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BorneoAlliance	Nov 28 2015, 06:06 PM Return to original view \| Post #701
New Member Newbie 0 posts Joined: Dec 2014	Military vs Boko Haram: Special Forces wiped out QUOTE It was reliably gathered that out of the 36 young officers drawn from the three arms of the Nigerian Armed Forces to form the special elite force, 28 of them have been lost to the battle in the North-East before the change of government on May 29. The Special Forces trained in Pakistan and other tough terrains across the world are based in Makurdi, Benue Sstate, from where “they were drafted to lead battles against ruthless Boko Haram insurgents without providing them with fighting tools and military equipment at a time millions of dollars were taken out of the treasury purportedly to buy arms and ammunition.” QUOTE Just last week, there were reports that about 105 soldiers of the 157 Battalion, including their commanding officer, were feared killed or missing after they came under intense attack from Boko Haram insurgents at Gudunbali, Borno State. The military has, however, assured that the missing soldiers had since returned to their base. While the doubt on military’s response was yet to clear, another report emerged on Tuesday that the Nigerian Army at the military cemetery in Maiduguri secretly buried the bodies of about 105 soldiers killed by Boko Haram insurgents. http://sunnewsonline.com/new/military-vs-b...rces-wiped-out/
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BorneoAlliance	Nov 28 2015, 06:56 PM Return to original view \| Post #702
New Member Newbie 0 posts Joined: Dec 2014	IR Missile-Jamming System Tested on Military Transport Plane HAIFA, Israel, Nov. 27, 2015 — A defensive laser and imaging system from Elbit Systems Ltd. was successfully implemented on an Airbus C295 military transport plane, jamming IR, ground-to-air, heat-seeking man-portable missiles (MANPADS) during a test flight. Elbit's MUSIC series of directed IR countermeasure (DIRCM) systems was integrated with an IR missile warning system able to detect, acquire, track and jam trial test equipment on the ground during extreme conditions. The countermeasure systems integrate advanced fiber laser technology with a high-rate thermal tracking camera and a small, highly dynamic mirror turret to protect all types of aircraft in operational conditions. The demonstration took place in October at a NATO facility in Meppen, Germany. It was a joint project of Elbit Systems and Airbus Defence and Space of Spain. It was supported by the Israeli Ministry of Defense, the Spanish air force and the NATO Air Forces Armaments Group. Elbit provides high technology to defense, homeland security and commercial programs throughout the world. The company is under contract to supply more than 110 DIRCM systems to more than 10 customers for installation on 20 fixed- and rotary-wing platform types. http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=57997
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BorneoAlliance	Nov 28 2015, 07:04 PM Return to original view \| Post #703
New Member Newbie 0 posts Joined: Dec 2014	The Patriot weapon system is about to get more powerful More than a dozen nations are set to get themselves a more powerful and reliable Patriot Air and Defense Weapon system. The Raytheon-made system is prized for being able to identify incoming threats like enemy aircraft, drones, tactical ballistic and cruise missiles. When it locks onto a target, the system unleashes state of the art missiles to destroy the threat before it can cause any harm. Funded in part by 13 nations that use it including five NATO allies, the company said that the new system will feature a RadarDigital Processor, which will increase Patriot's reliability by 40 percent. The amped up Patriot system will also be able to destroy all categories of threats and be better at detecting and identifying targets, the company said. Its Enhanced Weapons Control Computer will have 50 percent more computer power to help it better analyze and effectively address evolving threats. The U.S. Army also confirmed that it's testing the enhancements and recently had a successful first flight test destroying tactical ballistic missiles. http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2015/11/27/pat...e-powerful.html
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BorneoAlliance	Nov 28 2015, 07:29 PM Return to original view \| Post #704
