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why are they wearing US army styled rank Insignia??!!:sad: I thought legacy naval rank insignias are more attractive!! :oops:
 
First on CNN: Iranian aircraft buzzed Navy helicopter in Persian Gulf

By Barbara Starr, CNN Pentagon Correspondent

Updated 4:51 PM ET, Tue March 31, 2015

Story highlights
  • Iranian plane came within 50 yards of U.S. Navy Sea Hawk copter
  • Navy copter was on patrol ininternational airspace
  • U.S. official think Iranian plane may have been under orders of local commander
Washington (CNN)An Iranian military observation aircraft flew within 50 yards of an armed U.S. Navy helicopter over the Persian Gulf this month, sparking concern that top Iranian commanders might not be in full control of local forces, CNN has learned.

The incident, which has not been publicly disclosed, troubled U.S. military officials because the unsafe maneuver could have triggered a serious incident.

It also surprised U.S. commanders because in recent months Iranian forces have conducted exercises and operations in the region in a professional manner, one U.S. military official told CNN.

"We think this might have been locally ordered," the official said.

The incident took place as the U.S. and other world powers meet with Iran in Switzerland to negotiate a deal limiting Tehran's nuclear program. At the same time, Iran has been active in supporting proxies in several hotspots in the Persian Gulf and neighboring regions.

The Navy MH-60R armed helicopter was flying from the deck of the USS Carl Vinson on a routine patrol in international airspace, the official said.

An unarmed Iranian observation Y-12 aircraft approached. The Iranian aircraft made two passes at the helicopter, coming within 50 yards, before the helicopter moved off, according to the official.

The official said the helicopter deliberately broke off and flew away in a 'predictable' manner so the Iranians could not misinterpret any U.S. intentions.

The Navy helicopter was in radio contact with the ship during the encounter, but there was no contact between the two aircraft and no shots were fired.

The Navy crew took photos of the incident but the military is not releasing them.

The U.S. administration is considering a potential demarche protest against Iran, the official said.

CNN has reached out to Iranian officials but has not received a response.

This type of Iranian observation aircraft generally operates over the Gulf several times a month. But after the recent incident, U.S. naval intelligence did not see it again for two weeks, leading to the conclusion that the incident may have been ordered by a local commander who was then reprimanded by higher-ups.

The Pentagon has noted for the last several years that most encounters with the Iranian military at sea or in air are conducted professionally, but that some missions run by Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps forces have been too aggressive against U.S. forces in the area.

The U.S. military's concern has been that one of these incidents could escalate into a military encounter.

This incident "might have been buffoonery" the official said, but there is always a risk from such actions.

The incident comes as the Navy patrols the Gulf of Aden to watch for Iranian ships the U.S. believes are trying to bring weapons to resupply the Houthi rebels in Yemen. The Navy would share such intelligence with Saudi Arabia, a second U.S. official told CNN.

Iranian aircraft buzzed Navy helicopter in Gulf - CNN.com
 
US Military Must Change If It Expects To Challenge The Air Defenses of China, Russia and Iran

WASHINGTON DC
Source: Flightglobal.com
By: JAMES DREW
Jun 2015

The US military is overly invested in short-range direct attack bombs and not enough in long-range, stealthy smart weapons and aircraft, and this must change if it ever expects to challenge the air defences of nations like China, Russia, Iran and NK.

That’s the assessment of the Washington-based Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, which released a new report this week on “sustaining America’s precision-strike advantage”.

The crux of the argument presented by authors Mark Gunzinger and Bryan Clark is that while shorter-range weapons like joint direct attack munitions (JDAMs) and small diameter bombs (SDBs) have kill rates as high as 100% when an aircraft can get close to its target, that won’t be possible in large force-on-force salvo against large military force that has its own guided, smart weapons.

The report echoes what US generals have been saying for years, that America’s military investments are weighted towards supporting counterinsurgency operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and now Syria – where coalition combat jets and bombers operate with relative impunity.

That argument is reflected in a chart which shows that between 2001 and 2014, the US Defense Department bought 304,750 direct attack weapons with ranges under 50nm (96% of its munitions portfolio) and just 7,109 standoff weapons with ranges up to 400nm (2.3%). The US bought just 5,150 long-range weapons such as the extended-range joint air-to-surface standoff missile (JASSM) and conventional tomahawk cruise missile.

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The report also examines the Pentagon’s aircraft portfolio, which is “the smallest and oldest DOD has ever operated”.

By 2024, the only penetrating stealth aircraft that can evade air defences to put direct-attack weapons onto heavily defended targets will be 20 Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirits, 177 Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptors and 460 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters.

Furthermore, with the exception of the B-2, that fleet will have an average unrefuelled combat radius of 600nm to 800nm, making an investment in standoff weapons all the more important going forward.

The authors suggest that in the future the best platforms for delivering large volumes of precision strike weapons would be land- and carrier-based unmanned combat air vehicles (UCAVs) in addition to large bombers. The report notes that even with the air force’s upcoming procurement of 80 to 100 long-range strike bombers (LRS-Bs), the US might need even more carrying capacity to augment the tiny B-2 fleet.

