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 May 10 2016, 02:08 AM
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May 10 2016, 11:28 AM
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Knock-on-the-Roof: The U.S. Air Force’s New Tactic  QUOTE On April 26, 2016, U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Peter E. Gersten, the deputy commander for operations and intelligence (O&I) of Operation Inherent Resolve—America’s war against the Islamic State—revealed in a press conference a new tactic: “knock-on-the-roof.” According to Gersten, this tactic aims to “mitigate the loss of civilian life and minimize collateral damage.” QUOTE On one hand, this tactic could symbolize the rise of a new norm for liberal democracies. On the other, this tactic could easily become futile in achieving its goals if treated just as a warning shot QUOTE The Air Force utilized this tactic in an airstrike on Islamic State cash storage facilities on April 5 in Mosul QUOTE Gersten claimed intelligence had shown a woman and her children regularly within the targeted facility. As a consequence, the Air Force needed to ensure these civilians were kept out of harm’s way QUOTE to put a Hellfire [air-to-surface missile] on top of the building and air burst it so it wouldn’t destroy the building, simply knock on the roof to ensure that she and the children were out of the building. And then we proceeded with our operations QUOTE “they are using the civilian force as human shields, and we will fight and do everything possible we can to keep those civilian casualties to an absolute, absolute minimum.” QUOTE The “knock-on-the-roof” tactic is derived from one of the main international humanitarian law (IHL) rules governing hostilities—precautions QUOTE A “knock-on-the-roof” is a long-standing Israeli Air Force (IAF) procedure that dates back to the end of 2008. The IAF procedure was developed as an improvised solution to an operational and moral paradox faced by joint operations centers (JOC) during the early days of the IDF’s 2008-2009 Operation Cast Lead in the Gaza Strip http://warontherocks.com/2016/05/knock-on-...ces-new-tactic/ |
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May 10 2016, 11:42 AM
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The 13 Kinds of Craftsmen It Takes To Build a Navy Destroyer  The latest in the U.S. Navy's main set of warships, the $682 million Arleigh Burke-class destroyer John Finn, sets sail on its first sea trial late this spring after more than three years under construction at Ingalls Shipbuilding, a division of Huntington Ingalls Industries in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Here are the types of trade workers who have reason to be proud. 1. Shipfitters: These are the puzzle makers who figure out which piece of the ship, called an individual assembly, goes where. Shipfitters also begin connecting the assemblies with plasma cutters, plate rollers, drills, and welding machines. 2. Riggers: Individual assemblies are constructed upside down by many of the trades, including... 3. Inside Machinists, who build pieces using such tools as lathes, drill presses, and CNC machines, and... 4. Boilermakers, who use techniques like metal grinding and tack welding. Riggers flip these assemblies right-side up and connect them to transporters and cranes to move them into position. 5. Outside Machinists: Experts in alignment, outside machinistsinstall the toys: propulsion machinery, steering gear, radars, antennas, and weapons systems. They make sure each piece is placed properly on welded bases known as foundations. 6 Hull Welders: After the shipfitters have made initial connections, hull welders use four kinds of welding (stick welding, MIG, flux-cored arc welding, and submerged arc welding) to melt a filler material in with the base material, fully fusing the ship's joints. The process creates a bond as strong as, or stronger than, a plate that hasn't been welded at all. 7. Painters: These workers prep the ship by blasting it with abrasives or power sanders, then cover it in paints that provide protection from salt and sun exposure. They do this while standing on scaffolding built by 8. Carpenters. 9. Pipe Welders and Fitters connect pipes for sewage, water, and machinery, using mirrors in tight spaces. 10. Marine electricians lay out, install, and test every electrical system. 11. Cable pullers route 322 miles of cable throughout the entire ship. 12. Sheet-Metal Mechanics create air ducts for the ventilation system. 13 Joiner/Insulators install living quarters, furniture, and insulation. http://www.popularmechanics.com/military/n...navy-craftsman/ |
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May 10 2016, 11:49 AM
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WATCH: SAA Kornet ATGM destroys rebels’ tank in southern Aleppo (video) QUOTE Combat footage released by “war media team”, shows Syrian Army troops and allied fighters destroy Jaish al-Fateh tank with a Russian-made anti-tank Kornet missile. The video took place at the battleground town of Khan Tuman, that located 13 km to the south of Aleppo city. https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/moment...outhern-aleppo/ WATCH: SAA units eliminate rebel sniper by surface-to-surface missile (Video) QUOTE A video footage taken by the SAA’s paramilitary faction of “Liwaa Der’ Al-Watan” (LDW), shows the moment their troops take down a rebel sniper. According to LDW source, The missile attack was conducted with a modified homemade Al-Fil rocket (the elephant) with the incident taking place at Darayya farms in the southern countryside of Damascus. https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/watch-...issile-video-3/ |
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May 10 2016, 01:05 PM
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Indonesian Army Field Artillery Battalion new KH-179 155mm howitzer.