New Member Newbie 0 posts Joined: Dec 2014	Rumours of terrorist attack fuelling fear in Malaysia QUOTE He attached an internal police intelligence report. It stated: Based on information received at around 10am on Nov 15 at Indanan Patikul in Jolo island, southern Philippines, the Abu Sayyaf group (ASG) met Islamic State and Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF). The meeting chaired by an Abu Sayyaf commander Indang Susukan was attended by 14 Abu Sayyaf, IS and MNLF leaders from Sulu, Palawan and Tawi Tawi together with 50 ASG elements equipped with M16, pistols and bombs. The intel report stated that Abu Sayyaf and IS had eight suicide bombers in Sabah and 10 in Kuala Lumpur. The suicide bombers had undergone military training in Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq. They had received orders from their leader to launch attacks and bombings. "F6 or A1?" said my Twitter source. (The alphabet is the reliability of the source and the number is the reliability of the information. A1 means the source and information are very reliable. F6 means the source is not reliable and the validity of the information cannot be determined.) QUOTE There was a F6 marked on the report. It meant that the report was highly speculative. I called an intelligence source to validate. He told me that an informer in Simunul island, southern Philippines, had a shock when he saw Raja Muda Agbimuddin Kiram escorted to his house in the island. It was shocking because Agbimuddin was confirmed dead. The man informed his family in Lahad Datu, east coast of Sabah. Rumour then swirled that Agbimuddin (who led the Tanduo intrusion in 2013) would attack Sabah again. Someone lodged a report with the Special Branch. The Special Branch investigated. It found that the informer actually saw Raja Muda Phugdal (who replaced the dead Agbimuddin as Raja Muda) being escorted for a function in Simunul island. He mistook Phugdal for Agbimuddin as the brothers looked the same. The moral of the story is that we need to verify with sources before we believe information on a police intelligence report. On a daily basis, the police receive numerous reports on information that can be reliable or unreliable. http://news.asiaone.com/news/malaysia/rumo...g-fear-malaysia This post has been edited by BorneoAlliance: Nov 28 2015, 07:30 PM
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BorneoAlliance	Nov 28 2015, 07:40 PM Return to original view \| Post #705
New Member Newbie 0 posts Joined: Dec 2014	UAE secretly deploys 450 Latin Americans as proxy soldiers to fight Yemen war QUOTE Reports have emerged that at least 450 Latin American mercenaries have secretly been deployed in Yemen by the United Arab Emirates as proxies for its own soldiers. This is the first time that a foreign army, which comprises of mostly Colombian mercenaries trained privately by UAE, has been dispatched to the conflict-riddled region, where the complex proxy war in the country is being fought by outside forces such as the Saudis on one side and the Iranians on the other. According to a New York Times report, 450 Latin American troops — that comprise of Panamanian, Salvadoran and Chilean soldiers - are now part of the war in Yemen. QUOTE As per an estimate by Anadolu Agency, at least 63 Emirati soldiers have died fighting the Houthi rebels in Yemen. After facing an increasing number of casualities, UAE is sending in the mercenary forces. "Mercenaries are an attractive option for rich countries who wish to wage war yet whose citizens may not want to fight," said Sean McFate, a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council and author of "The Modern Mercenary" told NYT. Since 2011, UAE has been hiring and training Latin Americans. According to a report in the Spanish weekly - Semana, published in 2011, the oil-rich country planned to enlist 3,000 Colombian soldiers into its army. The report had said that 842 Colombian soldiers and retired soldiers were being paid "ten times" the salary they were being given by the the Colombian armed forces. UAE later said that the recruitment was being done directly by its armed forces. http://www.ibtimes.co.in/uae-secretly-depl...emen-war-656751
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BorneoAlliance	Nov 28 2015, 07:51 PM Return to original view \| Post #706
