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Iran’s first nuclear power plant starts

Aug 22

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Bushehr nuclear power plant reactor 300x197 Irans first nuclear power plant startsBeijing Times reported on August 22 Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant China’s first civilian nuclear power reactor began to carry 21 nuclear fuel, is expected to begin late this year or early next year supply. Iran says can stop the production of conditional purity of 20% enriched uranium, but will not stop all uranium enrichment activities.

Start loading fuel nuclear reactors

Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, 21, said in a statement, “Iran calendar May 30 (Gregorian calendar August 21), began to (the Bushehr nuclear power plant) nuclear reactor fuel load.”

The statement said 163 nuclear fuel rods, “The need for inspection of nuclear reactor core loading.”

AP reporter Miao Shu, the same day, the first car from one fuel to be shipped out of storage to the transport of building a nuclear reactor “fuel pool.” The next 10 days, equivalent to 80 tons of nuclear fuel rods 163 will be gradually brought into the building and into reactor core. Loading is completed, the reactor still at least a month to start generating electricity.

International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors, Vice-President and the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran and the Russian Atomic Energy Salish master Director Sergei Kiriyenko to participate in nuclear launch.

Salish 21, said that since the nuclear power plant, “the ups and downs” of history, today is “worthy of remembrance.” He thanked Russia for everything.

Fars news agency quoted Kiriyenko as saying: “Today is a great day, we enter the start phase of the Bushehr nuclear power plant material … … We declare, Russia to honor all commitments.”

Members Iran Tehran the same day that Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant started in terms of a “great victory, at the same time that Iran is seeking nuclear activities of its determination and ability.”

Ahmadinejad signals released reconciliation

Under the agreement, Russia will provide nuclear fuel and the Bushehr nuclear power plant all the necessary equipment, technology and staff training. Meanwhile, all the nuclear waste produced by nuclear power plants will be shipped back to Russia.

However, the Salish on the 20th that Iran does not need to buy nuclear fuel from Russia.

“Bushehr nuclear power plant is expected to use the period of 60 years, we plan to use for 40 years,” Salehi said, “Suppose we get nuclear fuel from Russia for 10 years, that the remaining 30 to 50 years, how can we do?”

He said that Iran now has enough nuclear fuel for use Bushehr nuclear reactors a year, every year one third of the nuclear fuel to be replaced. Have been put into operation once the Natanz uranium enrichment plant in place all the necessary equipment, can produce about 30 tons of enriched uranium per year, but only enough for one with the Bushehr nuclear power plant by using the same scale.

Iran’s previous plan to build 20 nuclear power plants, 10 new uranium enrichment facilities. Salehi said: “The future for the production of construction of the Bushehr nuclear power plant and other power plant needs (uranium) enrichment activities must continue.”

20, published in Japan, “Yomiuri Shimbun” published on the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad – an interview article. Ahmadinejad also rejected demands to stop all uranium enrichment activities.

Newspapers quoted the Iranian president as saying: “We have the right to carry out uranium enrichment … … We have never wanted to provoke war or nuclear weapons.”

However, Ahmadinejad also said that if the research can guarantee Iran a supply of nuclear fuel needed for nuclear reactor, Iran would stop enriching uranium with 20% purity.

He said that as part of the deal, “If we can guarantee access to nuclear fuel supply, we promise to stop producing enriched uranium of 20% purity.”

Reuters interpretation of the speech Ahmadinejad seems to be a signal that the West fears Iran is willing to make a settlement of Iran’s nuclear program.

Lobbying to promote US-Russian talks on sanctions

Russia, 20, welcomed Ahmadinejad’s proposal calls for talks as soon as possible, to provide enriched uranium to Iran to discuss matters.

Itar-Tass quoted Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister as saying: “We believe it is necessary to hold such talks, the sooner the better.”

The United States and other Western countries have been worried about Iran’s nuclear program aims to develop nuclear weapons, Iran denied. Xia, bolstered in the United States, the United Nations Security Council in June this year by targeting Iran’s nuclear program in the first four Zhicai including further strengthening of financial controls and scope of the embargo and the freezing Kuodawuqi dozens of home business Zichan and right Bufen Iran Iran Renshi Zuochulvhang ban.

