I think seeing the AV8 feature on Majalah 3 got a lot of people finally get some understanding of what Mechanized infantry are, amirite?

Some people you just can't reach, I guess.

Hahaha perfectly shows where Malaysian people's priorities are. Braindead reality show vs matters of national defense and security.

Anyway, any plans to uparmor the Adnan IFVs (or the other Malaysian armored vehicles for that matter)? Kinda strange seeing AFVs having no extra armor these days. Guess I'm indoctrinated on seeing AFVs stacked with slats, ERA and add-on ceramic armor sets.

Lel, of course la space is small, the plane itself is small. Don't la compare 737 with small two-prop engine plane.

US Army European commander Gen. Ben Hodges: "12,000 Russian soldiers in Ukraine"

Strangely, the good General doesn't seem to grasp the potentially massive (and totally un-hide-able) logistical chain in supplying 12,000 soldiers of a modern army for active operations in a foreign country.

If Russian soldiers are there in those numbers, trust me, everyone and their grandmothers will know it. The unending lines of military supply trucks stretching as far as the eye can see, 5-times a day landing of Russian Il-76 supply planes in Luhansk airport would be visible for everyone to see instead of such undeniable proof as grainy 'satellite photos' that show 5 unidentifiable trucks 10 miles from the Ukrainian border and the so-called 'witnesses' of a Russian border crossing operation that conveniently don't have their cameras or even smartphones available for pictures.

Perhaps Russians are new experts in carrying whole supplies on their backs a la the Korean war.

Lel, Vietcong also need Ho Chi Minh trail

Russian long-range bombers patrolling near Irish airspace without transponders forces cancellations and diversions of civilian airliners



Commercial jets had to be diverted in mid-air or else prevented from taking off to avoid potential collisions with two Russian bombers which “cloaked” their presence during their latest incursion into Irish-controlled airspace.

The Irish Examiner can reveal that the Tu-95 'Bear' bombers, which flew just 40km off the coast, criss-crossed into major civilian airline traffic lanes, including incoming flights from North America on February 18.

Following the first publicized incursion two weeks previously, the Department of Foreign Affairs signaled its officials had spoken to the Russian ambassador and sought reassurances that its military aircraft would not fly into our area of control without advance notification, especially if their transponders were off.

However, that request seems to have fallen on deaf ears in the Kremlin.

After an investigation by the Irish Examiner, the Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) admitted that on February 18 the Russian bombers — which flew at 8,200m around the west, south, and east coasts, had caused problems for civilian aircraft operating in Irish airspace.

The IAA said its air traffic controllers were notified by British counterparts that they needed to take action to ensure the safety of commercial aircraft, because yet again the Russian bombers had entered our area of airspace control with their transponders turned off.

If transponders are turned on, they notify air traffic controllers of the type of aircraft, their height, location, and other information.

The IAA statement confirmed “the Russian military aircraft did not have their transponders switched on at the time” and, at the request of British counterparts, they took action to ensure that “one aircraft’s departure from Dublin was delayed”, as it could have flown into the path of the bear bombers which were by that time in British-controlled airspace.

On the other hand, in a war scenario the Black sea will very probably be a virtual Russian lake. They may not be able to venture out into the Mediterranean, but in a practical situation the Russians would probably dominate the entire Black sea area via their Black sea fleet, Crimea-based planes and shore-based AShM and conventional SRBM missiles.

Got too many initial problems that need fixing, even this stage of development it's projected that F-35 development cost have increased from $177 Billion USD to $331 Billion USD due to increased costs (even F-22 only cost $66 Billion USD in development cost, it's already damned expensive at $150 Million USD per plane).

Some experts project the final cost at production stage may reach Trillions of USDs. The fear is that incremental increases of cost potentially make the F-35 prohibitively too expensive for most users in the end. Who can afford to buy a $400 million USD fighter plane?

Russian Khrizantema-S (NATO: AT-15 "Springer") ACLOS ATGM system



The Khrizantema launches supersonic missiles with a range of 400-6000 meters. Average speed of flight is 400 m/s or around mach 1.2. Missiles are propelled by a solid fuel rocket motor. The Khrizantema is intended to be operated day and night and in all weather conditions, also in various natural and man-made countermeasures environments. Missiles of the Khrizantema can be guided in two independent modes, either by laser (semi-automatic) or radar (fully automatic). This dual guidance system ensures protection against electronic countermeasures.

Various missiles are available for this system. The 9M123 and 9M123-2 are the standard missiles with a tandem HEAT warheads. These missiles are used against armored vehicles. The only difference between these missiles is the laser guidance, used on the 9M123 and radar guidance, used on the 9M123-2. Developers claim, that the tandem HEAT missiles are capable of penetrating 1100-1200 mm of rolled homogenous armor behind explosive reactive armor. It is sufficient to defeat MBTs of the latest generation, such as the M1A2 Abrams and Leopard 2A6.

The Khrizantema anti-tank missile system is based on a modified BMP-3 IFV chassis and features high mobility and maneuverability. Vehicle is powered by UTD-29 V10 turbocharged diesel engine, developing 500 hp. It has a hydropneumatic suspension system, which can be adjusted to suit the type of terrain being crossed. Vehicle is fully amphibious. On water it is propelled by two waterjets. Amphibious speed on water is about 10 km/h.

Here's the system in action:

Since we are using essentially T-72 tanks in the form of the PT-91, is it a good idea to buy some of those tube-launched ATGMs like Svir or Refleks? Seems like a pretty sound idea if you asked me.

Still haven't realized? US have always prepared to fight Russia to the last European.

NATO should have been disbanded when the Warsaw pact collapsed. Now it is an army looking for an enemy to fight instead of a defensive alliance. US is using NATO as a dog leash to strap Europe into following US foreign policy.