New Member Newbie 0 posts Joined: Dec 2014	Sulu forces mulling ‘revenge attack’ on Sabah, deputy minister says QUOTE KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 28 ― Local intelligence have indicated that the Sulu forces in southern Philippines are looking to stage another attack on Sabah as “revenge”, following its failed bid in 2013 to claim ownership of the east Malaysian state, according to Datuk Nur Jazlan Mohamed. The deputy home minister told the New Straits Times (NST) today that local enforcement authorities are now working to try and neutralise the group's network here. “We have been doing continuous and intensive monitoring. There are indications that the group is planning a revenge attack. “We want to neutralise their network of sympathisers to prevent any such attack,” he was quoted saying in NST’s website. According to the Pulai MP, many supporters of the Sulu forces have been assimilated into the local Sabah communities, making the task of identifying them harder. “They are normal people, usually locals or non-Malaysians, with ties to the communities in southern Philippines. So, there are many of them. “They have interwoven with the communities in eastern Sabah, which makes it more difficult to identify them,” he reportedly told NST. During a visit two weeks ago to Sabah, Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar warned locals there to stop helping intruders from southern Philippines to commit cross border crimes. The national police chief told Sabahans, especially those living on the east coast, to give the police their cooperation, adding a warning that those identified as complicit in the crimes will face serious action. http://www.themalaymailonline.com/malaysia...y-minister-says
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BorneoAlliance	Nov 28 2015, 08:08 PM Return to original view \| Post #707
New Member Newbie 0 posts Joined: Dec 2014	No US airstrikes in Syria since Russia deployed S-400 systems Cx9GV_KTVxM QUOTE According to open sources, the S-400 is capable of shooting down any existing aircraft, helicopter or missile traveling at speeds of up to 4.8 kilometer per second (over 17,000 km/h) The only target the system would have problems with is a nuclear warhead of intercontinental ballistic missile, which flies at speeds of up to 6-7 kilometer per second. The S-400 engages targets at distances as far as 400 kilometers and heights of up to 27 kilometers (or higher with newer missiles). This is enough to cover at least 75 percent of Syrian territory, along with the airspaces of Lebanon, Cyprus, half of Israel and a vast part of Turkey. QUOTE S-400 radar is also capable of discriminating moving objects on the ground, such as cars or military vehicles at a distance of 600 kilometers. S-400 radar covers Syria, western regions of Iraq and Saudi Arabia, nearly all of Israel and Jordan, Egypt’s northern Sinai, a large part of the eastern Mediterranean and Turkish airspace as far as the capital Ankara. https://www.rt.com/news/323815-syria-s-400-us-airstrikes/
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BorneoAlliance	Nov 28 2015, 08:11 PM Return to original view \| Post #708
New Member Newbie 0 posts Joined: Dec 2014	Islamist Rebels Reportedly Capture Al-Makalah in Southern Aleppo On Friday morning in the Aleppo Governorate’s southern countryside, Harakat Ahrar Al-Sham – in coordination with the Syrian Al-Qaeda group “Jabhat Al-Nusra”, Liwaa Suqour Al-Sham, Jaysh Al-Islam, and Harakat Nouriddeen Al-Zinki – reportedly captured the small village of Al-Makalah after a series of intense firefights with the National Defense Forces (NDF) and their allies. The village of Al-Makalah is situated just north of the recently captured town of Kafr Haddad and is located southeast of the strategic city of Khan Touman. As of this morning, the Syrian Armed Forces and the Islamist rebels are currently engaged in a violent firefight at Tal Dadeen, where Harakat Ahrar Al-Sham is attempting to impose full control of this hilltop village. http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/islami...outhern-aleppo/
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BorneoAlliance	Nov 28 2015, 10:28 PM Return to original view \| Post #709