Some service and industry officials have suggested that 100 LRS-Bs might just be the base order, but how the US government will afford even 100 bombers while also paying for its largest military procurement, the F-35, is an unanswered question.
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The report recommends that the US military adapt its concepts of operation toward long-range strike operations from dispersed locations as a way of overcoming enemy defences and any barrage of long-range, counter-air or ship weapons.

In its weapons portfolio, the US should boost the range of its traditional SDBs, JDAMs and joint standoff weapons (JSOWs) through modifications.

There should be increased investment in miniature munitions to give the current combat fleet more carrying capacity. From now on, munitions inventories should also be made more survivable via new self-protections or increased speed – namely, hypersonic missiles.

The report calls for the development of weapons with more “energetic explosives or boosters” to destroy reinforced or underground targets.

Interestingly, the authors note the value of high-powered microwave energy weapons that can shut down electronic equipment, such as the counter-electronics “CHAMP” weapon the air force wants to integrate with a JASSM-ER.

The report also recommends that the US military develop small, inexpensive decoys to replicate the electromagnetic signature of standoff weapons as a way of confusing enemy intercepts.

“Similar to aircraft, long-range standoff missiles must use a combination of reduced radar cross-section (stealth), onboard decoys and electronic attack, and higher speeds in some cases, in order to penetrate enemy air defences,” says the report.

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Saudi Arabia fueling insecurity in Mideast: Iran official

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Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi, a senior Iranian military official

Saudi Arabia’s huge acquisition of weapons and its continuing support for the ISIL Takfiri terrorist group are among the main contributors to the growing insecurity in the Middle East, a senior Iranian military official says.


“Saudi Arabia, being the largest buyer of weapons among Persian Gulf littoral states and supporting the terrorist Daesh (ISIL) group, is one of the main factors of insecurity in the region,” Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi, a top military adviser to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, said on Tuesday.

On the contrary, he added, Iran continues its efforts for establishing stability and reinforcing unity among regional countries.

Rahim Safavi said the formation of ISIL, the conflict in Yemen as well as sectarian strife and political disputes in Middle Eastern countries are aimed at causing division among Muslims and guaranteeing the security of Zionists.

Saudi Arabia has been bombarding Yemen since March 26 without any authorization from the United Nations. According to local Yemeni sources, over 4,500 people have been killed.

Rahim Safavi further said the Iranian Armed Forces are closely monitoring potential threats against the Islamic Republic and are fully ready to safeguard Iran's territorial integrity with their state-of-the-art weapons.

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Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) stage massive war games, code-named the Great Prophet 9, in the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf on February 25, 2014.

Iran has conducted several military drills over recent years to enhance the defense capabilities of its Armed Forces and put modern military tactics and equipment to the test.

The Islamic Republic has repeatedly said that its military might poses no threat to other countries, reiterating that its defense doctrine is based on deterrence.

PressTV-‘Saudi Arabia fueling Mideast insecurity’
 
Iranian ground forces established Sniper School.

مدرسه تک تیراندازی نیروی زمینی ارتش افتتاح شد - مشرق نیوز | آخرین اخبار ایران و جهان | mashreghnews.ir

According to Amir Reza Poordastan (Iran Ground Forces head) this is in response to the change in the type of wars in the area. The current wars are usually fought by bunch of terrorists who act as proxy for other countries and thus we have assigned a high priority to training of capable snipers.

The school has been formed as part of the special forces training facility in Pranadak. The participants are trained to use 7.63mm, 12.5mm, 12.7mm and 23mm (Baher) rifles.
 
Iran Quds chief visited Russia despite U.N. travel ban: Iran official| Reuters

The head of Iran's elite military Quds Force, who is subject to a United Nations travel ban, has met senior Russian officials in Moscow, an Iranian official said on Friday.

Qassem Soleimani, chief of the force which is an overseas arm of the Revolutionary Guards, has been subject to an international travel ban and asset freeze by the U.N. Security Council since 2007.

But the Iranian official, who declined to be identified, said Soleimani had made the trip in the second half of July, where he had held talks covering regional and bilateral issues and the delivery to Iran of S-300 surface-to-air missiles and other weapons.

Soleimani had arrived in Moscow on July 24 and met President Vladimir Putin and Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu before departing three days later, Fox News reported on Thursday.

A Kremlin spokesman denied any meeting between Soleimani and Putin had taken place, RIA news agency reported.

However, two U.S. security sources told Reuters the United States believed the meeting between Putin and Soleimani took place.

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, said all states were obliged to enforce the ban. "These are very concerning reports but we are still tracking down the facts," she told reporters after a Security Council meeting on Syria.

Both Russia and Iran back Syrian President Bashar al-Assad against rebels in the country's civil war. Indications of a new diplomatic push to end the war have emerged following last month's signing of an accord on Iran's nuclear program between Tehran and world powers.

Diplomats say Russia and Iran are the prime movers behind the latest push following the July 14 nuclear deal.



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One of the U.S. security sources said Soleimani also had numerous other meetings in Moscow in July.

