AFAIK the French are very liberal with their weapons sales policy. First time I heard they ban anything.

They did refused delivery of the MISTRAL to the Russian.

That was due to embargo. Likewise during Falklands, no more Exocets for Argentina. But these are considered special events mah...

China’s Military Intelligence System is Changing





http://warontherocks.com/2015/12/chinas-mi...em-is-changing/

The SIPRI Top 100 Arms-Producing and Military Services Companies, 2014









http://www.isn.ethz.ch/Digital-Library/Art...ng=en&id=195385

That one due to US pressure. If it was up to France they'd be sailing the ships to Vladivistok at the first opportunity.

Now they're forced to sell the ships at a loss to Egypt. Russia had agreed to pay 1.4 billion euros for the two, now France have to settle for 950 million euros for the Egyptian sale.

This post has been edited by MilitaryMadness: Dec 30 2015, 11:05 PM

Russian Helicopters confirms agreement with Egypt for 46 Kamov Ka-52 aircraft



MOSCOW , December 30. /TASS/. Russia has signed an agreement with Egypt for delivery of forty-six helicopters of the Ka-52 Alligator family, the Director General of the JSC Russian Helicopters holding company, Alexander Mikheyev, said on Wednesday.

"In this knotty situation, we've managed to keep up the financial parameters reached previously and to broaden the presence of Russian helicopter technologies in the world market," he said. "For instance, a large agreement for delivery of forty-six Ka-52 Alligator helicopters has been signed with Egypt through [the state weaponry trading company] Rosoboronexport."

In the summer, a source in the military diplomatic milieu told TASS Egypt had commissioned Ka-52 helicopters to Russia. Another source said several months later the case in hand was 50 helicopters and the handover of the sea-based version of the Ka-52 developed and built for deployment aboard the Mistral class helicopter carriers built in France upon an order from the Russian Navy.

http://tass.ru/en/defense/847966

Looks like KA52 has exploding canopy so does it mean it has ejector seats for pilots?

As was the case for the Royal Morrocan Navy’s Mohammed VI FREMM, the former Normandie saw its second row of vertical launch system (SYLVER A70, used to launch MBDA’s naval cruise missiles) and the two SIGEN R-ECM electronic warfare and jammer systems removed because of export limitations for these sensitive equipments.

http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/n...ptian-navy.html

Eject through the spinning blade?

it is equipped with K-37-800M shock-absorbing ejector seats

Kamov combat helicopters (KA-50, KA-52)have a main rotor detachment system that uses explosive bolts. This detaches the main rotor and only then the ejector seats activate. It is unique, but hardly secret.

I'm surprised more people here are not aware of this.

This post has been edited by MilitaryMadness: Dec 31 2015, 07:41 AM

and french have to pay penalty fee some sort to russian right? french rage

do murica help pay?

Lol, sigen r-ecm and syracuse system are exclusively for French navy use only.
They didn't ban other ecm export.

This post has been edited by yinchet: Dec 31 2015, 09:00 AM

Looks like Yemen strategy of launching Scud missiles actually worked in a way, with reports of Saudi princes suddenly going on 'holidays' overseas jumping significantly.

we hope so, but than Scorpion2 quite old already in term of technology compare use in Sigen R-ECM or Elttronic
specially no news yet for our LCS will install or not.

This post has been edited by waja2000: Dec 31 2015, 11:41 AM

Rheinmetall has been selected to upgrade the 128 Polish Leopard 2A4 into the Leopard 2PL.





^^^
Looks like the Polish Leopard 2PL will be using the same turret as the Indonesian Leopard 2RI but without the add-on armor modules on it's hull.

Indonesian officials posing on top of the Indonesian Leopard 2RI tank in Unterluss Germany:



This post has been edited by azriel: Jan 1 2016, 11:17 AM

sos ada?
I want to repost

Syrian Army unstoppable at Sheikh Meskin – Map update



Hours ago, the Syrian Arab Army (SAA), heavily aided by Russian airstrikes, was able to impose full control over the city of Sheikh Meskin in the Daraa governorate of southern Syria. Effectively, rebels have been forced to abandon the city and flee southwest to a river on the perimeter of Sheikh Meskin.

This serves as a vital blow to rebels who otherwise have seen their forces make steady gains in the countryside of Daraa during the past two years. To add insult to injury, government troops stationed at the provincial capital of Daraa have also advanced deep inside the previously rebel-held district of Daraa al-Balad during the past weeks.

Strategically, the SAA is attempting to regain control of the M5-highway which links Daraa with the Syrian capital of Damascus. Currently, government troops are forced to use the railway and some minor country roads to bring in supplies to soldiers and civilians inside the government-held part of Daraa city.

The last rebel-held towns along the highway are Dael and Abtaa which have both had their eastern entrance besieged by government troops. If these are recaptured by the SAA, the road will be re-opened and supplies will be transported to Daraa city much more cost-effectively.

http://www.almasdarnews.com/article/syrian...kin-map-update/

Tech at Its Best: PAK FA Named 'Game-Changing' Aircraft of the 21st Century



http://sputniknews.com/military/20151230/1...pak-fa-f35.html