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June 9, 2011 at 3:36 pm in reply to: Air Ops Over Libya (Part Deux) #2316565

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http://www.combatcamera.forces.gc.ca/netpub/server.np?find&catalog=news&template=news-nouvelles_detail_eng.np&field=itemid&op=matches&value=1052&site=combatcamera

Released today by the CAF Combat Camera program, this video shows a CF-18 LGB hit on a Libyan ammo depot. Lots of nice secondary explosions can be seen.

June 8, 2011 at 4:25 pm in reply to: Navies news from around the world -III #2001557

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The BBC is reporting that the head of the General Staff of the PLA is in fact confirming for the first time what we all have unofficially known for a long time, that the work being done on her is to bring the ex-Varyag into PLAN service as its first Aircraft Carrier.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-13692558

June 4, 2011 at 12:43 am in reply to: Pakistan Air Force III #2322366

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A general question about PAF fighter plane basing.

With India being the assumed adversary I was wondering how well the PAF has built its bases with the expectation that India would employ precision weapons and likely SSM’s to try and knock them out?

Are there enough HAS’s for the entire fighter plane inventory? What sort of air defenses are employed to protect the bases? Does the PAF regularly practice or prepare for perhaps dispersed basing and flying from places like strips of highway (a la Sweden?).

Cheers.

June 2, 2011 at 10:06 pm in reply to: Air Ops Over Libya (Part Deux) #2323803

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One more quick note about the Canadian contribution to this effort.

To date the CF-188 Hornets have dropped approximately 280 Paveway bombs to date on Libyan targets since this conflict started. Canadian media are reporting today that the CAF has not used any ordnance other than smart bombs during Operation Mobile.

June 1, 2011 at 8:13 pm in reply to: Sea operations off Libya… #2002410

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Video from the Canadian Forces Combat Camera Program of HMCS Charlottetown conducting operations off the Libyan coast.

http://www.combatcamera.forces.gc.ca/netpub/server.np?find&catalog=news&template=news-nouvelles_detail_eng.np&field=itemid&op=matches&value=1047&site=combatcamera

June 1, 2011 at 8:10 pm in reply to: Air Ops Over Libya (Part Deux) #2325620

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Video of a CF-188 Hornet strike on a Libyan Government ammunition storage facility that took place on May 29th.

Courtesy of the Canadian Forces Combat Camera Group

http://www.combatcamera.forces.gc.ca/netpub/server.np?find&catalog=news&template=news-nouvelles_detail_eng.np&field=itemid&op=matches&value=1048&site=combatcamera

June 1, 2011 at 12:08 am in reply to: Air Ops Over Libya (Part Deux) #2326392

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In the past few days the Canadian Armed Forces have deployed two CC-130 Hercules Tankers to supplement the one CC-150 Polaris remaining at Trapani.

Total sorties as of May 30th for the CAF are:

CF-188 Hornet – 360 (six airframes)
CC-150 Polaris MRTT – 125 (two planes originally deployed, one remains)
CC-130 Hercules Tanker – 7 (two planes arrived this past weekend)
CP-140 Aurora MPA – 58 (three planes)

Pretty impressive sortie generation rate for so relatively few airframes. The ground crews and mechanics must be performing miracles to keep those sortie rates up.

May 27, 2011 at 12:52 am in reply to: Air Ops Over Libya (Part Deux) #2332774

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Some interesting video from the Canadian Armed Forces Combat Camera group, showing a CC-150 Polaris MRTT refuel Tornado GR4’s Italian ECR’s French F1CT’s and AdlA Rafales.

http://tinyurl.com/65a24xb

Interesting to see the payloads of each plane.

May 22, 2011 at 6:01 am in reply to: Air Ops Over Libya (Part Deux) #2336872

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Canadian Armed Forces Sorties to date as of May 10th

CF-188 Hornet 292
CC-150 Polaris 110
CP-140 Aurora 47

May 18, 2011 at 2:56 pm in reply to: Military Aviation News From Around The World – VII #2340224

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CH-148 Cyclone Arrives in Canada

Well respected Canadian Defense blogger/journalist David Pugliese is reporting that Sikorsky delivered the first Interim Capability CH-148 Cyclone Maritime Helicopter to CFB Shearwater Nova Scotia for crews to begin training on the new type.

http://communities.canada.com/ottawacitizen/blogs/defencewatch/archive/2011/05/17/first-interim-cyclone-helicopter-arrives-in-shearwater-nova-scotia-to-be-used-as-a-ground-based-training-aid-for-technicians.aspx

May 17, 2011 at 2:33 am in reply to: what types? #2341389

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KC-135R and CASA-212 I believe

May 16, 2011 at 2:36 pm in reply to: Military Aviation News From Around The World – VII #2342051

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Canadian CH-47D Chinook crashes in Afghanistan

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/article/991833–canadian-helicopter-crashes-in-afghanistan-four-soldiers-injured?bn=1

Canadian Press

Four Canadian soldiers injured in the crash early Monday morning in southern Afghanistan. One of the soldiers is listed in serious condition.

There was up to thirty people on board at the time, so thankfully no one was killed. The loss of life here could have been extreme to say the least. According to the reporter who was coincidentally on board at the time the Chinook crashed and flipped attempting a night landing on a dry riverbed.

Hard to tell if the bird can be salvaged. From the picture the airframe looks somewhat intact. Whether it can be recovered and/or repaired I guess we will have to wait and see.

May 13, 2011 at 7:50 pm in reply to: Sea operations off Libya… #2004135

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Canadian Navy Halifax Class Patrol Frigate HMCS Charlottetown was also involved yesterday in returning fire on these Libyan vessels as HMS Liverpool was.

http://www.torontosun.com/2011/05/12/cdn-sailors-return-fire-on-progadhafi-forces

Canadian sailors aboard HMCS Charlottetown have fired on pro-Gadhafi forces in the besieged Libyan city of Misrata following a thwarted attack from the sea Thursday morning.

Two NATO warships, the Charlottetown and a French vessel, thwarted an attempt by a fleet of small, fast boats to attack the now rebel-held city from the Mediterranean and pro-Moammar Gadhafi forces began firing on the NATO vessels from shore to cover the small boats’ retreat.

“The boats were forced to abandon their attack and regime forces ashore covered their retreat with artillery and anti-aircraft canon fire directed towards the allied warships,” According to a NATO statement. “HMCS Charlottetown responded with a short burst (of) machine-gun fire and (Britain’s) HMS Liverpool also returned fire.”

May 13, 2011 at 3:21 pm in reply to: Air Ops Over Libya (Part Deux) #2344089

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Canadian Armed Forces Sorties to date as of May 12th in the Libya operation (Operation Mobile)

CF-188 Hornet 254
CC-150 Polaris 97
CP-140 Aurora 40

May 11, 2011 at 3:11 pm in reply to: Russian Aviation News – Part the Fourth #2345603

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I have had a hard time finding anything definitive elsewhere so I thought I would ask it here.

What, if anything, has happened to the Su-27KUB? Has it been abandoned or is it, like the Su-34, on a 20 year development/procurement cycle?

Thanks in advance.
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