Lithuanian intelligence services warn of "provocations" during joint Russian-Belarusian war games in September.
http://www.baltictimes.com/lithuania...us_war_games/#
Lithuanian intelligence services warn of "provocations" during joint Russian-Belarusian war games in September.
http://www.baltictimes.com/lithuania...us_war_games/#
Lithuanian intel service: Russia now has capability to launch attack on Baltic region w 24 hour notice
http://reut.rs/2oPXj4Z#
Lithuania report: #Russia is suppressing radio frequencies used by #NATO pilots over the #Baltic Sea
http://www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs...k-in-24-hours#
On the picture #Russian army latest top secret EW station 1РЛ257 Красуха-4 spotted in #Donetsk in 2014
As of December 2013 ONLY **TEN** 1РЛ257 "Красуха-4" ever was manufactured. It was meant for support to strategic air force.
1РЛ257 "Красуха-4" is meant to be deployed in strategically important advance regions to heavy air reconnaissance areas.
1РЛ257 "Красуха-4" is still considered highly classified equipment. It's exact deployment in army units is classified. Radius - over 300 km.
Last edited by OUTLAW 09; 04-05-2017 at 08:56 AM.
TASS
Verified account
#Russia’s Northern Fleet launches large-scale combat readiness drills
http://tass.com/defense/940508
Threat focused against Scandinavian countries...
MIL.RU: Baltic Fleet ships have carried out search and destroy submarines imaginary enemy
http://function.mil.ru/news_page/cou...17987@egNews#…
RuAF VHF traffic in Baltic Sea consistent with Su27 QRA fighter
Ru strategic AF sw net up with voice traffic and W marker - Tu95 or 160 active?
Huge Russian torpedo found on beach in Lithuania
http://defence-blog.com/news/huge-ru...ithuania.html#
Swedish torpedo-guys are looking at it in this thread. No ID, but possibly torpedo-carried mine yet
https://twitter.com/corporalfrisk/st...0729193844736#
Last edited by OUTLAW 09; 04-11-2017 at 08:13 AM.
After a break in US/NATO/UK recce operations in the Baltic...they are back at it today...
RAF RC-135W ZZ665 RFR7103 departed Waddington - AAR with QID71 then Baltic mission
USAF RC-135U 64-14847 KOJAK61 departed Mildenhall at 0607z - Baltic mission
Latitude 67N SIGINT @Sigint67n
RuAF VHF traffic in Baltic Sea consistent with Su27 QRA fighter
Probably checking US/UK recce flights....
Of interest:
Russian Navy frigates Boykiy, Soobrazitelniy tanker Kola & tug SB-123 deploying from Baltic to North Atlantic for exercises
TASS: Submarine "Krasnodar" has carried out a cruise missile launch to the target in the Baltic Sea
http://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/4166603#…
Russian Navy says it will sail Typhoon submarine to the Baltic Sea this summer
BREAKING:
GRU agent captured by Estonian intelligence KAPO:
The Abilities of the British, French, and German Armies to Generate and Sustain Armored Brigades in the Baltics
https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR1629.html#
This reminds me of RAND's other depressing report on NATO ground force capabilities in the event of a Russian invasion of the Baltics: https://www.rand.org/content/dam/ran...AND_RR1253.pdf
My concerns with these RAND reports are threefold:
Firstly, NATO forces operate as joint forces, yet there is no discussion of the airpower and seapower that NATO can bring to bear in support of the Baltic republics, including from assets that are not in-theater (e.g. U.S. strategic bombers, NATO SSNs, U.S. SSGNs).
Secondly, I have the feeling that RAND is shilling for the U.S. Army and now for the British, French and German armies. With the waning deployment of ground forces to the Middle East, the uptick in Afghanistan notwithstanding, these institutions are faced with a lack of mission and reprisals from other services whose budgets were cut to the bone from 2001 on.
Thirdly, RAND is perpetuating a notion that NATO's doctrine is static defense, when in fact, NATO has always assumed that it would defend in depth and counterattack.
For instance, the temporary loss of Narva or the Suwalki Gap is considered unthinkable today, but even during the waning days of the Cold War, it was always assumed that the Warsaw Pact forces could seize West Berlin and drive deep into West Germany.
In conclusion, these reports must be taken as sensationalism and fear-mongering in order to grab the attention of the relevant politicians and ensure that there is adequate defense expenditure. Quietly whispering that some incremental improvements are required will not do much: a very squeaky wheel is needed to get a portion of the ask...
Actually well thought out answer....yes RAND has gone the extra mile in their releases....the question is for whom....as they live and die from DoD contracts.....
While Trump praised himself when the NATO Sec arrived in DC for pushing NATO to spend more...what a farce of a public statement but lapped up by his voters......those decisions were made long before Trump arrived in the WH due to Putin's aggressive actions towards the Baltics/Scandinavia...in Crimea and eastern Ukraine....
YES NATO doctrine has always been defense in depth and then counterattack when the attack stalls out....as it is far easier to defend than to go immediately into offensive operations where the wide open spaces of Russia shallows up anything...
Russia exports neo-nazis from St. Petersburg to #Estonia in order to frame the country as "fascist".
https://www.kapo.ee/en/content/annual-reviews.html#
Same exact drill in eastern Ukraine before the Russian invasion to support their fellow Russian speaking brothers....
MI6 first alerted the FBI/CIA of Trump RU ingtelligence contacts, but it was Estonia that triggered FISA order
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...-links-russia#
Last edited by OUTLAW 09; 04-15-2017 at 08:16 AM.
Easter eggs in Estonia
Russian Su-24 Fencer Aircraft (Closely Watched By Swedish JAS39 Gripens) Buzz Dutch Navy Frigate In The Baltic
https://wp.me/p2TYIs-b0r
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