Sunday, June 30, 2013
US Marines Put On Alert To Move Into Egypt Amid Violent Protests
Amid anti-government demonstrations planned for this weekend, roughly
200 combat-capable U.S. Marines in southern Europe have been put on an
alert status should they need to protect the U.S. Embassy or American
citizens in Egypt, CNN is reporting.
The Marines were told to be ready to deploy within an
hour, and would be flown in via MV-22 Osprey, the Marine Corps’ rapid
deployment aircraft.
A state department spokesman told CNN that the move
is precautionary, and that the U.S. fully expects the Egyptian security
forces to be able to protect the American diplomatic facilities.
Friday, June 28, 2013
US Ospreys and Air Tankers Put Iran in Israel's Reach
A KC-130J load master watches a refueling of an MV-22B Osprey during a training mission in 2012. (Cpl. Michael Petersheim/US Marine Corps)
The United States plans to give Israel weapons that would enable it to send ground forces against Iranian nuclear facilities that it can’t penetrate from the air.
The deal includes air-refueling aircraft, advanced radars for F-15 fighter jets, and up to eight V-22 Ospreys, an aircraft that can land like a helicopter and carry two dozen special operations forces with their gear over long distances at aircraft speeds.
The Osprey “is the ideal platform for sending Israeli special forces into Iran,” says Kenneth Pollack, a former CIA analyst now at the Brookings Institution’s Saban Center for Middle East Policy.
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Russia to Build 100 New Military Bases and Airfields
General Valery Gerasimov, chief of the General Staff of Russia’s Armed Forces
MOSCOW, June 27 (RIA Novosti) – About 100 new defense infrastructure facilities, including airfields and Army and Navy maintenance and supply bases, will be built in Russia to accommodate new weapon systems, a top military official said Thursday.
By 2016, 316 garrison towns are to be built, their number due to increase to 495 by 2020, said General Valery Gerasimov, chief of the General Staff of Russia’s Armed Forces, adding that more than 3,000 facilities, including barracks, parking lots, cafeterias, etc., would be built in those locations.
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Navy Tests LCS Mine-Hunting System
The U.S. Navy has improved the reliability of its remote mine-hunting system for the Littoral Combat Ship through a series of tests off the coast of Palm Beach, Fla., service officials said.
The so-called Remote Minehunting System, or RMS, consists of a semi-submersible with the AN/AQS-20A variable depth sonar and is designed to locate mines in shallow and deep water, officials said.
Read more: http://defensetech.org/2013/06/26/navy-tests-lcs-mine-hunting-system/#ixzz2XZ4UoniD
Defense.org
Pentagon spending $572 million for Russian military helicopters Afghans can't fly, report says
The
Pentagon is moving ahead with a plan to purchase Russian military
helicopters, despite protests from a bipartisan group of lawmakers that
includes Montgomery Republican Martha Roby. (Contributed photo/USAF) Reuters is reporting the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction is calling on the Pentagon to suspend the $572 million purchase of 30 Mi-17 helicopters made by the Russian company Rosoboronexport. The helicopters are for the Afghan National Security Forces Special Mission Wing for use in counter-terrorism, counter-narcotics and special operations missions.
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