Chief of Army Staff | General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani.

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[air marshal]

UK Foreign Secretary calls on COAS

ISLAMABAD, Jun 25 (APP): Secretary of State for Foreign and Common Wealth Affairs United Kingdom, William Hague at the General Headquarters here on Friday called on Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani.

The visiting dignitary remained with him for some time and discussed the matters of mutual interest.

 

[Xeric]

dont get me wrong but 'if' as the author suggests for example a 100m Rupees is 'diverted' to do the kind of things which will only 'enhance' the image and reputation of the armed forces, would IMO be a investment 'well spent' for the future of the country and its people but having said that it would in political circles be construed as 'interfearance' in civilian spheres - so he is stuck between a rock and a hard place - damned if u do, damned if u dont!

ps---> check my comments on the bottom of the original post. what i am trying to allude is that the civilian govt shd put its house in order and not give the army 'excuses' to do otherwise!

Ok, i got you

You are right, that's how it should be and that's what we all want.

Military 'interference' (of whatever nature) is never advisable, but what can one do if the doers are incompetent, corrupt and ill-concerned? Also when some of them has the tendency of taking decisions that have a very negative (direct) bearing upon our national security.

My issue is - the govt creates a gap (unwillingly at times and because of their incompetency and selfish nature for the most of the time) and then that gap is filled by the Army. So it's just balancing of an equation...remember chemistry?

So people (the govt) shouldnt be creating these voids and there wouldn't be any Army jumping in to fill it up.

As for you concern over 'diversion of funds', well i dont know of any such diversions (sir, nevertheless if you have some in mind, please do share).

Development at Khuplo, Dansum etc etc, installation of Solar Panels in Swat, success of CBEP (Chamalang) in Balochistan, installation of water pipelines and storages at Khokrapar and surroundings etc etc were all those projects for which no funds were diverted by the govt.

These costs were made through the Army's own fund (mind it NOT the defence budget) and when their success was celebrated, some (genius) civilians thought (or made it look like) as if it was some wastage of tax payers' money or alternatively they termed them as inference by the Army into govt affairs. And that's no surprise, believe me, i have met CSP Officers who still think that Officers in the military are given free food and uniforms!!

 

[fatman17]

ASIA PACIFIC
Date Posted: 25-Jun-2010


Jane's Defence Weekly

Evidence of Chinese UCAV for close air support emerges

Ted Parsons JDW Correspondent - Washington, DC

Indications that the People's Liberation Army (PLA) has developed or is developing its first unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), intended for close air support missions (CAS) in contested airspace in early June, have emerged at China's third bi-annual unmanned aircraft conference and exhibition although no details have been disclosed.

For the past decade the Chinese government has promoted the development of a burgeoning UAV sector, which was rooted in China's aerospace universities beginning in the late 1950s but which now encompasses the country's aircraft, helicopter, cruise missile, electro-optic, computer guidance and even model aircraft industries.

Around 70 companies displayed their UAVs at the third Vanguard Wings UAV exhibition held at Northwest University in Xi'an, northwest China from 9-11 June. As in other areas of China's defence sector, the UAV sector boasts substantial redundancy, with many companies producing competing product lines.

One illustration of this redundancy is that new UCAVs tend to feature unique weapons. At the 2008 Zhuhai Airshow the medium-size reciprocating engine-powered CH-3 canard UAV was shown with the unique AR-1 small ground attack missile. The 2010 UAV exhibition featured a new similarly sized canard UCAV called the Blue Eagle being marketed to police agencies, with two unique missiles: the turbojet-powered Heavenly Arrow and the Thunder.

Another trend is that UCAV components are declassified for display at exhibitions before their associated aerial vehicles. At the 2008 UAV exhibition air-to-air missile and electro-optic system manufacturer Luoyang used the model of a new turbofan-powered high-altitude medium-endurance UCAV to highlight that its small TY-90 air-to-air missile, developed for helicopters, can also be used by UCAVs. This UCAV is similar to the Guizhou Aircraft Corporation WZ-2000 UAV revealed in 2002, but it cannot be confirmed that the Luoyang UCAV is also a Guizhou product. The display also carried a model of a previously unknown small ground attack missile, which may also have been a Luoyang product.

