Which country's budget is missing? Maybe they couldn't get the figure.

Whenever a country's defence spending is increasing above the norm (say above 2 -2.5% of GDP) it is no longer linked to maintaining security alone but it is to increase regional influence and power projection.

The Arabic history and culture is strongly based on tribalism

The crisis started as a sectarian war between the ruling Alawite minority and the rebelling Sunni majority.

Improvised artillery by Syrian Rebel



The Hell Cannon is a massive piece of artillery, capable of launching explosives about one mile. The main projectile used by the hell cannon is a re-purposed propane gas cylinder, since ammunition for improvised weapons is also generally hard to find.

Name: Hell
Function: Explosive barrel Cannon
Specifications:It can fire more than fifteen types of shells that weigh more than forty kilograms. It also has two locally-made rocket launchers (Rohingya).
Range: 1.5 kilometers.
Effectiveness: Up to 200 square meters.
Projectile: Propane gas cylinder.
Cost of the shell: 15000 Syrian Pounds.
Manufacture: Ahrar Al-Shamal Battalions

Rebels use smartphones to aim their homemade launchers

A Free Syrian Army fighter producing improvised mortar shells inside a factory which previously manufactured steel and iron in Aleppo







This post has been edited by noavatar: Jun 3 2013, 03:48 PM

I think timing is not right yet to announce any military acquisition....GE baru je lepas.....that interest in C295 pun pihak Indon yg buat

The turret flying is due to explosion of ammunition stored in the crew compartment.

Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain (MOUT)

http://modernsurvivalonline.com/Files/books/fm/mcwp3353.pdf

This post has been edited by noavatar: Jun 3 2013, 07:06 PM

from interview with SAA tanker....one of the problem is that the reactive plates are not fixed strong enough...they tend to fall off when hit

there's an escape hatch at the bottom....if u got time

In Abrams ammunition is in a separate compartment....when hit the lid blows off (blowout plate)..... and the explosion goes straight up, not into the crew compartment.

This post has been edited by noavatar: Jun 3 2013, 07:46 PM

PT-91M IGUANA AVLB




The Iguana Bridge applicant is a 26m horizanttly launched brigde formed by two bridge sections, each being 14m long. The automatic deployment system allows the bridge to be launched and deployed in about five minutes by one crewman.

.....also known as PMC Leguan ALVB

India, Singapore sign agreement on training facilities for army

New Delhi, June 4 (IANS) India and Singapore have signed a fresh agreement to extend the use of training and exercise facilities in India by the Singapore Army for another five years beginning August this year.

According to an official release Tuesday, the agreement was signed Monday night by Defence Secretary Radha Krishna Mathur and the Singapore’s Permanent Secretary of Defence Chiang Chie Foo.

The agreement was signed in presence of Defence Minister A.K. Antony and Singapore’s Defence Minister Ng Eng Hen.

Antony arrived in Singapore Monday evening as part of his three-nation visit. He will also visit Australia and Thailand.

The release said that a bilateral agreement for utilisation of facilities in India by the Singapore Air Force and the Indian Army was signed in October 2007 and August 2008, respectively.

The agreement for training and exercises of Singapore Air Force in India was extended up to October 2017 during the visit of Singapore’s permanent secretary of defence to India in July last year.

The release said Singapore is the only country to which India is offering such facilities.

The two sides held wide ranging talks on defence cooperation. They also exchanged views on global and regional security issues including security in Asia-Pacific region.


Source: The Daily News Post India

US admiral urges compromise in Asian sea dispute


KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The U.S. will oppose moves by any country to seize control of disputed areas in the South China Sea by force, the top American military commander in the Pacific said Wednesday, adding that rival claimants might need to seek compromises to resolve the feud over potentially oil-rich territories.

Adm. Samuel Locklear, commander of U.S. Pacific Command, did not mention any country by name, but China's increasingly aggressive claims to disputed islands have triggered worries about confrontations with others including the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia and Brunei.

"We will oppose the change of status quo by force by anyone," Locklear told reporters during a visit to Malaysia. "We need to retain the status quo until we get to a code of conduct or a solution by party nations that is peacefully accepted."

Southeast Asian governments want a legally binding code of conduct with China to deter hostile actions and prevent fighting. But Beijing has not clearly said when it would discuss the proposal.

Locklear said the U.S. would not take sides but added that a code of conduct that enables maritime officers "to understand the boundaries of what they can do (would be) in the best interest for a peaceful solution."

He nevertheless said tensions were unlikely to escalate badly because the countries "understand this could be a long process, they understand restraint."

China has sought to resolve disputes through bilateral negotiations, but some of the countries want multilateral talks, feeling Beijing's size is too much of an advantage in direct talks.

"It seems to me that when you have a collective perspective, it is more viable in the long run," Locklear said. "You can't get through a complex situation without give and take. So I think in the long run, there will be a compromise."

Source: TheHuffingtonPost

The influential Egyptian Islamist cleric Yusuf al-Qaradawi recently issued a fatwa, or religious proclamation, with regard to Syria. The sheik called for Sunni Muslims throughout the Middle East to join the rebels in their fight against the regime in Damascus.

Spanish solider carrying a H&K G36 rifle fitted with the Spanish Future Solider program (COMFUT / COMbatiente FUTuro) accessories. The rifle is equipped a huge day/night scope with integrated ballistic computer and camera. For close quarter combat (and when the main optic’s battery runs dry) an EOTech holographic sight is included. Along with the scopes, an underbarrel grenade launcher and rail-mounted flashlight add a few more pounds to the already heavy weapons system.

The Spanish Ministry of Defence ended 2012 with a budget overspend of 28.65%