Damn those Indo spec ops look good. Go Indo!

Pilots survive Jordanian war plane crash





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This kind of things makes me grateful that our traffic cops at least have a revolver.

Meanwhile,

Not sure if these post before.
A very detail intro on pars though it was a basic version.
Some interesting features.



This post has been edited by yinchet: Jan 15 2016, 07:06 AM

The steel cutting was done on June 2015.
Most of the system already signed. Lots of thales equipment.

So far I heard it proceed as scheduled.

The slower the construction work, the more expensive the ship becomes, and the more profit the yard gains

malaysia

Actually they earned less money
Boustead have to borrow money from bank rather than directly received money from the government.
Whenever the yard reached certain phases of the project only they received money from the government.
The slower the project the more interest the yard have to pay the less profit they get.

http://www.thestar.com.my/business/busines...ts-rm2bil-loan/

This post has been edited by yinchet: Jan 15 2016, 07:28 AM

INTERNATIONAL MILITARY REVIEW – SYRIA-IRAQ BATTLESPACE, JAN.13, 2016



The Syrian government forces liberated the strategic town of Salma in the Latakia province on Jan.12. The Syrian forces seized the Fort of Kafr Dulbeh in Tal al-Khazan and Tal al-Harmiyah in the Northern part of Salma. Al-Nusra and the Free Syrian Army (FSA) militants have reportedly suffered heavy losses in the clashes in these areas. In turn, the SAA reportedly lost 6 soldiers killed and 8 wounded. The success of operation was grounded on the high level of coordination of the Russian Air Force with the Syrian Arab Army infantry and artillery units.

Al-Rabiyah located in the Turkmen Mountains will likely become a next target of the pro-government forces. It’s last high ground stronghold controlled by terrorists in the province. If Al-Rabiyah is liberated, the SAA will have a strategic initiative to push terrorists from the entire Latakia province.

On Jan.12, ISIS launched offensive operations in the Homs province striking the pro-government forces at Al-Dawa and Al-Bayarat located near Palmyra. ISIS reportedly captured a large cache of weapons and armory including a T-55 Tank in Al-Dawa and seized the vilalge. In Al-Bayarat, terrorist units have faced a strong ressistance and were pushed to retreat. The situation in the area of Palmyra remains tense.

The SAA is continuing to advance north along the Aleppo-Raqqa highway. The SAA liberated the village of ‘Ayn Al-Jahesh located south of the ISIS stronghold of Al-Bab. Now, the Syrian forces are advancing on Al-Bab. Meanwhile, the U.S. backed “Syrian Democratic Forces” are conducting operation to captre the ISIS-controlled town of Menbeij in east Aleppo. Thus, ISIS has almost completely lost the initiative in the province.

On Jan.11, 20 people were killed and 50 others wounded after a bomber detonated his explosives-filled vest inside a cafe in Muqdadiya, 80 km northeast of Baghdad. ISIS gunmen killed at least 18, four of them police forces, in Baghdad. A separate bombing in the Nahrawan district southeast Baghdad killed 7 and injured 15 people.

Meanwhile, the Iraqi Security Forces liberated the Qaryat Sakran region in the province of Anbar. Iraqi sources argue that scores of militants have been killed there. Also, clashes were observed in the al-Shaei region.

http://southfront.org/international-milita...ce-jan-13-2016/

You think they won't factor the longer build time and finance costs into the tender price charged to the govt? Its not new... other national defence industries also do it, and it contributes to high program costs and ultimately more expensive equipment for little reason other than to feed the industry.

seems not see any slower construction work, our pass 2 budget continue pay for the project.
from last picture we see, the BNS in process produce each Gowind module from steel receive.
it should take 1.5-2 year to make required module than only join all together in dock some where around late 2017.

This post has been edited by waja2000: Jan 15 2016, 10:36 AM

Indonesian Army Sherpa 4x4 arriving at the scene of the Jakarta bombing.





http://photo.sindonews.com/view/16145/polr...ror-bom-sarinah

Syrian Army marches towards al-Bab: Aleppo map update



Moments ago, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) – spearheaded by the Tiger Forces – entered the town Aran which is geographically situated between Al-Bab and Kuweiris (Rasin el Aboud) Airbase. The farms surrounding the town have been captured by the SAA after a brief firefight which lasted less than 2 hours; effectively, ISIS fighters have been forced to retreat further north. Currently, less than 8 kilometers sets the ISIS-held stronghold of Al-Bab apart from advancing government troops.

Lately, Major General Suheil Al-Hassan, commander-in-chief of the Tiger Forces (an elite military branch of the Syrian Arab Army which specializes in offensives) has shifted his attention from Deir Hafer towards al-Bab – in other words, from east to north. This change of focus is believed to have been caused by ISIS fighters at Humaymah al-Kabirah near Deir Hafer offering very stiff resistance and thus, causing heavy casualities upon government troops.

Therefore, Tiger Forces have been redeployed to the more thinly defended northern Kuweiris Airbase flank; once the first ISIS-line of defence collapsed around New Years Eve, local government troops have witnessed much less resistance. During the past week alone, ISIS forces in this area have seen themselves concede a handful of villages to the Syrian Arab Army.

The map below quite clearly depicts recent developments:
Red: Syrian Arab Army (Government)
Green: Jaish al-Fateh (Rebels)
Black: Islamic State (Caliphate)
Yellow: YPG & SDF (Kurdish militias)



http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/saa-ca...ppo-map-update/

Islamist rebels prepare counter-offensive to recapture Salma



The loss of Salma was devastating for the Islamist rebels of Jabhat Al-Nusra (Syrian Al-Qaeda group) and the Free Syrian Army (FSA), but it will not be as devastating as losing the entire northeastern countryside of the Latakia Governorate if they do not mount a fast and efficient offensive to recapture the territory lost to the Syrian Armed Forces in the last 72 hours.

According to a military source from the Syrian Arab Army’s 103rd Brigade of the Republican Guard in northeast Latakia, Russian reconnaissance airplanes captured footage of a large convoy of Islamist rebels making their way from both the Turkish and Idlib Governorate borders to the Latakia Governorate in order to help their allies recapture Salma and its surrounding territory.

The Islamist rebels do not have much time to counter the Syrian Armed Forces in Salma because each hour that passes is another hour that the latter has to build their defenses around this imperative town in the Kurdish Mountains (Jabal Al-Akrad) of northeastern Latakia.

All is not lost in Salma for the Islamist rebels; if they can recapture the villages to the north of the town, they can reposition themselves to launch a powerful counter-assault against the Syrian Arab Army’s 103rd Brigade and their allies.

http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/islami...ecapture-salma/

In Need of Repairs: US Navy's $2 Billion Ships Don't Hold Up on High Seas





http://sputniknews.com/us/20160114/1033154...ps-repairs.html

http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v8/ge/newsg....php?id=1206853

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2016/01...pital-ship.html

Don't know actually. Jakarta was raining heavily the day before the bombing.

This post has been edited by azriel: Jan 15 2016, 01:32 PM

Why is this hospital ship armed?

Ok, I know this ship was originally a Makassar-class LPD, but I figured they'd remove all weaponry when they converted it into a hospital ship.

This post has been edited by MilitaryMadness: Jan 15 2016, 02:19 PM

Latest pic the gun been removed.

why they need to remove all the weapons away?

i know its should b all natural to every way, but they still need self defense mechanism, no?