dailymail as usual wont tell you anything about the actual problem, its a tabloid after all

its a software bug actually

War on Isis: German Air Force jets cannot fly at night after software bug blinds pilots

Germany's Air Force has been hit with a software bug that causes its jet fighter's cockpit lighting to shine too bright, which is blinding pilots and preventing them from flying at night. Since the start of 2016, six Tornado aircraft have been used on reconnaissance missions to Syria in the fight against Islamic State (Isis) - just not at night after being hampered by a software update issue.

Ever since the planes were upgraded to its new ASSTA-3 software, pilots have complained that at night the cockpit reflects so much bright light they cannot see, which has made recon flights to Syria and Iraq under the cover of darkness a no go, as per a report by Bild.

A spokesperson for the German Air Force revealed "a small technical problem that has to do with the cockpit lighting" as well as the possibility it's combined with a hardware issue "that the night goggles worn by pilots result in reflections."

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/war-isis-german-a...-pilots-1538818

I don't know why is it so hard to get a decent picture of the AV8 ATGM variant?

INTERNATIONAL MILITARY REVIEW – SYRIA, JAN.19, 2016




The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) and popular forces continued to push the militant groups back from more territories in the Northern parts of the Lattakia province liberating the villages of Ra’as al-Qazal and Ra’as al-Kabir. Also, the militant groups have been pushed to withdrew their forces from the villages of al-Skriyeh,al-Kandisiyeh and Jabal al-Khanadiq.

Tens of al-Nusra members were killed and wounded in the army’s missile and rocket attacks on their concentration centers in Hawash al-Ash’ari region and the town of al-Nashabiyeh in Eastern Ghouta. The Syrian government forces are conducting military operations in Darayya in Western Ghouta. Separately, the Syrian warplanes bombed the militant groups’ bases and defensive positions in Jobar.

The Syrian Armed Forces and its allies have been continuing heavy clashes against ISIS in the province of Deir Ezzor.

On Jan. 16, ISIS launched a full-scale offensive near the provincial capital’s northwestern countryside and captured the large weapons depot of Ayyash and the entire Al-Baghayliyah District. In a separate development, the terrorists captured the Thurdeh Mountains.

On Jan.17, ISIS offensive was halted by the SAA and the loyalists recaptured Al-Baghayliyah and a half of the district including the Al-Rawad Association Neighborhood and the Al-Furat Hotel on the western bank of the Euphrates River.

On Jan. 18, the Syrian forces continued counter attacks and liberated the Al-Fursan Gas Station, Al-Jazeera University, and the western perimeter of the Radio Broadcast Tower. Meanwhile, the terrorists were pushed to withdraw forces from the al-Ruwad heights as the SAA and the National Defense Forces (NDF) successfully advanced in the area.

Despite the SAA’s counter attacks, ISIS is holding area near the 137th Artillery Brigade’s Headquaters, the ‘Ayyash weapons depot and inside the Al-Bughayliyah District. The heavy clashes are going there. Also, ISIS militants launched an advacy on the 137th Brigade’s HQ and the Deir Ezzor Military Airport.

On Jan.18, the SAA and the NDF hit the positions of al Nusra near the village of Kafr Sijneh in the Idlib province and killed 23 terrorists, including al Nusra field commander, Abdul Qader al-Sbeih. A senior commander of Liwa al-Ansar terrorist group, Samer Hajj Najib, was also killed in the SAA in the clashes near Jisr al-Shughour on Sunday.

http://southfront.org/international-milita...ia-jan-19-2016/

Are there already any of this version actually in ATM service? (actual service, not for testing only)

Could be one reason.

Nice pic.

Maybe still need authorization to publish the pics.

I once posted a thread of the first pics of the AV8 Denel LCT turret. Saw the pics from SNAFU blog. The pics were from FNSS official gallery.

https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=3051063&hl=

The odd thing is after the pics circulating in the internet the pics were taken downed from their site. Maybe a protest from the Malaysian side.

