Tag Archives: anti ship

Posted on January 4, 2013 by aviationintel.com

CHINA BUYS TU-22 BACKFIRES?: NOT JUST THE PLANES, THE ENTIRE PRODUCTION LINE…

Our good friend David Cenciotti over at the Aviationist.com reports that China has purchased at the least a significant batch of Cold War era Tu-22 backfires from Russia, although it appears that this could actually be a deal for the … Read the rest of this entry →

Filed in China Rising, News, Opinon, The F-35 Saga | 19 Comments

Posted on January 26, 2012 by aviationintel.com

CHINA’S ANTI-SHIP BALLISTIC MISSILE & THE LOST RQ-170 SENTINEL DRONE

China’s mysterious Dongfeng 21D anti-ship ballistic missile program, supposedly able to take out American aircraft carriers and other capital ships at distances of up to some 2,000 miles. The DF-21D uses a ballistic delivery concept to send it’s deadly payload … Read the rest of this entry →

Filed in China Rising, Essays, Iranian RQ-170 Incident, Opinon | 12 Comments

Posted on November 23, 2011 by aviationintel.com

British Frigate Sent To Libya With ONLY FOUR Seawolf Last Line Of Defense Missiles

This is so ridiculous it’s almost criminal! The Seawolf is similar to, although much older than America’s Rolling Airframe Missile, a close in weapons system (CIWS) used to take out incoming anti-ship missiles and the like. Normally the British Frigate would carry 32 … Read the rest of this entry →