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The publication of Chinese commercial satellite imagery has exposed the exact positioning of U.S. Army MIM-104 Patriot air defence systems at the Al Udeid Airbase in Qatar, which is one of multiple facilities at the forefront of the U.S.-led military buildup currently being staged near Iran. This closely follows the publication of Chinese commercial satellite imagery from the MizarVision satellite company confirming the deployment of a U.S. Army Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base in Jordan.
The Indian Defence Acquisition Council has granted the Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for purchasing 288 new missiles for the Russian S-400 surface to air missile system under a $1.1 billion contract, following reports from October that the Defence Ministry was holding talks for such a procurement. The Indian Air Force is currently the largest foreign operator of the S-400, with five regiments’ worth of the systems having ordered in October 2018 under a $5.4 billion contract, of which four have been delivered with the fifth expected in 2026.
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John Maynard Keynes once wrote, “The difficulty lies, not in the new ideas, but in escaping from the old ones,” an apt depiction of the current discourse and debate of what the world will look like now that the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) treaty has expired. The passing of New START marks the end of treaties formally limiting strategic nuclear weapons between the United States and Russia.
Chinese commercial satellite imagery from the MizarVision satellite company has confirmed the deployment of a U.S. Army Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, which has increasingly emerged as the U.S. Armed Forces’ most prominent forward operating location as they have prepared for a possible resumption of high intensity hostilities with Iran. Commenting on the recent THAAD deployment, a senior Pentagon source observed: “Before any potential action against Iran, we need to bolster our defences.
U.S. Navy and Coast Guard units mounted a joint operation targeting the oil tanker Aquila II in international waters in the Indian Ocean on February 9, with the vessel boarded and commandeered by U.S. forces. The 274 metre ship and its 700,000 barrels of Venezuelan crude oil are expected to be appropriated by the United States without compensation paid to the owners. U.S.
Su-57 fifth generation fighters from the latest batch delivered to the Russian Aerospace Forces on February 9 have reportedly integrated a new passive sensor, the upgraded 101KS onboard optical-electronic self-defence system, which is heavily optimised for maximising situational awareness while maintaining the fighter’s stealth profile.The system uses a medium and long wave infrared sensor which can detect and track airborne targets by their heat signature, and is reportedly a significant improvement over the preceding passive sensor that had only optical, laser and ultraviolet channels.
L Todd Wood sits down with Israeli BG Yossi Kuperwasser (Ret) to discuss Iran, Lebanon and Hezbollah, Syria, Turkey, Hamas and Gaze, and Yemen.
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