Chinese ground force weapon manufacturer China North Industries Group (NORINCO) used this year's UAV exhibition to reveal its Blue Arrow-7, or BA-7, air-to-ground missile, which is also designed at least initially for use by a UCAV. The BA-7 looks like a smaller version of NORINCO's HJ-10/AKD-10 next-generation anti-tank guided missile, which was designed for the WZ-10 attack helicopter. The BA-7 weighs 47 kg, has a range of 2 to 7 km and features a claimed ability to penetrate 1,400 mm of rolled homogeneous armor (RHA). In contrast the similarly sized AR-1 claims an 8 km range and the ability to penetrate 1,000 mm of RHA.

A poster on the NORINCO stand stated that its 209 Institute conducts systems integration for anti-armour UCAVs that feature automatic target recognition and datalinks for command and control. However, this poster and others on display in the pavilion of Chinese aviation industry leader Aviation Industries Corporation of China (AVIC), featured illustrations of a delta-wing, turbofan-powered UCAV with twin vertical stabilisers firing a missile that looked similar to the BA-7. This UCAV concept, which features a bulbous forward fuselage consistent with Western UAV satellite datalink configurations, was first seen in the February 2005 issue of Chinese military-issue magazine World Outlook . The illustration also featured a missile similar to the BA-7. At the time it was difficult to determine if the UCAV was part of a genuine programme, but the recent use of this same UCAV concept illustration in 2010 by NORINCO confirms the existence of this UCAV.

However, given the PLA's often torturous path to weapon declassification, the UCAV concepts of NORINCO and Luoyang may represent actual programmes. If they do, the projects would be consistent with the apparent trend of UCAV manufacturers to work with separate UCAV weapon producers.

Another implication is that China has achieved relative parity with the US UCAV manufacturers in terms of technology, but has proceeded to combine its systems to produce the first UCAV system intended to provide close air support (CAS) for opposed mechanised ground force operations. So far European, Israeli and US UAV producers have not yet developed a UCAV designed to perform CAS in heavily defended airspace.

It is speculated that a special live fire demonstration was held for the visiting Pakistan Army Chief of Staff, General Ashfaq Pervez Kiyani, whose forces are engaged in a bitter battle against armed militants in Pakistan's north-west frontier border areas.

If these Chinese UCAVs are genuine, there is the potential that they represent either competing or complementary approaches to the mission of countering enemy armour, helicopters and ground forces. Conceivably, while the Luoyang UCAV was loitering at high altitude, identifying targets and attacking occasional enemy helicopters, the NORINCO UCAV is hunting at low altitudes using higher speeds to evade air defences.

Such a combination of UCAVs would help fill the PLA's longstanding lack of CAS platforms, which it has only recently started to address by updating older Hongdu Q-5 ground attack fighters with targeting pods and precision guided munitions, and would help compensate for the slow development of the WZ-10. It would also mark a major step by the PLA in developing 'robot warfare' capabilities also being developed by the United States and other countries.

 

[air marshal]

Admiral Mullen calls on Gen Kayani

RAWALPINDI, June 26 (APP) : Admiral Michael Mullen, Chairman of Joint Chiefs Staff, United States called on General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, Chief of the Army Staff, here on Saturday, said an ISPR press release.

The visiting dignitary remained with Gen Kayani for some time and discussed matters of professional interest.

 

[M8R]

Old news H2S04 General SM is gone!!

 

[H2O3C4Nitrogen]

Ops i got it wrong..!!

 

[TaimiKhan]

ASIA PACIFIC
Date Posted: 25-Jun-2010


Jane's Defence Weekly

Evidence of Chinese UCAV for close air support emerges

Ted Parsons JDW Correspondent - Washington, DC

Indications that the People's Liberation Army (PLA) has developed or is developing its first unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), intended for close air support missions (CAS) in contested airspace in early June, have emerged at China's third bi-annual unmanned aircraft conference and exhibition although no details have been disclosed.

For the past decade the Chinese government has promoted the development of a burgeoning UAV sector, which was rooted in China's aerospace universities beginning in the late 1950s but which now encompasses the country's aircraft, helicopter, cruise missile, electro-optic, computer guidance and even model aircraft industries.

Around 70 companies displayed their UAVs at the third Vanguard Wings UAV exhibition held at Northwest University in Xi'an, northwest China from 9-11 June. As in other areas of China's defence sector, the UAV sector boasts substantial redundancy, with many companies producing competing product lines.