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May 10 2016, 01:21 PM
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QUOTE Thai Navy Accepts Its First Two Airbus H145M Helicopters by Chris Pocock - May 9, 2016, 8:52 AM  The first two H145Ms for the Thai navy are not yet carrying national insignia, while on training duties in Germany. (Photo: Airbus Helicopters). Airbus Helicopters has handed over the first two H145M lightweight multirole helicopters to the Royal Thai Navy (RTN), at its Donauworth site. The RTN was the second customer for the militarized H145, following the German army, which has now received three of the 15 that it ordered for special forces duties. This first pair for the RTN will remain in Germany for the time being, moving to the company’s training center in Manching for pilot instruction. All five should be delivered to Thailand by September. The Royal Thai Army is acquiring another 12 similar helicopters: six H145s (formerly EC135 T2s) direct from Airbus Helicopters and six UH-72A Lakotas built in the U.S. and acquired via the U.S. Foreign Military Sales process. Airbus Helicopters claims that the H145M offers “true multirole capability and low operating costs.” It is powered by two Turbomeca Arriel 2E engines which make it “the quietest helicopter in its class,” according to the company. The examples for the RTN have internal long-range fuel tanks, weather radar, an HF radio system and multi-purpose pylons. Standard features include the Helionix digital avionics suite that includes a four-axis autopilot that was developed in-house. https://www.ainonline.com/aviation-news/def...45m-helicopters |
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May 10 2016, 01:32 PM
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South China Sea: US Navy Destroyer Asserts Freedom of Navigation Near Fiery Cross Reef  QUOTE On Tuesday, the United States Navy has staged its third freedom of navigation operation (FONOP) in the South China Sea since China started building artificial islands in the disputed Spratly chain. According to a senior U.S. defense official who spoke to the Wall Street Journal, the USS William P. Lawrence, an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, sailed within 12 nautical miles of Fiery Cross Reef QUOTE The Journal‘s report is sparse on details, but does note that the “destroyer took one pass past the island in an operation the defense official described as routine.” QUOTE under Article 18 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of Sea (UNCLOS). Fiery Cross Reef, as it existed before China’s extensive island-building work, was mostly fully submerged at high tide, with the exception of two rocks. These two rocks may entitle the feature to a 12 nautical mile territorial sea, though China’s extensive land reclamation and dredging has transformed the feature into a large artificial island. (Artificial islands do not receive any special consideration.) QUOTE Tuesday’s operation near Fiery Cross Reef comes after reports in late-April suggested that the United States had canceled a scheduled FONOP to instead fly aircraft to demonstrate resolve at Scarborough Shoal, a feature disputed between China and the Philippines QUOTE Fiery Cross Reef has been among one of the more discussed Chinese features in the Spratly Islands. It is among the group of seven features that China has chosen to turn into artificial islands. It has drawn particular scrutiny as the location of a 3,000 meter airstrip, which remains under construction. China has reclaimed 2,740 square kilometers at Fiery Cross, according to the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative. China has occupied the reef, which is also claimed by the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam, since the late 1980s QUOTE The choice of Fiery Cross also has particular signaling value for the United States, as Gordon Lubold notes in his report for the Journal. General Fan Changlong, vice chairman of the power Chinese Central Military Commission, visited Fiery Cross Reef recently, becoming the senior-most Chinese military official to visit one of China’s artificial islands in the South China Sea. Moreover, in a propaganda move, China recently sent popular military folk singer Song Zuying to perform for People’s Liberation Army-Navy and civilian construction personnel on Fiery Cross Reef http://thediplomat.com/2016/05/south-china...ery-cross-reef/ |
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May 10 2016, 01:40 PM
