{"id":22976,"date":"2015-10-20T12:30:41","date_gmt":"2015-10-20T01:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/?p=22976"},"modified":"2015-10-20T11:15:55","modified_gmt":"2015-10-20T00:15:55","slug":"sea-air-and-land-updates-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/sea-air-and-land-updates-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Sea, air and land updates"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Ships<\/a><\/p>\n

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

On\u00a0Saturday<\/a>, naval warships, aircraft carriers and submarines from the US, India and Japan streamed into the Bay of Bengal as part of the Malabar exercises<\/a>. A joint\u00a0press release<\/a>\u00a0from the three countries claimed that Malabar-15\u00a0would be \u2018another significant step in strengthening mutual confidence and inter-operability as well as sharing best practices between the Indian, Japanese and US navies.\u2019 This year is the first year that Japan will participate as a permanent member<\/a>\u00a0of the Malabar exercises, having partaken as a foreign invitee in previous years.<\/p>\n

Canada\u2019s navy is in talks with its Spanish counterpart to deploy a Spanish replenishment ship with the Canadian fleet in the North Atlantic. Spain\u2019s\u00a0Cantabria AOR<\/a>\u00a0(which previously saw service in support of the RAN)<\/a> has been identified by the Ottawa Post as the ship that the Royal Canadian Navy is interested in leasing. The ship is set to be deployed in 2016, and\u00a0according to the Spanish Navy<\/a>,<\/u>\u00a0it would \u2018cover the Canadian navy\u2019s temporary need of logistic support vessels\u2019.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a busy weekend for the Chinese government as they’ve sought to use the Xiangshan Regional Defense Forum hosted in Beijing as an opportunity to downplay US fears regarding its building of artificial island in its surrounding seas. Speaking at the Forum, Fan Changolong, vice-chair of\u00a0China\u2019s Central Military Commission<\/a>, said that China would \u2018never recklessly resort to the use of force, even on issues bearing on sovereignty\u2019. The Xiangshan Forum is a\u00a0security dialogue<\/a>\u00a0China has recently upgraded as part of its efforts to increase China\u2019s global defence influence.<\/p>\n

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

In a showdown between China and Japan, who would win the battle of the skies? An article in The National Interest <\/em>pits China\u2019s first fifth generation Stealth fighter, the J20, against Japan\u2019s F-15J Eagle fighter. China\u2019s Chengdu J-20<\/a> is expected to be operational by the end of the decade, while Japan\u00a0 is still without a replacement for the ageing F-15J. So which one will come out on top according to the NI? Read the article here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Want to fly the F-35?\u00a0 You\u2019d better weigh more than 61kg (136 pounds). The latest issue to plague the US F-35 program is the discovery of an increased risk of neck damage when a lightweight pilot ejects from the plane at low speeds. Defense News<\/em> suggests<\/a> the increased risk of neck damage might be due to the heavy weight of the helmet, built by Rockwell Collins and Elbit Systems of America, but it\u2019s still unclear whether the fault lies with the helmet, the ejection seat or another undetermined factor.<\/p>\n

Wrapping up Flight Path this week, War is Boring<\/em> takes a look at Russia\u2019s mysterious Il-76 airlifter flying over Syrian<\/a> airspace. Was the airlifter resupplying the Syrian military or fulfilling a non-military purpose?<\/p>\n

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

Major Lisa Jaster, a 37 year-old mother of two and a major in the US Army Reserves, will become the third woman to graduate from the US Army\u2019s elite Ranger School<\/a>. The Ranger course, which first became available to women in 2013 after the Obama administration\u2019s decision to open up combat roles to females, includes several notoriously gruelling fitness test<\/a>s. Read more about Major Jaster\u2019s journey here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In Washington, the US State Department has approved<\/a> a possible Foreign Military Sale of nine UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters to Saudi Arabia. Last week the Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of the possible sale. Valued at US$495 million<\/a>, the deal would include<\/a> nine helicopters, 21 T700-GE-701D engines built by General Electric Co, embedded GPS systems, machine guns and missile warning systems.<\/p>\n

Amid fears that Stryker-equipped US Army units in Europe don’t match up to their Russian counterparts, General Dynamic Land Systems are fast-tracking efforts<\/a> to mount a medium-caliber cannon on a portion of the fleet. The upgrade will involve 81 vehicles<\/a>, and is expected to be completed by 2018.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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