CV32

A war the Pentagon doesn’t want (Washington Post)

AIM-120C6 AMRAAM. Nothing unusual here.

Some articles from Foreign Affairs: Pick Your Poison: America Has Many Options in Syria, None are Good Putin Scores on Syria: How He Got the Upper Hand -- And How He Will Use It More Trouble in the Eastern Mediterranean: U.S. Intervention or Not, the Sea is Already Boiling with maps!

Sudan receives first Su-24 attack aircraft (Jane's)

From the Naval Historical Foundation: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3

Buk-M2 SAM captured on film at Syrian air base (Jane's)

The A-37 Dragonfly in Vietnam (Defense Media Network)

Applying the Powell Doctrine to Syria (Foreign Policy)

Executive summary of French declassified intel (pdf, translated into English)

I don't expect Cameron will be following in the footsteps of Lord Aberdeen or Lord North.

Thanks for discovering this, Enrique. I expect we will probably use the 1 knot workaround for the time being.

** SPOILERS APPLY ** * * * * * * * * * Enrique, I've been playing this one from BLUE. Morocco and Portugal come up to challenge me (or make the attempt), but for the most part, the UK is a non-issue. I expect its going to be more difficult playing as RED?

Is It a Duck? Is It an Aircraft Carrier? No! It’s Japan’s ‘Helicopter Destroyer’ (War is Boring)

British navy arrives in Gibraltar amid tension with Spain (Reuters)

Boeing Undercuts Rivals In South Korea Fighter Contest: Sources (Aviation Week)

Airsea Battle VS Offshore Control: Can the US Blockade China? (The Diplomat)

How two U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcats shot down two Gaddafis Su-22 Fitters, 32 years ago today (The Aviationist)

Turkey cancels MILGEM project following probe (Jane's) CV32: The article cites a probable hydrogen leak from charging batteries but another (Indian) source had stated that battery charging had been completed three days prior to the incident.

Indian Navy begins inquiry in aftermath of 'Kilo' sinking (Jane's)

HarpGamer is saddened to learn of the passing of long time Harpoon community member Saul H. Jacobs, age 76. His bio below, cross posted from Dr. Who's Harpoon Pages, from January 2003, will give newer folks some idea of the depth of this community and the excellent contribution of members like him: RIP Saul.

Thanks, SHUK. Interesting result to his game.

A new version of the official Harpoon Commander's Edition (HCE) Database (HCDB-130818) is now available. Get the new DB in the Downloads section. New additions (or overhauls of existing entries) include: Aircraft: An-70 - Ukraine Be-12 Mail - Ukraine Il-476 - Russia Il-78 Midas - Ukraine Ka-27PL Helix A - Ukraine Mi-8AMTSh Hip - Russia MiG-29 Baaz - India MiG-29BM Fulcrum C - Belarus MiG-29MU1 Fulcrum - Ukraine MiG-29S Fulcrum C - Belarus MiG-29UPG Baaz - India Su-17M4 Fitter K - USSR Su-24M Fencer D - Ukraine Su-24MP Fencer F - Ukraine Su-24MR Fencer E - Ukraine Su-25 Frogfoot A - Russia Su-25 Frogfoot A - Ukraine Su-25KM Scorpion - Georgia Su-27P Flanker B - Belarus Tu-22DP Freefire - USSR Tu-22KPD Blinder B - USSR Tu-22M3 Backfire C - Ukraine Tu-22MR Backfire D - Russia Tu-22PD Blinder E - USSR Tu-22RD Blinder C - USSR Tu-22RDK Blinder C - USSR Tu-22RDM Blinder C - USSR Tu-141 Strizh - USSR Tu-160 Blackjack - Ukraine Ships: Barracuda OPV - Mauritius Bijoy (Castle) FFL - Bangladesh Durjoy class FFL - Bangladesh Padma OPV - Bangladesh PATRA PG - Mauritania SDB Mk3 PG - Maldives Sea Dragon OPV - Bangladesh Vigilant OPV - Mauritius MLUs: DF-12 Bty - China Enjoy.

The Br.1050M modernization program took place between 1978 and 1983, so there was a short period in 1980-83 when there were unmodified aircraft still in service. But never confirmed. A single reference from Jane's is insufficient.

Operations Crossbow and Hydra: The Aerial Attacks Against Peenemünde (Defense Media Network)

Indian Sub Explodes With 18 On Board (DefenseNews)