{"id":22780,"date":"2015-10-06T11:00:20","date_gmt":"2015-10-06T00:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/?p=22780"},"modified":"2015-10-06T10:05:48","modified_gmt":"2015-10-05T23:05:48","slug":"sea-air-and-land-updates-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/sea-air-and-land-updates-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Sea, air and land updates"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sea State<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu has\u00a0detailed ambitious efforts<\/a>\u00a0to modernise the navy\u2019s nuclear-powered submarines. Moscow is modernising 12 nuclear-powered submarines, with the boats intended to serve another 20 years. The modernisation effort is intended to bring\u00a0the submarines up to the same technological level as Russia\u2019s next-generation nuclear-powered boats, such as the Project 885M Yasen-class submarines.<\/p>\n

India\u2019s INS Trikand<\/a>\u2014a stealth frigate of the Indian Navy\u2014reached Turkey yesterday, marking the start of a three-day visit. The sophisticated warship is equipped with a versatile range of weapons and sensors capable of addressing air, surface and sub-surface threats. The visit is part of an overseas deployment to West Asia, Africa and Europe to strengthen relations with friendly countries.<\/p>\n

Sweden hasn\u2019t ruled out the possibility of applying to join the British-led\u00a0Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF)<\/a>,\u00a0according to Defence Minister Peter Hulyqvist. The 10,000-strong JEF began in 2012, and is designed<\/a>\u00a0to operate independently or in support of NATO, European Union or United Nations mission in the Arabian Gulf, the Middle East or in Europe. After Russia\u2019s annexation of Crimea, Sweden has intensified efforts to shore up its security\u00a0by\u00a0joining bilateral or multilateral cooperative defence mechanisms\u00a0in Northern Europe.<\/p>\n

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Flight Path<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The US Air Force has announced<\/a> that a contract to develop the top-secret Long-Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B) will be delayed for a couple of months.\u00a0The delay was revealed by Lieutenant General Arnie Bunch, the US Air Force\u2019s deputy assistant secretary of acquisition, during a hearing of the US House of Representatives Armed Services Committee\u2019s Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee.\u00a0Defense News <\/em>takes a look at the delay announcement here<\/a>. ICYMI, ASPI\u2019s Andrew Davies previous took a three-part look at the project here<\/span><\/a> on<\/span><\/a> The Strategist<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

Despite numerous flaws, the Indian government has decided to induct at least seven squadrons<\/a> of the indigenously-made Tejas Mark 1-A Light Combat Aircraft into the Indian Air Force (IAF). Joseph Trevithick over at War is Boring<\/em> takes a look at the announcement, concluding<\/a> that he isn\u2019t sure whether the decision to buy poorly performing Tejas is a solution to the IAF\u2019s dwindling number of fighters.<\/p>\n

The National Interest <\/em>has published an article<\/a> looking at the virtues of the Russian Su-24M2 Fencer. Russia has 12 of the jets currently\u00a0deployed to base in Latakia, Syria.<\/p>\n

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Rapid <\/span>Fire<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

NATO\u2019s Trident Juncture 2015<\/a> exercise kicked off over the weekend. The exercise<\/a> involves 36,000 personnel from more than 30 nations, with activities taking place across Europe, Canada, the Mediterranean and the Atlantic Ocean. At the conclusion of the exercise, staff at Joint Force Command Brunssum will be certified to lead the NATO Response Force for the duration of 2016.<\/p>\n

War Is Boring<\/em><\/span> has published a piece<\/a> on the pros and cons of Russian land combat robots. The scenario under consideration is one suggested by a Russian defence trade newspaper Military-Industrial Courier<\/a> (link in Russian), in which author Leonid Orlenko argues that a \u2018robot company\u2019 would minimise human losses in the event of a large scale war\u2014possibly with NATO. According to the article, existing military platforms can be automated relatively quickly. In one case, the Russian military put a robot humanoid<\/a> on an armed quad-bike. It\u2019s no Terminator on a Harley Davidson, but it\u2019s a start.<\/p>\n

In other automation news, the US Army is testing unmanned gun towers<\/a> that can be operated with an Xbox controller. The system allows use of video feeds and thermal imaging to detect objects, all while the soldiers sit semi-comfortably inside the tactical operations center\u2014hopefully not while playing Call of Duty.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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