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BorneoAlliance
post Dec 29 2015, 02:44 PM

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B-1B Bombers Are The Aerial Weapon Of Choice For Supporting Iraq's Ramadi Offensive

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High above the battleground of Ramadi, Iraq, B-1B Lancer bombers circle like vultures, waiting for targeting information and using their own keen eyes to locate potential enemies to destroy.
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He said [the B-1B] was being used due to its long loiter time, its ability to hold lots of munitions and [its] “extraordinary precision.” The B-1 is able to hold 84 500lb general-purpose bombs, and loiter up to 10 hours without a single refueling.
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A-10s are not being used in the offensive at the moment, he said, but it’s not clear why.
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The B-1B has a few things fighters don’t: lots and lots of fuel, three cavernous weapons bays, and four crew members to take part in the fight.


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As such, the B-1B has become a go-to asset when it comes to providing close air support (CAS)
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Yet in an urban battle like in Ramadi, Iraq, the B-1’s ability to loiter for long periods may give its crews a situational awareness advantage over tactical jets


http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/b-1b-bomb...ppor-1750018432
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post Dec 29 2015, 02:48 PM

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Vietnam Reveals New Drone for Patrolling the South China Sea

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Vietnam revealed its largest indigenous high-altitude long endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) this December, IHS Jane’s Defense Weekly reports. According to local media reports, the prototype was completed at the beginning of November and will commence test flights over the South China Sea in the summer of 2016.
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The new HS-6L could be used for surveilling the Chinese naval base at Sanya on China’s Hainan Island and military facilities (e.g., ports and airfields) that China is building in the potentially oil-rich South China Sea.


http://thediplomat.com/2015/12/vietnam-rev...outh-china-sea/
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post Dec 29 2015, 04:10 PM

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U.S. Fears Grow Of A ‘Newly Awakened’ Russian Navy

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For the first time in 24 years, the U.S. Navy’s intelligence branch has published an unclassified report warning against a rapidly rearming and increasingly aggressive Ru
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“Russia has begun, and over the next decade will make large strides in fielding a 21st-century navy capable of a dependable national defense [and] an impressive but limited presence in more distant global areas of interest, manned by a new generation of post-Soviet officers and enlisted personnel,”
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today the Russian fleet boasts 186 war-ready subs and surface ships operating in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans plus the Black Sea, the Baltic, the Caspian, the Mediterranean, and even the Arctic, according to Fedoroff’s report.
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This makes the Russian navy the world’s third-biggest maritime force after No. 1 America—with more than 280 modern warships plus more than 100 support vessels—and second-place China.
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Before the twin missile launches, only the United States had demonstrated the modern ability to launch long-distance cruise-missile strikes from ships and subs, against ground targets.


http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015...ssian-navy.html
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post Dec 29 2015, 04:17 PM

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Syrian Army seizes another large village in northeastern Latakia

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The Syrian Arab Army’s 103rd Brigade of the Republican Guard is at it again; this time, they chose to launch a massive assault on the vast Kurdish Mountains (Jabal Al-Akrad) in the Latakia Governorate’s northeastern countryside.

On Monday morning, the Syrian Arab Army’s 103rd Brigade – in coordination with the National Defense Forces (NDF) of Qurdaha, the Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP), and the Syrian Resistance – struck the frontline defenses of Jabhat Al-Nusra (Syrian Al-Qaeda group) and the Free Syrian Army’s “Liwaa Suqour Al-Ghaab” at the village of Katf Al-Alamah, killing a confirmed 18 enemy combatants while also destroying two mounted machine gun turrets.

Following a long 6 hour battle that had both parties on the offensive at different times during the day, the Syrian Arab Army’s 103rd Brigade and their allies (primarily the National Defense Forces of Qurdaha) finally broke-through the Islamist rebel defenses and imposed full control over Katf Al-Alamah and its surrounding hilltops.

