Is that so simple Anti Satellite Missile

Is that so simple Anti Satellite Missile

   Recently some Indian media sounded about the DRDO's path finding of developing Anti satellite missile using modified Agni 5 missile, and thinks it's very easy to achieve such capability, currently only two countries tested, and some others also have such capability, India started it's anti satellite project early 2010, so far no concrete results, there is several kind of anti satellite mechanism, DRDO follows ground based ballistic missiles as it's entry towards anti satellite capability,

   There is very less probability of achieving a satellite kill using ground based ballistic missile, because they were positioned in far high altitude and travel very high speed, the earth rotation also pose heavy resistance during the interception, one more is the satellite is relatively very small in size, and it's very difficult to spot it and direct the missile steer towards the target, mostly the ballistic missile can go up to the height of some 600 to 1000 km, where the low orbital mini satellites positioned some 1500 kilometers above,

    With this range one can attack satellites used for communication and Satellite based SAR systems, however there is less chance or only science fiction that destroying a navigational or X Band communication satellites, which are placed at some 20,000 kilometers above from the sea level, India's long range Missile Agni 5 reached the height of some 600 kilometers during the last test, modifying the Agni to reach 1000 to 1500 is possible, however the satellite tracking and using the Kill vehicle is most complex technology,

    Most military satellites can rotate the earth at the speed of some 10,000 kilometers per hour, It's very hard to maneuver the  Ballistic missile to target the Satellite, The need of Kill vehicle can be used, the Kill vehicle act as a robot that can strike the Target once it was launched from the missile near to the Satellite for high probability kill, most of the Nations uses Kill vehicles, the same tech used in ballistic missile interceptions,

    Americans are the masters in Space tech no doubt, However in 2007 China successfully carried out a anti satellite missile test, by destroying his own satellite by using their Ballistic missile, the missile was a modified DF 21 short range ballistic missile, modified with a kill vehicle which incorporated imaging infrared seeker IIR, the same seeker used in most missiles to destroy enemy fighter jets. the target satellite orbits some 1000 km above from the sea level, and the kill vehicle performed direct hit, the kill vehicle accelerated his speed at some 25,000 kilometer per hour to kill the satellite, Chinese is the second country who tested such capability,

    There is a another simple method where most foreign nations using is, making their own satellite as a suicide attacker to attack enemy satellite, a better kill probability than all others, Russians, Chinese and many more tried this, while Russia has some 1000 satellites in the Orbit where China has some 100 and India has some fifty, the collision successful means the strike is good, if no means the attack satellite may be out of control, once it deviated from the designated path, India confirmed that they will not do such actions in the Space, there is some international treaty  also there to prevent such suicide attacks in the space.

    Most technologically developed nations like America and Israel uses it's fighter based missile to attack enemy satellites the same method also can be used to launch Satellites in the orbit, so far only Israel and the US has such most critical technology, the Americans already demonstrated it earlier 1990, and It's believed that Israel also has such technologies, once the Russians plans to use their MiG 31 armed with long range high speed missiles to attack mini satellites in the space, however they dropped the plan and moved into space based defense systems. and the Israeli's and Americans used the F 15, two years ago Israel launched a Ballistic Rocket using it's fighter jets, whose actual target or mission information's are highly classified, and there is no way or needs more than a decades to create such technology in India,

   Satellite based weapon is something like Armed Satellites which have Missiles or laser cannon's to destroy the enemy satellite's in the orbit, the known space based weaponizing issue, however it's believed nations like P5 already deployed such satellites in the space armed with weapons, this is the most trusted technology, where your own satellite can launch missile whenever it required, it can be deployed anywhere in the orbit, even can capable to destroy enemy navigational satellite's too, while India need decades to catch up such technologies,

   India may fast track the Agni based Missile for ASAT capability, that can be enough to keep low level ASAT deterrence against Chinese.      

