WHEREAS the Libyan regime announced a cease-fire and the international community welcomed the news with skepticism, on the ground continue preparations for possible armed action against the loyalists of Muammar Gaddafi. At the forefront of Britain and France, two countries that have most pushed for Security Council resolution 1973 establishing the no-fly zones and authorizing a strike targets on land.
But there will be other countries, possibly even Italy, with its fighter-bombers. The forces are almost only air, and the balance is very much in favor of the coalition anti-Gaddafi. The Libyan air force is in poor condition since they ceased in 1989, the Soviet military aid, and although it has sufficient resources to attack with relative impunity rebel militias, can not stand up to what the band was born.
Here are the forces that could take part in operations over the skies of Libya. France The most active country in the diplomatic efforts that led to Thursday's resolution is also one of the two, in addition to the U.S., with which Libya has already clashed militarily in the conflict in Chad during the eighties.
To patrol the skies and hit targets on the ground the Armée de l'air could use the renowned Mirage and tested and its new jewel, the Rafale. The version of the Mirage 2000, which would be used both as a patrol bomber, is just that, inter alia, that the manufacturer Dassault wanted to sell to Gaddafi before the outbreak of the crisis.
It would be a baptism of fire but for the modern Rafale in service a few years ago and never exported, which could also operate from De Gaulle nuclear aircraft carrier, currently at anchor in Toulon, but could reach the Libyan coast in a few days. The bases from which the attack could start in Corsica and the French are Solenzara Istres on the Mediterranean coast.
In both cases, would require refueling, for which France has Boeing KC-135 tankers. Britain The British should instead redeploy to the south, probably in Italy or in the base of Akrotiri in Cyprus, to be within reach of Libya. Even in this case would have used a plane with a long history, the Tornado bomber veteran of Iraq and the former Yugoslavia, and a new, multi-role Eurofighter Typhoon, which would be given control of the skies.
Along with the tankers could be deployed as early as the weekend in Italy, perhaps along with the antiquated but still effective four-Nimrod reconnaissance and electronic warfare. To put into account two frigates helicopter carrier, Cumberland and Westminster, off the coast of Libya. U.S.
Currently the U.S. nuclear aircraft carrier Enterprise in the Mediterranean and many other support vessels. The F-18 aboard the aircraft carriers are able both to enforce the no-fly zones to attack any target on the ground. To add hundreds of aircraft in Europe, deployed from Aviano bases in Italy and in Germany and Great Britain: there are F-15 fighter-bombers, F-16 and A-10 antitank planes.
Italy "Italy has a strong ability to neutralize the radar of possible opponents," he said on Wednesday the Minister of Defense Ignazio La Russa. And this could be the ability of the Air Force could use in the early stages of operations. To be called into question would be the special version of the Tornado ECR, a dozen aircraft based in San Damiano near Piacenza, equipped with American AGM-88 HARM missiles that are directed toward the radar emissions to destroy the guidance systems without which anti-aircraft missiles are blind.
One type of specialized and difficult operations that the Italian Tornado have already played in 1999 during the NATO campaign against Serbia. For the bombardment could be used also AV-8 Harrier Navy, based in Taranto, but used on the aircraft carrier Garibaldi. And from Grosseto, Gioia del Colle could fly the Typhoon fighter aircraft, the Air Force's most modern aircraft, never used in combat.
The Danish and Norwegian F-16 of the two Scandinavian countries for some time to participate in NATO operations in Afghanistan, especially with the task of ground attack. The Danish Minister of Defense said four F-16 plus two reserves are ready to redeploy to the south. Norway has indicated a similar willingness.
Other Countries The Arab League is in favor of the no-fly zone, but so far no member state has offered aircraft. If you were to get to that point, Saudi Arabia and the UAE have the most modern European and American fighter-bombers (F-15 F-16 Saudis and the UAE). Immediately neighboring Egypt, which has F-16 and Mirage 2000, but so far has only indicated a willingness to provide arms to the rebels.
The Libyan regime of Gaddafi is scary more for anti-aircraft missiles at its disposal - a thirty batteries according to U.S. intelligence estimates - that for aircraft, almost all former Soviet MiGs in poor condition. Information is uncertain, but probably still use a few dozen MiG-23, machines of the seventies that the colonel has used against the rebels, together with age-matched Su-22.
