRV technology, this missile just joined volume producti...

Arlington, Va. (UPI) Aug 26, 2011 -The U.S. subsidiary of Europe's EADS Group has achieved a milestone on the UH-72A Lakota Light Utility Helicopter program. EADS North America reported the company has delivered more than half of the planned 345 Lakotas to the U.S. Army. The UH-72A Lakota, built by the company's American Eurocopter business unit, is one of the U.S. Army's most successful acquisition programs. "Reaching the midway point in deliveries to the Army with an unblemished record of on-time deliveries is an excellent example of our strong performance on the Lakota program," said EADS North American Chief Executive Officer Sean O'Keefe. "This program clearly demonstrates the company's ability to successfully execute large programs, in-source manufacturing to the U.S. and create high-value American jobs, while simultaneously delivering on our on-time and on-cost commitment to our Army and Navy customers." The UH-72A is based on the EC145 m...

This is the part 3 in the series of reviewing the content of the recent book that I read. In the past, I have often been harsh toward the recent China/Russia military cooperation. I have frequently stated that the Russians have limited military technology that it can interest China with. I have also read many cases of bad quality and servicing & support of export Russian weapons. However, it is important to state clearly that China would not be where it is today without its military cooperation with Russia. In fact, this article will look at all of the areas that USSR and Russia have assisted in China military industrial complex. Although sometimes unwillingly, USSR/Russia has assisted China's military industry than any other nation. In fact, I would say that this military relationship has yielded more benefit for China than any other military relationship has yielded for any nation. Back when PRC first founded, Chinese leaders went to their big brother in Soviet Union t...

Santiago, Chile (UPI) Aug 24, 2011 -Chile will spend $7 million as part of its long-standing plan to build a mechanized artillery battalion in which refurbished U.S.-made howitzers will play a significant part. Chile has been canvassing for the U.S. artillery-related systems to join its inventory for the planned battalion and was granted clearance for the move as far back as 2009. However, it's taken the process all this time to reach the present level and it may still be a while before the refurbished howitzer units enter the Chilean armed services. The Chilean request centers on 24 of the BAE Systems' M109 tracked self-propelled howitzers, 24 of which the Latin American country already owns. It also includes necessities such as shells, tracking radars and accompanying personnel carriers. Chile has two models of the M109 self-propelled howitzer in service and the new order is likely to double its available fleet to a total of 48, a Pentagon announcement said. Chile's curr...

August 24, 25, J- 20 fighter jet took test flight several times on some airport in Chengdu, the military fan captured the whole process of J-20 parachute landing and the brilliant screen of touchdown with one wheel, shooting angle is very novel, To observe carefully each of the photos, we can be more intuitive to see some design details of J- 20 fighter.Chinese J- 20 test flightThe moment of

Russian 3M54 Club anti-ship missile Military intelligence. August 24, U.S. National Security Fellow, Heritage Foundation, mentioned china are interested in purchasing Russias club missiles, submarines fitted while using 041 yuan, 093-class nuclear submarines and Russian-made Kilo-class submarines. August 24, U.S. National Security Fellow within the Heritage Foundation written articles within the mentioned the present Russian military-industrial complex might be the world arms market, selling a product referred to as Club-K cruise missile system. It offers anyone to launch the club in the four cruise missile launchers, the launcher was hidden in the cargo container seems just like a container, the containers role is always to cover the club missile transport erection launchers and control room control room, you will discover two operators responsible for the implementation of satellite communications, and missile concentrating on and launch. However, the club missile sales title Pando...

With the construction and development, some submarine base of Chinese Navy North Sea Fleet has become - a shining pearl set in thousands of miles long coastal defense line.Rapid replenishment to protect 092 strategic nuclear submarineChinese Navy submarine in review Chinese navy submarines fleet set sail

Russian Federal Space Agency Aug 24 announced that Russian spacecraft carrying nearly three tons of supplies for the International Space Station failed to enter orbit. Russian Space Agency said, a ISS Progress 44 spacecraft experienced a failure while climbing to orbit, and Mission Control Moscow lost contact with the rocket 5 minutes, 50 seconds after its launch.Russian cargo spacecraft

The Rosoboronexport Joint Stock Company will demonstrate to its foreign partners in excess of a hundred pieces of Russian arms and materiel at the 10th MAKS 2011 International Aviation and Space Salon to be held in Zhukovsky outside Moscow, Russia, on 16-21 August, 2011. Being the general sponsor of the air show Rosoboronexport considers MAKS 2011 to be one of the milestones in its exhibition activities. It is there that foreign customers will be able to familiarize themselves with Russian military hardware and take a real look at almost all export versions of national aircraft, helicopters and air defence systems. A special separate pavilion (D0) has been built by Rosoboronexport for the anniversary MAKS 2011 air show. It accommodates an interactive exhibition system, the pilot version of which was displayed at the IDEX 2011 in February. Back then the system displayed main export weapons for the Army in a new format. The interactive exhibition system has been refined for MAKS 2011, an...