New Member Newbie 0 posts Joined: Dec 2014	INTERNATIONAL MILITARY REVIEW – SYRIA, NOV. 27, 2015 gvZnNo3mMoI Over the past 3 days, Russian warplanes have conducted 134 sorties, hitting 449 targets in the provinces of Aleppo, Damascus, Idlib, Latakia, Hama, Homs, Raqqa and Deir ez-Zor. The main targets were the Al Nusra terrorist group with allies and ISIS. The Russian Air Force has targeted a number of the terrorirsts’ supply routes from Turkey. The Syrian forces intensified their military operations in Eastern Ghouta in Damascus countryside. Pro-government sources argue the army clashed with terrorists from Jaish al-Islam to the East of Harasta city. A large group of terrorists were reportedly killed. The Syrian army, backed by popular defense groups regained control over Tlol Um Kadom, Dahrat al-Said, Jabal al-Ramila and Tolol al-Sood in the Southeastern countryside of Homs. Rasheed Bikdash, one of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) leaders, was killed in clashes with the Syrian army in North of Latakia. Sources said Bikdash is the highest-ranking defector from the Syrian army that has been killed in Syria. Bikdash reportedly coordinated the Turkey’s downing of the Russian Su-24 from the Turkoman terrorists’ side. On Thursday the US-baccked group FSA issued a statement that demanded the predominately Kurdish “People’s Protection Units” (YPG) withdraw from 7 villages in northern Aleppo: Maryamin, Anab, Shawaghra, Tanib, Kashta’ar, Mirash,and Qanbriyah. The YPG has 48 hours to do this. The statement followed the recent tensions following the abduction of several members of the YPG and their allies from Jaysh Al-Thuwar in the Aleppo Governorate. If the Kurdish forces do not withdraw from the villages, the FSA and their allies from Harakat Ahrar Al-Sham and Al Nusra will start a military operation against the YPG. Considering the US relies on the Syrian Kurds in a possible advance on Raqqa planned by the Washigton, it becomes clear that, the US-backed terrorists have no will to confront ISIS and seek only power for themselves. Separately, it confirms that the US doesn’t have any reliable force to build an alternative to Assad power in Syria. http://southfront.org/international-milita...ia-nov-27-2015/
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BorneoAlliance	Nov 29 2015, 12:46 AM Return to original view \| Post #710
New Member Newbie 0 posts Joined: Dec 2014	NEW CHINESE LASER WEAPON STARS ON TV QUOTE Low Altitude Guard II The LAG II is now being evaluated by the PLA for anti-drone missions. This laser is powerful enough so that when linked to a fire control radar, it could potentially also shoot down enemy artillery shells, rockets and missiles. Laser weapons are not just the stuff of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but also now a real technology of growing importance to war. On November 7, 2015, a CCTV newscast showed that China is making great progress in this new weapons area, showing images of a laser weapon, the Low Altitude Guardian II (LAG II), destroying airborne targets at a military test site. The LAG II has a removable dome that protects the laser's electro-optical camera and active components when not in combat (also good for camouflaging the laser when in transit). Claimed to be China's most powerful laser weapon in the public domain (there are reports of more powerful but classified anti-satellite lasers), the LAG II is built by the Chinese Academy of Physics Engineering and Jiuyuan High Tech Equipment Corporation. Similar in size to the U.S. Marines' Ground-Based Air Defense Directed Energy On-The-Move, it is mounted on a wheeled, towed carriage that carries its turret, power components, which can be pulled by a light truck. The LAG II's turret, when its protective dome retracts, uses its electro-optical sensor to acquire and track targets autonomously, before destroying it upon command from a human operator. The LAG II could be upgraded with datalinks to off vehicle radars, which would allow the engagement of higher speed targets like rocket artillery. http://www.popsci.com/new-chinese-laser-weapon-stars-on-tv
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BorneoAlliance	Nov 29 2015, 01:14 PM Return to original view \| Post #711
