Abkhazia says Russian missile deployment 'under agreement'

S-300 air defense systems

18:44 11/08/2010

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The deployment of S-300 air defense systems in Abkhazia is in compliance with the current defense cooperation agreement with Russia, the foreign minister of the former Georgian republic said on Wednesday.

"The deployment of the S-300 system is part of our bilateral agreements on military cooperation," Maxim Gvindzhia said.

Russian Air Force head Col. Gen. Alexander Zelin said earlier on Wednesday S-300 systems had been placed in Abkhazia to protect the airspace of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. He did not say how many S-300s were deployed.

Gvindzhia said the deployment was necessary due to the "constant threat" coming from "Georgia and its supporters."

"Therefore, we are ready for everything," he said.

Valery Yakhnovets, the defense minister of South Ossetia, another breakaway Georgian republic, said although his country had a reliable air defense system, the deployment of an S-300 complex on its territory "would not be superfluous."

An advanced version of the S-300 system, the S-300PMU1, has a range of over 150 kilometers (over 100 miles) and can intercept missiles and aircraft at a wide range of altitudes, making it effective in warding off air and missile strikes.

Russia recognized Abkhazia and South Ossetia two weeks after a five-day war with Georgia in August 2008, which began when Georgian forces attacked South Ossetia in an attempt to bring it back under central control.

Russia also signed earlier this year agreements with South Ossetia and Abkhazia on establishing permanent Russian military bases there.

The bases are located in Gudauta, Abkhazia, and in South Ossetia's capital Tskhinvali. Each base hosts up to 1,700 servicemen, T-62 tanks, light armored vehicles, air defense systems and a variety of aircraft.

MOSCOW, August 11 (RIA Novosti)

U.S. unsurprised with Russia's missile deployment in Abkhazia

S-300 air-defense systems

04:55 12/08/2010

Washington is not surprised with the reports that Russia deployed S-300 air-defense systems on the territory of former Georgian republic of Abkhazia, the U.S. Department of State said.

Russian Air Force head Col. Gen. Alexander Zelin said on Wednesday S-300 systems had been placed in Abkhazia to protect the airspace of Abkhazia and South Ossetia. He did not say how many S-300s were deployed.

"I believe it's our understanding that Russia has had S-300 missiles in Abkhazia for the past two years," Philip Crowley, the department's assistant secretary, told a daily press briefing.

"There have been systems in Abkhazia for two years. We can't confirm whether they [Russia] have added to those systems or not... this is by itself is not necessarily a new development. That system has been in place for some time," he added.

The Georgian Foreign Ministry described the Russian move as "extremely dangerous and provocative" and threatening "not only the Black Sea region, but European security as a whole."

Russia recognized Abkhazia and South Ossetia two weeks after a five-day war with Georgia in August 2008, which began when Georgian forces attacked South Ossetia in an attempt to bring it back under central control.

Russia signed agreements with South Ossetia and Abkhazia earlier this year on establishing permanent military bases in the republics.

The bases are located in Gudauta, on Abkhazia's Black Sea coast, and in South Ossetia's capital, Tskhinvali. Each base hosts up to 1,700 servicemen, T-62 tanks, light armored vehicles, air defense systems and a variety of aircraft.

WASHINGTON, August 12 (RIA Novosti)

Air Force Two Gulingkan Pesawat Lain, Biden Selamat

Kamis, 12 Agustus 2010 10:03 WIB

Wakil Presiden AS Joe Biden. (ANTARA/REUTERS)

Washington (ANTARA News) - Pesawat resmi Wapres AS Joe Biden menggulingkan pesawat lain saat lepas landas, Rabu, dalam kecelakaan yang tidak menyebabkan korban, kata Angkatan Udara AS.

Pesawat kepresidenan yang dijuluki Air Force Two tersebut membawa Biden beserta istri, Jill, saat bergerak perlahan sebelum lepas landas dari Bandara West Hampton, negara bagian New York, 120 kilometer sebelah timur kota New York, sebagaimana dikutip dari AFP.

