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Makeshift Libyan airfield awaits Nato approval for rebel C-130

According to a Libyan rebel – a former Libyan Air Force transport pilot – in the video below, this road cut off at the Tunisian border, has been converted into a two-mile airstrip (3,500 meters) to receive rebel aircraft such as C-130 or Antonov cargo aircraft which could be resupplied with weapons and ammunition.

However, the rebels would not use this freshly painted runway if NATO or the USA did not give them permission to land on this brand new airstrip:

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Nations backing the no-fly zone & suppressing Gaddafi’s air defenses

According to the BBC, RAF Tornado warplanes would have launched Storm Shadow cruise missiles (equivalent to French MBDA SCALP) on Libya to destroy Gaddafi’s military assets. The Storm Shadows punch holes in runways, radar facilities, and bunkers thanks to their BROACH warheads. (BROACH means Bomb Royal Ordnance Augmented CHarge)

The French aircraft – Mirage 2000, and Rafale – seem to have carried out missions over Libya before SEAD (Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses) and flew under the threat of Gadhafi’s GBADs (Ground Based Air Defenses). The UAE and the Qatari air forces could be committed to Operation Odyssey Dawn. Here is the situation according to CNN:

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Libya no-fly zone enforcement

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Su-35 fighter reportedly able to shoot 8 a/c!

RIA Novosti courtesy: RIAn.ru

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