Meanwhile, the United States, the European Union, Canada and Australia announced additional sanctions on Iran.

20, from the U.S. Treasury Department, State Department and White House officials in Bahrain, Brazil, Ecuador, Japan, Lebanon, South Korea, Turkey and United Arab Emirates, eight countries launched an extensive lobbying, to promote the implementation of the United States and the United Nations in these countries has made on Iran sanctions.

The U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement, Yue, Zhe Xie countries with senior government officials, bank regulators Jigou and departments in charge when Hui Tan, Ministry of Finance Guan Yuan Xiang Tamenqiangtiao, if Waiguoyinhang Ji Xu and the United States blacklisted the Iranian enterprise business relationship exists, these banks will not be able to enter the U.S. financial system.

U.S. officials said, “The new round of sanctions have begun to affect Iran’s economy … … the Iranian government to attract foreign investment to develop its oil and gas fields, access to financial services and to maintain financial relations with the international community”.

Ministry of Finance is responsible for counter-terrorism Affairs Minister called governments of these countries to take measures to prevent attempts to circumvent sanctions against Iran.

“As international pressure increased, the Iranian economy has been isolated, it will try to seek access to new channels for the international financial system,” Levy said, “Governments should adopt appropriate mechanisms to prevent such a threat.”

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Russia will test a new generation air defense system

Aug 22

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Russian long range mobile air defense system active S400 300x208 Russia will test a new generation air defense systemHead of the Russian army’s air defense forces 21 that Russia will be destroyed this year began testing a new generation of space hypersonic air defense weapon system goals.

Person in charge that day told Moscow Echo radio interview, said that the Russian army air defense forces and the military industrial enterprises to carry out a new generation air defense system with the research, design and testing work. The new system will use laser technology for hypersonic aircraft, including combat, including aerial targets, even targets in space.

Leader said that this year and next year will test a new generation of air defense systems, and will transform the current air defense weapons, but the new generation air defense system, a comprehensive service at the earliest to 2015.

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Chinese missile could shift Pacific power balance

Aug 16

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DF 15B missiles 300x225 Chinese missile could shift Pacific power balanceABOARD THE USS GEORGE WASHINGTON – Nothing projects U.S. global air and sea power more vividly than supercarriers. Bristling with fighter jets that can reach deep into even landlocked trouble zones, America’s virtually invincible carrier fleet has long enforced its dominance of the high seas.

China may soon put an end to that.

U.S. naval planners are scrambling to deal with what analysts say is a game-changing weapon being developed by China — an unprecedented carrier-killing missile called the Dong Feng 21D that could be launched from land with enough accuracy to penetrate the defenses of even the most advanced moving aircraft carrier at a distance of more than 1,500 kilometers (900 miles).

EDITOR’S NOTE — The USS George Washington supercarrier recently deployed off North Korea in a high-profile show of U.S. sea power. AP Tokyo News Editor Eric Talmadge was aboard the carrier, and filed this report.

Analysts say final testing of the missile could come as soon as the end of this year, though questions remain about how fast China will be able to perfect its accuracy to the level needed to threaten a moving carrier at sea.

The weapon, a version of which was displayed last year in a Chinese military parade, could revolutionize China’s role in the Pacific balance of power, seriously weakening Washington’s ability to intervene in any potential conflict over Taiwan or North Korea. It could also deny U.S. ships safe access to international waters near China’s 11,200-mile (18,000-kilometer) -long coastline.

While a nuclear bomb could theoretically sink a carrier, assuming its user was willing to raise the stakes to atomic levels, the conventionally-armed Dong Feng 21D’s uniqueness is in its ability to hit a powerfully defended moving target with pin-point precision.

The Chinese Defense Ministry did not immediately respond to the AP’s request for a comment.

Funded by annual double-digit increases in the defense budget for almost every year of the past two decades, the Chinese navy has become Asia’s largest and has expanded beyond its traditional mission of retaking Taiwan to push its sphere of influence deeper into the Pacific and protect vital maritime trade routes.