One illustration of this redundancy is that new UCAVs tend to feature unique weapons. At the 2008 Zhuhai Airshow the medium-size reciprocating engine-powered CH-3 canard UAV was shown with the unique AR-1 small ground attack missile. The 2010 UAV exhibition featured a new similarly sized canard UCAV called the Blue Eagle being marketed to police agencies, with two unique missiles: the turbojet-powered Heavenly Arrow and the Thunder.

Another trend is that UCAV components are declassified for display at exhibitions before their associated aerial vehicles. At the 2008 UAV exhibition air-to-air missile and electro-optic system manufacturer Luoyang used the model of a new turbofan-powered high-altitude medium-endurance UCAV to highlight that its small TY-90 air-to-air missile, developed for helicopters, can also be used by UCAVs. This UCAV is similar to the Guizhou Aircraft Corporation WZ-2000 UAV revealed in 2002, but it cannot be confirmed that the Luoyang UCAV is also a Guizhou product. The display also carried a model of a previously unknown small ground attack missile, which may also have been a Luoyang product.

Chinese ground force weapon manufacturer China North Industries Group (NORINCO) used this year's UAV exhibition to reveal its Blue Arrow-7, or BA-7, air-to-ground missile, which is also designed at least initially for use by a UCAV. The BA-7 looks like a smaller version of NORINCO's HJ-10/AKD-10 next-generation anti-tank guided missile, which was designed for the WZ-10 attack helicopter. The BA-7 weighs 47 kg, has a range of 2 to 7 km and features a claimed ability to penetrate 1,400 mm of rolled homogeneous armor (RHA). In contrast the similarly sized AR-1 claims an 8 km range and the ability to penetrate 1,000 mm of RHA.

A poster on the NORINCO stand stated that its 209 Institute conducts systems integration for anti-armour UCAVs that feature automatic target recognition and datalinks for command and control. However, this poster and others on display in the pavilion of Chinese aviation industry leader Aviation Industries Corporation of China (AVIC), featured illustrations of a delta-wing, turbofan-powered UCAV with twin vertical stabilisers firing a missile that looked similar to the BA-7. This UCAV concept, which features a bulbous forward fuselage consistent with Western UAV satellite datalink configurations, was first seen in the February 2005 issue of Chinese military-issue magazine World Outlook . The illustration also featured a missile similar to the BA-7. At the time it was difficult to determine if the UCAV was part of a genuine programme, but the recent use of this same UCAV concept illustration in 2010 by NORINCO confirms the existence of this UCAV.

However, given the PLA's often torturous path to weapon declassification, the UCAV concepts of NORINCO and Luoyang may represent actual programmes. If they do, the projects would be consistent with the apparent trend of UCAV manufacturers to work with separate UCAV weapon producers.

Another implication is that China has achieved relative parity with the US UCAV manufacturers in terms of technology, but has proceeded to combine its systems to produce the first UCAV system intended to provide close air support (CAS) for opposed mechanised ground force operations. So far European, Israeli and US UAV producers have not yet developed a UCAV designed to perform CAS in heavily defended airspace.

It is speculated that a special live fire demonstration was held for the visiting Pakistan Army Chief of Staff, General Ashfaq Pervez Kiyani, whose forces are engaged in a bitter battle against armed militants in Pakistan's north-west frontier border areas.

If these Chinese UCAVs are genuine, there is the potential that they represent either competing or complementary approaches to the mission of countering enemy armour, helicopters and ground forces. Conceivably, while the Luoyang UCAV was loitering at high altitude, identifying targets and attacking occasional enemy helicopters, the NORINCO UCAV is hunting at low altitudes using higher speeds to evade air defences.

Such a combination of UCAVs would help fill the PLA's longstanding lack of CAS platforms, which it has only recently started to address by updating older Hongdu Q-5 ground attack fighters with targeting pods and precision guided munitions, and would help compensate for the slow development of the WZ-10. It would also mark a major step by the PLA in developing 'robot warfare' capabilities also being developed by the United States and other countries.

This is the BA-7 missile which was recently revealed at some Chinese UAV show, if the above news is true, very soon we are gonna have our own armed drones and the campaign against militants will have another boost.

 

[air marshal]

Gen Kayani, ISI chief to visit Kabul today for talks

ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani and Director-General of the Inter Service Intelligence (ISI) Ahmed Shuja Pasha will be in Kabul for a “morning-to-evening trip” on Monday, ISPR chief Major-General Athar Abbas told The Express Tribune on Sunday.

