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Japan’s Stealth Fighter Gambit
June 25, 2011
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Tokyo seems poised to spend billions developing the country’s first homegrown stealth warplane. But is the Shinshin really meant for military service?
Categories: Japan, military
Chengdu J-20, F-15, Japan, military, radar, technology
Libya no-fly zone cost could hit $1 bln in months
March 24, 2011
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WASHINGTON, March 22 (Reuters) – The no-fly zone over Libya could end up costing the Western coalition more than $1 billion if the operation drags on more than a couple of months, defense analysts say.
Zack Cooper, a senior analyst at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, said the initial cost of eliminating Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi’s air defenses was likely to be between $400 million and $800 million.
The expense of patrolling the no-fly zone once it is established is likely to be $30 million to $100 million a week, he said.
The U.S. military has no official cost figures yet for the operation, which has been going on less Read more…
Categories: Libya
Barack Obama, Britain, F-15, France, Libya, Muammar Gaddafi, no-fly zone, Tomahawks, Typhoon fighters, United Nations, United States
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