tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165290376032593437.post583615859022237187..comments2023-09-26T09:28:50.128-04:00Comments on IMINT & Analysis: Libyan UpdateSean O'Connorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12262754627111404755noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165290376032593437.post-10397596136265526082011-04-12T05:36:47.524-04:002011-04-12T05:36:47.524-04:00For practical reasons the coalition might not wish...For practical reasons the coalition might not wish to actively maintain it outside the northern areas where 90% of the population is located, but I don't see any political problems with striking targets further south.worldamazingfactshttp://www.worldamazingfacts.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165290376032593437.post-10285849438431741872011-03-30T04:36:29.839-04:002011-03-30T04:36:29.839-04:00Regarding the F-15E and Mig-29 in bosnia. I found ...Regarding the F-15E and Mig-29 in bosnia. I found the image, it did cauth a fire:<br /><br />http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Bosnia_mig29.jpg/751px-Bosnia_mig29.jpg<br /><br />It seems my memory is not that good any more... ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165290376032593437.post-41760311909510368952011-03-30T00:20:48.505-04:002011-03-30T00:20:48.505-04:00SA-24 is the 9M342 Igla-S. It's a MANPADS, an...SA-24 is the 9M342 Igla-S. It's a MANPADS, and therefore a possibility given that it's relatively easy to conceal for delivery.Sean O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12262754627111404755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165290376032593437.post-49033876995292661412011-03-29T08:06:55.689-04:002011-03-29T08:06:55.689-04:00Err i dont think sa24 exists (or that any credible...Err i dont think sa24 exists (or that any credible sam systems delivered)Ikanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165290376032593437.post-29718360260443205892011-03-26T19:04:22.086-04:002011-03-26T19:04:22.086-04:00According to Aviation Week http://www.aviationweek...According to Aviation Week http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs/defense/index.jsp?plckController=Blog&plckBlogPage=BlogViewPost&newspaperUserId=27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7&plckPostId=Blog%3a27ec4a53-dcc8-42d0-bd3a-01329aef79a7Post%3aabcd011c-bc5d-4b32-a87b-3f60b4e42e8c&plckScript=blogScript&plckElementId=blogDest<br /><br />SA-24 Grinch batteries are deployed by Khaddafi forces.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165290376032593437.post-65314076445813902652011-03-25T09:20:22.775-04:002011-03-25T09:20:22.775-04:00Nice job Sean. Linked and rolled.
WELL
DONE,
RNice job Sean. Linked and rolled.<br /><br />WELL<br />DONE,<br />RRenderhttp://render64@comcast.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165290376032593437.post-45732638057864936202011-03-25T08:58:08.536-04:002011-03-25T08:58:08.536-04:00F-15E follow-up: The official word it is malfuncti...F-15E follow-up: The official word it is malfunction, keep in mind that the same was reported for F-16 in Serbia in 1999. <br /><br />Later, the following video has emerged: <br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=orv8-siraJM<br /><br />Pay attention on dialog after the aircraft is hit and pilot loses HUD data. The aircraft has continued to glide. <br /><br />Also during the same conflict one of the Serbian Mig-29 was shot down in Bosnia. The aircraft was "splashed" in the same way is F-15E, except it did not catch fire.<br /><br />The intersting detail is the fact that the AMRAAM was still on the wing when it did hit the ground.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165290376032593437.post-42856735061347731422011-03-24T10:07:53.904-04:002011-03-24T10:07:53.904-04:00I'm not sure about the F-15E. There does not ...I'm not sure about the F-15E. There does not appear to be any visual evidence of a SAM warhead detonation. Looks like the jet hit the ground in a flat spin and caught on fire to me.Sean O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12262754627111404755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165290376032593437.post-18964086855425928992011-03-24T03:19:21.870-04:002011-03-24T03:19:21.870-04:00Many thanks for this update.
It remains unclear wh...Many thanks for this update.<br />It remains unclear whether Libyan loyalists are saving some long-range target acquisition and guided ground-to-air assets such as S 200.<br />What is certain though, is that the downed F-15E with a top-down punctured upper left side suffered more than a "mechanical failure".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165290376032593437.post-12678837065504583702011-03-23T05:03:55.693-04:002011-03-23T05:03:55.693-04:00In this case cruise missiles are game changers. Wi...In this case cruise missiles are game changers. Without US (and some UK) cruise missiles it is almost certain the obsolete systems would pose a much higher risk to their aircrafts, <br /><br />Besides the number of aircraft that can support operations in Libya is very much limited at the moment.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165290376032593437.post-33644047169721194462011-03-23T02:46:51.442-04:002011-03-23T02:46:51.442-04:00TACSAMs probably aren't a major problem. If c...TACSAMs probably aren't a major problem. If coalition aircraft stay at higher altitudes, they will be out of most of their engagement envelopes. <br /><br />Attacks on ground targets are within the scope of the UNSCR calling for operations to protect civillians. There was more to the UNSCR than simply enacting a NFZ.Sean O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12262754627111404755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165290376032593437.post-82580179253678578362011-03-22T19:52:05.826-04:002011-03-22T19:52:05.826-04:00Under UNSC 1973 (2011), the NFZ covers the entire ...Under UNSC 1973 (2011), the NFZ covers the entire country ("all flights in the airspace of the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya"). For practical reasons the coalition might not wish to actively maintain it outside the northern areas where 90% of the population is located, but I don't see any political problems with striking targets further south.Rex Brynenhttp://paxsims.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-165290376032593437.post-32045844086847874202011-03-22T16:21:02.757-04:002011-03-22T16:21:02.757-04:00Nice Analysis of Lybian situation, and possible th...Nice Analysis of Lybian situation, and possible the possible obtion to salvage the few remaining systems...<br /><br />Though the question remains in how far 'the coalition' would care about targets out of the NFZ. After all as I see it 'acceptable' attacks in creating an NFZ wouldn't include attacks on armored vehicles and 'Lybian Government' ground forces.<br /><br />It's interesting, though, to see the air operations develop just as could be expected from your original SAM site overview; read: No problems to annihilate a 'legacy' SAM Network.<br />What would also be interesting, is how any tactical systems could be used for 'surprise', a little like in Serbia in 1999.Clarknoreply@blogger.com