“The Navy has long had to fear carrier-killing capabilities,” said Patrick Cronin, senior director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program at the nonpartisan, Washington-based Center for a New American Security. “The emerging Chinese antiship missile capability, and in particular the DF 21D, represents the first post-Cold War capability that is both potentially capable of stopping our naval power projection and deliberately designed for that purpose.”

Setting the stage for a possible conflict, Beijing has grown increasingly vocal in its demands for the U.S. to stay away from the wide swaths of ocean — covering much of the Yellow, East and South China seas — where it claims exclusivity.

It strongly opposed plans to hold U.S.-South Korean war games in the Yellow Sea off the northeastern Chinese coast, saying the participation of the USS George Washington supercarrier, with its 1,092-foot (333-meter) flight deck and 6,250 personnel, would be a provocation because it put Beijing within striking range of U.S. F-18 warplanes.

The carrier instead took part in maneuvers held farther away in the Sea of Japan.

U.S. officials deny Chinese pressure kept it away, and say they will not be told by Beijing where they can operate.

“We reserve the right to exercise in international waters anywhere in the world,” Rear Adm. Daniel Cloyd, who headed the U.S. side of the exercises, said aboard the carrier during the maneuvers, which ended last week.

But the new missile, if able to evade the defenses of a carrier and of the vessels sailing with it, could undermine that policy.

“China can reach out and hit the U.S. well before the U.S. can get close enough to the mainland to hit back,” said Toshi Yoshihara, an associate professor at the U.S. Naval War College. He said U.S. ships have only twice been that vulnerable — against Japan in World War II and against Soviet bombers in the Cold War.

Carrier-killing missiles “could have an enduring psychological effect on U.S. policymakers,” he e-mailed to The AP. “It underscores more broadly that the U.S. Navy no longer rules the waves as it has since the end of World War II. The stark reality is that sea control cannot be taken for granted anymore.”

Yoshihara said the weapon is causing considerable consternation in Washington, though — with attention focused on land wars in Afghanistan and Iraq — its implications haven’t been widely discussed in public.

Analysts note that while much has been made of China’s efforts to ready a carrier fleet of its own, it would likely take decades to catch U.S. carrier crews’ level of expertise, training and experience.

But Beijing does not need to match the U.S. carrier for carrier. The Dong Feng 21D, smarter, and vastly cheaper, could successfully attack a U.S. carrier, or at least deter it from getting too close.

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates warned of the threat in a speech last September at the Air Force Association Convention.

“When considering the military-modernization programs of countries like China, we should be concerned less with their potential ability to challenge the U.S. symmetrically — fighter to fighter or ship to ship — and more with their ability to disrupt our freedom of movement and narrow our strategic options,” he said.

Gates said China’s investments in cyber and anti-satellite warfare, anti-air and anti-ship weaponry, along with ballistic missiles, “could threaten America’s primary way to project power” through its forward air bases and carrier strike groups.

The Pentagon has been worried for years about China getting an anti-ship ballistic missile. The Pentagon considers such a missile an “anti-access,” weapon, meaning that it could deny others access to certain areas.

The Air Force’s top surveillance and intelligence officer, Lt. Gen. David Deptula, told reporters this week that China’s effort to increase anti-access capability is part of a worrisome trend.

He did not single out the DF 21D, but said: “While we might not fight the Chinese, we may end up in situations where we’ll certainly be opposing the equipment that they build and sell around the world.”

Questions remain over when — and if — China will perfect the technology; hitting a moving carrier is no mean feat, requiring state-of-the-art guidance systems, and some experts believe it will take China a decade or so to field a reliable threat. Others, however, say final tests of the missile could come in the next year or two.

Former Navy commander James Kraska, a professor of international law and sea power at the U.S. Naval War College, recently wrote a controversial article in the magazine Orbis outlining a hypothetical scenario set just five years from now in which a Deng Feng 21D missile with a penetrator warhead sinks the USS George Washington.

That would usher in a “new epoch of international order in which Beijing emerges to displace the United States.”

While China’s Defense Ministry never comments on new weapons before they become operational, the DF 21D — which would travel at 10 times the speed of sound and carry conventional payloads — has been much discussed by military buffs online.

