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The U.S. military is planning for the possibility of strikes against Iran and Syria using a mix of conventional and cyber weapons as tensions in the region continue to rise, according to senior Pentagon officials.
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Herbert Carlisle, deputy chief of staff for operations, plans and requirements, told an audience at an investors conference sponsored by McAleese and Associates and Credit Suisse March 8 that his staff is exploring options for strikes in both countries.
Carlisle made his remarks within an hour of Defense Secretary Leon Panetta acknowledging in an interview with the National Journal that the Pentagon is planning for strikes against Iran, and a day after Panetta told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the DoD was reviewing military options.
Although the country denies an intent to create nuclear weapons, Iran’s development of its nuclear program has sparked calls for military intervention to prevent it from becoming a nuclear power, while the rebellion in Syria and the government’s military response have led to calls for a Libya-type assistance effort.
On Iran, Carlisle cited classification limitations that prevented him from providing specifics.
“I won’t get into any details on that, obviously, because it’s ongoing operational planning,” he said.
But in response to a question, he did confirm that cyberwarfare is an option.
“There [are] ... electronic warfare pieces. There are offensive cyber operations. There are defensive cyber operations. Without stepping over any line of classification, I would say again, everything is on the table. That could be a component,” he said.
At the same conference, Gen. Norton Schwartz, the Air Force chief of staff, was quick to point out that airstrikes in Syria would be more complicated than ones conducted by NATO forces in Libya last spring.
Schwartz said many factors would need to be addressed, including the objectives of the mission.
“It requires thought and deliberations,” he said. “A key challenge is that Syria is not Libya. Syria is a much more demanding air defense environment as a case in point and would require a level of effort far in excess of what we did in Libya.”
The country operates a Soviet-era surface-to-air missile network, which would likely mean any U.S. strike would need to include the use of stealth aircraft, including the B-2 bomber or F-22 fighter.
B-2s were used at the beginning of operations in Libya, Iraq and Afghanistan. To date, the F-22, a stealth fighter that can strike targets in the air and on the ground, has not been used in combat.
Carlisle cited efforts toward preparation for intervention.
“We are actively engaged in taking all of these things that we have concepts, at least starting some that would come closer to fruition to help in the planning if there was anything that needed to be done,” he said.
Carlisle said that the creation of plans is not unusual.
“In standard military fashion, we plan,” he said. “That’s what we do. So we’ll think about everything and every eventuality. We’ll think about what would be required of us and how we would accomplish it.”
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Herbert Carlisle, deputy chief of staff for operations, plans and requirements, told an audience at an investors conference sponsored by McAleese and Associates and Credit Suisse March 8 that his staff is exploring options for strikes in both countries.
Carlisle made his remarks within an hour of Defense Secretary Leon Panetta acknowledging in an interview with the National Journal that the Pentagon is planning for strikes against Iran, and a day after Panetta told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the DoD was reviewing military options.
Although the country denies an intent to create nuclear weapons, Iran’s development of its nuclear program has sparked calls for military intervention to prevent it from becoming a nuclear power, while the rebellion in Syria and the government’s military response have led to calls for a Libya-type assistance effort.
On Iran, Carlisle cited classification limitations that prevented him from providing specifics.
“I won’t get into any details on that, obviously, because it’s ongoing operational planning,” he said.
But in response to a question, he did confirm that cyberwarfare is an option.
“There [are] ... electronic warfare pieces. There are offensive cyber operations. There are defensive cyber operations. Without stepping over any line of classification, I would say again, everything is on the table. That could be a component,” he said.
At the same conference, Gen. Norton Schwartz, the Air Force chief of staff, was quick to point out that airstrikes in Syria would be more complicated than ones conducted by NATO forces in Libya last spring.
Schwartz said many factors would need to be addressed, including the objectives of the mission.
“It requires thought and deliberations,” he said. “A key challenge is that Syria is not Libya. Syria is a much more demanding air defense environment as a case in point and would require a level of effort far in excess of what we did in Libya.”
The country operates a Soviet-era surface-to-air missile network, which would likely mean any U.S. strike would need to include the use of stealth aircraft, including the B-2 bomber or F-22 fighter.
B-2s were used at the beginning of operations in Libya, Iraq and Afghanistan. To date, the F-22, a stealth fighter that can strike targets in the air and on the ground, has not been used in combat.
Carlisle cited efforts toward preparation for intervention.
“We are actively engaged in taking all of these things that we have concepts, at least starting some that would come closer to fruition to help in the planning if there was anything that needed to be done,” he said.
Carlisle said that the creation of plans is not unusual.
“In standard military fashion, we plan,” he said. “That’s what we do. So we’ll think about everything and every eventuality. We’ll think about what would be required of us and how we would accomplish it.”
خلاصة الخبر أن امريكا تخطط لضرب سوريا و ايران مع تزايد التوترات في الشرق الأوسط
بعد تصريحات و زير الدفاع الامريكي بانيتا بأن الولايات المتحده تعمل على خطط لضرب البرنامج النووي الايراني مع تأكيداتهم بان الوضع في سوريا معقد أكثر من الوضع في ليبيا
يبدوا ان عدوى التصاريح اصابت الأمريكيين من الايرانيين
ايضا
الخبر تحدث عن استخدام قاذفه الشبح في بداية الحرب الليبية
كروز + قاذفة الشبح فتحت الطريق أمام التايفون و الرافال لأخذ الثناء كله :bleh[1]:
http://www.defensenews.com/article/...F-35-Batch?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE
DoD Anticipates Better Price on Next F-35 Batch
الولايات المتحده الامريكية تتوقع تحسن أسعار الاف 35 في المسقبل
الارتفاع في تكاليف انتاج الطائرة دفع دول مثل اليابان الى اعاده التفكير بشراءها
http://www.defensenews.com/article/...-F-15-Deal?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE
بوينج تحصل على 11.4 مليار دولار من صفقة الاف 15 السعودية
حصلت بوينج على حصتها في صفقة ال30 مليار دولار
في عقد شراء 84 اف 15 جديده و تحديث 70 طائرة
U.S. Offered Israel New Arms to Delay Iran Attack
http://www.defensenews.com/article/...ack-Report?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE
عرضت الولايات المتحده على اسرائيل تسليحها بأسلحة حديثة جدا بشرط تأجيل ضرب ايران سنه واحده من ضمن الاسلحة قنابل خارقة للتحصينات و طائرات تزود بالوقود
Civilian Pilot Killed on a Kfir C-2 Crash in Nevada
http://defense-update.com/20120307_civilian-pilot-killed-on-a-kfir-c-2-crash-in-nevada.html
مقتل طيار مدني بحادث تحطم طائرة كفير في نيفادا
الطائرة كفير اسرائيلية الصنع تستخدمها الولايات المتحده في التدريب
UK May Be Looking To Return To STOVL F-35B Aircraft
http://defense-update.com/20120304_uk-may-be-looking-to-return-to-stovl-f-35b-aircraft.html
بريطانيا قد تعود الى الاف 35
بعد تسرب اخبار عن رغبة بريطانيا بالغاء طلبيتها الخاصة بالاف 35 النسخه البحرية بعد عده مشاكل
و بعد ورود اخبار عن توجهها للرافال تعود بريطانيا بضغط من وزارة الدفاع الامريكية و تطتمينات بأن الطائرة تعمل على حاملات الطائرات
الم يقولوا بأنهم سيلغون برنامج حاملة الطائرات لتكاليفه العالية ؟
