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 Jan 16 2016, 09:06 PM
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Jan 16 2016, 09:13 PM
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Israel's air force bids adieu to trusty old warhorse - the Skyhawk  QUOTE This week, the Israel Air Force officially retired its fleet of Skyhawks – or, as it was known by its Hebraized version, the Ayit (“eagle”). It marks the end of an era that spanned 48 years – nearly half-a-century in which the fighter jet served Israel’s air force in both an operational and instructional capacity. QUOTE The Skyhawk is a workhorse,” Goren said. “It’s an airplane that can carry a great deal of ammunition relative to its weight. It can fly great distances and it is very fuel-efficient. But it does have a disadvantage in that it doesn’t have any afterburners, and this hinders it when it comes to dogfights and avoiding surface-to-air missiles. This is why a number of them were shot down during the Yom Kippur War. QUOTE One Skyhawk was capable of doing the work of five French planes. It carried a great deal of ammunition. It flew long distances http://m.jpost.com/Israel-News/Israels-air...UVFQ0RFREZCODc= |
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Jan 16 2016, 10:16 PM
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QUOTE(atreyuangel @ Jan 16 2016, 04:49 PM) flir for heli? Civil use. So far I've seen flir one which is affordable. However it's sensitive and not weather resistance. The next level of thermal imaging is 15x the price.or for ground vehicle?  |
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Jan 16 2016, 10:21 PM
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QUOTE(Vervain @ Jan 16 2016, 10:16 PM) Civil use. So far I've seen flir one which is affordable. However it's sensitive and not weather resistance. The next level of thermal imaging is 15x the price. can you pm me the details.I see what I can do for you. |
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Jan 17 2016, 07:55 AM
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The Centennial Of Coast Guard Aviation Kicks Off With This Sweet Retro MH-60T Jayhawk    QUOTE The retro MH-60T will operate out of Coast Guard Air Station Astoria for the next four years, but it is just one of the aircraft that will receive historical paint jobs this year. CGAS North Bend, just a couple hundred miles south of Astoria, will get one of their MH-65C Dolphins decked out in a special scheme and 14 other paint jobs will be applied to not just MH-65s and MH-60s, but also HC-144 Ocean Sentries stationed around the United States. http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/the-cente...th-t-1753341430 |
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Jan 17 2016, 08:12 AM
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Deterring Chinese Coercion in the South China Sea  QUOTE White House agonized for too long before deciding to send the USS Lassen on its mission on October 27, 2015. Such a slow response is unacceptable for a global power QUOTE in response to the “fly and sail” campaign, China has recently conducted a series of civilian test flights to the Fiery Cross Reef, violating the Convention on International Civil Aviation and the sovereignty of other coastal states QUOTE U.S. needs to upgrade diplomatic ties with new Southeast Asian partners, especially Vietnam QUOTE U.S. needs to back its oil companies to establish a joint venture (or a consortium, which includes oil companies from like-minded countries) to explore oil and gas within the smaller claimants’ exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and continental shelf, particularly in sensitive areas where the Chinese 9-dash line may overlap QUOTE Militarily, if Beijing uses paramilitary and maritime militia vessels to harass the operations of American oil giants, Washington with the host countries’ consent could dispatch its coast guard with the navy on the horizon and aircraft in the sky to protect its economic interests QUOTE To be able to make this real, however, the U.S. Coast Guard needs to be expanded at appropriate levels to afford missions in the SCS, because most USCG vessels are already tasked with surveillance over the vast American EEZ and in the Arctic. http://thediplomat.com/2016/01/deterring-c...outh-china-sea/ |
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Jan 17 2016, 08:22 AM
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Syria regime prepares for ‘biggest military operation’ of war in Aleppo  Syrian President Bashar Assad, center, speaks with Syrian troops during his visit to the front line in the eastern Damascus district of Jobar, Syria.AP File Photo. ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Military and militia forces under the command of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad are reportedly preparing to launch a major offensive against Syria's largest city, Aleppo. A Syrian security source told AFP that, "Through its operations, the army is trying to broaden its security zone around the city," which has long been fought over by the regime and the various armed groups opposed to it. Another field commander claimed that, "This will be the biggest military operation in Syria since the beginning of the war." As fighters in the city dig-in and try to consolidate their positions, those fighting on the regime’s side are cutting off supply lines along seven fronts in a bid to cut-off the eastern part of the city, ahead of the upcoming offensive. The Syrian military and its allied militias have once again started offensive operations after Russia intervened late last September on their side and began providing air support. http://rudaw.net/english/middleeast/syria/160120164 |
