With the Rim Fire expanding to 301 square miles, the California National Guard deployed a Predator drone on 28AUG13, allowing ground commanders to keep an eye out for new fires they otherwise wouldn’t have immediately seen, reports the AP on 29AUG13. “The drone is providing data directly back to the incident commander, allowing him to […]
NATO’s decision at the end of 2012 saw 6 battalions of PAC-3 Patriots deploy to Turkey. Of those deployed, the two Battalions at Gaziantep are viewable on Google Earth. According to handhelds and satellite imagery, each battalion appears to be deploying up to six transporter erector launchers capable of carrying up to 16 PAC-3 missiles. […]
South Korea has launched its second Incheon-class FFG coastal defense vessel, Yonhap News Agency reported in late July. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and senior naval officials attended the launching ceremony for the 2,300-ton frigate Gyeonggi at Hyundai Heavy Industry’s shipyard in the southeastern city of Ulsan. According to Yonhap, naval officials […]
Located on Cyprus, RAF Akrotiri has a long history with conflict situations throughout the Levant. In light of reports of a pending attack on Syria, it may be used yet again to provide valuable intelligence as well as act as a staging location for tactical aircraft, though the latter is far from certain at this […]
The latest satellite imagery from Digital Globe suggests that the US setup a drone base in Kuwait following the pullout from Iraq. It is now suspected, Kuwait’s Ali Al Salem was the probable home air base of the Predator involved in the October 2012 incident with Iran. Late last year, CNN first reported Iran’s attempt […]
I’ve been seeing references like that everywhere over the weekend. Only one problem, I wasn’t aware that anything had changed. Picking one at random, Elias Groll over at Foreign Policy penned a piece titled “The Sudden and Unexpected Return of the Drone War.” With journalistic flair, he hits all the salient points from the past […]