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Stealth Drones Could Be U.S. Pilots’ New Wingmen  QUOTE The U.S. military is quietly developing a stealthy “fifth-generation” drone warplane with potentially cutting-edge combat capabilities. But the drone isn’t technically a frontline fighter QUOTE It’s a target—in essence, a high-tech clay pigeon that Pentagon war-game organizers would launch into the air for fighter pilots to hunt down and destroy for training purposes.Largely unnnoticed by the mainstream media, the Air Force has been tinkering with new software that, with the flip of a switch, transforms target drones into robotic “wingmen” for manned F-22 and F-35 stealth fighters QUOTE “If we do it right, a custom-built stealthy target aircraft is going to have a performance envelope that’s pretty close to an actual stealth fighter,” QUOTE “The target drone will lack many of the bells and whistles of a full-up stealth fighter, but that’s more feature than bug,” QUOTE “The drone is designed to only do the core essential functions, and most of the time, that’s what we really need anyway.” QUOTE The Air Force began work on the Fifth-Generation Aerial Target, or 5GAT, way back in 2006. At the time, the military mostly used Vietnam War-vintage F-4 fighters as targets, fitting the old F-4s with remote controls, adding a “Q” to their designation to indicate their target status and then sending them zooming over training ranges for the flying branch’s F-15s, F-16s and F-22s to shoot down QUOTE The Air Force ran out of QF-4s in 2015 and began adding the remote controls to decommissioned F-16s, instead. Both the QF-4s and the QF-16s—“third-generation” and “fourth-generation” warplanes, respectively—are supersonic and at least reasonably maneuverable QUOTE But there’s one thing the old drones are not—stealthy. Both jet types lack the carefully-calculated angles that help stealth fighters such as the Air Force’s F-22s and F-35s to scatter electromagnetic energy and keep them off of radar scopes QUOTE "5GAT will represent stressing characteristics of fifth-generation threat aircraft that cannot be met by the QF-4 or QF-16,” http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016...ew-wingmen.html |
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May 10 2016, 02:45 PM
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May 10 2016, 02:47 PM
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May 10 2016, 03:07 PM
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ADMM-Plus Maritime Security & Counter-Terrorism Exercise
Visit, Board, Search and Seizure (VBSS) operations come into play when navy crews board other ships to check for contraband items. In the Maritime Security phase of the ongoing ADMM-Plus Maritime Security & Counter-Terrorism Exercise, the crews of the Republic of Singapore Navy’s frigate RSS Formidable and the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force’s helicopter destroyer JDS Ise practise on one another.   Personnel from the ship-storming team of the RSS Formidable heading towards the JDS Ise in a Rigid-Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) for the VBSS operation.  Team from JDS Ise climbs on board RSS Formidable via the heli-deck.  Special Forces from Brunei and Singapore finalising their tactical plans before moving out. *ROK requested all photos of their units removed... zzzz This post has been edited by Fat & Fluffy: May 10 2016, 03:20 PM |
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May 10 2016, 03:13 PM
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ADMM-Plus Maritime Security and Counter-Terrorism Exercise
*land-based operation in Singapore Counter-Terrorism Task Group stormed the hideout in a simultaneous assault during a drill at the ADMM-Plus Maritime Security and Counter-Terrorism Exercise.   Special Forces from India and Indonesia preparing to infiltrate a building where the 'terrorists' are hiding.  Special Forces from various countries including Cambodia, New Zealand and Russia storming the building simultaneously.  Troops from the People's Army of Vietnam training on board the Mobile Adjustable Ramp System. This post has been edited by Fat & Fluffy: May 10 2016, 03:32 PM |
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May 10 2016, 03:30 PM
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Indonesia frees vessel captured by suspected pirates: Navy
 JAKARTA: Indonesia on Monday (May 9) freed a Singapore-flagged vessel captured by pirates off the coast of Borneo island, and detained nine suspects involved in the hijacking, a navy spokesman said. The 20 crew and one passenger who were aboard the captured boat were unharmed during the operation, navy spokesman Edi Sucipto said in a statement. The vessel had disappeared from radar inside Indonesian waters before reappearing some distance away under a different name, arousing suspicion. Sucipto said the navy pursued the vessel before securing it and freeing the captive crew. The pirates had planned to shift 200 kilolitres of oil from the Singapore-flagged ship to another vessel, he added. Nine Indonesian citizens were detained on suspicion of piracy and were being transferred to Surabaya city, on northeastern Java island, for further questioning.  Piracy is not uncommon along Southeast Asia's lucrative maritime trade routes. Indonesia has vowed to protect its vast archipelago from illegal incursions by unregulated fishers and pirates, and has seized hundreds of vessels in a tough crackdown. "The Indonesian navy will continue to patrol the seas to maintain safety within Indonesian territory," Sucipto said. |