Washington DC (SPX) Aug 23, 2011 -An ongoing series of Raytheon trade studies for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Persistent Close Air Support (PCAS) program revealed there is broad, cross-service applicability to Raytheon's proposed solution. Raytheon's proposed PCAS solution will develop technologies that significantly reduce the timeline for close air support through improved coordination among Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTACs), airborne sensors and weapons. "Because we are a mission systems integrator and are designing to the effect, not the platform, our flexible solution is as relevant to Marines, Soldiers and Sailors as it is to Airmen," said Bob Francois, vice president of Advanced Missiles and Unmanned Systems for Raytheon Missile Systems. "We're the world leaders in designing, building and integrating precision-guided munitions, so figuring out smarter ways to employ weapons falls within our area of expertise." Raytheon...

China Defense Exhibition in Paris, the long-range rocket models on display Military information. recognized since the scale of Paris, France, the worlds fourth subsequent the opening in the Army equipment Exhibition. regardless of the worlds most advanced German Leopard 2A7 + principal battle tanks appeared, however the Western mass media will spend much more curiosity toward the arms embargo with the West since the very first exhibition of Chinas defense enterprises. Some mass media mentioned that Chinas very first defense exhibition in Paris, but in inclusion in Europe because 1989 imposed an arms embargo on China subsequent Chinas very first European exhibition celebration held weapons. In this exhibition, China has 6 military-industrial firms exhibited their products, which include armored vehicles, artillery, combat equipment, so concerning show to international investors, the credibility of Chinas army industry. in accordance with reports, the participation of chinese language fi...

18 Warrior special forces in Xinjiang Military Region in the helicopter at 500 meters above parachuting successfully.PLA special forces high-altitudeparachuteXinjiang Military Region special forces PLA special forces parachuting Chinese special forces

Washington DC (SPX) Aug 22, 2011 -A revolutionary material that will replace steel in warhead casings will bring added lethality and increase the likelihood of a hit on an enemy target, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) announced August 10. By combining several metals with standard manufacturing techniques, High-Density Reactive Material (HDRM) has the potential to dramatically increase the explosive impact of most weapons with little or no compromise in strength or design. Unlike conventional munitions, the innovative materials approach integrates the casing with approved warhead explosives for increased lethality. In addition, the unique design for fragmenting warheads allows release of chemical energy after impact, increasing the probability of a catastrophic kill. "Recent testing and demonstrations have consistently shown that the new casings can be integrated into naval missiles and are durable enough to withstand both high acceleration of missile launch and the forces expos...

Washington (AFP) Aug 15, 2011 - Pakistan probably let Chinese engineers examine the wreckage of a top-secret US stealth helicopter that crashed during the raid killing Osama bin Laden, The New York Times reported. Citing unnamed officials, the newspaper said late Sunday US intelligence agencies concluded that it was likely that Chinese engineers -- at the invitation of Pakistani spies -- took detailed photographs of the severed tail of the Black Hawk helicopter equipped with classified technology designed to elude radar. The Financial Times also carried the report, which was denied by Pakistani and Chinese officials. Relations between Pakistan and the United States are at their lowest ebb, strained by the covert American raid that killed bin Laden near Pakistan's main military academy and Pakistan's earlier detention of a CIA contractor. President Barack Obama's administration recently suspended about one-third of its $2.7 billion annual defense aid to Pakistan, but assured...

Moscow (AFP) Aug 16, 2011 -Russia on Tuesday unveiled its first stealth fighter to the public, lifting the curtain on a secret project designed to flood the market with cheaper versions of better-known US jets. The Sukhoi Tu-50, being developed jointly by Russia and India, made its maiden flight at a Far East airbase in January 2010 and was rolled out for public viewing at the MAKS international airshow outside Moscow. Two of the sleek silver prototypes are due to perform air stunts Wednesday under the watchful eye of Russia's powerful prime minister, Vladimir Putin, in a show of Russian military confidence in the much-delayed project. "The T-50 jet will provide the backbone not only of the Russian air force but also that of India," said Mikhail Pogosyan, president of United Aircraft Corporation, the state aviation holding company. "Russia's cooperation with India on this project will help it promote the fifth-generation jet on the foreign market," the RIA N...