A pseudonymous article posted on Xinhuanet, website of China’s official news agency, imagines the U.S. dispatching the George Washington to aid Taiwan against a Chinese attack.

The Chinese would respond with three salvos of DF 21D, the first of which would pierce the hull, start fires and shut down flight operations, the article says. The second would knock out its engines and be accompanied by air attacks. The third wave, the article says, would “send the George Washington to the bottom of the ocean.”

Comments on the article were mostly positive.

AP writer Christopher Bodeen in Beijing and National Security Writer Anne Gearan in Washington, D.C., contributed to this report.

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C919 China-made large passenger aircraft will use China-made engines

Aug 16

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C919 China made large passenger aircraft 300x200 C919 China made large passenger aircraft will use China made engines13 from China’s commitment to develop large passenger aircraft engine project tasks Commercial Aircraft Engines Limited liability company was informed that in the second quarter of large aircraft engine project Qi Dong Fang An overall definition of work being comprehensively pushed forward and is expected to be completed by the end of the first round of this year defined work program.

It is understood that a large aircraft engine project team defined the overall program is Jina human resources in the domestic aviation engines, aviation engines in the field on behalf of my highest level of “team.”

Constitute R & D personnel, including business-fat, AVIC system engine plant by the senior engineers and experts, universities and research institutions, experts and scholars.

In another, early in August of this year, the business aviation industry has made the recruitment of design and development professionals about 300 people, engine design and development talent beginning to take shape.

The composition of this group of officers including the Masters and Ph.D. graduate students as the main body of the college graduates, the community of high-tech talent recruitment, the Chinese aviation industry experts, overseas high-level talents. Currently, these officers are being added to the overall scheme of large aircraft engine project definition of work.

China Commercial Aircraft Engine Co., Ltd. (the “China Aviation Industrial Commercial hair”) is the China Aviation Industry Corporation (the “AVIC”), one of its immediate subsidiaries, is a large aircraft engine main body and the responsibility of the project total manufacturing units.

The company on Jan. 18, 2009 in Shanghai, is the Central Aviation Industry, Shanghai Electric Group, Shanghai Guosheng Group shares a joint venture of diversification of business, registered capital of 60 billion yuan.

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U.S. and South Korea conduct a new round of military exercises in the Sea of Japan and the China Yellow Sea

Aug 16

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U.S. Navy George Washington aircraft carrier 300x212 U.S. and South Korea conduct a new round of military exercises in the Sea of Japan and the China Yellow SeaFrom August 16 to 26, the United States and South Korea, East Sea in Korea (Sea of Japan) and Korean West Sea (Yellow Sea) to conduct joint military exercises. This is a two time in less than a month, and the second joint exercises.

Large-scale than in previous years have

It is reported that the “Ulchi free” Guardian joint military exercises will be about 30,000 U.S. troops and about 56,000 South Korean troops to participate. U.S. military spokesman said a number of U.S. soldiers will join the exercise in the local community through the Internet.

Exercise, the ROK-US Combined Forces Command will hold anti-terrorism security exercise for the November 11, held in Seoul in preparation for the Group of 20 summit.

According to South Korean media reported that the purpose of this exercise is to enhance South Korea’s defense capabilities, will focus on the comprehensive training of all officers and soldiers and military commanders to improve decision-making capacity.

Commander of U.S. forces stationed in South Korea, General Walter • Sharp said the exercise was “the world’s largest by the joint staff command of one of the theater exercises.”

1975, U.S. and South Korea are held every year between the two countries, “Ulchi Focus Lens” joint military exercises. From 2009, the joint military exercise renamed “Ulchi freedom defender”, marks the beginning exercise led by the South Korean army.

It is noteworthy that, in the exercise before the start of the US-ROK military has declared to be large in scale than in previous years. The exercises in the past generally have more than 10,000 local and U.S. troops participated, but the number of participants has reached U.S. 30 000.

Continued US-ROK military exercise

In recent months, U.S. and South Korea have held a series of military exercises and the upcoming rise to great concern of all parties.