Lessons from Yemen war

Lessons from Yemen war

  The Arabs successfully completed the Air campaign in Yemen, and now they moving the ground units for final assault on enemy positions, by looking How Saudi Successfully destroyed strategic ground targets without losing any air crafts in the Combat, Truth is most of the Yemeni Air forces and Air defense units are out of actions, due to lack of spare parts and maintenance, also their Air defense  networks also out of action except some manpad units and AAA batteries, so The Arab Air forces easily gets the Air superiority in Yemeni airspace within the 24 hours of first strike, plus the  intelligence support from US and Saudi Special forces,

   Before the Strike, the Saudi Air force used the RE 3A ELINT plane to conduct large surveillance mission across the Yemeni Soil, and acquired target positions and strategic points, at the mean time the Egyptian, US navy ships starts naval blockade along with the Saudi and GCC Navy's, by cutting Iranian Resupply to the Houthi Forces,  after getting some thousand of target co ordinates, the Saudi Air force Fighters like Typhoon and F 15 E Multi role Fighters starts bombing the pre designated targets, the Saudi forces flown above the AAA shells range to escape from the ground fire, also there is no reports of infrared homing Manpad strike against the Saudi fighters, It's believed that the defensive and electronic countermeasure systems in the advanced 4.5 generation fighters easily spoof the manpads.

    The Saudi Airforce First strike designated all strategic positions like Airports Runway, civil and military Radar networks, supply dumps and fuel Storage Tanks, because of small in size the Yemeni strategic positions are all destroyed in the first 24 hours, The Saudi's used the Tornodo Ground attack Strike Fighters along with F 15 E Fighter escorts, One F 15 E lost due to Mechanical malfunctions, and Crew rescued by the US Navy, another one Morocco  F 16 crashed in enemy zone and the pilot executed by the Houti's, This shows Saudi's are not willing to conduct Search rescue of Downed Pilots,

    After month of serious Bombing, now the small Arab state the UAE leads the Ground offensive by deploying large amount of latest AMX Lecrelc Main Battle Tanks, BMP 3 infantry Fighting vehicles and Large number of Mine protected vehicles for Troop transport, also the Saudi Special Forces deployed in the Airports to secure any Resupply coming from the friendlies, the Aden Port also under control by the Arabs, where the UAE Ships unloads the Cargo of Ground offensive Vehicles, but they didn't start the ground offensive till now, and still the Saudi Fighters Bombing some missed Houti positions.

   The Lesson from this warfare is simple, You need large amount of air to ground smart munitions to attack enemy positions, for that you need a good number of smart weapon stockpile and good launching platform, even if the Houti forces gets their hands in the Yemeni MiG 29, the Saudi's can easily shoots it down, because of Saudi's support planes, likes the E 3 sentry airborne control plane, even the E 3 can stay out of the Yemeni air space,but still it can scan entire Yemeni Airspace for activities,

    Also during the strike the Houthi forces managed to get the SCUD's missiles and launched several missiles into Saudi, nearly 80% of them intercepted by the Saudi patriot missile Batteries, but one or two hits the Saudi bases killing key commander, the Houti's don't have any chemical weapons if they have Chemical warheads then it's a major breakthrough if launched towards Saudi Positions,

    The Saudi's managed to fortified their Borders, which stops the Houti infiltrations into Saudi soil, But Houti managed to shell Saudi Border City Najran, damaging infrastructure and killing several Saudi and foreign workers.

    Till now the Saudi's attacked pre designated Target positions from the Air, but never conducted any Special operations inside Yemen, even zero number of Helicopter raid, so they don't have any option of how the Asymmetric warfare looks like, So in coming days the GCC states could start the Ground offensive and see how a Normal civilian quickly transform into a armed militia, and how can the GCC ground forces manages to score the Victory. 

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Situation in Yemen

Situation in Yemen

Houti Rebels Outpost somewhere near Sana

         It's again a worsening Situation and a Full scale Air war in Middle East this time it's near to border of leader in Arab Nation, Yemen is sharing it's most border with Saudi Arabia. unlike other Muslim countries there were Shia majority otherwise Sunni Majority. which makes the country little peace from Religion extremists. but in Yemen it's different. it's having equal number of Sunni shia Population, So there is always a clash between both of them. recent days the situation becomes more worsen. the key to the Situation led by the Houti Rebels. with peoples support they successfully operating freely along the state. each every government in the world has biased, here is also the same. last September Bunch of Houthi rebels  who were inspired by the Shia government from Iran tries to stop the Saudi influence in Yemen, for developing it's Strategic Interests near to the Saudi Border, where Saudi and Iran were enemies since decades.

       The Houti rebels successfully thrown out the Yemeni President and the elected prime minister from the Power and seized the Control of Government. for the next few days they take full control of Yemeni Capital and the biggest city of Yemen Sana. and they conducted regular patrols along the captured cities and Presidents palaces. and most of the Government forces also switched their side to Houti Rebels. that gives Houthi more power. and they placed a puppet government in the presidents Palaces. One side Sunni Dominated ISIS in Iraq sponsored sunni Middle east government other side Shia Dominated Houti Rebels sponsored by Iranian Government. even after the puppet government the  houtis not satisfied his action so again they retake the control of President's Palace. and themselves decided to Place a Revolutionary Committee same like Caliph in ISIS.

