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| IAF seeks system to prevent choppers from attacks |
| 2011-08-08 |
| The Israel Air Force was closely following reports regarding the apparent downing of a United States Army helicopter over the weekend that killed 38 people, including 30 elite American troops. The Chinook helicopter appears to have been shot down by a shoulder-launched missile, possibly a rocket propelled grenade. NATO has launched an investigation to try to determine the cause of the disaster, which constituted the largest loss of life suffered by foreign forces in a single incident in 10 years of war. In recent years and in the face of a similar threats, the IAF has changed the way it flies over the Gaza Strip and southern Lebanon due to intelligence reports that both Hamas and Hezbollah have obtained a significant number of shoulder- to-air missiles. ...Last month, The Jerusalem Post revealed that the IAF is looking into the possibility of installing an active protection system aboard its helicopters that would intercept enemy missiles like a similar system recently proven in combat on IDF tanks. The requirement for such a system was recently issued by the IAFÂ’s Helicopter Air Directorate in light of the success of the Trophy active protection system developed by Rafael which intercepted a rocket propelled grenade fired at a Merkava Mk 4 tank deployed along IsraelÂ’s border with the Gaza Strip in March. The Trophy system, which weighs 800 kg., would not be applicable for helicopters since it fires off a cloud of countermeasures that could potentially damage the helicopterÂ’s rotor. The Trophy consists of a radar which detects threats and activates one of two launchers, which discharges a cloud of hard-kill countermeasures to intercept the incoming threat. |
| Posted by:g(r)omgoru |
| #2 As of this AM, its still not clear at this time iff the SEALS Helo was shot down trying to land or take off, + also trying to do so in a "HOT/INSECURE LZ" = SUCCESSFULLY PENETRATED BY AN ARMED ENEMY. It infers that the US Troops' ground position was in serious danger of being quickly overrun; or else a lapse in command judgement occurred in allowing the loaded Helo attempting to land or takeoff while the LZ was partially = wholly insecure. * ION DRUDGEREPORT > [Yahoo News] US HELICOPTER CRASHED [shot down]IN [intentional] TALIBAN TRAP: AFGHAN OFFICIAL. versus * PEOPLE'S DAILY FORUM > TALIBAN SHOT THAT BROUGHT DOWN CHINOOK WAS "LUCKY": US CRASH OFFICIALS. * PAKISTANI DEFENCE FORUM > AFGHAN OFFICIAL:FIGHTING NEAR[US SEALS] CHOPPER CRASH AREA. * SAME > IN AFGHANISTAN, MORE + MORE ROADSIDE BOMBS. * NEWS KERALA > US COPTER CRASH: AFGHANS NOW GLOBAL WAR ON TERROR WILL BE PROLONGED. ARTIC = TRIBAL ELDER told Christian Science Monitor [CSM]that shootdown of SEALS Chopper shows the Taliban are becoming more capable. * SAME > FOUR PAK NATIONALS HELPED TALIBAN SHOOTDOWN US HELICOPTER:AFGHAN OFFICIAL. ARTIC > AFGHAN GOVT-INTEL = believe that TALIBAN COMMANDER QARI TAHIR was the Mastermind behind the SEALS Chopper shootdownm, espec as REVENGE FOR OSAMA??? * SAME > [Police]MILITANTS SPREADING THEIR TENTACLES IN ISLAMABAD. New area settlements devol into HAVENS/BASES FOR TERRORISTS + CRIMINALS. * SAME > MCCAIN: ISI HELPING OF HAQQANI'S, TALIBAN MAKING [US = US-NATO, Allied]WINNING OF WAR OF TERROR IMPOSSIBLE. * PEOPLE'S DAILY FORUM > CHINA COULD FILL AFPAK VACUUM LEFT BY US [2014 US-NATO withdrawal]. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-08-08 22:04 |
| #1 Add a component that sends a active load back to the launchpoint. Not defense, an active deterrant. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2011-08-08 07:51 |