Bizarrely for a country that is 70% desert, I have never seen the SAA or NDF wear any sort of Desert camouflage uniform.

Bizarrely for a country that is 70% desert, I have never seen the SAA or NDF wear any sort of Desert camouflage uniform.

Bizarrely for a country that is 70% desert, I have never seen the SAA or NDF wear any sort of Desert camouflage uniform.

Please... the debt doesn't magically have no effect just cause its paid off. The act of paying it off is almost like incurring the debt all over again. 2.6b not only just burn like Joker in Dark Knight, we still need to repay it and service the interest...

Can extend the MIGs life? Yes its dangerous but... what other choice?

Meh.... RT, Sputniknews, Southfront all Kremlin source...

Those items was bought in urgent and most are surplus paki stocks

It was mahathir time when the deal was struck. If can, we would prefer russian origin instead of paki copies. Then again, time was urgent plus paki was cheaper as it was their surplus.

Why the urgency, let just say it have to deal with china. Why paki? Because we have good relationship with them as follow muslim country and the best weapon to use against aggressor is with their own weapon.

The funny thing is those paki gears are mostly licensed production/copy of chinese goods.

Well Israel IDF soldiers wears green uniform rather than desert camo uniform.

The funny thing is those paki gears are mostly licensed production/copy of chinese goods.

Most of the time they do report things that western media do not say upfront, but judging from the maneuver of the western allies, it seems that these russian mouth pieces are not that far off from reality.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The French military chief is currently on a visit to Moscow to discuss joint fight against Islamic State (Daesh in Arabic).

"I think it is time to join our efforts in fight against Daesh, Nusra Front, against terrorism…We have a common goal," de Villiers said during talks with Chief of Russian General Staff Gen. Valery Gerasimov.

Red: Current Libyan government – Council of Deputies

Recognized by most countries as the legitimate government of Libya; this faction controls the remnants of the Libyan National Army along with militias loyal to the Council of Deputies bloc.

Unfortunately, they only control the eastern part of Libya and find themselves in a bitter struggle with Islamists from Ansar al-Shariah and the New General National Congress respectively.

If they are to regain control of Libya, they must first rout Ansar al-Shariah from Benghazi, Ajdabiyah and Derna.

Once these cities are secured, they must push west towards the capital of Tripoli; nevertheless, they currently maintain control of more than 50 % of the country.

Green: New General National Congress – Libya Dawn

The New General National Congress (NGNC) is quite possibly the most popular party in Libya; however, they lack international support for their newly-formed government in Tripoli after the latter was seized in a Coup D’état in 2014.

Their militia fighters are commonly known as ‘Libya Dawn’.

The strongest voice in the NGNC bloc is the Muslim Brotherhood, which for decades was deemed illegal and heavily repressed by the former Libyan regime.

For the New General National Congress to win the war, they must choose their allies and battles wisely whilst also achieving backing from at least some friendly foreign countries.

Yellow: Ansar al-Shariah – Shura Council of Libya


The Libyan al-Qaeda affiliate, Ansar al-Shariah, made itself internationally known with the 2012 Benghazi attack which killed U.S. Ambassador, J. Christopher Stevens, and U.S. Foreign Service Information Management Officer, Sean Smith; this Salafist group has been active since the Libyan rebellion against Gaddafi in early 2011.

Despite a strong underground presence, Ansar al-Shariah controls merely 3 seperate enclaves in eastern Libya, most notably in Benghazi itself.

Purple: Toureg militia tribesmen

Much of the newly reopened border with Algeria is controlled by the ethnically diverse Tuareg tribal militias.

These indigenous Berber people are genetically unrelated to the Arab Libyans in the north.

For years, Tuareg tribesmen clashed with the Libyan Army under Gaddafi which effectively caused them to form an army of their own in retaliation.

The forces unified under the Toureg banner are largely autonomous but maintain close ties to the Tripoli-based New General National Congress while hostility continues between Toureg tribesmen and the Tobruk-Benghazi based Council of Deputies.

These tribesmen do not intend to capture all of Libya but merely to protect the Tuareg lands.

Black: Islamic State

The new phenomenon in northeast Africa and southwest Asia is the rise of the so-called “Islamic State.”

The fighters loyal to the IS caliphate first emerged in Libya in November, 2014.

Despite reports to the contrary, these ISIS fighters are believed to have emerged from Islamist NGNC deserters who aligned themselves with a more hardcore interpretation of Islam.

This explains how ISIS was able to seize control of both the port city of Sirte and the ancient Roman city of Sabratah – both were formerly controlled by the Islamist New General National Congress.

Strategically, long-term ISIS plans look to incorporate the whole of Libya under one Pan-Islamic caliphate which would be in line with Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi’s 5-year plan of conquering both the Middle East and Africa.

Airbus Defence&Space ‏@AirbusDS  6h6 hours ago
2nd #A400M delivered to Royal Malaysian Air Force @airforcenextgen at Seville ...

I think the lease deals didn't fully go through and in the end US goes for Singapore.
I could be wrong.

relax,  wait 1 more year know more.
Mig will still use i think. maybe just less flight

the leased was never on the table at first place
they only  wanted facilities to refit and refuel
for daily sortie and interception
no more training and air shows

still wonder why USN not take Philippine as base, more close to SCS, refuel no issue at Philippine , close to Guam to easy back for service.

the leased was never on the table at first place
they only  wanted facilities to refit and refuel
for daily sortie and interception
no more training and air shows