Rusia podría vender S-400 a China

 

Según fuentes no oficiales, China podría estar esperando un envío de misiles tierra-aire S-400 de fabricación rusa, capaces de interceptar misiles y aeronaves.

 

Una de las principales razones que mueven a China a interesarse por el S-400 es la de modernizar su sistema defensivo HQ-9, que, como se muestra en este video, no es todo lo fiable que debería ser:

 

 

Por si lo anteriormente mostrado no bastase, Japon cuenta ya con misiles tierra-aire SM-3 norteamericanos, lo cual ha sido visto con preocupación por China. Visto lo visto y dadas las circunstancias, parece cada vez más claro que China debería actualizar su tecnología militar si desea competir en la nueva carrera de armamentos que se está desarrollando a escala global.

 

 

Russia Eyes 2016 Fielding of S-500 Antimissile System

 

Russian General Staff head Gen. Valery Gerasimov on Thursday declared that the next-generation S-500 antimissile system would "become available" sometime in 2016.

 

 

Development of the S-500 surface-to-air missile and other new weapons "has been steady and uninterrupted," Gerasimov said. There has been speculation that management problems and troubles getting the cutting-edge technology to perform correctly could delay the S-500's availability until 2017. The air and missile defense system is a more capable version of the current-generation S-400 and is designed to have the capability to neutralize ICBM threats.

Canada May Host Radar Site for US Missile Defense System

 

Canadian military officials are trying to revive a plan to install a high-tech radar system at Goose Bay as an offering to the U.S. for Canadian participation in the Pentagon’s missile shield. The debate over Canada’s potential involvement in the missile defence shield was back in the news last week, with Public Safety Minister Vic Toews commenting on a television talk show that a broader discussion was needed on the issue. U.S. officials have said there have been no recent discussions with Canadian representatives about the missile defence shield, but that’s because Canada is still gathering information for various options it hopes to present to the U.S. government. A radar located at CFB Goose Bay, NL would have an advantage over other sensors as it would be able to give several minutes more advance warning of a missile attack on North America’s eastern seaboard. (Read more)

Iran ICBM Advances

U.S. intelligence agencies recently detected Iran conducting a static ground test of a large rocket motor that could be used for a future intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), according to U.S. officials. (Read more)

Hawaii’s Sea-Based X-Band Radar prepares for missile defense system test

 

The system is an element designed to protect Hawaii and the mainland from missiles fired from locations such as North Korea. (Read more)

 

 

Japan to end missile alert as NKorea fears subside

Japan, South Korea and U.S. troops have been taking special measures to counter North Korean threats that it might launch a long-range missile or some kind of a retaliatory strike if provoked.

 

 

Japan deployed PAC-3 anti-missile defense units at three locations in and around Tokyo, which is within range of North Korea’s ballistic missiles, in early April. (Read more)

Lockheed Eyes Closer, Stronger Presence in Middle East

The maker of the F-35 fighter jet and Aegis missile systems still lags rivals Raytheon Company, with about 26% of sales from abroad, and Boeing’s defense division, which says about 42% of its backlog is outside the US. Both rivals are targeting 30% foreign revenue. Lockheed has already sold its Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile defense system to the UAE, where it has a stake in a large aircraft maintenance and overhaul business. (Read more)

Raytheon Awarded $126M SM-3 Contract

 

Raytheon has won a $126 million contract modification to procure components for Standard Missile-3 missile production. (Read more)

Iron Dome anti-missile system deployed near Haifa

Israel deployed the Iron Dome anti-missile defense system near Haifa on Friday. The deployment follows statements made by Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz and Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon.

 

 

Currently, the IDF has in its possession five operational Iron Dome systems, with a sixth to begin testing in the coming weeks. The IDF Spokesperson’s unit stated that “the Iron Dome system is deployed from time to time in various positions, in coordination with the most current assessments of the situation, and currently, the system has been deployed to the north." (Read more)

South Korea and China vow to oppose North’s ‘serious threat’

 

The leaders of China and South Korea agreed at a summit meeting in Beijing on Thursday to work together to resume six-nation talks aimed at ending North Korea’s nuclear weapons programs, calling them a “serious threat” to stability in East Asia. (Read more)