They memang jumped into F35 as the JSF program since almost before 2000. The idea is, better let US develop rather than face another shitstorm like Eurofighter... only to run into yet another shitstorm. But TBH it saved F35... if only US tanggung probably would've been long cancelled.

How is Eurofighter a shitstorm?

The problem is mainly due to budget cuts and problem to secure export beyond the participant countries back then (Korea, Japan, Singapore, India, etc). It's a fully functional aircraft since early 2000s

And they get free English lessons, citizenship, pensions and benefits waaay more than they could earn otherwise. But only the most elite Gurkhas are chosen.

1 battalion is always stationed in Brunei as its part of the Commonwealth.

ISIS sniper team silenced by direct hit from a single Paveway bomb: RAF takes out terrorists firing on Iraqi troops near Ramadi as 150 British troops fly out to wage war in Syria which is set to last three years











http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-33...-oilfields.html

The shitstorm is exactly why the participants dropped out, and in the end the biggest customer is UK IIRC. Program started in 1980s and its not fully functional in the UK RAF until now. No AESA radar, no CFTs, no laser guidance pod, no Meteor, and only Paveway IV LGB, no Brimstone or other AGMs. But those will be coming soon... 2020s. Then Tornado can finally retire.

Granted though its a highly manoeuvrable jet. Supposedly a Mig-29 splashed into the Black Sea trying to follow a Typhoon.

ISIS Captures Two Villages Near the Turkish Border as They Inch Closer to Azaz



On Thursday morning in the Aleppo Governorate’s northern countryside, the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS) continued their massive offensive to seize the imperative border-crossing from the rebel stronghold of ‘Azaz to Turkey, striking the Islamist rebels of Harakat Ahrar Al-Sham, Jabhat Al-Shamiyah (Levantine Front), and the Free Syrian Army (FSA) at several villages.

ISIS was successful in northern Aleppo the day before, seizing the village of Kafrah from the Islamist rebels of Harakat Ahrar Al-Sham and Jabhat Al-Shamiyah before they advanced to Baraghitah and Sheikh Reeh.

Unfortunately for the Islamist rebels of Harakat Ahrar Al-Sham, Jabhat Al-Shamiyah, and the Free Syrian Army, ISIS was only beginning on Wednesday – the terrorist grous’s massive assault would follow the next day, when they seized two more villages near the Turkish border within the Aleppo Governorate.

With ISIS only a few kilometers away from the strategic city of ‘Azaz, the forces loyal to the Turkish-backed Syrian Opposition are in serious trouble as they continue to fight two different forces on two different flanks.

This whole debacle began when the Turkish-backed Islamist rebels declared war on the U.S. backed “Syrian Democratic Forces” (SDF) in northern Aleppo; this was then followed by a war between the Islamist rebels and ISIS.

http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/isis-c...closer-to-azaz/

Tests showcase missile vs. missile technology





http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2015/11/30/tes...technology.html

His fellow countrymen are the main drive among various militia groups in Syria.

Germany’s Air Force Is Falling Apart





http://warisboring.com/articles/germanys-a...-falling-apart/

The European have been doing it since the age of cold weapon.

These South American guns were arranged by the former Blackwater man Eric Prince. It is blood money. Prince has strong political connection back at where he's hailed. He's well funded by the DeVos who owned Amway. Dirty money everywhere.

This post has been edited by SouzaDE: Dec 4 2015, 10:24 PM

Can Eurofighter Beat Its Competition on the Asian Market?





http://thediplomat.com/2015/12/can-eurofig...e-asian-market/

This uniform n insignia is what rank ar?

the history goes way back to the history of warfare, where initially countries couldnt afford a standing army so they hired mercenaries
and the saudi have been doing that since the yemen offensive begun, by using foreign soldiers rather than their own to do the fighting

North Korea has developed nuclear-capable missiles capable of hitting the US





Read more at http://www.businessinsider.my/north-korea-...iw10qfS5TVR7.99

Russian MiG-35 Fighter Jets to Be Equipped With Brand New Navigation System



The MiG-35 will receive the navigation system. We have signed a contract, we have to put some samples for testing at the end of this — early next year,” said Kuznetsov.

The system is designed to determine the location of the object, complex processing and delivering navigation and flight information. The system is able to determine the coordinates and parameters of an object in the autonomous mode and in the absence of terrestrial, marine or space signals.

The MiG-35 is a multipurpose 4 ++ generation fighter, it is a further development of the MiG-29K / KUB and MiG-29M / M2 combat aircraft with improved combat effectiveness and versatility, as well as improved performance.

In August, CEO of ‘MiG’ Sergey Korotkov said that the signing of the contract to supply he Russian Defense Ministry with MiG-35s is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2016. The aircraft will enter the Russian Air Force in 2018-2020.

http://sputniknews.com/military/20151204/1...-air-force.html

Looks like everyone is on the indigenous stealth development bandwagon

This post has been edited by KYPMbangi: Dec 4 2015, 10:58 PM

India to purchase Russian-made Ka-226T helicopters — defense ministry





http://tass.ru/en/defense/841639

Hiring an entire army from another country to fight your war is different from hiring citizens of another country to fight in your own army.

A more accurate example is American revolutionary war when British Army hired whole armies from several German principalities like Hesse and Kassel. They make about 1/3 of all British troops in North America.

This post has been edited by MilitaryMadness: Dec 4 2015, 11:06 PM

30 military copter crashes since 2010 have killed 50





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