July 25 -28 days, U.S. and South Korea in the Sea of Japan “indomitable will” joint military exercises at sea, the United States, “George Washington •” aircraft carrier, Asia’s largest landing ship “Dokdo” ships, ships and more than 20 “F -22 “200 fighter aircraft participated in the exercises. U.S. and South Korea more than 8,000 troops into the two sides. This is since 1976, the largest US-ROK military exercise carried out. Japan sent four maritime self-defense, the first officer in the exercise as observers.

August 5 -9 days, South Korea in the West Sea (the Yellow Sea), held a separate land, sea, maritime mobility exercises. It is reported that 4,500 South Korean soldiers participate in the largest ever anti-submarine exercises.

Apart from August 16 -26 will be held on the “guardian of Ulchi free” exercise, the South Korean military official said: “Korea and the U.S. will be in September after the mid-western China Sea (that is, the Yellow Sea) to conduct a joint military exercise . until the end of the year, the Korea-US joint military exercise program once a month. ”

The previous two exercises, the US-ROK exercise between the two countries will aim to point to the DPRK.

In the “indomitable will” exercise before, South Korean Defense Minister Jin Tairong with U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates issued a joint statement • This is a “defensive nature of the exercise.” The aim is clear to the DPRK, the DPRK “to cease hostilities,” Korea and the U.S. in the future for peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula to enhance joint defense capabilities.

In the beginning of August 5 anti-submarine exercises in South Korea, the ROK side said that this exercise is to demonstrate South Korea’s military strength to deal with “a potential violation of the DPRK.”

North Korea said it would take the most severe military response

15 August, a spokesman for the Korean People’s Army General Staff, issued a statement in Pyongyang for the upcoming Korea-US joint military exercises, the Korean army would take “the most severe military response measures.”

Korean Central News Agency quoted the spokesperson, then the same day reported that, in terms of size, content and nature, the Korea-US joint military exercises are forthcoming for the DPRK’s “full-scale war exercises” and “nuclear war exercises.”

Series of military exercises conducted on the US-ROK, the DPRK has maintained a hard line.

A spokesman for the DPRK National Defense Commission, on July 24 issued a statement, said it would “to a strong nuclear deterrent force” to respond to the US-ROK joint military exercise series.

Korean Central News Agency on July 31 issued a “indictment”, the recent activities of the militants accused the United States, the Korean Peninsula “extremely deteriorated”, is in the “eve of war” status, but also seriously undermine the Northeast Asia peace and stability .

And on August 9 the end of the day South Korean anti-submarine exercise, the western waters of Korea to the “northern boundary” (NLL) fired more than 130 pieces of coastal artillery. South Korea’s navy once into the alert and fight situation, a warning to North Korea broadcast.

Further reading: The United States has frequently participated in military exercises in China’s neighboring

In addition to a number of joint exercises with South Korea, the United States and Vietnam’s first joint exercise also caused a lot of discussion:

From August 11, the United States and Vietnam in the South China Sea held a week-long joint naval exercises, primarily non-combat training, in order to “further promote military exchanges with Vietnam to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the normalization of US-Vietnam relations.” It is reported that the U.S. military, “George • Washington” nuclear-powered aircraft carrier also took part in the exercises.

U.S. officials said the US-Vietnam joint naval exercises, “the U.S. Navy as part of series of outreach activities.” However, the BBC reported that “George Washington •” aircraft carrier and three destroyers involved in the exercise, place it in the South China Sea, indicating that “the U.S. commitment to defend freedom of the South China Sea shipping.” Just recently concluded ASEAN Regional Forum, the U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton • Bill Clinton claimed: “freedom of navigation in the South China Sea is related to U.S. national interests.”

Some analysts believe that with “Tian number” events, normalize relations with Vietnam 15 years, the United States to participate in military exercises in China’s neighboring row can be achieved several aims: to consolidate the Korea-US alliance with the ROK-US speech, inhibiting the relocation of U.S. military bases in Japan; with the United States The more exercise to win over Southeast Asia, “spoiler,” South China Sea issue, the formation of “North and South contain” China situation.

Apart from Korea, Vietnam to conduct joint exercises, June 23, the United States and Singapore, Malaysia and other 14 countries together to carry out joint military exercises around the Pacific Rim.

