GCC to hold naval drills in Gulf amid Iran spat

[Arabian Legend]

Members of the Joint Peninsula Shield, a Gulf military alliance, will hold a naval training exercise early next week, the UAE’s state-run news agency has said.
The 29-30 April drill, dubbed 'Islands of Loyalty', will “test the harmony and coordination among ground, air and naval forces and their readiness and abilities to carry out special, limited and major missions along coasts and islands within the territorial waters in light of the current developments,” WAM reported.
GCC governments are expected to increase the frequency of joint military training exercises as the political situation in the region escalates, said Theodore Karasik, a Dubai-based defence and security analyst.
“The Peninsula Shield has become the leading force in the GCC not only within GCC matters but protecting the GCC in itself and the force is going to grow dramatically so it is correct for them to begin more joint training for different types of scenarios as the situation in the neighbourhood gets tense,” he said.

“It [the Peninsula Shield] is going to grow by about 10-30,000 [troops],” he added. “It’s a major objective to have this up and running and robust.”
The military exercises come amid mounting tensions between the GCC and Iran.
Earlier this month, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made an official visit to Abu Musa, one of three disputed islands claimed by both Iran and the UAE.
His visit prompted strong condemnation from not only governments within the GCC, but also the US, France, Italy and others.
The Emirati government has since said it would be willing to take the dispute to international arbitration if the UAE and Iran cannot negotiate the issue diplomatically.
Troops from the GCC were dispatched to Bahrain in March last year to help quell mass protests by mostly Shi'ite Muslim demonstrators demanding democracy and equal rights from the Sunni monarchy.
Prior to Bahrain, GCC troops were last deployed in Kuwait during the 2003 invasion of Iraq and in the 1990-1991 Gulf War.
The Joint Peninsula Shield, officially created in 1982, has units from all the GCC countries.



GCC to hold naval drills in Gulf amid Iran spat

 

[Zarvan]

Members of the Joint Peninsula Shield, a Gulf military alliance, will hold a naval training exercise early next week, the UAE’s state-run news agency has said.
The 29-30 April drill, dubbed 'Islands of Loyalty', will “test the harmony and coordination among ground, air and naval forces and their readiness and abilities to carry out special, limited and major missions along coasts and islands within the territorial waters in light of the current developments,” WAM reported.
GCC governments are expected to increase the frequency of joint military training exercises as the political situation in the region escalates, said Theodore Karasik, a Dubai-based defence and security analyst.
“The Peninsula Shield has become the leading force in the GCC not only within GCC matters but protecting the GCC in itself and the force is going to grow dramatically so it is correct for them to begin more joint training for different types of scenarios as the situation in the neighbourhood gets tense,” he said.

“It [the Peninsula Shield] is going to grow by about 10-30,000 [troops],” he added. “It’s a major objective to have this up and running and robust.”
The military exercises come amid mounting tensions between the GCC and Iran.
Earlier this month, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made an official visit to Abu Musa, one of three disputed islands claimed by both Iran and the UAE.
His visit prompted strong condemnation from not only governments within the GCC, but also the US, France, Italy and others.
The Emirati government has since said it would be willing to take the dispute to international arbitration if the UAE and Iran cannot negotiate the issue diplomatically.
Troops from the GCC were dispatched to Bahrain in March last year to help quell mass protests by mostly Shi'ite Muslim demonstrators demanding democracy and equal rights from the Sunni monarchy.
Prior to Bahrain, GCC troops were last deployed in Kuwait during the 2003 invasion of Iraq and in the 1990-1991 Gulf War.
The Joint Peninsula Shield, officially created in 1982, has units from all the GCC countries.



GCC to hold naval drills in Gulf amid Iran spat

GCC countries needs to get some latest Submarines they have the money so they should invest on right things and weapons

 

[Luftwaffe]

Members of the Joint Peninsula Shield, a Gulf military alliance, will hold a naval training exercise early next week, the UAE’s state-run news agency has said.
The 29-30 April drill, dubbed 'Islands of Loyalty', will “test the harmony and coordination among ground, air and naval forces and their readiness and abilities to carry out special, limited and major missions along coasts and islands within the territorial waters in light of the current developments,” WAM reported.
GCC governments are expected to increase the frequency of joint military training exercises as the political situation in the region escalates, said Theodore Karasik, a Dubai-based defence and security analyst.
“The Peninsula Shield has become the leading force in the GCC not only within GCC matters but protecting the GCC in itself and the force is going to grow dramatically so it is correct for them to begin more joint training for different types of scenarios as the situation in the neighbourhood gets tense,” he said.

“It [the Peninsula Shield] is going to grow by about 10-30,000 [troops],” he added. “It’s a major objective to have this up and running and robust.”
The military exercises come amid mounting tensions between the GCC and Iran.
Earlier this month, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad made an official visit to Abu Musa, one of three disputed islands claimed by both Iran and the UAE.
His visit prompted strong condemnation from not only governments within the GCC, but also the US, France, Italy and others.
The Emirati government has since said it would be willing to take the dispute to international arbitration if the UAE and Iran cannot negotiate the issue diplomatically.
Troops from the GCC were dispatched to Bahrain in March last year to help quell mass protests by mostly Shi'ite Muslim demonstrators demanding democracy and equal rights from the Sunni monarchy.
Prior to Bahrain, GCC troops were last deployed in Kuwait during the 2003 invasion of Iraq and in the 1990-1991 Gulf War.
The Joint Peninsula Shield, officially created in 1982, has units from all the GCC countries.



GCC to hold naval drills in Gulf amid Iran spat

Hello, would there be any naval drills or had there been any naval drills in History by GCC against isreal.

