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2007-08-23 China-Japan-Koreas

Wargame with India not aimed at China: US

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Posted by john frum 2007-08-23 12:31|| || Front Page|| [11139 views ] Top

#1 Australia - frigate Adelaide, tanker Sirius

Singapore - frigate Formidable

Japan - destroyers - Oonami and Udachi

USA - carriers - Nimitz and Kitty Hawk, cruisers - Princeton and Higgins, destroyers - Chaffe, Pickney, Curtis Wilbur, Mustin and John Paul Jones and tankers - Ericcson and Rainer
aircraft - F/A-18 and F-14, P3 AWACS, anti-submarine helicopters

India - carrier Viraat, destroyers - Ranvijay and Ranjit, frigates - Kurmak and Kuthar and tanker - Aditya.
aircraft - TU-142 ASW, maritime strike Jaguars, Sea Harriers, Sea King helicopters and Kamov AEW helicopters

Posted by john frum 2007-08-23 13:01|| 2007-08-23 13:01|| Front Page Top

#2 Meanwhile in Ladakh, Kashmir (just across the border from China)...

Posted by john frum 2007-08-23 13:27|| 2007-08-23 13:27|| Front Page Top

#3 Troops in the first photo are Ladakh Scouts, the 'Snow Warriors', a commando unit of the Indian army raised from Ladakh Buddhists and Tibetan refugees.

Posted by john frum 2007-08-23 14:13|| 2007-08-23 14:13|| Front Page Top

#4 John: the Tomcats are all retired, but i wish they were still there. only offensive aircraft is the lawn dart; all the rest are support. defense.

Posted by USN, Ret. 2007-08-23 14:33|| 2007-08-23 14:33|| Front Page Top

#5 Missed that...
also submarines
India - Shishumar
US - Chicago and one other

Posted by john frum 2007-08-23 14:40|| 2007-08-23 14:40|| Front Page Top

#6 NEWS > CHINA'S NAVY/PLAN BEGINS ITS LONG MARCH ["Blue-Water SSBN's + Carrier(s)?]. *OTOH, PACIFIC STARS-N-STRIPES > Departing Japanese ambassador argues for USA to close down MCAS FUTENMA ASAP. NOSI > In response to resumption of Cold War-style bomber flights by Russia, NATO is closely watching/reconnoitering movements of Russia's latest sub design [Amur-class].

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-08-23 19:32|| 2007-08-23 19:32|| Front Page Top

#7 john frum---re#2 comment. The geologic layering looks interesting in the bottom pic. Wonder what the potential for minerals is up there.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2007-08-23 21:18|| 2007-08-23 21:18|| Front Page Top

#8 Supposedly rich in copper, gold etc.
Area is high alitude and remote.

Ecologically sensitive as well... the Indian Supreme Court has fined companies that painted their logos on the sides of hills there and ordered them to pay for the restoration.

Also under Article 370 of the Indian constitution, no non-Kashmiri may purchase land in Kashmir state.

Posted by john frum 2007-08-23 21:53|| 2007-08-23 21:53|| Front Page Top

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