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Is this ... Raytheon Looks At Options For Long-Range AIM-9 (Aviation Week) because of this?

As consequence of many chats with some analyst friends, I think is a good idea to start a tread with publications explicity devoted to Cold War Two, this can be one of many, David Cenciotti (The Aviationist) compilation of recent aerial incidents (You can open it with Sumatra, and some other readers): http://bit.ly/1LF9XOf

Computing the Value of Stealth: It’s Not That Simple (War on the Rocks) These guys get it.

From Aviation Week Concerns Grow About Iranian, North Korean Missiles and Chinese Asats By Craig Covault The Bush administration for the first time says it has intelligence proving detailed and ongoing collaboration between Iran and North Korea in the development of new ballistic missiles. The Pentagon has also just released previously secret intelligence data on new Iranian and North Korean ballistic missiles under development. North Korean and Chinese missiles already threaten the Middle East, Asia and Europe and could eventually target the U.S. The new Pentagon data also confirm an Aviation Week & Space Technology report that Iran is working to…

Contracts Highlight Growing Role of Video Game Training (National Defense, February 2013 issue)

From Naval Open Source Intelligence Here's some rather nice video of a rescent certification test by my friends at BEA Systems. It shows their new laser-guided rocket taking on an APC and hardened structure. Enjoy!

Cool War Rising (Foreign Policy)

Could America Win a War Against Russia and China at the Same Time? (National Interest)

I did reference it other time, but I think the site is improved and expanded: http://www.hisutton.com/Analysis%20-%20Russian%20Status-6%20aka%20KANYON%20nuclear%20deterrence%20and%20Pr%2009851%20submarine.html

Find it hereHere Hezbollah cracked the code Technology likely supplied by Iran allowed guerrillas to stop Israeli tank assaults BY MOHAMAD BAZZI Newsday Middle East Correspondent September 18, 2006 AITA SHAAB, Lebanon -- Hezbollah guerrillas were able to hack into Israeli radio communications during last month's battles in south Lebanon, an intelligence breakthrough that helped them thwart Israeli tank assaults, according to Hezbollah and Lebanese officials. Using technology most likely supplied by Iran, special Hezbollah teams monitored the constantly changing radio frequencies of Israeli troops on the ground. That gave guerrillas a picture of Israe…

Crisis Stability and Long Range Strike: A Comparative Analysis of Fighters, Bombers, and Missiles (RAND study, PDF)

Do Joint Fighter Programs Save Money? (RAND report, PDF)

From Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists [excerpt]

Here is a teaser. "We didn't encounter them in the Gulf or in Kosovo. Next time, we will. The Double-Digit SAMs By John A. Tirpak, Senior Editor Since the inception of stealth aircraft such as the B-2 bomber and the F-22 fighter, the Air Force has been warning that advanced surface-to-air missile systems in the early 2000s would begin proliferating among US adversaries, sharply raising the danger to nonstealthy combat aircraft. As if on cue, Russia in December announced it had struck a multibillion dollar arms deal to equip Iran with the deadly S-300 family of SAMs and its associated radars." The full article is here.

Earth Penetrating Warheads Against Deep Targets FAS.org The Administration is requesting funds from Congress for exploring the feasibility of a Robust Nuclear Earth Penetrator, or RNEP. “Robust” means that the nuclear bomb will be able to penetrate some distance into hard rock before exploding. The RNEP is being pursued in response to the worldwide proliferation of deeply buried targets. The Federation of American Scientists (FAS) has just completed a study, “Earth Penetrating Warheads against Deep Targets,” that examines arguments for the RNEP, analyses countermeasures, and calculates the consequences of using an RNEP. We find it comes up short on all accoun…

ELF still controversial BY EMILY FAWVER Spooner Advocate Last Updated: Wednesday, May 11th, 2005 10:14:16 AM On Sept. 30, 2004, the United States Navy shut down the much-debated Project ELF (extremely low frequency) stations in Clam Lake, Wis., and Republic, Mich., after the Navy said the project was outdated and no longer of use. Project ELF was built in 1968 and started transmitting ELF waves in 1989. The purpose of the project was to communicate with deeply submerged, fast-moving Trident and fast attack submarines, each carrying 24 missiles with up to eight nuclear warheads. The Navy used ELF waves because the waves are able to deeply penetrate the o…

From Lockheed Martin's own Code One magazine: F-16 Design Origins F-16 Evolution

Alright gang, What is everyone's favorite, or most capable, modern day fast attack craft. I'm still “littoral-ly entrenched” and looking to re-invigorate my naval gaming. Please give country of origin and major weapon systems so that I could research more about them. Thanks

Has to be the Orlan/"Kirov" for me...

From the August 2009 issue of Air Force Magazine Fighting Under Missile Attack By John Stillion The Air Force hasn’t thought about air base defense for a while. Now, things are changing. For the first time in decades, Air Force aircraft deployed in an international crisis now face substantial risk of damage or destruction on the ground. By some estimates, missile and air attacks could disable up to 70 percent of the aircraft at some overseas bases in the opening minutes of a fight. The problem is not insurmountable; the Air Force and the Pentagon already have the means to start addressing this critical problem. Even so, there is no doubt the threat is g…