Turkey presents new type of self-propelled artillery installation



Azerbaijan, Baku, April 30 / Trend, A.Taghiyeva /

Yesterday the presentation of a new type of domestic self-propelled artillery installation T-155 Fırtına was held, the Hürriyet newspaper reported on Tuesday.

According to the report, the T-155 Fırtına has a length of 12 metres, width of four metres and a 47 ton weight. The new type of installation can reach speeds of up to 66 kilometres per hour and is equipped with a 155mm gun L-52.

Thanks to a built-in hydro-pneumatic suspension and improved system of wheels, the T-155 Fırtına can move over any ground conditions and manoeuvre in water.

Construction of the T-155 Fırtına is part of a government programme aimed at providing the Turkish military with weapons and equipment of domestic production. Turkey has managed to achieve a level of self-sufficiency in this area at 54 per cent.



Source: Trend News Agency


NOTES:

T-155 Fırtına (Storm) is the Turkish variant of the K9 Thunder 155mm self-propelled howitzer by Samsung Techwin.

Though essentially using the main systems of the K9 howitzer, including the South Korean designed 155/52 caliber gun system, majority of the chassis, automatic ammunition feeding mechanism, and the German designed MTU-881 KA 500 diesel engine, the T-155 has considerable differences in its turret design, parts of the chassis, the navigation system, and electronic systems (such as the radio and fire control system) which were developed in Turkey. Unlike the K9, T-155 Fırtına lacks commander's digital panoramic sight. Through the Inertial Navigation System produced by ASELSAN the howitzer is able to determine the coordinates of the targets at 17.5 meters deviation. Fırtına can open fire within 30 seconds.

According to the licence agreement with Samsung Techwin, the first eight T-155s were built in South Korea, while the remaining batch of more than 300 units would be produced in Turkey. The total reported cost of purchase and technology transfer for the Turkish government was $1 billion.

T-155 Fırtına has a maximum firing range of 40 km, depending on the type of ammunition. It can reach a top speed of 66 km/h and has an operational range of 480 km.

The T-155 howitzers are built at the 1st Army Maintenance Center Command of the Turkish Army in Adapazarı. Production rate of the T-155 is 24 units per year. From 2001 to December 2009, more than 150 units have been delivered to the Turkish Army. A total of 350 T-155 Fırtına howitzers are planned to be produced.

Weight: Combat: 56 tons
Length: 12 m (39 ft 4 in)
Width: 3.5 m (11 ft 6 in)
Height: 3.43 m (11 ft 3 in)
Crew: 5 (Commander, Driver, Gunner, 2 Loaders)
Main armament: 155 mm L52 Artillery Gun
Secondary armament: 12.7 mm machine gun
Engine: MTU-881 KA 500 power pack 1000+ hp
Power/weight: 17.85 hp/ton
Suspension: HSU
Operational range: 480 km (299 mi)
Speed: 66 km/h (41 mph)

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Feature – Exercise Joint Warrior 13-1
By Chris Wood | 30 April 2013 Tuesday

Joint Warrior is a multi-national, tri-service exercise that runs twice a year, during the Spring and Autumn. It usually takes place in areas around Scotland, but the whole of the UK can be used if required. Its aim is to provide high quality training for all the UK Armed Forces, as well as forces from allied nations, to improve interoperability amongst air, land and maritime units. Chris Wood reports for GAR.

http://globalaviationresource.com/v2/2013/...t-warrior-13-1/

Must see: Video of civilian cargo plane at the moment of crash at Bagram Air Field north of Kabul in Afghanistan at LiveLeak: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=c32_1367332518


NationalAir 747-400 had just lifted off climbing approximately 1200feet when it's nose sharply rose, appeared to have stalled & crashed

According to a listener on frequency the crew reported the aircraft stalled due to a possible load shift,was carrying 5 military vehicles.




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Russian Military May Soon Adopt New Kalashikov Assault Rifle





MOSCOW, April 30 (RIA Novosti) – The fate of a new Kalashnikov AK-12 assault rifle developed for the Russian army will be decided during the state acceptance trials due to begin in June 2013, Russia's largest firearms manufacturer, Izhmash, said.