"Pesawat 757 itu mengakibatkan pesawat Piper Cub, yang berada berdekatan dengan area parkir Air Force Two, terangkat hingga menyebabkan sayap kiri Piper Cub rusak," demikian pernyataan Angkatan Udara.

"Wapres AS berada dalam penerbangan, tidak ada korban dan tidak ada orang dalam Piper Cub."

Boeing C-32, versi khusus dari 757, membawa keluarga Biden kembali ke Washington setelah berlibur bersama rekannya selama dua pekan di Hamptons, tempat berlibur musim panas yang terkenal bagi warga New York kalangan atas dan terletak di bagian timur New York, Long Island.
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NASA and Lockheed Martin Honor Final Shuttle External Tank

For 37 years, the space shuttle’s External Tank has fueled our nation to innovation and scientific discovery once unimaginable. On Thursday, July 8, NASA and Lockheed Martin celebrated the dedicated External Tank workforce as the last External Tank scheduled to fly on a space shuttle mission rolls out of the assembly building at NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility in New Orleans.

Following remarks from NASA and Lockheed Martin leadership, as well as State officials, the final External Tank, designated ET-138, got a proper send off. As it rolled on a wheeled transporter one mile to the Michoud barge dock, the tank was accompanied by the Storyville Stompers, a traditional area brass band, and hundreds of handkerchief-waving employees in typical New Orleans fashion and spirit.

ET-138 was completed on June 25 by Lockheed Martin workers in Michoud. The tank traveled a 900-mile sea journey to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where it will support shuttle Endeavour’s STS-134 launch.

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Lockheed Martin Hypersonic ATACMS Motor Boosts Experimental Scramjet in First Flight

10 August 2010, DALLAS, TX and SACRAMENTO, CA -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] announced today that its Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) rocket motor successfully boosted the experimental X-51A WaveRider beyond Mach 4.5, the speed at which a scramjet will start and begin to provide thrust. The successful boost helped the X-51 hypersonic scramjet engine to accelerate to a historic Mach 5, a first for the vehicle.

The X-51 WaveRider is an unmanned aerial vehicle designed for extended hypersonic flight durations. The successful boost with the ATACMS rocket motor will allow for future advancements in hypersonic flight.

In this test, the modified ATACMS motor was air-launched from a B-52 aircraft at 50,000 feet, and data collected validates its performance well beyond the original design specifications. This was the first time an ATACMS rocket motor has been used as a booster for an air-launched vehicle. More tests using the ATACMS motor are planned.

The modified motor included a Boeing designed lightweight, high performance exit cone which was produced by Aerojet, a GenCorp [NYSE:GY] company, for Lockheed Martin. The program is managed by a Boeing and Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne team for the U.S. Air Force and DARPA.

“The ATACMS rocket motor has proved its power in combat, and now we’re happy to see it performing a mission that advances hypervelocity flight technology,” said Scott Arnold, vice president of Precision Fires at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control.

“We are proud to have played a part in this new milestone in hypersonic flight and to have been given the opportunity to demonstrate our ability to modify existing motor designs for future applications,” said John Myers, vice president of Tactical Programs for Aerojet.

Aerojet is a world-recognized aerospace and defense leader principally serving the missile and space propulsion, defense and armaments markets. GenCorp is a leading technology-based manufacturer of aerospace and defense products and systems with a real estate segment that includes activities related to the entitlement, sale, and leasing of the company’s excess real estate assets.

Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., Lockheed Martin is a global security company that employs about 136,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology systems, products and services. The Corporation’s 2009 sales from continuing operations were $44.5 billion.

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Redam Insiden Lebanon-Israel TNI Dapat Penghargaan

Jakarta, (Analisa)

Komandan Pasukan Pemelihara Perdamaian PBB di Lebanon Selatan (UNIFIL) memberikan perghargaan kepada prajurit TNI karena berhasil meredam perselisihan militer Lebanon dan Israel di perbatasan kedua negara pada 3 Agustus 2010.

Komandan Sektor Timur UNIFIL Brigadir Jenderal Juan Gomez De Salazar Minguez, mengatakan, perselisihan militer Lebanon dan Israel itu berpotensi menimbulkan konflik lebih besar. "Namun, karena tindakan profesional Kontingen TNI maka potensi itu dapat diredam," katanya, dalam rilis Mabes TNI yang diterima Antara di Jakarta, Rabu.