     And the beginning of 2015 makes worse the situation by Bombings and beheading in Yemen done by Houtis against Sunni Citizens inside Yemen. the government forces almost lost it's control of most of Populated cities around Yemen and It's capital. they also taken control of the Yemen's Biggest Port city Aden by Capturing Aden Airport and Port most of the International Airliners stopped it's service some of them runs only by their governments requests to bring their nationals from the war torn country. at the end of January bunch of Peoples rally's in Yemens Aden city by showing it's solidarity with the Houti rebels shouting Slogans of Death to America Death to Israel and of-course crush the Jews. their numbered more than some ten thousands.

     The beginning of February Iran starts shipping of Anti Air craft Missiles and Fighter Jets to the Yemen's Aden Port to equip the Houti's to fight against the pro government forces and saving them from the big arab master Saudi Arabia. after situation worsening during the Months Houtis taken control of more number of Cities and almost gather more number of Fighters to their Team. Meanwhile due to the Situation Most of the western and Arab embassies withdrew it's officials from Yemen and bring back to them respective countries.

     Meanwhile Indian External Ministry also warned that Indian should avoid Traveling Yemen. and the embassy also arranged special facilities to evacuate Indians from Yemen. there were Reported that some 5000 Indians there in Yemen at February.

          Middle of the March 2015, the Sunni Terrorists  inside Yemen carried out a Biggest Suicidal attack against a Shia Mosque in Sana that killed more than some 150 lives. and ISIS taken responsibility of that attack showing it's resistance towards Houti domination inside Yemen. when Sunni Shia situation worsens most of the Foreigners get off from Yemen. and US also evacuated it's Special operational forces who assist the Earlier government to tackle Al qaida Militants and Shia insurgents.

      when situation worsening more the Yemeni interim president escaped from Yemen using a Fishing boat and his status unknown that was happens March 25,  on the end of  March 25 KSA announced war against Yemen named Operation Deceive Storm to end the Houti domination inside Yemen. earlier they warned both Iranian and Houtis to stop advancing further if do so Saudi will attack them for the instance Saudi Started Mobilizing it's massive hundred thousand army Backed by Bigger Armored column and moved near to the Yemeni Border. also asked the GCC countries to participate in the strike.

    on March 26 earlier 1'o clock the Saudi Fighter Tornodo and F 15 Strike Eagels started it's first Attack run, that was meant to attack and destroy entire Houti and Yemeni Air defence Missiles such as newly supplied Irani Fabricated Soviet era KUB SAM missiles which the same model who downs the MH 17 in Ukraine by Russian Separatists.  by countinously strike those targets early Morning Saudi Defence Minister Announce that Saudi Gained Complete Air superiority around the Yemeni Air space destroying most of the Yemeni MiG 29 in grounds. possibly the intel provided by Americans they claimed after the Attack. they also blocked the Yemen Aden Port and further stopping the Resupply of arms through Sea routes,

        March 26, 2015 at 6.00 GMT Saudi announced that the Aden Port the complete Yemeni Sea under control of Saudi Government and closed both the Air and Naval routes, and restricted the sea and Air space till next words from Saudi Government, here too Saudi get assistance from Most of the GCC and non GCC Arab Muslim Countries, they too part of the attack by providing fighter jet sorties and Joining the Attack missions, importantly Jordan Qatar and UAE. Also Pakistan and Egypt also promised to take part of this operation. Saudi also Planned to be bigger ground offensive inside Yemen to demolish the Houtis.

        As of now most of the Countries Supported the Saudi Led Operation. and giving testimonials to the Saudi government, but still there is no words from Countries like  China and Russia, and Iran said in a official statement that Saudi should stop attacking Yemen and further said that these attacks only worsen the situation more worsen. one thing to remember that Saudi didn't ask permission from UN to carry out the Strikes.

       But as Indian Point of view, as of now we have to Bring back our 3500 Indian Nationals along Yemen. MEA setup ed special mission in SANA, that would help Indians to go back India Safely.  

  

Houti's Posing infront of BUK sam

Houti's In Patrol

Houti Outpost