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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Joint US-Israeli military exercises begin
2007-06-11
JERUSALEM - American and Israeli air forces on Sunday began week-long joint exercises in southern Israel, simulating dog-fights and bombing targets on the ground, the army said. Dozens of aircraft are taking part in the exercises in the southern Negev desert, it said.
Just shaking off some rust ...
Army radio said the exercises were taking place in the context of recent discussions between Israel and its main ally on the controversial nuclear programme of the Jewish state’s arch-foe Iran. But an Israeli military source told AFP that the exercises were ‘planned two years ago and are not linked to the situation in any country.’
Not at all, nope, nope, and the exercises concerning the penetration of hardened bunkers? Those were planned long time ago also.
Posted by:Steve White

#6  No need. Cruise missile can do it just as well.
Posted by: Pappy   2007-06-11 23:59  

#5  How difficult would it be to take an F-14 decomishioned from the US navy, paint it to match the Iranian F-14s, and remote pilot it into an Iranian airfield? I'm talking about a big crater that prevents takeoffs and screw with morale, not anything that would kill people.

The week or two before I attacked Iran I'd put a lot of planes in the air so they were doing drills if possilble, then I'd manage to crater their runways using remote F-14s the day or two before the attack. Taking out a SAM battery in the wrong flight path would also be nice if it were possible which such a cludgy setup.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2007-06-11 14:16  

#4  But it will all come down to a couple of B2s

Don't count out the sub-based missiles. No airspace permission approval issues from allies, depending on where they're prowling.
Posted by: occasional observer   2007-06-11 14:08  

#3  I also imagine that very quietly, there is a highly classified Command Post Exercise happening in the background. Running one of those paper drills is incredibly good at ironing out administrative problems that can turn deadly in a hurry.

Even junior officers and NCOs can think up major variables during CPXs, that change the whole battle equation. "Uh, sir?" can change the entire concept of the operation and battle plans, halting the exercise for days until they get everything hashed out.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2007-06-11 12:44  

#2  I hope they also practice a little air to air especially against F-5 and F-14 running on hope and a prayer to Allan. The Iranians have jury-rigged all the planes with duct tape and chewing gum plus russian parts. [Feel safe?] And those home built Shafaqs and Chinese Chengdus have no real business being in the same airspace as our F-16s. But it will all come down to a couple of B2s and whether there is an important little league game going on in Knob Noster.
Posted by: Jack is Back!   2007-06-11 11:35  

#1  Now you just know a simulated Jooooooooooo Great Satan simulated dawg fight would be someting to see.....
Posted by: Shipman   2007-06-11 01:50  

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