The mig-21, even the sixties, would be reduced to single digits. 
But there will be other countries, possibly even Italy, with its fighter-bombers. The forces are almost only air, and the balance is very much in favor of the coalition anti-Gaddafi. The Libyan air force is in poor condition since they ceased in 1989, the Soviet military aid, and although it has sufficient resources to attack with relative impunity rebel militias, can not stand up to what the band was born.
Here are the forces that could take part in operations over the skies of Libya. France The most active country in the diplomatic efforts that led to Thursday's resolution is also one of the two, in addition to the U.S., with which Libya has already clashed militarily in the conflict in Chad during the eighties.
To patrol the skies and hit targets on the ground the Armée de l'air could use the renowned Mirage and tested and its new jewel, the Rafale. The version of the Mirage 2000, which would be used both as a patrol bomber, is just that, inter alia, that the manufacturer Dassault wanted to sell to Gaddafi before the outbreak of the crisis.
It would be a baptism of fire but for the modern Rafale in service a few years ago and never exported, which could also operate from De Gaulle nuclear aircraft carrier, currently at anchor in Toulon, but could reach the Libyan coast in a few days. The bases from which the attack could start in Corsica and the French are Solenzara Istres on the Mediterranean coast.
In both cases, would require refueling, for which France has Boeing KC-135 tankers. Britain The British should instead redeploy to the south, probably in Italy or in the base of Akrotiri in Cyprus, to be within reach of Libya. Even in this case would have used a plane with a long history, the Tornado bomber veteran of Iraq and the former Yugoslavia, and a new, multi-role Eurofighter Typhoon, which would be given control of the skies.
Along with the tankers could be deployed as early as the weekend in Italy, perhaps along with the antiquated but still effective four-Nimrod reconnaissance and electronic warfare. To put into account two frigates helicopter carrier, Cumberland and Westminster, off the coast of Libya. U.S.
Currently the U.S. nuclear aircraft carrier Enterprise in the Mediterranean and many other support vessels. The F-18 aboard the aircraft carriers are able both to enforce the no-fly zones to attack any target on the ground. To add hundreds of aircraft in Europe, deployed from Aviano bases in Italy and in Germany and Great Britain: there are F-15 fighter-bombers, F-16 and A-10 antitank planes.
Italy "Italy has a strong ability to neutralize the radar of possible opponents," he said on Wednesday the Minister of Defense Ignazio La Russa. And this could be the ability of the Air Force could use in the early stages of operations. To be called into question would be the special version of the Tornado ECR, a dozen aircraft based in San Damiano near Piacenza, equipped with American AGM-88 HARM missiles that are directed toward the radar emissions to destroy the guidance systems without which anti-aircraft missiles are blind.
One type of specialized and difficult operations that the Italian Tornado have already played in 1999 during the NATO campaign against Serbia. For the bombardment could be used also AV-8 Harrier Navy, based in Taranto, but used on the aircraft carrier Garibaldi. And from Grosseto, Gioia del Colle could fly the Typhoon fighter aircraft, the Air Force's most modern aircraft, never used in combat.
The Danish and Norwegian F-16 of the two Scandinavian countries for some time to participate in NATO operations in Afghanistan, especially with the task of ground attack. The Danish Minister of Defense said four F-16 plus two reserves are ready to redeploy to the south. Norway has indicated a similar willingness.
Other Countries The Arab League is in favor of the no-fly zone, but so far no member state has offered aircraft. If you were to get to that point, Saudi Arabia and the UAE have the most modern European and American fighter-bombers (F-15 F-16 Saudis and the UAE). Immediately neighboring Egypt, which has F-16 and Mirage 2000, but so far has only indicated a willingness to provide arms to the rebels.
The Libyan regime of Gaddafi is scary more for anti-aircraft missiles at its disposal - a thirty batteries according to U.S. intelligence estimates - that for aircraft, almost all former Soviet MiGs in poor condition. Information is uncertain, but probably still use a few dozen MiG-23, machines of the seventies that the colonel has used against the rebels, together with age-matched Su-22.
The mig-21, even the sixties, would be reduced to single digits.
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