Washington DC (SPX) Aug 18, 2011 -Raytheon has built the fifth Small Diameter Bomb II seeker in its new factory expressly designed to assemble integrated tri-mode seekers. "Raytheon is the only company building integrated tri-mode seekers on a 'hot' production line and we're doing it less than a year after contract award," said Harry Schulte, vice president of Air Warfare Systems for Raytheon Missile Systems. "Producing seekers in an active factory is one of the reasons Raytheon can keep its commitment to deliver SDB II to the warfighter on cost and on schedule." SDB II's seeker fuses millimeter-wave radar, uncooled imaging infrared and semiactive laser sensors on a single gimbal. The result is a powerful integrated seeker that seamlessly shares targeting information between modes, enabling the weapon to engage fixed or moving targets around the clock in adverse weather conditions. "Building integrated tri-mode seekers is much more complicated t...

Moscow (AFP) Aug 16, 2011 -Russia on Tuesday unveiled its first stealth fighter to the public, lifting the curtain on a secret project designed to flood the market with cheaper versions of better-known US jets. The Sukhoi Tu-50, being developed jointly by Russia and India, made its maiden flight at a Far East airbase in January 2010 and was rolled out for public viewing at the MAKS international airshow outside Moscow. Two of the sleek silver prototypes are due to perform air stunts Wednesday under the watchful eye of Russia's powerful prime minister, Vladimir Putin, in a show of Russian military confidence in the much-delayed project. "The T-50 jet will provide the backbone not only of the Russian air force but also that of India," said Mikhail Pogosyan, president of United Aircraft Corporation, the state aviation holding company. "Russia's cooperation with India on this project will help it promote the fifth-generation jet on the foreign market," the RIA N...

Recently, I've read a couple of books regarding the development of Chinese air force. More than anything else, this one book by a well known poster on Chinese bbs has really changed many perceptions I've had regarding the modernization of PLAAF doctrine and training. I would say that anyone who has frequented top Chinese language forums would know who I'm referring to. Over the next few weeks, I plan to write several entries on different aspects of PLAAF modernization. The first topic that I decided to make is the legacy of Liu Huaqing, since he is forever linked to the Chinese Aircraft Carrier program. If you do a search of Liu Huaqing, you are most likely going to see articles describing him as the father of modern Chinese navy. His following quote has accompanied him everywhere Without an aircraft carrier, I will die with my eyelids open; the Chinese Navy needs to build an aircraft carrier, Liu served as the commander of the Chinese Navy from 1982 to 1987. After th...

"Look out! China's got drones..Forget about China's first aircraft carrier, the U.S. military has a whole new reason to be scared." wrote today's GlobalPost ( Here ) After seeing yet another alarmist article by people with only a passing interest, I have been contemplating about writing a small computer program that can cut-and-paste keywords on the Chinese military development. Forget about Chinas anti-satellite test, China got anti ship ballistic missile. Forget about Chinas anti ship ballistic missile, China got J-20 stealth fighter. Forget about Chinas J-20 stealth fighter, China got an aircraft carrier Forget about Chinas drones, China got Tie-fighters. Forget about Chinas Tie-Fighters, China got Star Destroyers Forget about Chinas Star Destroyers, China got Death Star. Poor J-20, you were media's darling only 6 months ago and now you are completely forgotten. What happened?

In accordance with international practice, the aircraft carrier's first sea trials is in order to test its navigation Performance, the followings are many procedures, the aircraft carrier needs a rather long period of time for the service even the formation of combat.Chinese aircraft carrier completed sea trials and returned30-year Army, Air Force 50 years, 100 years the Navy. West of this

China's Varyag aircraft carrier platform officially trialed, causing international concern. Although the Chinese Defense Ministry spokesman made it clear that it will be used for scientific research and testing, but some foreign media has continued to release "China threat." Japanese "Asahi Shimbun" 17 editorial that the Chinese carrier, although currently still a "paper tiger", but neighboring

Pakistan successfully launched into space its state-of-the-art PakSat-1R communication satellite here from Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest Chinas Sichuan Province, late Thursday night.A select group of senior Pakistani officials witnessed the Long March-3B rocket successfully carrying the communication satellite from the launch pad here with rounds of applause and jubilations visible on their faces. Prominent among those present included Director General SPD Lt. General (Retd.) Khalid Ahmed Kidwai, Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir, Pakistans Ambassador to China Masood Khan, Secretary Defence Lt. General (Retd) Syed Ather Ali and Chairman Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO), Major General Ahmed Bilal, besides senior officials from the Chinese government. PakSat-1R, a geostationary and advanced communication satellite, has been jointly built by scientists and engineers from SUPARCO under the technical guidance and financial assistance from their Chinese c...