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Jan 17 2016, 08:42 AM
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“Sunnistan”: US and Allied “Safe Zone” Plan to Grab Territorial Booty in Northern Syria  QUOTE This week, Pentagon officials announced their new plan to train up to 7,000 more ‘moderate’ fighters, but this time the project would take place inside Syria (and to hell with international law). QUOTE Our friends at Nation Builders Inc are banking on the global public suffering from Syria fatigue, but now is the time to really pay attention. The west’s real agenda for the region is starting to unfold… QUOTE As is tradition in Washington, London and Paris, the only Syrian voices which count are the ones who have been hand-picked by western technocrats and approved by the Saudi royal family QUOTE Plan A: the Arab Spring method – igniting a popular street uprising that might capture the world’s attention for 15 minutes QUOTE Plan B: the political opposition suddenly transcended into an armed, paramilitary opposition, followed by brutal violence and killing on both sides. QUOTE Plan C: this ‘opposition’ would be quickly overrun and absorbed into a massive array of mostly foreign jihadi and mercenary soldiers of misfortune and other assorted terrorists QUOTE Plan D: take territory. That’s not to say plans A through D weren’t always in the schematics QUOTE As any good pirate will tell you – if you want to claim your share of the booty, you have to do your share of the killing.  QUOTE Not surprisingly, Turkey’s sudden move also came at the same time that Russia began to publicly expose Turkey’s clandestine role in facilitating the ISIS oil trade, as well as launching airstrikes to destroy ISIS oil convoys moving from Syria into Turkey QUOTE Once each key piece is finally in position, all that is required is a new “crisis”, either in the region, or in Europe, or in America – to allow the Axis powers to move in quickly and take what is needed to implement the next phase of the game, whether that’s creating a Kurdish canton, or a Sunni state-lette. QUOTE If they can establish a “internationally recognized” safe zone and a No-Fly Zone on top of it, central planners believe they will have the platform they need to eventually destroy Damascus, install their own western puppet, and then carve up Syria and northern Iraq accordingly. QUOTE To guarantee this uninterrupted income stream from black market oil which is presently making its way out of Syria and into Turkey and via Kurdistan, help is required from the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) and other stakeholders, including the British-Turkish firm Genel Energy, just one firm who is providing the end-run to market for illicit ISIS oil.  QUOTE So it looks like an agreement has been struck between Turkey, the KRG and the United States to seize parts of northern Iraq and eastern Syria to create a de facto Sunni state that will be jointly-controlled by Ankara and Washington. It also looks like Obama has agreed to use dodgy jihadi-proxies (aka–Terrorists) to work alongside US Special Forces to carry out future military operations. So while the effort to remove Assad has been temporarily put on the backburner, the determination to destroy Syria is as strong as ever. QUOTE Another indication that these plans have the full backing of the neoconservative illiterati, and Israel too, was PNAC walrus and former US Ambassador to the UN John Bolton’s recent article in the establishment’s daily journal of political posterity, the New York Times, where he states: “Today’s reality is that Iraq and Syria as we have known them are gone. The Islamic State has carved out a new entity from the post-Ottoman Empire settlement, mobilizing Sunni opposition to the regime of President Bashar al-Assad and the Iran-dominated government of Iraq. Also emerging, after years of effort, is a de facto independent Kurdistan.” QUOTE This is just one of many geostrategic moves which will guarantee instability and military conflict in the region for another 100 years, as well as provide a timely entrée through to Azerbaijan and intoIran, and later towards the Eurasian heartland of Dagestan QUOTE If Syria has been good for one thing, it’s that the western narrative, and all of its variations, has finally hit the wall of truth. http://www.globalresearch.ca/sunnistan-us-...n-syria/5501719 |
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Jan 17 2016, 08:55 AM