New Member Newbie 0 posts Joined: Dec 2014	Chechnya’s leader says Turkey provides assistance to terrorists QUOTE GROZNY, November 28. /TASS/. Leader of the Russian North Caucasus republic of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov has accused Turkey of assistance to terrorists and refuted the allegations that the Turkish always provided help to the Chechens. QUOTE Kadyrov noted that in the 19th century Turkey cheated by inviting tens of thousands of Chechens and then welcomed them with severe living conditions. Five years later, half of them died while attempts to return to homeland "were cut short by gunfire." QUOTE Kadyrov said that even if "the Earth burns to ashes" he would not make a single step against Islam. He pledges to be the Wahhabis’ enemy and says has sworn to fight against them throughout his lifetime. "Russia is home to 30 million Muslims," he said. "It is our Fatherland! And the downed plane is ours! And the pilot is ours! And you know that Russia is home to millions of Muslims. Then why did you shoot down our plane? Why did you murder our pilot who fought against ISIS protecting the Muslims? http://tass.ru/en/politics/840150
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BorneoAlliance	Nov 29 2015, 04:18 PM Return to original view \| Post #712
New Member Newbie 0 posts Joined: Dec 2014	Belgian Physicists Calculate that Everyone Is Lying About the Downed Russian Jet QUOTE And now, the science. In the video of the incident, which was posted online, it can be seen that one of the two jets got hit and starts crashing to the ground. The jet takes approximately 30 seconds to hit the ground. “Because the vertical movement is only dependent on gravity (g=9.81m/s², z=gt²/2), we can calculate that the plane was moving at a height of at least 4500 meters,” the phisicists write in their blog. “That number is consistent with the Turkish statement of the jets being at an altitude of 19,000 feet (5800 meters).” QUOTE On the map provided by Turkish officials, it can be seen that the plane crashed eight kilometers from the place it was hit. The jet traveled those eight kilometers from the time it was hit until the time it crashed. A simple division gives an initial speed of 980 km/h, a perfectly acceptable speed for an aircraft travling at that altitude. So far, so good. Then, the physicists take that speed and compare it to the distance the jets traveled in Turkish airspace according to the Turkish map, around 2 kilometers. When flying at a speed of 980 km/h, an object would cover that distance in seven seconds, instead of the 17 seconds according to Turkish reports. To cross that distance in 17 seconds, the plane should have been traveling at a meager 420 km/h. The video shows this simply could not be true, if the crash site is accurate. Physics 1, Turkey 0. QUOTE The Turkish airforce says it warned the fighter jets ten times in five minutes. In five minutes, an aeroplane traveling at 980 km/h would cross a distance of about 80 kilometers. From these facts, the professors conclude: “How could the Turkish airforce predict that the Russian jets were about to enter Turkish airspace? Military jets are very agile, and in theory the Russian jets could have turned at the last moment to avoid Turkish airspace. The warnings issued to the Russian pilots were mere speculation at the moment they were made.” According to those facts, the warnings couldn’t possibly have been issued in the time the jets were in Turkish territory. Unless Turkish air controllers can speak impossibly fast, issuing ten warnings in seven seconds seems kinda improbable. Physics 2, Turkey 0. QUOTE On the Russian map, it can be seen that the plane makes a ninety degree turn after it was hit, which is quite impossible. According to the physicists, the only way this could be achieved is if the momentum of the incoming rocket was so much larger than the momentum of the jet that the latter would be negligible. “A change of course of 90 degrees can only be achieved with an object that’s many times heavier or faster than the jet,” the physicists write. From this we can conclude that the jets were not actively trying to avoid Turkish territory, which is the Russian side of the story. Physics 3, Turkey 0, Russia 0. You’re free to decide what political conclusions you arrive at with this information. The authors don’t mention the whole political situation, they just focus trying to distill facts out of the observable information: a rare and admirable thing in a time in which almost everything comes with some political spin. http://motherboard.vice.com/read/belgian-p...ned-russian-jet
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BorneoAlliance	Nov 29 2015, 04:33 PM Return to original view \| Post #713