A senior administration official in Washington said U.S. sanctions on Soleimani would remain despite the deal under which Iran agreed to curb its nuclear program in exchange for an easing of sanctions.

"We will maintain sanctions on the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the Quds Force, its leadership – including Qassem Soleimani — and its entire network," the official said.

Washington designated the Quds Force as a supporter of terrorism in 2007. The European Union did the same in 2011. U.N. member states are required to deny entry to blacklisted individuals.

Western governments and Israel accuse the Quds Force of arming various militant groups in the Middle East.

Soleimani has been involved in fighting Islamic State in Iraq and his Moscow visit would come at a time when Russia is calling for a regional coalition in the Middle East to fight the Sunni jihadists.

A Russian security expert with close ties to the country's defense ministry, Igor Korotchenko, could not say whether the visit took place but said Moscow and Tehran were close allies in fighting Islamic State.

"Russia is cooperating with Iranian authorities to stop Islamic State. Any meetings that help these efforts can only be good," Korotchenko said.

Russia is also readying to supply complex missile systems to Iran.
 
As this has potential military use, I'll post it here:

Iranian researchers have got their hands on a new radar absorbing nano composite formula. This nano composite formula could absorb electromagnetic radiation in the microwave range which has great applications in civil and military applications including stealth military aircraft. The formula has been tested in 8-12 GHZ range.



دستیابی ایران به فرمول ساخت نانوکامپوزیت‌های جاذب رادار
محققان پژوهشگاه پلیمر و پتروشیمی ایران و دانشگاه پیام نور تهران با پشتیبانی صندوق حمایت از پژوهشگران و فناوران کشور طی یک طرح پژوهشی به فرمول آزمایشگاهی ساخت نانو کامپوزیت‌های جاذب رادار بر پایه پلیمرهای رسانا در محدوده‌های فرکانسی متنوع دست یافتند.
به گزارش مشرق، دکتر نعیمه بحری لاله، مجری طرح در این باره اظهار کرد: امروزه جذب امواج الکترومغناطیس در ناحیه میکروموج در حوزه‌های تکنولوژی نظامی و مدنی از اهمیت بسزایی برخوردار است. با رشد سریع وسایل الکترونیکی به دانش و موادی نیاز است که امواج مضر را جذب کند و ارزان و مناسب هم باشد. در مهندسی هوا فضا، پیشرفت مواد جاذب میکروموج در گستره وسیع طیف الکترومغناطیس بخش عظیمی از تکنولوژی امنیتی را شامل می‌شود که جهت کاهش رادار بازتابی از سطح هواپیما استفاده می‌شود.

وی افزود: مواد نانو به دلیل خواص بی نظیر الکتریکی و مکانیکی گزینه‌های مناسبی برای جاذب‌های امواج الکترومغناطیسی هستند و کامپوزیت‌های بر پایه مواد نانو می‌توانند کم‌وزن، ارزان و راحت سنتز شوند. با توجه به ماهیت و جایگاه مواد جاذب امواج، سنتز این مواد و بررسی برخی از خواص آنها مدنظر بود که در ابتدا بعد از ارائه تئوری‌های بنیادی جذب امواج الکترومغناطیس، سنتز نانو ذرات فریت کبالت روی و فریت نیکل روی و کامپوزیت‌های آنها در زمینه پلی‌آنیلین با درصدهای مختلف مورد بررسی قرار گرفت.

این محقق در ادامه گفت: نتایج آنالیزهای صورت گرفته نشان از تشکیل نانوکامپوزیت پلی‌آنیلین/فریت روی-کبالت و پلی‌آنیلین/فریت روی-نیکل داد. سپس کامپوزیتهای فوق در ماتریس اپوکسی در درصد وزنی 20 درصد پخش و در قالب مناسب پخت شد. خواص جذبی میکروموج کامپوزیت‌های فوق بوسیله تکنیک بازتاب در محدوده فرکانسی GHZ 8-12 مورد بررسی قرار گرفت. نتایج نشان داد که کامپوزیت‌های سنتز شده جذب خوبی نسبت به امواج الکترومغناطیس از خود نشان می‌دهند. از بین کامپوزیت‌های ساخته شده کامپوزیت حاوی پلی‌آنیلین/فریت‌ روی-نیکل 35 درصد کمترین میزان کاهش انعکاس را از خود نشان داد.

وی تصریح کرد: از این طرح یک مقاله در دست چاپ است و یک مقاله دیگر نیز در پنجمین کنفرانس بین‌المللی نانوساینس و نانوتکنولوژی ارائه شده است.

دستیابی ایران به فرمول ساخت نانوکامپوزیت‌های جاذب رادار - مشرق نیوز | آخرین اخبار ایران و جهان | mashreghnews.ir
 
Nonsense ,I have worked. With them and they were everything but pro. You don't knew how hard it was to make them understand a cover won't stop sand enter the gun and you can't believe how bad they kept their weapons. And sadly it was the situation at a place that we were fighting armed terror group like jund-allah.
And what nonsense is the second picture.
 
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