This post has been edited by azriel: Jan 20 2016, 07:59 AM

Syrian Army’s Secret Weapon That Helped Liberate Salma





http://sputniknews.com/middleeast/20160119...motorbikes.html

Turkey Helping Somalia Fight Al-Shabab? Turkish Military's First Base In Africa Will Train African Soldiers





http://www.ibtimes.com/turkey-helping-soma...l-train-2270434

Japan: The Manga Military





http://thediplomat.com/2016/01/japans-crea...strial-complex/

Most likely an initial production model, that's why we only see so few of these variant

Might be not out for release yet that why still withold back

lel............reminds me of BF vietnam and C&C Generals

If anyone is curious, the RPG the guy is carrying (which is actually a chinese-made Type 69 grenade launcher) has a HE-airburst warhead for anti-personnel duties.

On impact, the warhead will detonate a small explosive charge to 'bounce' itself to a height of 2 meters where it then detonate the main charge and scatters 800 steel ball bearings along with it.

just wondering, how does it know which direction to bounce?
Dont RPG rounds rotate in flight for stability?
what if you were iring from a roof onto the ground?

Military: Pakistan Test-Launches Homegrown Cruise Missile



ISLAMABAD — Pakistan conducted a successful flight test Tuesday of a locally developed cruise missile named “Ra’ad” with a range of 350 kilometers (around 218 miles), the military said.

“The state of the art Ra’ad ALCM (air-launched cruise missile) is equipped with highly advanced guidance and navigation system that ensures engagement of targets with pin point accuracy,” the military said in a statement.

Tuesday’s test is the latest in a series carried out by Pakistan and its arch-rival India since both demonstrated nuclear weapons capability in 1998.

Relations between Pakistan and India — which have fought three wars since independence from Britain in 1947 — have always been fraught, but soured further last August amid a rise in clashes along their borders and a row over a Pakistani diplomat meeting Kashmiri separatists.

Pakistan test-fired a ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead on Dec. 15 last year.

Last week, India’s Foreign Minister held talks with her Pakistani counterpart Sartaj Aziz in Islamabad on the sidelines of a regional summit on Afghanistan, where they jointly announced they would resume high-level peace talks.

http://www.defensenews.com/story/defense/2...ssile/79032482/

1)Simple system. The warhead hits something, the bouncing charge goes off,sending the warhead back into the opposite direction, I guess? If it hits the ground, then it goes the opposite direction (up), If it hits a wall, it bounces backwards. The point is, the warhead will always be airborne when it detonates, not on impact.

2)Both yes and no actually. Bizarrely, RPG warheads have stabilizer fins that are beveled at one side, causing them to spin the warhead to one direction in flight. At the same time, the warheads rocket jet exhausts are slightly canted to the opposite side, so effectively those two cancel each other's spinning. So the warhead has a very, very slow spin; only around 100 revolutions per minute. Enough to create stability, but not enough to interfere too much with the HEAT plasma jet penetrator.

3)What is the problem with this? As long as you take cover right after you shoot, you should be ok from the steel balls.

This post has been edited by MilitaryMadness: Jan 20 2016, 11:04 AM

PLA Light Tank.



http://snafu-solomon.blogspot.co.id/2016/0...light-tank.html

should HE be killing personnel by shock wave or air-pressure to collapse lungs rather than frags?

any indication of speed? delivery system or hovering ability?

HE-only warhead have a relatively small killing zone (TPG-7V thermobaric warhead has an lethal radius of around 10 meters square), fragments or steel balls have a much longer reach (can reach more than 50 meters).

HE and thermobaric warhead best used for attacking personnel in small or enclosed spaces. In attacking personnel in the open field, HE-frag is king.

This post has been edited by MilitaryMadness: Jan 20 2016, 12:00 PM

but according to description above, the 'HE-airburst' that you mention sounds more like a frag warhead

That type of warhead will detonate mid-air, hence airburst. Meanwhile, normal RPG-7 HE-Frag warhead detonates on impact.


OGV-7 HE-Frag warhead