According to a military source in Jabal Al-Akrad, the village of Katf Al-Alamah is situated just north of the recently captured village of Katf Al-Harami and west of the contested town of Kabani. Currently, the Syrian Armed Forces are attempting to seal off the Latakia-Idlib border from the Islamist rebels in Jisr Al-Shughour; this is part of their long-term objective, which is to cutoff all supply lines to Jabhat Al-Nusra inside the integral mountaintop town of Salma.

http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian...astern-latakia/ | Al-Masdar News
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post Dec 29 2015, 06:30 PM

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Russia's S-400 to Be Equipped With High-Tech Communication System

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“The new S-400, S-500 and ‘Vityaz’ missiles will have the Tuf-MA and Tuf-M2 systems installed in them. This system will include a new modern design and digital signal processing systems that will decode signals and permit evading enemy,”
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According to him the new system, “uses phased array antennas with digital beamforming, high frequency tuning for the protection against electronic reconnaissance and interference.”


http://sputniknews.com/military/20151228/1...ern-system.html
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post Dec 29 2015, 06:35 PM

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China Has Started Building the J-20 Stealth Fighter

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China's Chengdu J-20 fighter has officially entered the early stages of production. The bird you see here is the first production model of the large, stealthy fighter, photographed on the tarmac just days ago. The fighter, marked 2101 on the fuselage, is painted a dull yellow—likely a primer coat.

The low rate initial production (LRIP) fighters will likely go to People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) test pilots for flight testing. The prototype's appearance means that most of the plane is likely frozen, design-wise, with no major changes anticipated. This new change of status puts the roughly at the same development level as the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.


http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/w...red-production/
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post Dec 29 2015, 06:40 PM

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Kadyrov blames US, Turkey ‘personal ambitions’ for Syrian crisis

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“Because of some personal ambitions, the United States and Turkey are not even trying to get on common ground with Syrian President Bashar Assad, despite the sufferings of millions of Syrians,” Kadyrov said at the major annual press conference in the Chechen capital, Grozny.
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“Just imagine, [Turkish President] Erdogan and America are saying that until Assad retires they are not even going to raise the question about stabilizing the situation. So many people are suffering because of their personal ambitions, a whole country has been destroyed because of them,” he added. 
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Kadyrov also said that Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIL/ISIS) received funds from Arab and European countries.

“Their numbers reach the tens of thousands. They are financed by rich Arab and Western European states. Best military specialists from these states are working with these terrorists. Of course they have a strong and powerful military machine,” he said.
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early December, the Chechen leader also pledged to avenge the death of a Russian citizen beheaded by IS terrorists over his alleged ties with Russian Federal Security Service, the FSB.

“Chechens remember, know and will not leave this unanswered. Those who slaughtered our citizen will not live long,” Interfax quoted him as saying.


https://www.rt.com/politics/327325-kadyrov-...urkey-personal/
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post Dec 29 2015, 06:50 PM

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Pesawat kedua A400M negara memasuki inventori TUDM hari ini.

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SUBANG, 29 Dis 15 – Tentera Udara Diraja Malaysia menerima pesawat A400M kedua daripada empat yang ditempah keseluruhan.

Ini merupakan pesawat kedua daripada empat pesawat yang dibeli pada Disember 2005. Yang pertama telah diterima pada 9 Mac lalu.

Pesawat A400M merupakan pesawat moden dari segi teknologi berbanding pesawat C130 yang berada dalam inventori TUDM.

Pesawat A400M mempunyai jangkauan operasi yang lebih jauh serta berkeupayaan untuk mengangkut kapasiti kargo yang lebih besar berbanding pesawat yang dimiliki TUDM ketika ini.


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post Dec 29 2015, 06:56 PM

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Where to get some MRE's anyway ?? I want to get some and try it out also need for camping. Store some in room for a quick meal also.
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brahim makes the armed forces mre, they also have a "civilian" version sold in local marts, go look for these

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post Dec 29 2015, 07:04 PM

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looks like the old horse is still flying around
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post Dec 29 2015, 07:14 PM

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QUOTE(KYPMbangi @ Dec 29 2015, 06:50 PM)
Pesawat kedua A400M negara memasuki inventori TUDM hari ini.

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brahim makes the armed forces mre, they also have a "civilian" version sold in local marts, go look for these

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post Dec 29 2015, 07:40 PM

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Frontal view of the Indonesian Army Aviation Mi-35P Hind attack helicopter showing it's 30mm twin gun. Credit to Afik Chopper.

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QUOTE(KYPMbangi @ Dec 29 2015, 06:50 PM)
Pesawat kedua A400M negara memasuki inventori TUDM hari ini.

