Bro we really cannot compare with US constant military deployments lahh expeditionary summore bukan home ground like konfrontasi (which in the 60s period we relied a lot on UK help). We won an insurgency at home, and not against highly experienced and dedicated fanatics. As alaskanbunny points out, that doesn't translate to experience of, say, division scale conventional war.

US frankly are not focusing on ME anymore.
Hamas are alive because Israelis holding back. Be honest.
Kurds have a major lack of equipment.
ISIS is tough but dying slowly. Like IRA one day they will be gone (though probavly replaced by others)

East Coast Flood SG sampai dulu???
apa ni?

You should, Malbatt have the most active engagement there then any other UN mission

yes cw experience is just as important ucw experience, but if you look at the current conflict nowadays all of them is essentially unconventional warfare, fought by para-militaries and proxies, and the chances of an army involved in ucw is greater than ever compared to its chances of a cw conflict

im just saying that in the long term, having experience in ucw will give an edge to an army against any threat

us tried to stay out of middle east cuz obama tells them so, but dunno what hillary/trump will do next
the only solution to hamas is nuking the gaza strip, so obviously they wont go that far
it will be couple of years until isis gone, i hear the taliban is rising again

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http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/news/pres...-indonesia.html

US Officials Ask How ISIS Got So Many Toyota Trucks
By MATTHEW MOSK BRIAN ROSS ALEX HOSENBALL Oct 6, 2015, 12:43 PM ET

Video.

http://abcnews.go.com/International/us-off...ory?id=34266539

Thailand balks at price of Chinese submarines



Thailand has decided to postpone the purchase of three S-20 submarines, the export version of the Chinese Type 039A Yuan-class diesel-electric submarine, due to China's asking price, according to the Moscow-based Sputnik News.

The total of US$1 billion requested by China is far too expensive for the Royal Thai Navy to accept, according to its commander, Admiral Na Arreenich. "We fully realize how indispensable the submarine is to our national security," said Arreenich. "At the same time, our navy does not operate any submarines now."

The government must first deal with more pressing matters, he added. "Under the current economic situation, our government must spend more resources to take care of the population," the admiral said. "This is why we must postpone the order of the Chinese submarines and review the entire acquisition plan."

As a member of Japan's Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere during World War II, Thailand previously acquired four Matchanu-class submarines from the Imperial Japanese Navy. In 1951, all of the Matchanu-class submarines were forced to decommission due to the navy's involvement in a failed coup against the Plaek Pibunsongkhram military regime. Since then, Thailand has not operated submarines.

Under the Belt and Road Initiative being pushed by China's president, Xi Jinping, Beijing is promoting the sale of submarines to Thailand to increase its influence in the Southeast Asian state.

http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news/content...000120&cid=1101

Russian Warships in Caspian Sea Launch Attack on ISIL in Syria



Russian warships have attacked Islamic State targets in Syria, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said Wednesday during a meeting with President Putin.

“Besides using aviation to destroy militants, this morning ships from the Caspian Flotilla were brought in, four destroyers launched 26 Kalibr sea-based cruise missiles at 11 targets,” Shoigu told Putin in a meeting televised by Rossiya-1.

All targets were destroyed, Shoigu said. “The fact that we launched high-precision [cruise] missiles from the Caspian Sea at approximately 1,500 kilometers [932 miles] and hit all of the targets says much about the good training in the military-industrial complex and good skills of the staff,” he added.

President Putin expressed his gratitude to the pilots operating in airstrikes against the Islamic State in Syria. "Special thanks is due to the pilots who are operating in Syria, as well as the sailors from the Caspian Flotilla for their use of high-precision weapons," he said.

Putin praised the Russian military operation against ISIL in Syria, but warned against early conclusions. "We know how difficult such anti-terrorism operations are, and, of course, it is too early to draw conclusions. But what has been done so far certainly deserves a highly positive assessment, both the work of the Ministry of Defense as a whole, the work of General Staff experts, and our officers, soldiers operating on the scene," he said.

On September 30, Russia began airstrikes on ISIL in Syria following Syrian President Bashar Assad's request for military assistance.

"From September 30 to this day, airstrikes have been carried out against 112 targets, their intensity is increasing," Defense Minister Shoigu said.