New Member Newbie 0 posts Joined: Dec 2014	F-16s Could Equip Private Air Force QUOTE Canadian firm Discovery Air Defence Services flies around two dozen ex-Israeli A-4N Skyhawk fighters and former German Alpha Jet trainers to support the U.S., Canadian and German militaries. The old jets tow aerial targets, conduct radar-jamming during war games and play the role of enemy fighters during mock air-to-air combat. Several other companies do similar work, some with A-4s of their own. But according to Rich Cooper, writing in Combat Aircraft, Discovery could be the first “adversary” company to upgrade to much more modern, and more capable, F-16s. QUOTE Discovery is eyeing four single-seat F-16As and two twin-seat F-16Bs, according to Cooper. He describes the source of the Vipers as “undisclosed,” but other firms have reportedly inspected Israeli F-16s and the Jewish state is probably Discovery’s seller, too. Whereas the A-4 is subsonic and has no radar, the F-16 is supersonic and boasts a reasonably modern APG-66 radar. A Viper is more expensive to fly than an A-4 is, but still much, much cheaper than an F-35 is. But there’s a problem. The F-16 is of American origin. Garrick Ngai, Discovery’s marketing d http://warisboring.com/articles/f-16s-for-private-air-force/
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BorneoAlliance	Nov 29 2015, 04:44 PM Return to original view \| Post #714
New Member Newbie 0 posts Joined: Dec 2014	Berlin May Send 1,200 Military to Syria to Participate in Air Campaign QUOTE MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Germany is a member of the US-led coalition against the Islamic State militant group, but it is not currently launching airstrikes against the group’s positions, only providing logistical and technical assistance. "From the military point of view, to ensure the operation of aircraft we need about 1.200 military personnel," Wieker told the Bild am Sonntag newspaper in an interview. http://sputniknews.com/military/20151129/1...r-campaign.html
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BorneoAlliance	Nov 29 2015, 04:56 PM Return to original view \| Post #715
New Member Newbie 0 posts Joined: Dec 2014	Hidden Agenda? Why Washington Wants Turkey to Send Troops to Syrian Border QUOTE The Obama administration is apparently urging Ankara to secure its border with Syria to prevent ISIL and other terrorist groups from smuggling people, weapons and supplies in and out of the war-torn country, but Bangkok-based geopolitical researcher and writer Tony Cartalucci is convinced that the US and Turkey have nefarious goals in mind. Washington estimates that a 30,000 strong force will be able to seal off the border. Interestingly, the same number of troops is needed to create a safe zone in Syria, according to the Pentagon's fall assessment. This is not a coincidence, Cartalucci believes, and if so, it could point to a possible and troubling scenario. "In all likelihood, the West would like to attempt to make an incursion into Syria under the guise of having been provoked at the border, and then 'needing' to cross over into Syria to pursue the provocateurs," the researcher assumed. QUOTE This could well be the plan, according to Cartalucci, since Damascus-led troops assisted by Russian forces are making gains and pushing extremists from their strongholds across Syria daily. If so, Moscow should make every effort to prevent this from happening through diplomatic means. "Diplomatically, offers to establish a border guard or peacekeeping force on the Syrian side to compliment NATO's within Turkish territory may be the best way to ensure NATO's ambitions remain where they are," he observed. Meanwhile, Syria, Russia and Iran should keep an eye on what Cartalucci referred to as "the West’s designated 'wild cards,'" for instance Turkey, since incidents similar to the downing of a Russian Su-24 bomber could occur in the future. http://sputniknews.com/politics/20151129/1...order-isis.html
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BorneoAlliance	Nov 29 2015, 05:00 PM Return to original view \| Post #716
New Member Newbie 0 posts Joined: Dec 2014	TURKEY SENT TO SYRIAN BORDER RADAR ELECTRONIC ATTACK SYSTEMS TO COUNTERACT RUSSIAN S-400 QUOTE The Turkish electronic warfare system KORAL (Radar Electronic Attack System), an analogue of the Russian Krasukha, is being sent to the border with Syria to countera the S-400 systems located on the Hmeymim air base. Also, the armed forces of the USA reported a possible re-deployment of electronic warfare aircraft, the EA-18 Growler, to an air base in Turkey, reports Military informant. http://southfront.org/turkey-sent-syrian-b...-russian-s-400/
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BorneoAlliance	Nov 29 2015, 05:12 PM Return to original view \| Post #717