The U.S. “national” magazine that “the United States desire to establish ‘in Asia – Pacific military alliance’ to contain China, the methods and the establishment of NATO after World War II to deter the Soviet Union exactly the same.”

The behavior of the United States, China Society of Military Science, Major General, Deputy Secretary-General Luo Yuan, this shows that they still adhere to the Cold War mentality, pursuing to the jungle rules of the game as the philosophical foundation of the gunboat policy, bullying, to “light muscle” in the form of put pressure on China and ASEAN countries against China stimulation.

However, Luo Yuan pointed out that Americans want to “disturb the South China Sea” is not so easy. China-ASEAN relations have developed well, the two sides to further enhance the degree of dependence. ASEAN will not lose the greater loss of opportunities for mutual benefit with China.

U.S. Centre for Strategic and International Studies, Southeast Asia expert Ouneisituo • Powell also said: “not that many ASEAN countries are the top cow in the elephant, the courage to stand up, take the lead.”

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Chengdu air defense units equipped with red-64

Aug 11

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Peoples Liberation Army air defense missile red 6D 300x179 Chengdu air defense units equipped with red 64It is published in Canada in July, “Chinese Defense Review” magazine, southwest China’s air force is important to speed up the city’s air defense weapon upgrades, for the two surface to air missile defense of Chengdu, in full dress up the new Red Flag -64 missiles, a move This means that an important industrial city in southwest China have a more robust “air defense shield.”

Reported that the PLA air missile units consistent “active defense” strategy, advanced equipment, always give priority to the need to front-line border, aimed at “the enemy out.” But with the increasing complexity of modern air combat, the Chinese mainland cities began to provide a better air defense weapons, flag -64 stationed in Chengdu, the performance of this trend.

“Chinese and” that the Chinese Air Force in Chengdu, surface to air missiles deployed near the red flag -64, Department of Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology R & D, its technology from the Italian Alenia’s “viper” -2,000 missiles, mainly for against low-altitude aircraft and cruise missiles. With anti-jamming capability of the missile with the “semi-active radar, the radio added,” guidance system, a maximum range of 18 km. Each missile can simultaneously deal with 40 goals, track 12 targets, and 3 to intercept them.

Dress for the PLA Chengdu Hongqi -64 missiles, “Chinese and” to build its military power with India link, said India’s new aircraft and ballistic missiles with the ability to attack China inland. Despite the overall development of Sino-Indian relations in recent years, good, but the Indian military‘s “hedge bets” strong thought, “China threat” is still the market.

Indian media earlier reported that the Air Force Su-30MKI fighters 18 deployed close to the ground in China Tis the pump Superfund, and plans will be able to carry 1.5 tons of warhead, a range of 3,500 km of “Agni” -3 missile deployment also front attempt to cover targets in western China. As the Indian side of these initiatives, in southwest China suffered a huge security pressure. “Chinese and” that it is in this context, the PLA was in Chengdu installation of new “red flag” to be prepared all the time.

A long time, there are several around the “hot spots”, which led to the heavy task of China’s national air defense. Fortunately, the tireless research by scientists in China accelerated in recent years, surface to air missile unit of hardware upgrades, red -9, -12 red flag, red flag -64 and so has the world’s advanced level of new missiles in succession to his unit, which effectively improved the air-defense capacity.

“Chinese and” analysis said that the strategic direction of the west, the PLA has deployed in Yunnan Red -12 missiles, production is still small, long-range surface to air missiles were first red flag -9 supply of Lanzhou Military Region, in order to guard against the threat of U.S. military in Afghanistan . From this, China is actively respond to the use of advanced equipment, air threat, protect key domestic goals.

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Russian Navy will build a new generation of aircraft carrier

Aug 11

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According to Russia’s “Caucasus Project” website on August 7 report, before the Russian Navy commander Vysotsky, said in an interview that Russia would build a new generation of aircraft carriers, while also seeking to Tartous port in Syria, including The parking of heavy ships in foreign ports, he caused a lot of these expressions of national media attention surrounding Russia.

The new carrier with a powerful air defense capability

Vysotsky said that although Russia is to discuss the purchase with the French “West Wind”-class amphibious ship, but Russia still plans to build new aircraft carriers, including the Northern Design Bureau Design Bureau and Kwasniewski, including the number of units involved in this task.