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May 10 2016, 04:12 PM
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QUOTE Philippine Navy's lead SSV sails towards home Ridzwan Rahmat, Singapore - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly 10 May 2016  The first SSV, Tarlac, during a visit by IHS Jane's to PT PAL in March 2016. (IHS/Ridzwan Rahmat) The first strategic sealift vessel (SSV) on order for the Philippine Navy (PN) has departed Surabaya and is now on its way towards Manila, a PT PAL official told IHS Jane's on 9 May. The landing platform dock-like vessel, which will be the future BRP Tarlac (601), was sent off on the previous day in a ceremony presided over by Indonesian vice-president Jusuf Kalla and representatives from the Philippine government. Tarlac is the first of two SSVs acquired under a contract worth USD92 million signed in June 2014 between PT PAL and the Philippine government. The vessel was launched in January 2016 and began its first sea trials in April the same year, according to PT PAL. http://www.janes.com/article/60139/philipp...ls-towards-home |
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May 10 2016, 09:12 PM
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The hijackers told that they would move the load to malaysian tanker MT Marine Gas Oil
Source QUOTE(Fat & Fluffy @ May 10 2016, 02:30 PM) Indonesia frees vessel captured by suspected pirates: Navy JAKARTA: Indonesia on Monday (May 9) freed a Singapore-flagged vessel captured by pirates off the coast of Borneo island, and detained nine suspects involved in the hijacking, a navy spokesman said. The 20 crew and one passenger who were aboard the captured boat were unharmed during the operation, navy spokesman Edi Sucipto said in a statement. The vessel had disappeared from radar inside Indonesian waters before reappearing some distance away under a different name, arousing suspicion. Sucipto said the navy pursued the vessel before securing it and freeing the captive crew. The pirates had planned to shift 200 kilolitres of oil from the Singapore-flagged ship to another vessel, he added. Nine Indonesian citizens were detained on suspicion of piracy and were being transferred to Surabaya city, on northeastern Java island, for further questioning. Piracy is not uncommon along Southeast Asia's lucrative maritime trade routes. Indonesia has vowed to protect its vast archipelago from illegal incursions by unregulated fishers and pirates, and has seized hundreds of vessels in a tough crackdown. "The Indonesian navy will continue to patrol the seas to maintain safety within Indonesian territory," Sucipto said.  |
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May 10 2016, 11:17 PM
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converted apc with forward ramp?
its originally a centurion tank  http://www.janes.com/article/60159/sofex-2...s-out-heavy-apc |
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May 10 2016, 11:41 PM
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QUOTE(DDG_Ross @ May 10 2016, 11:17 PM) There's a reason most IFV/APC have rear exit ramps, so that the infantry will be covered by the hull of the vehicle from frontal fire.  |
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May 10 2016, 11:49 PM
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Greeting everyone! Any enlisted army or navy men/women here? I'm keen on joining after I finish my degree. If I've read the website correctly, it's somewhat similar to the States in terms of Officer school, considering I'll be entering with a university degree.
Could anyone shed some light on the enlisting process? I remotely remember that the public service + police and military was frozen a couple of years back. Have they started recruiting again? Would appreciate any feedback from anyone who's currently serving. Thanks! |
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May 10 2016, 11:49 PM
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QUOTE(DDG_Ross @ May 10 2016, 11:17 PM) converted apc with forward ramp? it's remind me of those landing boats of Allied forces during D-day in Normandy beach.its originally a centurion tank http://www.janes.com/article/60159/sofex-2...s-out-heavy-apc |
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May 10 2016, 11:54 PM
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QUOTE(MilitaryMadness @ May 10 2016, 11:41 PM) Very bad design. You're basically asking your infantry to dismount straight into enemy fire. well the particular apc do have a rear ramp similar to the israeli achzaritThere's a reason most IFV/APC have rear exit ramps, so that the infantry will be covered by the hull of the vehicle from frontal fire.  but i more concern the front ramp is practically a "weak point" in the armor looks like just a few plates of armor that protects the whole cabin crew to the enemy fire |
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