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| Unexplained Iranian Naval Activity |
| 2005-12-08 |
| From Strategypage The Iranian Navy has been unusually active the past few days, with a significant portion of its vessels underway. What this means is uncertain – no exercises had been announced, but it could be a surprise alert. None of the other Iranian forces seem to be engaging in any unusual activity. There are some major training exercises planned in the south, using, for the most part, ground forces. |
| Posted by:Pappy |
| #10 No, the Persian Gulf is not too shallow for our subs to operate there. But it is a demanding area to be in, and requires constant vigilance to keep from hitting the bottom, or some other bubblehead who can't drive. Subsunk |
| Posted by: Subsunk 2005-12-08 22:00 |
| #9 Do you really think either nation has subs in the Gulf? Too shallow, isn't it? |
| Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2005-12-08 21:01 |
| #8 I'd love to know what's going on under the surface with our subs and the israelis' during these "exercises". |
| Posted by: Danking70 2005-12-08 17:57 |
| #7 Hopefully USNI is on those ships like "flies on shit", as the saying goes. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2005-12-08 17:42 |
| #6 Mine warfare? Jeez, talk about a career-killing field. You might as well be in air defense. |
| Posted by: gromky 2005-12-08 16:58 |
| #5 One wonders about the maintenence capabilites of the Iranian navy and servicibility of those anti-ship missles. Having said that there are three major areas where the USN could stand for some improvement in both use and countermeasures: corvettes, mine warfare, and SSKs. |
| Posted by: Rory B. Bellows 2005-12-08 16:18 |
| #4 I wonder if the press was there to see this: "In January 2003 a report in the World Tech Tribune indicated that Iranian officials stated that a destroyer will also be introduced over time. The destroyer, the Mowj, is being constructed and should be completed sometime after the launch of Sina 1. " |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2005-12-08 15:56 |
| #3 Global Security has some good stuff on the Iranian Navy. Here is some ... "In July 2002 a conventional-arms sale triggered sanctions on several Chinese companies. Beijing had transfered high-speed catamaran missile patrol boats to Iran. The C-14 patrol boats are outfitted with anti-ship cruise missiles. Short-range anti-ship missiles for the patrol boats also were sold from China to Iran in January 2002. The catamaran and anti-ship missile sales were first disclosed by The Washington Times in May 2002, shortly after the first of the new C-14 patrol boats was observed by US military intelligence at an Iranian port. The high-speed gunboat can carry up to eight C-701 anti-ship cruise missiles, and usually have one gun. There have also been reports of Iran possesing another type of anti-ship system. Up to 16 Sunburst anti-ship missile systems were traded in the early 1990's from the Ukraine." |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2005-12-08 15:54 |
| #2 Remember the plane that crashed was carrying journalisits on their way to observe an exercise, and Debka said that the destination of the plane indicated navy or Pasadaran headquarters, so this is almost certainly the navy excercise in question. |
| Posted by: Rory B. Bellows 2005-12-08 14:54 |
| #1 pinging for the Israeli Dolphins |
| Posted by: Frank G 2005-12-08 13:55 |