Minquez yang juga Komandan Kontingen Spanyol itu menambahkan, insiden antara militer Lebanon (LAF) dan militer Israel (IDF) terjadi tiba-tiba dan hanya pasukan yang terlatih dan profesional serta sikap antisipatif seorang komandan, peningkatan eskalasi dapat dicegah.

Surat Penghargaan dari Komandan UNIFIL Sektor Timur itu, diberikan kepada Satuan Tugas Batalyon Infanteri Mekanis TNI Kontingen Garuda (Konga) XXIII-D/UNIFIL pada misi UNIFIL. Penghargaan diterima Komandan Satgas Letnan Kolonel Inf Andi Perdana Kahar dengan tembusan kepada Komandan Kontingen Indonesia di UNIFIL, Kolonel Inf Restu Widiyantoro.

Sebelumnya diberitakan dalam sebuah media cetak Al Mannar, dua prajurit TNI meninggalkan medan tempur dengan taksi saat terjadi insiden antara militer Lebanon dan Israel. Hal itu dibantah Komandan Satgas Letnan Kolonel Inf Andi Perdana Kahar yang mengatakan, sebagai pasukan penjaga perdamaian PBB, prajurit TNI memiliki tugas pokok memelihara perdamaian di wilayah Lebanon Selatan dan tidak berpihak.

"Dalam menjalankan Resolusi Dewan Keamanan PBB Nomor 1701 (United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701), pasukan TNI harus mematuhi prosedur, hukum dan ketentuan yang berlaku yang ditetapkan oleh PBB, seperti SOP (Standard Operating Procedure), ROE (Role of Engagement) maupun STIR (Standardize Tactical Incident Reaction)," tuturnya.Andi menegaskan, apa yang dilakukan dua prajurit TNI dalam insiden tersebut telah sesuai dengan seluruh ketentuan PBB yang berlaku. (Ant)

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RI-Korsel Mantapkan Kerja Sama Pertahanan

Jakarta, (Analisa).

Menteri Pertahanan Purnomo Yusgiantoro (kanan) didampingi Menteri Pertahanan Korea Selatan Kim Tae-Young (kiri) memberikan keterangan kepada wartawan usai mengadakan pertemuan di Jakarta.

Pemerintah Indonesia dan Korea Selatan sepakat memantapkan kerja sama pertahanan kedua negara dalam kerangka kemitraan strategis. "Kita mantapkan dengan memperbarui kerja sama yang telah ada selama ini," kata Menteri Pertahanan RI Purnomo Yusgiantoro usai bertemu mitranya Menteri Pertahanan Korea Selatan Kim Tae Young, di Jakarta, Rabu.

Sejak ditandatanganinya deklarasi Kemitraan Strategis antara Indonesia dan Korsel pada 2006, masing-masing pihak berkomitmen mengembangkan kerja sama di berbagai bidang termasuk pertahanan. Kementerian Pertahanan kedua negara menggelar forum tahunan "Joint Committee and Logistic Meeting" untuk membahas berbagai bidang kerja sama yang telah dan akan dilakukan kedua pihak.

"Nah ini akan kita perbarui dengan ruang lingkup yang lebih luas dalam kerangka kemitraan strategis," ujar Purnomo. Sebelumnya, Sekjen Kementerian Pertahanan Marsdya TNI Eris Herryanto mengatakan, melalui "Joint Committee" kedua kementerian pertahanan, telah berhasil melaksanakan beberapa kegiatan kerjasama pertahanan.

"Antara lain ditandai dengan semakin meningkatnya kerjasama produksi, pemeliharaan, hibah dan proses alih teknologi alutista," ujarnya. Tak hanya itu, Indonesia juga mementingkan alih teknologi dari setiap kerja sama yang dilaksanakan. "Proses alih teknologi tersebut akan dapat mendorong peningkatan kemampuan industri pertahanan dalam negeri untuk menghasilkan produk yang sesuai spesfikasi TNI sebagai pengguna," ujar Eris. (Ant)

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