 

[Arabian Legend]

Hello, would there be any naval drills or had there been any naval drills in History by GCC against isreal.

no just against iran but let kick Assad first.

 

[Luftwaffe]

no just against iran but let kick Assad first.

Why kick Assad first, did not Islam tell you to refrain from contentions-fights among muslims but to resolve all issues by sitting together, fight is the last resort.

 

[BLACKEAGLE]

GCC navy force:

Al Riyadh class

Al Medinah class frigates

Badr class corvettes

Boraïda ( 902 ) mini-Durance replishement ship

As Siddiq class patrol boat

 

[Arabian Legend]

Why kick Assad first, did not Islam tell you to refrain from contentions-fights among muslims but to resolve all issues by sitting together, fight is the last resort.

did islam tell Assad not kill innocent people.Does that even mean anything to you?

 

[BLACKEAGLE]

Al Jawf ( 420 ) ( Sandown class mineshunters )

Al -Manama MGB 62 corvettes

TNC 45 fast attack craft

Bainonah

 

[Luftwaffe]

did islam tell Assad not kill innocent people.Does that even mean anything to you?

Did islam not tell you Help your Palestinian muslims land occupied under oppressive regimes like israel for 42+ years. So when is the final date of approach against isrealis, eager to know, iran is not a problem they have candy factory of anti-ship missiles.
Category:Anti-ship missiles of Iran - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[Al Bhatti]

From the United Arab Emirates

 

[Al Bhatti]

 

[BLACKEAGLE]

Did islam not tell you Help your Palestinian muslims land occupied under oppressive regimes like israel for 42+ years. So when is the final date of approach against isrealis, eager to know, iran is not a problem they have candy factory of anti-ship missiles.
Category:Anti-ship missiles of Iran - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Those obsolete Chinese copy "candy" missiles will be destroyed before moving their places:

 

[Mosamania]

Did islam not tell you Help your Palestinian muslims land occupied under oppressive regimes like israel for 42+ years. So when is the final date of approach against isrealis, eager to know, iran is not a problem they have candy factory of anti-ship missiles.
Category:Anti-ship missiles of Iran - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

So naive if you think making a 1000 of such missiles equals automatic win of the naval battle. GCC Navy is 10 times as strong as Iranian navy.

 

[BLACKEAGLE]

Any one dares to direct one bullet toward GCC will be sent to hell, we will fight even with our bare hands.

 

[Al Bhatti]

As posted earlier:

http://www.defence.pk/forums/irania...tand-irans-power-one-week-30.html#post2865247

Apr 25, 2012

Gulf 'must raise security efforts'

GCC nations need an even more coordinated and grounded effort to ensure the security of oil platforms and critical infrastructure, analysts have stressed.
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The Middle East Homeland Security Summit, which ended yesterday, brought together experts in national security, critical infrastructure and defence from 14 nations to discuss possible dangers to the region.

The GCC faces threats including ballistic missiles and terrorism, but also from organised crime and radicals, said Nasser Al Buhairi, a security and strategic development consultant for the Kuwaiti government.

"Iraq, Iran and Yemen are the main sources of organised crime in the area," Mr Al Buhairi said.

He pointed to organisations involved in narcotic and human trafficking in the Middle East, as well as arms smuggling through the Horn of Africa and areas around the Gulf region.

Johan Obdola, the deputy director in Latin America of the International Association of Seaports and Airports Police, said operatives for Middle East terrorist organisations had been identified as far afield as South America.

"Hizbollah operatives have been spotted with Mexican drug cartels and there have been many indicators of links with others across South America," Mr Obdola said.

Latin America has become the new geopolitical hot zone for transnational organised crime, he said.

"The Iranian regime has a lot of influence in Latin America with countries like Venezuela, Bolivia and Brazil," Mr Obdola said. "Many governments and security organisations in South America now are looking into the Iranian involvement."

Any terrorist links need to be vigilantly watched for, he said, "especially with the situation that is happening with Iran and the international community - it can change for better or worse".

Yet despite the fear-mongering about Iran's arsenal of ballistic missiles, the weapons appear to be more for intimidating adversaries than for inflicting real damage, said Michael Elleman, the regional security expert from the International Institute of Strategic Studies.

"The Iranian missiles programme plays a major role in their intimidation capacity and creating national pride," said Mr Elleman.

He admitted Iran's missile inventory was the largest in the Middle East - second only to that of Israel - but said having that fire power was useless unless it was used to deliver nuclear bombs.

"The negative aspect of ballistic missiles is that if they are not carrying nuclear weapons they do not have much military use," said Mr Elleman, a missile engineer.

He said a one-tonne warhead would cause a damage radius of between 50 and 60 metres.

"With the accuracy of the missiles Iran has, half the time they land a kilometre away from the intended target," Mr Elleman said.

"In a best-case scenario, the probability is one in 100 that they would have an accurate missile strike on to a strategic target like a bridge or an airbase. In reality, it's more but more like one in 1,000."

To strike one target accurately, Iran would need to send out between 300 and 800 missiles, he said, which is much more than they have.

Other experts were more cautious and warned of the Iranian capability to cause damage to critical national infrastructure.

An Iranian attack on Kuwait's Al Ahmadi oil pump station in 1987 was a clear example of the vulnerability of critical infrastructure around the GCC, Mr Al Buhairi said.

"During that attack, 70 per cent of Kuwait's oil export capability was crippled," he said.

Gulf 'must raise security efforts' - The National

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This is the case of stationery targets, just imagine them firing at moving targets (Naval ships)