http://www.defencetalk.com/forums/ Forum for missiles, nuclear, biological and chemical weapons and bombs. Discuss missiles such as surface to air, air to air, naval missiles, cruise missiles and ICBMs. Debate on missile defense and missile shield technology and how it offers protection against missile attack. Talk about nuclear proliferation, related security threats and arms control around the world. en Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:07:48 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.defencetalk.com/forums/imagize/misc/rss.jpg http://www.defencetalk.com/forums/ http://www.defencetalk.com/forums/missiles-wmds/shooting-down-sams-9674/ Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:02:44 GMT Basically, I'm wondering whether it's possible to shoot down a SAM that's been launched in the air. For example, in order to cover ground troops, air support is a necessity. But when the enemy outlines the areas where your fighters are operating with SAM batteries then your fighters are in a state of danger. However, air support is still a necessity so therefore covering your fighters is a necessity. However, how can you do this in the first place? I've heard others speak of shooting them down with interceptors from a distance, but I'm not sure if that is an actual possibility. Any answer anyone can offer would be great. ]]> Immortal Glory http://www.defencetalk.com/forums/missiles-wmds/shooting-down-sams-9674/ http://www.defencetalk.com/forums/missiles-wmds/df-21d-carrier-killer-chinese-anti-ship-ballistic-missile-9614/ Sat, 03 Oct 2009 02:24:09 GMT Where is this story??? DF-21D CARRIER KILLER unveiled 10-1-09 DF-21D CARRIER KILLER unveiled October 1, 2009 parade marked the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, DF-21D CARRIER KILLER Chinese anti-ship ballistic missile DF-21 - Wikipedia, the free... Where is this story??? DF-21D CARRIER KILLER unveiled 10-1-09

DF-21D CARRIER KILLER unveiled

October 1, 2009 parade marked the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China,

DF-21D CARRIER KILLER Chinese anti-ship ballistic missile

DF-21 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia background information source:

Anti-ship ballistic missile

The US Department of Defense has stated that China is developing a high hypersonic[1] land-based anti-ship ballistic missile based on the DF-21, with a range of up to 3,000 kilometres (1,900 mi).[4][5] These would combine manoeuvrable reentry vehicles (MaRVs) with some kind of terminal guidance system. Such a missile may have been tested in 2005-6, and the launch of the Jianbing-5/YaoGan-1 and Jianbing-6/YaoGan-2 satellites would give the Chinese targeting information from SAR and visual imaging respectively. The upgrades would allow China to employ the missile to destroy US Navy aircraft carriers.[6]


The 10-1-09 parade, which marked the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, featured more than 8,000 servicemen and women, nearly 500 tanks, missiles and other military vehicles and a flyover by Chinese warplanes.
Lieutenant General Fang Fenghui, general director of the parade, told Xinhua the parade was supposed to showcase the transformation of the PLA from a low-tech, manpower-intensive force to a high-tech, 21st-century one. ]]> BowerSWB http://www.defencetalk.com/forums/missiles-wmds/df-21d-carrier-killer-chinese-anti-ship-ballistic-missile-9614/ http://www.defencetalk.com/forums/missiles-wmds/missle-bedroom-georgia-ossetia-9613/ Fri, 02 Oct 2009 19:11:52 GMT Hi Folks, Looking to the more experienced people here, perhaps this has already been asked but I was reading good ol Wikipedia, and came across this picture as the reference to the last years 2008 South Ossetian / Georgia / Russian conflict. here is the link to the picture ... Hi Folks,

Looking to the more experienced people here, perhaps this has already been asked but I was reading good ol Wikipedia, and came across this picture as the reference to the last years 2008 South Ossetian / Georgia / Russian conflict.

here is the link to the picture

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...-0629H-021.jpg

it is described as a booster stage of a russian rocket, on wikipedia, to meet it looks about the size of the terminal part of a Tochka or even Iskander unit, if not the terminal than perhaps the top 20 percent, based on the diameter etc. Color looks like a Surface to Surface type missle along with the thickness of it, the two stabilizers look familiar too, but perhaps its a surface to air missle?

Any thoughts or story on this picture?
Cheers!
Plas ]]> plasmahawk http://www.defencetalk.com/forums/missiles-wmds/missle-bedroom-georgia-ossetia-9613/