New Member Newbie 0 posts Joined: Dec 2014	When Big Guns Go Down QUOTE In the August 2009 issue of PS, a comic-style M249 machine gun with a surprised expression on its face informs a US soldier trying unsuccessfully to fire at an invisible and distant enemy that his efforts are useless. “Uh-oh, I’m jammed up,” says the weapon. “I’ve got a bad extractor pin. No more firing until you get a new one.” The drawing of one of the most common machine gun in the US Armed Forces appeared on top of an article titled “Extract Bad Extractor Pins.” QUOTE Other issues were reported for the M249. The February 2009 issue of PS shows another M249 machine gun warning a soldier that it won’t be able to “shoot straight” farther than 300 meters. “Some defective M249 machine gun rear sights have gotten into the field,” the article reads. “You can continue to use the M249 while you’re waiting for a new sight. Just be aware it won’t be accurate beyond 300 meters.” According to a message circulated by the Army in June 2008, the weapons with defective sights were shipped to users from August 2006 through January 2008. The range of serial numbers indicates that the malfunction could have had an impact on up to 12,550 weapons. QUOTE In 2012, the US military warned that “a small number of bad M249 machine gun firing pins” had gotten into the field. The firing pin is designed to strike the primer of a chambered cartridge, igniting its propellant to shoot the projectile. A firearm with a deficient firing pin might not fire or misfire. “The bad pins may not protrude completely through the bolt or may protrude too far, causing probable misfires,” reads an article in the October 2012 issue of PS. The deficient parts were made “on or before December 2011.” In other words, the military has known for years that defective gun parts were shipped to troops. But in at least one instance, the government knew the parts were defective before shipping them to troops who needed them. http://motherboard.vice.com/read/when-big-guns-go-down
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BorneoAlliance	Nov 29 2015, 05:17 PM Return to original view \| Post #718
New Member Newbie 0 posts Joined: Dec 2014	Russian Advanced T-90 Tanks Arrive in Southern Aleppo to Resume the Syrian Army Offensive Two weeks ago, the Syrian Arab Army’s 4th Mechanized Division and Hezbollah abruptly halted their large-scale offensive in southern Aleppo, stopping just short of the ICARDA Farms and the Idlib Governorate’s northern border. Once the Syrian Armed Forces and Lebanese Resistance halted their large-scale offensive, the Islamist rebels from Harakat Ahrar Al-Sham, Harakat Nouriddeen Al-Zinki, Jaysh Al-Islam, Faylaq Al-Sham, Liwaa Suqour Al-Sham and the Syrian Al-Qaeda group “Jabhat Al-Nusra” took the opportunity to launch a counter assault in order to recapture the strategic towns of Tal Al-‘Eiss and Al-Hadher; however, their success was limited to minimal gains at the Kafr Haddad front. With the Islamist rebels unable to recover the strategic towns or Tal Al-‘Eiss and Al-Hadher, the Syrian Arab Army’s 4th Mechanized Division returned from a short leave with a surprise for their enemies. For the first time in this war, the Syrian Arab Army’s 4th Mechanized Division has deployed their new T-90 Tanks to the southern Aleppo front in order to continue their push to the predominately Shi’i towns of Kafraya and Al-Fou’aa. The T-90 Tank offers the Syrian Arab Army several features their T-55 and T-72 Tanks do not, including a 2A46M 125 smoothbore tank gun; a four-stroke V-12 piston engine; and most importantly, the Kontakt-5 ERA (explosive reactive armor). Much of the success the Islamist rebels have experienced in northern Syria has come from their U.S. manufactured anti-tank TOW missile; however, with the Kontakt-5 ERA, the T-90 Tanks should be strong enough to endure the impact from the TOW missile. http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian-army-recs/
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BorneoAlliance	Nov 29 2015, 06:13 PM Return to original view \| Post #719