According to Gen Abbas, both Kayani and Pasha are on a ‘routine’ trip.

Pakistan’s top military leaders will be arriving in the Afghan capital to discuss various aspects of a new counter-insurgency plan with Afghan and allied leaders. The plan is said to be making considerable headway.

Although the visit is ostensibly to attend a gathering of a tripartite commission of Pakistan, Afghanistan and allied forces, officials said there is also a possibility of a bilateral meeting with President Hamid Karzai. However, this was not confirmed by Gen Athar Abbas.

The visit is taking place on the heels of reports that Karzai had earlier held two meetings with Afghan Taliban commander Maulvi Sirajuddin Haqqani, whose group is based in Pakistan’s North Waziristan tribal region.

There are speculations that Pakistan is pushing for a ‘deal’ between Karzai and various warring factions of Afghan Taliban, allowing them to have a place in any future political dispensation in Kabul.

Kayani has during the past week been holding meetings with various top political and military officials of the United States, Britain and Afghanistan.

On Friday, US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee Admiral Mike Mullen met him in Rawalpindi.

A day ago, William Hague, the UK secretary of state for foreign and commonwealth affairs, discussed with Pakistan’s military chief the prospects of a negotiated settlement in Afghanistan.

US special envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke and Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmai Rassoul were also among those who met Kayani during the week.

Admiral Mike Mullen is already in Afghanistan and discussed with Karzai last week the new scenario emerging out of the sacking of Gen. Stanley A McChrystal, the allied commander in the country.

Experts believe visit by Kayani and Pasha to Kabul might have impact on the future of reconciliation plan initiated by Karzai to attract Taliban to a negotiating table.

Gen Kayani, ISI chief to visit Kabul today for talks – The Express Tribune

 

[fatman17]

US air chief calls on Kayani

RAWALPINDI: US Air Force Chief of Staff General Norton A Schwartz called on Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Kayani at the General Headquarters on Monday.

According to an Inter-Services Public Relations press release, General Schwartz remained with the COAS for sometime and discussed matters of mutual and professional interest and the defence cooperation between the US and Pakistan. app

 

[fatman17]

This is the BA-7 missile which was recently revealed at some Chinese UAV show, if the above news is true, very soon we are gonna have our own armed drones and the campaign against militants will have another boost.

less collateral damage too!

 

[TaimiKhan]

less collateral damage too!

Yeah Sir, even the Chinese have made smaller ones also compared to this BA-7, we should cooperate with them and get these, as we can have them loaded up on a UAV and use as per the profile of the mission, there smaller one is needed, we use that, where bigger one is required, we use big one.

Even so i believe, PA should show interest in it and use these armed UAVs in the anti-armor role, as this BA-7 and AR-1 both are said to have anti-armor use also, plus we have the HJ-10 ATGM also, Chinese are excelling in this field now, we should use their experience and tech. UAV would be hard to detect in the battle field, can be operated from right at the front on rough made runways, and multiple sorties in no time. Even if lost, cost would be less compared to a fighter in CAS role, and we have have dozens of them at the same time, taking incoming armor formations, attack helicopters would be saved and can do other jobs. With such small UAVs with less RCS, even we can attack the forward command centers and artillery locations, without even calling up air strikes or artillery strikes.

Here this is AR-1, can be used in anti-armor as well as for anti-militant and other roles.

 

[air marshal]

US Air chief calls on COAS

RAWALPINDI, June 28 (APP) - The Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, General Norton A. Schwartz visited General Headquarters and called on Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Monday.

The visiting dignitary remained with him for some time and discussed the matters of professional interest, says an ISPR press release.

 

[air marshal]

Chief of Army Staff, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani meets with students during 1st annual prize distribution ceremony of Military College.

 

[air marshal]

COAS presided over first annual prize distribution ceremony of Military College Murree

ISLAMABAD, June 28 (APP) - Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani on Monday presided over the first annual prize distribution ceremony of the Military College Murree.

The COAS gave away medals and trophies to the cadets who had displayed outstanding performance in curricular, co-curricular and extra curricular activities.In his address, he emphasised the need for quality education for well being of the individual as well as the nations.

He greatly appreciated the standards and results achieved by Military College Murree in short span of two years and urged for even better standards in future.

The function was attended by a large number of dignitaries, senior military officer, cadets of Military College Murree and their parents.