{"id":24753,"date":"2016-02-23T12:30:38","date_gmt":"2016-02-23T01:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/?p=24753"},"modified":"2016-02-23T11:39:23","modified_gmt":"2016-02-23T00:39:23","slug":"sea-air-and-land-updates-38","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aspistrategist.ru\/sea-air-and-land-updates-38\/","title":{"rendered":"Sea, air and land updates"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a><\/p>\n Sea State<\/b><\/p>\n The second meeting of the India\u2013US Joint Working Group of Aircraft Carrier Technology Cooperation concluded in New Delhi on 18 February, after<\/span> three days of talks<\/span><\/a>. The meeting is the second of three scheduled under the<\/span> India\u2013US Defence Trade and Technology Initiative<\/span><\/a>, which aims to improve cooperation in defence production between the two countries. An 11-member US delegation, headed by Rear Admiral Thomas J. Moore, visited defence and industrial installations in Goa and Bengaluru, and India\u2019s first indigenous aircraft carrier being built at Cochin Shipyard in Kochi. According to the<\/span> Indian Ministry of Defence<\/span><\/a>, various aspects of aircraft carrier technology cooperation were discussed over the four days.<\/span><\/p>\n US author and director Peter Navarro sat down this week with Jim Holmes, professor of strategy at the US Naval College, to discuss his new book and six-part documentary film series <\/span>Crouching Tiger.<\/span><\/i> In the video<\/span><\/a>, the two discuss China\u2019s naval history, their intentions in the Asia\u2013Pacific and the United States\u2019 pivot towards Asia.<\/span><\/p>\n Finally, head over to <\/span>Foxtrot Alpha<\/span><\/i> to check out<\/span> a video<\/span><\/a> featuring a live-fire display from <\/span>USS<\/span><\/i> Vicksburg<\/span><\/i>. The vision showcases the simultaneous release of all of a Ticonderoga-class cruiser\u2019s gun batteries.<\/span><\/p>\n Flight Path<\/b><\/p>\n China has been stirring up the South China Sea again recently, giving us lots of Flight Path fodder. Back in November, Moscow and Beijing<\/span> signed a contract<\/span><\/a> for the delivery of 24 Su-35 jets to China. On Friday, Russian state-owned news agency <\/span>TASS<\/span><\/i> reported<\/span><\/a> that the first four jets will be supplied by year\u2019s end.<\/span> This piece in <\/span>The National Interest<\/span><\/i><\/a> argues that control of the skies over the SCS is crucial to any future Chinese dominance over the region\u2019s islands and seas, and assesses the impact of China\u2019s acquisition on the balance of the SCS.<\/span><\/p>\n The state-run Chinese outlet <\/span>People\u2019s Daily Online<\/span><\/i> recently reported<\/span><\/a> that the Chinese military is capable of detecting US F-22 stealth fighters operating in the East China Sea around its Air Defence Identification Zone. The announcement came the day after the US<\/span> flew four F-22\u2019s over South Korea<\/span><\/a> as a show of force against Pyongyang.<\/span><\/p>\n And if you\u2019ve ever wondered what future air forces might look like, <\/span>Defence News<\/span><\/i> has some neat ideas<\/span><\/a>\u2014think Star Wars-style lasers and robotic \u2018teammates\u2019 for pilots in the air. For more detail from USAF chief scientist Greg Zacharias, you can read his interview<\/span> here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n Rapid Fire<\/b><\/p>\n As a part of strengthening US capabilities in Europe,<\/span> over 5,000 tons of US Army Europe ammunition has been sent to Miesau, Germany<\/span><\/a>. The ammo was moved in 415 shipping containers, and will be utilised in the US\u2019 Operation Atlantic Resolve, which is a response to Russia\u2019s adventurism in Ukraine in 2014.<\/span><\/p>\n While<\/span> NATO increases its defences at Russia\u2019s borders<\/span><\/a>,<\/span> sources report that the Kremlin\u2019s military budget will be reduced<\/span><\/a> by 5% in 2016 due to its economic downturn. The prospective drop, which amounts to US$1.29 billion, follows last year\u2019s 4% reduction, which was attributed to<\/span> falling global oil prices and the impact of withering Western sanctions<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n The Saudi Arabia initiated exercise<\/span><\/a> North Thunder which kicked off at King Khalid Military City in north eastern Saudi Arabia involves the ground, air and naval forces from 20 Arab and Islamic nations including Jordan, the UAE, Oman and Malaysia. Running from 16 February through to 4 March,<\/span> the aim of the exercise<\/span><\/a> is to increase coordination between the participating countries, exchanging expertise, and develop a state of readiness.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Sea State The second meeting of the India\u2013US Joint Working Group of Aircraft Carrier Technology Cooperation concluded in New Delhi on 18 February, after three days of talks. The meeting is the second of three …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":468,"featured_media":24754,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[244,287,261,807,361],"class_list":["post-24753","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general","tag-aircraft-carrier","tag-military-exercises","tag-nato","tag-star-wars","tag-stealth"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n