In his view, the air force to protect one’s own submarines and destroying enemy submarines, an important means of, if not the Russian Northern Fleet aircraft carrier, submarine-launched missile superiority as it is entirely possible overnight, “zero.”

Technical parameters for the new aircraft carriers, Vysotsky said, “Now is too early to talk about these.” But he said the military hoped that the new carrier has superior air defense capability. In addition, the construction of the new carrier should be commenced under the state plan, rather than in the past, relying solely on government procurement.

In addition, Russia will step up, “Nitka” training center on land the building is expected to be completed by 2012. The training ground will be the Russian aircraft carriers of the major training facilities. 2020, Russia will be equipped with 15 surface ships, the Black Sea Fleet.

Seeking overseas military port in Turkey

Vysotsky talk about another important issue, is the Russian naval base overseas. “We will seek to obtain a better infrastructure, which has parking rights of foreign ports, including ports in Turkey and Greece. Meanwhile, our relations with Italy has becoming more, not rule out the possibility that we will ship the next berth in the Western Mediterranean of the possible. ”

Vysotsky said the Turkish port, which has aroused the concern of many Russian media. Closer relations with Turkey, the Black Sea coastal countries or countries such as Azerbaijan and Georgia, the media, both on Vysotsky’s position was reported. While Vickers said only hope that the Turkish port of ship berthing, and no implicit Which port, but the media in these countries, or that his position for the development of the Black Sea regional security situation has a point role.

In addition to striking the Turkish port, most people should be concerned about Syria’s Tartous port number. Vysotsky said the first Russian ship to seek the port as an end result of their own, then later turn it into overseas military bases, “At present, the Russian Navy only Tartus this a far sea, the future, we will heavy ships parked there. ”

The Soviet Union in 1971 with the signing of the Syrian port of Tartous using the contract, but with the Soviet Union, the Russian navy presence in the Mediterranean end, the Russian warships in Tartous gradually reduce the number of parking.

Russia’s “view report” analysis said that many generals said that even 10 Tartus, can not replace the Black Sea port of Sevastopol’s status. Today, Vysotsky’s statement clearly shows that the Mediterranean is still an important development direction of the Russian Navy, the significance of Tartous would stand out in this context.

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The United States and Vietnam will do joint naval exercises

Aug 11

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The United States and Vietnam will do joint naval exercises 300x171 The United States and Vietnam will do joint naval exercisesFollowing the U.S. nuclear-powered aircraft carrier “George Washington” on the 8th arrived Da Nang in central Vietnam near the South China Sea, the U.S. military, “John McCain” was again in the 10th destroyer in Vietnam Da Nang dock in preparation for the military exchange. At a time when the South China Sea disputes triggered diplomatic occasion, the United States to become more frequent interaction between the parties to focus.

Will be held a week-long training exercise at sea

Bloomberg News reported on the 10th, the U.S. military, “John McCain” the day the USS Da Nang in central Vietnam’s dock, 270 crew members on board, the crew will work with the Vietnamese Navy, a 4-day exchange activities, and joint lasted about a week at sea exercises.

Reported that the move underscores the United States in the region even more hard-line attitude. Prior to the issue of Sino-US has been caught in diplomatic disputes Yin Nanhai.

The U.S. military introduced, said anti-ballistic missile capability with the “John McCain” the destroyer visited Da Nang, the purpose is to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the normalization of US-Vietnam diplomatic relations.

South Korea, “Chosun Ilbo,” 10, said Da Nang during the Vietnam War the U.S. and South Vietnamese forces where the largest air base. Here then, the number of aircraft movements daily to 2600 times, air strikes against North Vietnam area.

“John McCain” was Maikemolei public affairs officer, said: “12 days, we will work with the Vietnamese navy held its first training exchanges, on the damage control, fire fighting and other emergency repair projects and exercises.”

Morey also said that the U.S. had planned to send “Avenger” class minesweepers and “John McCain” was with the visit Da Nang, but because of operational problems, “Avenger” class minesweepers had to stay in Japan.