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Malaysia to install new coastal radars  QUOTE A contract with Airbus Defence & Space for five Spexer 2000 Coastal radars with an unspecified value was announced on 17 December 2015. Interestingly, the new radars are funded by petrochemical firm Petronas rather than by the defence budget. https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/imps-new...coastal-radars/ |
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Jan 17 2016, 03:38 PM
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Russian researchers plan nuking asteroids for EU defense project to avoid fate of Dinos  QUOTE Russian scientists believe that, at the present time, a nuclear explosion set off close to a dangerous asteroid remains the most effective means to change its trajectory, and thus escape the impact, TASS news agency reported on Saturday. http://on.rt.com/720r |
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Jan 17 2016, 03:43 PM
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Russia's defence ministry baffled by France's statements on Russian operation in Syria  QUOTE On Thursday, France’s Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said that Russia’s actions against Daesh (Islamic State terrorist group outlawed in Russia) in Syria were insufficient and failed to convince Paris that Moscow’s top priority in Syria was to battle Islamists. QUOTE The main and only goal of the Russian operation in Syria remains destruction of the largest hotbed of international terrorism which almost succeeded last year to absorb the whole territory of the United Nations' member country," the Russian defence ministry's spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov said on Saturday. QUOTE Besides, the general said that effectiveness of the Russian air strikes could be assessed "with the help of tangible hundreds of cities, towns and villages liberated by Syria’s armed forces and the country’s patriotic opposition and with the help of thousands of square kilometres of the Syrian land freed from terrorists." http://tass.ru/en/politics/850121 |
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Jan 17 2016, 03:51 PM
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The War’s Over in Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi — But No One Knows Why  QUOTE My guide and I sought Hajji Adnan, a local cleric once considered an intermediary between the Indonesian government and the militants. “Are you still in contact with them now?” I asked Adnan about the militants. “No,” he said. “The rebels don’t talk to me anymore.” QUOTE “The violence started when some Christians armed with swords attacked Muslims and burned down mosques,” Adnan said. “Muslim boys responded by joining together, defending the mosques and attacking the Christian groups. Later, the government tried to calm the situation. I worked as a spiritual guide for the rebels and tried to persuade them to surrender and accept peace. Some did. Others didn’t.” QUOTE An Indonesian soldier whom my guide and I had met during a parade confirmed what Adnan claimed. “We’ve mostly defeated the terrorists,” he added. “A handful are still in the jungle because we pushed them out of Poso. They are deep inside the forests and mountains, but we are closing in on them by setting up outposts and conducting raids.” QUOTE My guide and I scheduled a bus to return us to Palu. “Did you get what you came for?” she wondered. “Was the trip all the way out here worth it?” “I’m not sure,” I said. Poso seemed an anomaly. In southern Thailand, terrorism rooted in years of sectarian conflict persists. In Central Sulawesi, it more or less ended after a few years. Civilians moved on and fighters moved into the forests and mountains, losing their relevance. http://warisboring.com/articles/the-wars-o...-one-knows-why/ |
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Jan 17 2016, 03:56 PM
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Aerial Revolution: Russia Tests Flamethrower-Equipped Multicopter  QUOTE A multicopter is a mechanically simple aerial vehicle; its pilot controls it by speeding up or slowing down multiple propeller units. The Russian corporation that designed the attack multicopter is putting it to various tests. It is being fired at from the ground to check its survivability. It is also being tested to see if it is able to withstand electronic warfare. QUOTE Earlier the head of the defense industry, Alexander Yakunin, spoke about multicopters, saying that they are able to provide troops with intelligence, surveillance and transportation. They are also good at combat; they have the ability to dodge bullets. The copter is much more compact than a conventional UAV; it does not require a runway. It is also much cheaper, making its loss in a battle not especially significant. http://sputniknews.com/military/20160115/1...ulticopter.html |
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Jan 17 2016, 05:10 PM
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Philippine Navy first Strategic Sealift Vessel (SSV). Photo credit to Alberth Minas.