“Twenty-three strike aircraft this morning continued to carry out airstrikes against militant positions. Since the 30th [of September], 19 command controls, 12 arms depots, 71 pieces of hardware, plants and shops for manufacturing explosive devices that are packed in vehicles. Six of these shops have been destroyed,” he specified.

http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20151007...tack-syria.html

BAE is building the US Army a new Light Tank?



BAE teased this photo on their Twitter Feed while talking about what they're bringing to AUSA.

is that rubber treads? hmm.. interesting

Can for Malaysia?

This good against Sulu type insurgents?

Looks like it was developed from the M8 chassis plus VC90 tech

M8 Gun System

although it may have some appeal, i dun see the point of having this thing with that big gun
change that gun to 30mm and we have a cool tracked ifv which i might agree on that

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VIDEO: Russian warships strike ISIS positions in Syria





https://www.rt.com/news/317883-russia-warship-attack-syria/

Russia Develops Portable Aerosol Cloud Generator to Conceal Missiles



KUBINKA (Moscow Region) (Sputnik) — Russian experts have developed and successfully tested a device designed to conceal missile systems with an aerosol cloud, a lecturer at the Peter the Great Strategic Missile Forces College said Tuesday.

"An aerosol generator…is designed for creating aerosol curtains, or artificial clouds, to hide road-mobile missile complexes," Aleksei Solodovnikov told journalists during an Innovation Day exhibition.

According to Solodovnikov, the generator is capable of producing aerosol compounds, mainly small dispersed particles, to conceal missiles from satellite observation.

The aerosol cloud can conceal RS-24 Yars, Topol and Topol-M ballistic missiles. The unique generator is portable, lightweight and reusable, Solodovnikov said.

The device may be used as a heat source to warm facilities with equipment, for full specific processing of missiles and decontamination. It is also applicable for a number of civil purposes, including the killing of harmful insects.

http://sputniknews.com/russia/20151006/102...vation-day.html

Canadian military to study hacking cars





http://t.thestar.com/#/article/news/canada...cking-cars.html

Selow, Indonesians have already mastered this technology, it's called haze

hacking a computer with VGA cable? good luck

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From the Caspian sea to Syria have to pass through Iran and Iraq, so can safely conclude they are both OK with Russia using their airspace.

iran are allied, but what can iraq do? they probably dont even know missiles are flying over their head

neway... russia either testing new weapons and getting rid of old ones... lol, tembak like free

Russian jets buzz U.S. predator drones over Syria



Russian fighter jets have come in close contact with U.S. predator drones over Syria on at least three separate occasions since Moscow began its controversial air strike campaign last week, according to two U.S. officials briefed on the matter.

“The first time it happened, we thought the Russians got lucky. Then it happened two more times,” one official told Fox News.

Both officials said the incidents took place over territories controlled by the Islamic State in Syria, including the terror group’s headquarters in Raqqa and along the Turkish-Syrian border near Korbani.

Another encounter occurred in the northwest, near the city of Aleppo.

The Russians have not attempted to shoot down any of the U.S. drones, but instead have flown intercept tracks, meaning they flew close enough to the U.S. aircraft to make their presence felt, one official told Fox.

This news comes as Russia has moved more heavy artillery from an airbase along the Mediterranean to another airbase outside Homs.

The build up provides further evidence that Russia is forming a “protective belt” around the Assad stronghold of Latakia and is carrying out air strikes against anti-Assad rebels, some backed by the CIA, to protect the embattled Syrian president’s regime and Russian interests.

The Pentagon insists that the majority of Russia’s air strikes have been against Syrian opposition forces and not Islamic Stat militants. One official said Moscow has not even carried out the number of strikes it claims to have launched.

“The Russians carried out only half or at best a quarter of the strikes they claim to have conducted,” a senior military official told Fox.

Meanwhile, tensions between Turkey and Russia are rising after Turkey claimed Russian jets on two separate occasions violated its airspace.

Turkey has called the action “unprofessional” and a “provocation” but two senior U.S. officials downplayed the incident.

“The Russians flew along the border and we still don’t know for sure what happened.”

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2015/o...nes-over-syria/

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