U.S. aircraft carrier commanders talk about the position

“John McCain” was in the ship docked after the commander Jeffery said: “maritime security in the region, the United States and Vietnam share common interests. We continue to develop friendship in the region, the United States Vietnam links have been enhanced. “

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China-made military helicopter the first time at low altitude across the Brahmaputra Canyon

Aug 5

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M 171 helicopter at low altitude across the canyon 300x181 China made military helicopter the first time at low altitude across the Brahmaputra Canyon“August 1″ on the eve of an air force regiment into two experimental training for a helicopter to complete the task plateau triumph, the opening of the air force helicopter altitude training ground, filling the air force of the helicopter in the mountainous region navigation Brahmaputra Canyon , mountain valley landing flight, maintenance and comprehensive support and many other blank, eight highly difficult withstand high altitude flight test.

Reporter with the helicopter flying an average elevation of 4,000 meters Brahmaputra Canyon, saw peaks towering, snow-capped mountains rise and fall, a strong airflow to the helicopter severe turbulence, breathing engine is boring, iron wings swirling, like a huge The “Iron Dragonfly” low-altitude flying in the valley of the river Pentium. Reporter glance out the window, ground sand, trees, rocks close to the belly as if, like water behind snatched to scary.

It is reported that Brahmaputra Canyon Grand Canyon, the world’s No. 1 length 504.6 km, maximum depth of 6009 meters, average depth of 2268 meters. Altitude training is to attend the two helicopters made. Before taking off from an airfield in western Sichuan, thousands of miles to fly to the Grand Canyon long-distance mobility, to take “from low to high, from light to heavy,” and gradually increase the height and load methods for hover landing flight paths, high-field landing difficult adaptive integrated flight training, has tackled the whole plateau load flight ceiling at high speed in 12 training problems.

Hover landing, spatial mobility, land search and rescue … … the flight, one by one insurance difficult assignments stage by turns, the reporter felt dizzy. However, the pilots are calm calm, carefully controlling the fighting eagles perform well, one after training.

It is reported that the steep snow-covered plateau region akin to finding the helicopter in the implementation of materials transport, emergency response and search and rescue mission staff has an irreplaceable value. To verify that the helicopter altitude domestic flights and capacity to carry out combat missions, the regiment this valuable certification to obtain a plateau more than 1,000 flight data, and explore the different elevations on the helicopter’s altitude performance control features, navigation features, communication features, limit load and other technical parameters.

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Shandong is the capital of Beijing’s air defense outposts

Aug 5

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A new type of intelligence and command systems 300x200 Shandong is the capital of Beijings air defense outposts“Avant-garde -2.01 thousand” Synthesis of the Jinan Military Region Air Defense Forces unit training the next day, all the participating forces focused on combat missions launched reconnaissance, anti, anti, protection, and other training operations.

So, the exercise of Shandong Military District will assume the task which, this reporter interviewed the deputy commander of Military Region, Shandong Province, Shandong Joint Air Defense Operations Command commander, Major General Chen Wenrong.

He said that according to the annual training program, starting from August 3, Shandong Province, the direct-military in the military under the joint defense operations into the exercise. The first day of the exercise, the main emergency evacuation drill and battle planning the content of these two stages.

From 4 start to the campaign entered the implementation phase. 4, the morning of the exercise of the two cases, one group against the enemy information attacks, including against enemy reconnaissance and harassment; second is to expand the information counter.

Shandong Military Region in the military organization the status of air defense exercise is important, because the Shandong peninsula in the capital’s air defense outposts, to carry out the capital during the war against air defense warning and combat missions, while still relying on counter-operations positions.

Shandong Province’s air combat force is very large, mainly by coastal defense air defense forces, the city’s air defense forces, reserve air defense forces and the civil air defense in four parts.

In addition to coastal defense force outside of all air defense units all took part in the exercises, including the reserve forces of the anti-aircraft division, air defense, air defense regiment and militia forces regiment, the overall strength considerably.

Through this exercise, we first of all heads of institutions to study the command of wartime air defense operations; the second is to further test our operational plans; third, to study and resolve operational synergy between the air forces of the problem; Fourth, identify problems After the timely conclusion to be improved, through training, research new air defense measures.

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