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Jan 17 2016, 08:03 PM
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QUOTE(azriel @ Jan 16 2016, 08:24 PM) Is that Smart-s mk2 on the top of sigma? look so big though |
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Jan 17 2016, 08:10 PM
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Houthi rebels fire missiles on Saudi base in Marib  QUOTE Yemeni Popular Committees loyal to the Houthi rebels targeted a Saudi-held military base in Yemen’s central province of Marib with a ballistic missile. http://www.albawaba.com/news/houthi-rebels...se-marib-793960The Tochka missile hit the base used by Saudi hired-fighters on Saturday, inflicting heavy damage on the facility. In another development, Yemeni snipers killed four Saudi troops in the Taval border crossing in the kingdom’s southwestern Jizan region. Following the incident, Saudi warships launched missile attacks on the area. |
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Jan 17 2016, 08:35 PM
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QUOTE(hafizushi @ Jan 17 2016, 08:03 PM) Is that Smart-s mk2 on the top of sigma? look so big though Yes it is. |
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Jan 17 2016, 09:46 PM
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Syrian Army eyes the strategic town of Kinsibba in northeastern Latakia  Over the last two weeks, the Syrian Arab Army’s 103rd Brigade of the Republican Guard and their allies have seized several sites in the Kurdish Mountains (Jabal Al-Akrad) of northeastern Latakia, paving the way for their forces to push deeper into the Islamist heartland near the Idlib Governorate’s western border. However, before they can think about attacking Jaysh Al-Fateh’s (Army of Conquest) stronghold at Jisr Al-Shughour, they must seize the strategic town of Kinsibba, which sits atop of the final mountain that overlooks this large city on the border of the Idlib and Latakia Governorates. Kinsibba is considered one of the largest towns in the Kurdish Mountains; it used to be home to several Antiochian Orthodox families before they fled the town in order to evade the Islamist rebels in the summer of 2012. Similar to nearby Salma, the town of Kinsibba will not be an easy military operation for the Syrian Arab Army’s 103rd Brigade and their allies; this is due to its high elevation that provides the Islamist rebels of Jabhat Al-Nusra (Syrian Al-Qaeda group) and the Free Syrian Army (FSA) a safe-haven against the enemy soldiers climbing up the steep hills. Currently, the Syrian Armed Forces are approximately 1 km south of Kinsibba; however, they are advancing at a very fast rate and should be within the town’s southern flank in a few days. http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian...astern-latakia/ in Motion : General Suheil al-Hassan oversees Tiger Forces’ liberation of Multafitah village (Eng Sub) http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/in-mot...illage-eng-sub/ This post has been edited by BorneoAlliance: Jan 17 2016, 09:46 PM |
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Jan 18 2016, 07:46 AM
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British soldier fighting ISIS vows to 'finish' the terror group and says he and his Iraqi kurd 'brothers' are reclaiming territory despite having WWII weapons and men missing limbs resorting to fighting       QUOTE Mr Duncan, who previously served with the Royal Irish and Queen's Own Highlanders regiments, said that while ISIS fights with modern weapons, the Peshmerga are using old Russian guns from the Sixties and Seventies. He has even seen some fighters using weapons dating as far back as the Second World War, although such low-grade equipment doesn't appear to have held them back. Mr Duncan said: 'In my unit there are two men with missing legs through war. 'However that kind of sums up the Peshmerga spirit. They are saying "I can still fight, I'm fighting for my country, for my people, for humanity". 'You've got guys with missing legs and arms yet they'll be on the frontline fighting. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-34...p-finished.html |
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Jan 18 2016, 07:54 AM
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Short on Practice Targets, the Navy Is Hot-Rodding Its Old Drones  QUOTE "We took an essentially useless target and turned it into the most advanced in the inventory." One of the most numerous, the BQM-34, was used from the 1960s through the 1990s. It weighs about 2,500 pounds and can fly as fast 690 mph at altitudes up to 60,000 feet. It carried all sorts of threat simulators, from electronic countermeasures gear to radar augmenters and infrared flares. But by the 1990s, its guidance system was dated and it couldn't maneuver reliably below 40 feet of altitude. That Low-level capability is important because modern anti-ship missiles fly very low above the water to evade radar detection and interception, and to strike ships just above the waterline. Because the BQM-34 couldn't reliably simulate such a profile, and because its autopilot no longer worked with the latest command and control systems, it was replaced by a newer, smaller Firebee, the BQM-74, in the 1990s. At the time, dozens of the older Firebees were mothballed at Point Mugu Air Station west of Los Angeles, home to the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD). http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/w...upgrade-bqm-34/ |
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