Laser Defense
Comes word over night of an apparently successful attempt by Iran to place a satellite in orbitusing the Safir-2 space launch vehicle (SLV). The Safir (“Ambassador”) was ingeniously developed as part of Iran’s growing rocket and missile program and has direct links to its attempts to develop extended range missiles in the IRBM and ultimately,…
Sensors – Intro A layered system such as the BMDS requires a multitude of sensors with differeing characteristics. Why you ask? For several reasons. One is the nature of the threat – be it short, medium or intercontinental in range, there will be one or more differing sets of sensors that will come into play. …
On 13 April 2010, the Presidents of the United States and Russia signed the collection of agreements and protocols which aggregated have been popularly called “New START,” following on the heels of the first START treaty, signed by President Bush and Secretary Gorbachev in July 1991, and the Moscow, signed by Presidents George W. Bush…
The following is an extract of a larger work I am preparing on fifty years of ASCM combat use and hopefully will be available in the coming year. – SJS Forces – Israel. The INS EILAT (K40) was originally commissioned in 1944 as the HMS ZEALOUS, a Z-class destroyer that saw extensive action as convoy…
Today’s roll-up of Russian issues is pretty extensive – from a major re-write of Russian military doctrine to a threat to put BMD tracking radars on embassy and consulate grounds (in response to a pending agreement between the US, Poland and Czech Republic to deploy a portion of the US-Ground-based Mid-Course Defense system in Europe)…
Hezbolla katyusha luncher destroyed by IDF…Busted.
