Dem qat addicts so powderful..

Dang, didnt know they already got the capital.Well, hopefully they get some proper support from iran (they are shia right?) in administration and not going to be somalia v2

They captured the president last month and put him in house arrest. They then dissolved parliament last week and named Ali Al-Houthi as chairman of revolutionary committee.

But then again word has it that some parties (mostly Sunni politicians) are attempting to organize a counter-revolution, so we could be in this for the long haul. What I'm interested in is how would the new Saudi King is going to do about this?

This post has been edited by MilitaryMadness: Feb 12 2015, 10:36 AM

Nicaragua plans to buy Mig-29s



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A December article but interesting.



http://www.defence24.com/news_polish-tanks...spearhead-force

If we want to foment chaos, then we should help the counter-revolution. If we want stability, then we should engage them constructively and help suppress the counter-revolution.

Unfortunately, not all world leaders are as reasonable and selfless as this.

it not type 209 ....
it is Korea firm re-engineering from type 209 with Korea parts (after experiance with type 209), than sell to Indo, no Germany parts inside.

this make sense..... funny thing is that searching this topic on google showed that this event only reported mostly vietnam website reported this event... Don see other country report this event or it is just not as important as some other news

To be honest, i would to attend trade event in LIMA But i don have chance to do so

This post has been edited by minizian: Feb 12 2015, 02:18 PM

Amid the war games, Washington and Bangkok keep a tense distance



Thailand is one of the United States' oldest allies in Asia, but relations between the two governments have soured since a military coup in Bangkok last year.

BANGKOK: The Cobra Gold annual military exercise is supposed to showcase the historic relations between Thailand and the United States, but ongoing diplomatic tension has clouded the annual war games.

In January, Thailand accused the US of interfering in its internal affairs after a senior US official's meeting with ousted former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and his call for a swift return of democracy.

The same call was repeated at the start of the annual multinational military exercise Cobra Gold, which kicked off in Thailand on Monday (Feb 9).

“A senior US envoy recently visiting Thailand made clear our unwavering friendship and support for the Thai people, as well as our hopes for the country to return to democracy as soon as possible, so we can restore our bilateral relationship to its fullest potential,” said Patrick Murphy, US Charge d’Affairs to Thailand.

Recently, the US State Department said that Washington will not fully reactivate its military alliance with Thailand until the country returns to civilian rule.



THAI-CHINESE TIES BOOSTED

The US has sent 3,600 troops to participate this year's exercise, down from 4,300 troops last year.

Experts say Washington's pressure on the Thai military may not result in a quick return to democracy, but could see a closer relationship forged between Bangkok and Beijing. “If we don’t have this kind of American pressure, I think Thai-Chinese relations were going to be moving at a gradual, step-by-step pace," said Dr Prapat Thepchatree, Director of the Center for ASEAN Studies, Thammasat University. "But because of this American pressure, it kind of hastens the process."

In December last year, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has granted Beijing a major concession in building new railways, forging closer economic ties.

old cobra gold

However, some Thai diplomats such as Mr Kasit Piromya, a former foreign minister, are worried about the military government's approach.

“I think the diplomatic finesse of Thailand is to be able to have respective relations with different major players. One could prioritise what type of activities we will do with the Chinese, with India, with Indonesia, and with the Americans. It does not have to be the same. It is not the sort of jilted lever that you rejected one to opt for the other," he said.

Others also see the Thai-US relations changing over the long term.

“I don’t think their interests coincide. I think the US is (still) focusing almost entirely on the Middle East and Thailand is focusing on problems within its own borders,” said Dr Eugene Jones from the Department of Social Sciences, Mahidol University International College.

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- CNA/pp

Possibly....two more ordered in Renstra 2...

Three CBG subs are the biggest acquisition in MEF Renstra 1.... about $1 billion

Pro-Russian separatists: Debaltsevo pocket now cut in half, separatist advances resulted in a new pocket on the town of Svitlodarsk

Pro-Russian separatist sources reported that separatist advances in the Debaltsevo pocket has effectively cut the pocket in half, with the town of Svitlodarsk, northwest of Debaltsevo being isolated and surrounded. The town is a major strategic target for the separatists, as it houses a large thermal powerplant that contributes much of the electricity used in Debaltsevo. If the powerplant is destroyed or captured and disabled, Debaltsevo would be cut off from its primary electricity supply.


Pro-Russian separatist tank driving in the winter landscape

Svitlodarsk has been under heavy separatist shelling since the encirclement of Debaltsevo began. In January Ukraine government accused the separatists of deliberately shelling Svitlodarsk hospital, in which 3 people died.

fighting drug traffickers by using jet fighter is like fighting piracy by using submarine

LTZ you wanna join? cuz you can

why la no open to public (aka taxpayer)

Oh wai~ I can join too

Wah.....tq. aku x tau pun psl ni. Suggest nama....aku tolong antar. Nanti menang duit tu kira sedekah la pd aku

Block II Super Hornet F/A-18F for MRCA?

BREAKING: Russian President Vladimir Putin announces a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine effectively at 15th February

So now both side is actively moving to gain/lose territory before the ceasefire

Major breakthrough in Minsk 2.0 peace talks


Russian President Vladimir Putin speaking to the press after the peace talks were concluded

In what is seen as a great victory and the vindication of the diplomatic efforts of German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Francois Hollande, all the parties engaged in the so-called Minsk 2.0 peace plans have agreed on some very significant points.

After a marathon 15-hour plenary session between the Ukraine government (represented by President Petro Poroshenko) and eastern separatists (represented by Alexander Zhacarchenko) with the leaders of Russia, France and Germany acting as guarantors, the participants agreed on several very important points in the proposed peace plan. These points are:

1) Ceasefire to begin at midnight on 15 February (agreed)
2)Heavy weapons withdrawn in a two week period starting from 17 February (agreed)
3)Amnesty for prisoners involved in fighting (agreed)
4)Withdrawal of all foreign militias from Ukrainian territory and the disarmament of all illegal groups (to be discussed further)
5)Lifting of restrictions in rebel areas of Ukraine (agreed)
6)Decentralisation for rebel regions by the end of 2015 (to be discussed further)
7)Ukrainian control of the border with Russia by the end of 2015 (to be discussed further)

Chancellor Merkel stated "now we can have a glimmer of hope" while also stating "But the concrete steps of course have to be taken, and we will still face major obstacles. But on balance I can say that we have achieved gives significantly more hope than if we had achieved nothing. So one can say that this initiative was worth it."

All the participants also have agreed to hold regular meetings in the future to ensure the items agreed are upheld by both sides.

Regarding the Ukrainian soldiers and paramilitary units encircled at Debaltsevo, President Putin has said he will be consulting military experts on how the situation should be solved. Most observers agreed that a standard solution to these kinds of situations is to have the encircled units leave their heavy equipment behind, with transportation out of the encirclement being provided by the separatists. Only personal weapons will be allowed to be carried.