New Member Newbie 0 posts Joined: Dec 2014	5 Turkish Weapons of War Russia Should Fear QUOTE F-16 multirole fighter and AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile (AMRAAM) The Turkish Air Force (TuAF) has nearly 250 F-16 aircrafts in its inventory, thirty of which are of the Block 50+ type. Block 50+ is the latest variant of the F-16, a combat-proven fourth-generation multirole fighter. Turkey has produced (with a U.S. license) and operated different variants of the F-16 since the mid-1980s, giving the TuAF considerable skill and experience with the “Fighting Falcon” in every scenario possible. The U.S.-made AIM-120 missile with which the Turks shot down the Russian Su-24 on Nov. 24 is a deadly partner to the F-16. With an operational range of nearly thirty nautical miles (fifty kilometers), the AIM-120 turns the F-16 into a serious threat against the highly trained and well-equipped Russian Air Force. QUOTE KORAL Ground-Based Jammer The KORAL transportable radar jammer system is the Turkish military’s latest addition to its electronic warfare capabilities. Designed by Turkey’s state-owned Aselsan Corporation, this electronic defense/electronic attack system is designed to jam and deceive conventional and complex types of hostile radar, and analyzes multiple target signals in a wide frequency range, automatically generating appropriate response thanks to its digital radio frequency memory (DRFM) capability. With an effective range in excess of ninety miles (about 150 kilometers), KORAL reportedly could jam and deceive any land, sea and airborne radar systems. This new system could deny situational awareness to the Russians, thicken their fog of war and blind their weapons systems that would otherwise pose a threat to the Turkish military. QUOTE Gür-class submarines Turkish Naval Forces possess four Gür-class submarines, which are considered one of the best diesel-electric submarines in the world. Based on the German firm HDW’s export-oriented Type 209 T2/1400 models, the Gürs are armed with submarine-launched Harpoon anti-ship missiles (UGM-84), as well as the British-made Tigerfish and German-made DM2A4 heavy torpedoes. The Turkish submarines are also equipped with state-of-the-art detection and targeting systems, which turn these platforms into silent and deadly hunters that would threaten the Russian surface action group positioned in the eastern Mediterranean. Given the Syria-based Russian naval task force’s shortcomings in anti-submarine warfare (ASW), the Gür submarines give immense leverage to the Turkish side. QUOTE Ada-class stealth corvettes Turkey’s Ada-class stealth corvettes are another naval platform that present a lethal challenge to Russian surface action groups and supply ships operating in the Mediterranean. Designed and produced by Turkish personnel, Adas are equipped with 8 Harpoon Block II missiles, OtoMelara Super Rapid three-inch cannons and other armaments. These highly stealthy ships have extremely reduced radar, IR and acoustic signatures, and they are backed by a low probability of intercept (LPI) radar that could sneak up to Russian surface vessels and deliver a lethal blow. QUOTE SAT Naval Commandos SAT (Sualtı Taarruz Timleri/Underwater Assault Teams) are the Turkish Armed Forces' most elite special forces unit. Turkish SATs operate in every environment. They can infiltrate behind enemy lines from the air, land or sea to raid high-value targets, create diversions or attack port facilities and anchored ships. These combat divers are direct action units par excellence. Especially in a limited conflict, Turkish SATs would perform deadly clandestine operations against Syrian coastal infrastructure and Russian vessels operating in the Mediterranean. http://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/...ould-fear-14447
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BorneoAlliance	Nov 29 2015, 06:56 PM Return to original view \| Post #720
New Member Newbie 0 posts Joined: Dec 2014	Turkey to give body of Russia's Sukhoi Su-24M bomber pilot to Russian diplomats on Sunday QUOTE "We have been confirmed today from the Hatay province to Ankara they will deliver the body of Hero of Russia Oleg Peshkov," he said. "The embassy’s military attache will be on the flight next to the body. At the aerodrome in Ankara, Russian Ambassador Andrei Karlov and the embassy’s representatives will meet the plane. The date and time of the body’s delivery to Russia are being discussed now." Earlier on Sunday, Turkey’s Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu told reporters they had taken the body of the Russian pilot and will give it to Russian diplomats. He said at night Orthodox priests had made necessary devotions. http://tass.ru/en/world/840198
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