Maybe it will have gun stabilization mechanism like on tanks that works up to specific sea state

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Looks like a Central Asian...Uzbek or Kazakh

pity those fsa/ypg (anti-assad) fighters.. now they are battling syrian army + russia + isis

I remembered reading somewhere that the 'teeth-to-tail ratio' (the ratio of soldiers who do secondary work like logistics support or intelligence duties vs soldiers who are actually fighting on the front lines) in the US military is so massive, it was speculated that only 30% of the US military are front-line soldiers.

Wonder if this is true? 

too bad he didn't died from our bullets

that SOAB.... 

Not really a joke though, infiltration units like SF or irregular units can knock out artillery units with hit-and-run raids, especially field artillery not inside the protection of an FOB.

Assault on Brecourt manor on D-day by 101st airborne is a good example.

Thats true, and thats for the army to assess the risk, perhaps balancing against factors like transportability, magazine size, etc.

The bit about SF infiltrators is actually quite relevant. Some countries plan to deploy SF units via air assault ahead of their army to cause trouble behind enemy lines. Artillery, supplies and depots would make great targets. Maybe thats why these countries also take care to armour their SPGs well.

This is an Iranian news(PressTV is owned by Iranian broadcasting-government owned),so it wont be a suprise they are painting houthis and former president forces as yemeni army... some kind of propaganda by iran to legitimize the rebel...

Btw just look at the comment in the article, the hatred for saudi is too strong....

BNS is like national military ship builder

Futhermore, majority shareholder of boustead is LTAT- lembaga tabung angkatan tentera..

The Houthis are the yemeni army
They pulled off a coup de tat to overthrow the President who came into power after the previous President was overthrown during the Arab Spring.

The Yemeni loyalist fighting with the Sauds are the ones loyaled to the former president.

what project got problem ?

Pakistan eying Sukhoi-35 fighter planes as part of defence deal from Russia, says report


An IAF Sukhoi SU-30 takes off at Aero India 2011 in Bangalore on 11 February 2011. Image courtesy PIB

Islamabad: Pakistan is negotiating with Russia on acquiring an unspecified number of Su-35 'Flanker-E' multi-role fighter aircraft in potentially the largest military deal between the two Cold War-era adversaries, according to a leading defence weekly.

Pakistan Air Force has discussed buying Sukhoi-35 'Flanker-E' fighter aircraft from Russia in potentially the largest defence deal between the two countries, but a final decision is yet to be made, IHS Jane's quoted a senior Pakistani government official as saying.

The official was responding to Russian media reports that Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov had said talks were underway for an unspecified number of Su-35s, which follow a recent agreement to provide Mi-35M 'Hind E' attack helicopters to Pakistan.

While the official said "it's too early to say if a deal will conclude and the terms", the fact that discussions have taken place shows Russia's willingness to sell advanced hardware with Pakistan despite Moscow's longstanding ties with India.

The official said Pakistan's interest in the Su-35 was driven by the PAF's need for a twin-engine fighter "that can fly for a longer range than the JF-17 and penetrate more deeply into the enemy's territory".

The PAF currently flies a mixed fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16s, Dassault Mirage-5s, Chinese-manufactured F-7s, and the JF-17 Thunder, which is jointly produced by China and Pakistan.

Islamabad is eager to improve its ties with Moscow to diversify its military options in the event of any stalemate in ties with Washington, Pakistani media reported.

The Mi-35M chopper deal was signed during the visit of army chief General Raheel Sharif to Russia in June when he met top defence officials.

The two countries last year signed a military cooperation agreement to deepen their defence ties and vowed to translate their relationship in "tangible" terms during Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu's visit to Islamabad. Shoigu was the first Russian defence minister to visit Pakistan in 45 years.

http://www.firstpost.com/world/pakistan-ey...rt-2440120.html

i dont think any,

pay by palm oil? as masian palm oil stock is very high....  

Win - win