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'Allied
Force' applied to Serbia
Washington DC NATO Operation 'Allied Force' was launched on
24 March, involving at least 400 aircraft and seven Tomahawk-capable
ships.
(31 March 1999)
US
cruise missile supplies dwindling
The USA's supply of cruise missiles has dwindled dangerously
low, forcing NATO planners to use the expensive, satellite-guided
missiles only on high-priority Yugoslav Serb targets.
(7 April 1999)
Options
for ground war
A NATO ground force to oust Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
troops from Kosovo would require at least 100,000 troops,
including a "robust corps" of heavy and light US units, US
Army generals say.
How
Dutch F-16AMs shot down a
Mig-29
Four F-16AMs of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) were
among the first NATO aircraft to enter Serbian airspace on
the night of 24 March. Within minutes, the Dutch had achieved
their first air-to-air victory since World War II, shooting
down a Serbian MiG-29.
Allies
still lack real-time targeting
Despite lessons learned from the 1990-91 Gulf War, NATO forces
participating in Yugoslavia as part of Operation 'Allied Force'
have not fielded a real-time targeting capability the ability
to pass images of enemy installations and troop formations
directly from spacecraft or airborne surveillance aircraft
into the cockpit of fighter aircraft or other weapons systems.
(7 April 1999)
New
anti-armour weapon should debut over Serbia
Officials expected the US Department of Defense's latest air-dropped
anti-armour munition, the Textron-built CBU-97 Sensor-Fuzed
Weapon (SFW), to debut during NATO's 'Allied Force' air campaign
in Yugoslavia, targeting Serb main battle tanks and other
military vehicles.
(7 April 1999)
Serbs take defensive stance as NATO
strikes intensify
As NATO air operations were stepped up last week to target
a broad array of Yugoslav targets, Serb forces adopted a "defensive
and concealed posture" hiding main battle tanks near civilian
houses and slowing military activity in order to conserve
resources.
(14 April 1999)
Special
forces involvement confirmed
As NATO pilots experience difficulties in attacking mobile
Serb forces, the role of special forces becomes more important.
(21 April 1999)
Alliance
plays the psychological game into Yugoslav airspace
The US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) is conducting psychological
operations (psyops) daily throughout the Federal Republic
of Yugoslavia in a bid to assist the escalating allied air
strikes.
(28 April 1999)
US
'soft bombs' prove NATO's point
To illustrate both NATO's expanded target list in Yugoslavia
and the desire to avoid civilian damage, the US Air Force
(USAF) used a classified weapon last week to temporarily turn
off power to an estimated one million people without causing
permanent damage.
(12 May 1999)
Croat
general to lead KLA as part of reorganisation
As part of the drive to reorganise the Kosovo Liberation Army
(KLA), Agim Ceku, a former Croatian Army brigadier-general,
has been named the new chief of staff.
(12 May 1999)
NATO
will use Turkish bases
Turkey approved on 11 May the stationing of US combat
and tanker aircraft on its territory to be used to further
strengthen NATO air strikes against Yugoslavia.
(19 May 1999)
NATO allies retain national control
of Kosovo air strikes
The deployment of 10 Mirage F-1CT attack aircraft to Istrana
Air Base, Italy, in mid-May has allowed the French Air Force
contingent to fly round-the-clock strike missions as part
of Operation 'Allied Force'.
(2 June 1999)
Embassy
bombing report to reveal targeting flaws
The preliminary
findings of the US investigation into the mistaken bombing
of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, last month
point to a major intelligence failure, with some basic principles
of targeting not followed, according to sources close to the
review.
(2 June
1999)
NATO's
KFOR prepares for 'the inevitable'
Alliance forces in Macedonia are poised to move into Kosovo
as soon as NATO gives the order, according to their commander,
Lt Gen Sir Mike Jackson, commander of the Allied Command Europe
Rapid Reaction Corps. "We are ready to implement an agreement
very quickly," he said.
(2 June 1999)
'Serbs
running out of SAMS', says USA
Yugoslav air defence forces have expended the majority of
their stocks of radar-guided surface-to-air missiles (SAMs),
according to US Air Force (USAF) commanders at Aviano Air
Base, Italy, responsible for suppression of enemy air defence
(SEAD) missions.
(2 June 1999)
Russian
S-300 SAMs 'in Serbia'
According to unsubstantiated reports Russia or elements in
Russia are believed to have supplied air defence units of
the Yugoslav Air Force with elements of between six and 10
S-300PM (NATO Codename: SA-10b 'Grumble') long-range surface-to-air
missile (SAM) systems just weeks before NATO launched its
bombing campaign on 24 March.
Russian
S-300 SAMs 'in Serbia' appeared in Jane's Defence Weekly
4 August 1999.
WAR
OF EXTREMES
Never before has air power played such a central
role in the conduct and outcome of an entire conflict. Nick
Cook examines the facts. War of extremes appeared in Jane's
Defence Weekly 7 July 1999.
CAN
KFOR WIN THE PEACE?
Winning the peace in Kosovo could prove more difficult than
winning the war. Richard Connaughton examines the issues of
peacekeeping, from the immediate uncertainty of unity of command
to the long-term risks posed by partitioning.
Can KFOR win the peace? appeared in Jane's Defence Weekly
14 July 1999.
THE
FUTURE OF INTERNATIONAL POLITICS IN THE WAKE OF KOSOVO
International
politics changed little as a result of the Kosovo war. Major
changes in the balance of power would only have occurred had
NATO suffered a palpable defeat a premature end to its
military operations before its defined objectives had been
achieved or a political settlement which failed to create
the conditions for the return of the refugees to Kosovo.
The future of international politics in the wake of Kosovo
appeared in Jane's Defence Weekly 21 July 1999.
PEACEKEEPING
AT A STRETCH
Many
NATO armies are struggling to balance expanding peacekeeping
commitments. JDW News Editor Ian Kemp reports
Peacekeeping at a Stretch appeared in Jane's Defence Weekly
28 July 1999
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Briefing
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Balkan Endgame?
Following devastating airstrikes in Yugoslavia, what
are the options for an acceptable settlement on the
ground? Richard Bassett examines the prospects for the
future and the lessons of the past.
(31
March 1999)
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NATO
ASSETS
Operations Allied Force / Allied Harbour / Joint Forge - Order
of Battle / Basing
1 June 1999
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