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post Dec 29 2015, 07:54 PM

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US Military Urban Combat Training: Virtual Reality Could Be Used To Prepare For Fighting In Megacities

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U.S. ground troops from across the main military branches will not be prepared to fight in urban environments in the future, including global megacities that are surrounded by expansive shanty towns, high ranking U.S. military officials have said.
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"We are going to be on the top floor of a skyscraper evacuating civilians and helping people. The middle floor, we might be detaining really bad people that we’ve caught. On the first floor we will be down there killing them," said Brig. Gen. Julian Alford,
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Among the various possibilities that emerged at the conference is augmented virtual reality, which shows a real landscape and other troops but can, using head-mounted displays, superimpose or overlay virtual reality images and effects such as vehicles, explosions and aircraft dropping bombs.




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“That type of technology, you could go into a building and any building could become an augmented facility at that point because you are able to augment the building with those types of battlefield effects,”
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One of the main problems is how to train for the unique military environment of massive city.
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“We can’t afford to go out and build a 20-story skyscraper at Twentynine Palms or stack shipping containers that high, we are just not going to do that,”


http://www.ibtimes.com/us-military-urban-c...ighting-2241054
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post Dec 29 2015, 08:30 PM

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Venezuelan National Guard helicopter crashed in Colombia

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Bogota, Colombia (AFP). A Venezuelan National Guard helicopter crashed on Monday in the Colombian town of Paraguachón, on the border between the two countries, which left three officers wounded, officials from Venezuela and Colombia.

"A white Venezuelan National Guard helicopter had a mechanical incident and rushed to land this side of the Colombian border," he told reporters Defense Minister of Colombia, Luis Carlos Villegas.

The aircraft, registration EGNB742, crashed in the area of ​​La Raya, Paraguachón, at 10h36 am (17h36 GMT) "to a 7 or 10 meters maximum" of the border.


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post Dec 29 2015, 11:07 PM

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4 Fort Leonard international soldiers killed in Missouri flooding; another still missing

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Four international soldiers assigned to Ft. Leonard Wood in Missouri are among the victims of flooding that has swept the state in recent days.

Officials with Ft. Leonard Wood said a fifth person believed to have been with the soldiers is also missing. The base has not released the soldiers' names or home countries.

The international soldiers were at the Pulaski County installation to take part in training.

According to the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office, the deaths occurred Dec. 26 when car the men were in was swept away after they drove into a flooded roadway near Crocker, Missouri. Emergency personnel responding to the scene located a Chevrolet sedan that had been carried several hundred yards from the road and was entangled in some brush.


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post Dec 29 2015, 11:18 PM

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Russia’s sole manufacturer of armored vehicles may grind to a halt over debts

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YEKATERINBURG, December 29. /TASS/. Russia’s Kurganmashzavod, the country’s sole manufacturer of infantry fighting vehicles, is balancing on the brink of full stoppage over debts for natural gas consumption.
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Kurganmashzavod produces seven modifications of infantry fighting vehicles purchased by three dozens of countries and standardized chassis for various armament systems.

Kurganmashzavod signed a long-term contract with Russia’s Defense Ministry in 2015 on the delivery of several hundred modernized IFVs to the Russian Army.


http://tass.ru/en/defense/847583
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post Dec 29 2015, 11:25 PM

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This is how pilots train to fly America’s most expensive fighter jets



Read more at http://www.businessinsider.my/how-pilots-t...ACltl2LQv8iL.99
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Russian Arms Transfers and Asian Military Modernisation

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The Russian defence industry is a critical segment of the country’s economy, employing at least 2.5 million workers, and accounting for 20 per cent of all manufacturing jobs.
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According to data put out by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), defence spending (in constant 2011 U.S. dollars) fell from US$371 billion in 1988 to a low of US$21 billion in 1998.
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Between 2004 and 2014, military expenditures grew from US$41 billion to US$91.7 billion (in constant 2011 U.S. dollars)
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Consequently, currently 75-80 per cent of defence industry output is for the Russian military, and about 20-25 per cent is exported
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According to Russian sources, in 2014 Russian defence firms exported more than $15 billion worth of arms to more than 60 countries, and signed almost $14 billion worth of new contracts.
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It is worth noting that the depreciation of the Russian ruble has actually aided overseas arms sales, as Russian arms exports are paid for in foreign currencies
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over the past decade Moscow has been able to expand its customer base within the Asia Pacific, especially within Southeast Asia. In recent years, it has found new buyers in Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, and Thailand.


http://www.isn.ethz.ch/Digital-Library/Art...ng=en&id=195382
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