IMINT & Analysis

All: Every once in a while, I get an e-mail about the status of the blog.  Here's an (overdue...) update!  Unfortunately, large-scale IMINT blogging is on indefinite hiatus, as you've probabl...

http://geimint.blogspot.com/2016/11/status-update.html

NASIC has released the 2013 edition of their highly amusing Ballistic and Cruise Missile Threat document!  This is something I've been waiting for since the middle of last year, given that they'...

http://geimint.blogspot.com/2013/07/nasic-2013-missile-threat.html

My next Jane's Intelligence Review article is being published/posted to their web this week.  The topic:  Saudi Arabia's ballistic missile force.  Some of you will remember that I covered the ...

http://geimint.blogspot.com/2013/07/janes-on-saudi-more-info.html

Things have been a bit sporadic for the past few weeks, so I figured I'd explain why.  Basically, my Windows 7 laptop that was the tool for all of my amusing activities decided to develop a con...

http://geimint.blogspot.com/2013/06/current-events-updates.html

Over in the Recommended Downloads section, you might notice a new program called 2DZAP.  This is a missile trajectory simulator designed by Andrew Pavacic intended for pointing out significant e...

http://geimint.blogspot.com/2013/06/2dzap.html

A few interesting things regarding Syria lately. First off, Russia says we're not allowed to use the F-16s and Patriot SAMs in Jordan to make an NFZ in Syria.  International law or something.�...

http://geimint.blogspot.com/2013/06/no-nfz-for-you.html

So, now we're going to give more arms and support to Syria's "rebel" forces.  Somebody tell me just why this is a bright idea.  For one, this pretty much proves that whatever they're teaching i...

http://geimint.blogspot.com/2013/06/arming-rebels-is-great-idea-and-never.html

Comments are still OK, don't worry.  Just to reiterate a few old "rules" though: 1.  Say whatever you want.  I'm not a censor.  I'll even usually reply.  I bring this up because sometimes ...

http://geimint.blogspot.com/2013/06/comments-current-events.html

One of the things I'll be trying to do here on a more regular basis is to actually comment on some worldwide military developments or events which I find interesting, amusing, or both.  Some thi...

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In July of 2010, various media reports indicated that Russia was completing a sale of S-300PMU-2 Favorit (SA-20B GARGOYLE) SAM systems to Azerbaijan.  Something of an uproar ensued, with Russia ...

http://geimint.blogspot.com/2013/06/azeri-favorit-located.html

So let's try this whole "restarting" thing again, shall we? The past six months or so has been busy, irritating, profitable, and a whole bunch of other adjectives I won't print here! However, lif...

http://geimint.blogspot.com/2013/06/lets-try-this-again.html

I should have the October I&A finished by the end of next week.  The biggest issue has been the Russian air defense overview.  Russia moved to four OSCs rather than the previous military zones...

http://geimint.blogspot.com/2012/10/red-october.html

See what I did there?  The current issue of I&A has begun distribution.  Due to my different workload this semester I didn't get around to 1) doing this on anything close to a normal schedule,...

http://geimint.blogspot.com/2012/10/augustseptember-i.html

A brief update:  the August I&A is being finalized, but may require some work on Saturday to complete given my new schedule.  I now teach five days a week instead of my more typical two, but I...

http://geimint.blogspot.com/2012/08/august-i.html

So I'm trying to wrap my brain around a way to get out there and use my brain to generate additional sources of money.  Which CFO-House usually transforms into apparel, or VP-Destruction demand...

http://geimint.blogspot.com/2012/08/i-business-model-or-something.html

UPDATE:  the first set of e-mails just went out.  Expect to see the e-mail within the next day or two. Here's the link to download the June issue, for everyone else:  CLICK July's I&A wi...

http://geimint.blogspot.com/2012/07/july-i-going-out-tomorrow.html

July's I&A is coming along and will be distributed on time by the end of the month.  Topics will be as follows: -A book review -Analysis of BDA from Libya in 2011 -The ROK's ADD Comple...

http://geimint.blogspot.com/2012/07/july-i-and-other-info.html

UPDATE:  No word yet as to the time, so it may be pushed to early next week.  I assume that the BBC might be paying a lot of attention to that Andy Murray guy right about now... Either tonig...

http://geimint.blogspot.com/2012/07/going-live.html

Here's something from the BBC that you all might find interesting:  CLICK   In other news, the topics for July's I&A are shaping up as follows: -A look at BDA of Libyan SAM sites struck...

http://geimint.blogspot.com/2012/07/bbc-on-syria-july-i.html

Two recent events significantly increase the effectiveness of what is already the world's most capable air defense network.  Simply put, the strong are getting stronger. On 28 June, Ria Novo...

http://geimint.blogspot.com/2012/07/strong-get-stronger.html

Interested readers can download an I&A special report on Chinese radars in Syria here:  CLICK There are, at present, three different Chinese radar types identified:  the Type 120, the JY-...

http://geimint.blogspot.com/2012/07/i-special-report-chinese-radars-in.html

UPDATE:  thanks to PS860 posting in the comments, the unidentified array is a 1RL23 (SCORE BOARD) IFF system.  It's also a very small unit, and due to the size I misidentified the position in ...

http://geimint.blogspot.com/2012/06/captured-syrian-radar-position.html

The June I&A is being finalized right now and will go out this afternoon.  As before, it takes about three days to get all of the e-mails out (stupid Gmail, I am not spam!).  Also, here's the ...

http://geimint.blogspot.com/2012/06/june-i-and-other-info.html

Just about done with the updating.  For now all that has been accomplished is a sanity check of individual locations (which took a lot of time given that there are well over 7,000 sites), with ...

http://geimint.blogspot.com/2012/06/sam-updateupdate-plus-i.html

I'm thinking of ways to upgrade the SAM Site Overview file.  There are a few things that need to be done: 1.  Re-analyzing Chinese EW sites to accurately reflect deployed radar systems 2...

http://geimint.blogspot.com/2012/06/sam-site-overview-improvements.html