“In the interests of the Defense Ministry, Izhmash is working on the modernization of the AK-74 and AK-100 assault rifles in service with the Russian army, as well as developing a [new] standard assault rifle on the AK-12 platform which will undergo state acceptance trials in June 2013,” Izhmash’s chief designer, Vladimir Zlobin said on Monday.

If the trials are successful, the new assault rifle will be put in production and will be adopted as a service weapon for the military.

Development of the AK-12 began in mid-2011. The new weapon retains the overall layout and features of the AK-74, in service with the Russian army since the 1970s, but features several modifications and ergonomic changes.




The new assault rifle has being developed as a basic platform for nearly 20 different modifications of the weapon. It could be adapted for cartridges varying from 5.45x39 mm to 7.62x51 NATO.

According to Izhmash designers, they “have adapted the weapon to modern combat requirements, having preserved Kalashnikov's unique qualities - simplicity, reliability and relatively low production cost.”

The rifle features three firing modes: single shot, three-shot burst and automatic fire. The muzzle of the AK-12 has been designed to shoot foreign-standard barrel-mounted grenades.

The weapon is also equipped with Picatinny rails to mount optical, and night sights, grenade launchers, target indicators and other special equipment.

The AK-12 has a folding stock, and a height-adjustable heelpiece. The weapon can be used by both left-handed and right-handed people, and can be easily handled with one hand.


Source: RIA Novosti

Amphibious assault vehicles fire smoke grenades

A U.S. Army soldier and Pronto, his Special Forces military working dog, jump off the ramp of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during water training over the Gulf of Mexico

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Tanjung Labian (Today's pic)

how i wish i could drive that VAMTAC..

G-wagon

That 1 is being built by a German Company right?

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Lube oil system problems sideline LCS 1 in Singapore
Apr. 30, 2013 - 05:55PM





The Navy’s first littoral combat ship suffered its first substantial setback of its maiden overseas deployment Sunday, a propulsion casualty that threatens to keep the ship pierside in Singapore for as long as a week.

The crew of the Freedom discovered seawater seeping into the lube oil system that protects the ship’s propulsion gears. This closed lube oil system is designed to cool the oil after it runs through hot gears by rushing it past seawater. Tubes seal off the lube oil from the seawater.

“Freedom's crew reported a problem with faulty lube oil coolers, which use seawater to cool lube oil in the ship's propulsion systems,” said Lt. Anthony Falvo, a Pacific Fleet spokesman, in an email Tuesday, noting that Freedom will stay pierside until the repairs are complete.

It is the latest issue for the Freedom’s revolutionary propulsion system, which uses water jets that eject as much as 12 million gallons of seawater every minute to propel the hull. In 2010, one of the ship’s four water jets was replaced. Two years later, one of its shaft seals failed, causing minor flooding.

Unlike those earlier problems — which required a dry dock — this one will likely be easy to fix, said Falvo, who noted these lube oil cooling systems are the same types used across the fleet.

“If it’s not something they can repair, they can just replace the tube,” Falvo said in an interview.

Logistics Group Western Pacific, which handles parts support in Singapore, has lube oil cooler replacement parts on hand.

Engineers are still in the process of finding the leak and assessing what caused it.

The first reports of Freedom’s lube oil casualty, coming two months into its closely-watched 10-month deployment, were much more dire.

“Over the weekend, USS Freedom started taking in seawater, port side,” wrote Raymond Pritchett, who runs the influential maritime blog Information Dissemination, in a tweet Monday. Navy officials quickly clarified that this was a lube oil problem and that the ship was not flooding or in danger.

Falvo said the seawater seepage “does not impact her schedule,” which includes participating in the mid-May International Maritime Defence Exhibition.

“I don’t want to put a timeline on it,” Falvo said when asked when the problem would be fixed. “But it’s something that they’re working very quickly on.”

Source: Navytimes

Vamtac is Spanish

Rapier Mk 2 missile and launcher
JERNAS Rapier FSC (Field Standard C) air defence system

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