Here’s why some militaries have strange pixelated camouflage
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Over the last two decades or so, armed forces around the world have abandoned their camouflage patterns in favor of a more pixelated, machine engineered camo, similar to the blocky graphics in the popular online game “Minecraft.”
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According to retired US Army Lieutenant Timonthy R. O’Neill, large blotchy patterns work best for long distances and small patterns work best up close.
Pixelated patterns marry the two ideas together.
As the BBC notes, “close up, the small patches mimic natural patterns on the scale of leaves on a tree, but from farther away, the clusters of squares create a macro texture that blends with branches, trees and shadows.”
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Soldiers wearing the Marine pattern camo (MARPAT) took 2.5 seconds to detect while soldiers wearing monocolor or the large, blotchy NATO camo could be detected in just about one second.
In an armed conflict where the enemy is within visual range, these seconds make all the difference in the world.
However, some pixelated camos have not been as successful.
The US Army’s overly ambitious rollout of a pixelated camo (ARPAT) proved too cookie-cutter of a solution to the various theaters of war US Army soldiers find themselves in.
The UCP (Universal Camouflage Pattern) adopted by the army in Afghanistan proved a huge mistake, as its lack of brown hues made soldiers starkly stand out in the mostly dessert backgrounds.
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This lesson was perhaps lost on the Chinese, who unveiled a shocking maritime camo scheme on a variety of armored vehicles and missile batteries in their September 3, 2015 military parade.
The blue pixelated camo makes little sense for land combat vehicles, even an amphibious vehicle would lose its need for a bright blue camo scheme as soon as it left the water.
Perhaps the Chinese chose the color scheme to signal a rhetorical shift in the focus of their armed forces on naval strength.
I suppose it's a better way to go than being captured
Would be surprised if it was actually misfires or typical friendly fire that killed him and the Russian MoD is just trying to mask things up with flowers
Hello manusia yg berminat2. Anyone knows whats the process of joining utk? Do the person need to join pdrm first? And about ggk, do the person need to join tdm first?
Joined: Feb 2014
From: Somewhere in the pacific, or indian ocean
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Hello manusia yg berminat2. Anyone knows whats the process of joining utk? Do the person need to join pdrm first? And about ggk, do the person need to join tdm first?
If the boat really want to ram them,then why the hell the bulletholes are at the side of the ship.It looks more like firing from the side rather from the front.Hayah illegal fishing in indonesian water,those ships went fishing at the indian ocean,then went back to spore via selat melaka.They didn't even catch fish in indonesian water so shooting at them are totally unjustified.
What is so surprise? Who are the pirates in selat melaka and in those waters surrounded by indonesia? Ask any fishermen and people in the maritime enforcement agency.
First send in the China fishing boat, when enforcement action by MMEA and RMN begins, the China coastguard will come in.
We'll see the PLAN soon.
PLAN most likely won't come. Only coastguard with their "patrol boats" larger than anything we can put on the sea and better armed than what ever we can show. China claimed SCS as theirs. Anything happen there will be "internal affair" and police/coastguard will be in charged. Unless someone send arm forces, that will be foreign invasion and lain cerita.
IRGC rescue helicopter crashes, killing all on board
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An air ambulance helicopter crashed on Friday in Iran's central province of Fars, killing everyone on board, Iranian media reported.
State TV said the helicopter was taking a patient from a remote area to the city of Shiraz when it crashed. The patient, four medics and two crew were killed, the broadcaster said.
The semi-official Fars news agency said nine people were killed, including five injured in a car accident, it quoted police official Mohammad Hossein Hamidi as saying.
The official IRNA news agency put the death toll at 10.
A local official told state TV the cause of the crash was under investigation. Iran's official news agency IRNA said the area had experienced storms and heavy rainfall in recent days.
Striking drone footage shows what remains of Palmyra after ISIS pillage
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A Russian crew has launched a quadcopter drone that has surveyed the ancient city of Palmyra, which has been under Islamic State control since last May. The city is currently the scene of fierce fighting as the government tries to recapture it.
Breaking: Syrian Army, Hezbollah liberate Al-Amariyah in northern Palmyra
According to the Tiger Forces’ media wing, the Syrian Armed Forces and their allies imposed full control over the Al-‘Amariyah District in northern Palmyra (Tadmur) after a fierce battle with the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS) this morning.
The Al-‘Amariyah District is the key to Palmyra’s northern sector; its capture this morning will allow the Syrian Armed Forces and their allies to conduct a flank maneuver in order to flood the terrorists out of the city.
While the situation in the northern countryside of Palmyra appears to be getting better, the the current battle in southern Palmyra is deadlocked near the military airport, as the Syrian Armed Forces struggle to advance.
Meanwhile, in the western part of the city, the Syrian Armed Forces were forced to retreat to the Palmyra Archaeological Zone after ISIS recaptured the Badiyah District last night.
The Tiger Forces are leading the operations in Palmyra; however, they are backed by Hezbollah, the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Liwaa Suqour Al-Sahra (Desert Hawks Brigade), Fouj Al-Mughawayr Al-Bahir (Syrian Marines), Liwaa Imam Ali (Iraqi paramilitary), Badr Brigades (Iraqi paramilitary), the National Defense Forces (NDF), and Liwaa Al-Fatemiyoun (Afghani paramilitary).
This is the only map you need to see to know that Donald Trump is wrong about NATO
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NATO has come under fire in recent days as Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump has called the military alliance obsolete.
And while the alliance does have its flaws, with some European member states feeling secure under a US security umbrella, NATO still remains and global and critical organization.
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The blue on the map shows NATO’s core, which is structured around the organization’s 28 member states. This number will soon expand to 29, as Montenegro is undergoing accessions talks. All member states are treaty bound to come to each other’s defensive in case they are attacked.
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NATO forces are active in a training role in Afghanistan, an anti-piracy role off the coast of Somalia, and as a counter-terrorism force in the Mediterranean.
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And the lime green Partnership for Peace (PFP) partner nations span a wide range of former Soviet nations, the neutral Nordic states, and other non-NATO nations in Europe.
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Some PFP nations, such as Macedonia and Austria, even contribute personnel to NATO operations.
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The Istanbul Cooperation Initiative similarly focuses on providing security and intelligence cooperation throughout the Middle East.
25 years ago on March 26, 1991, Singapore Airlines plane, SQ117 was hijacked. The lives of 114 passengers and 11 SIA staff hung in a balance. When negotiations broke down, Commandos had no choice but to storm the plane to rescue all of them. The four hijackers were killed.
The SQ117 hijack might have been 25 years ago, but our stance remains the same - the SAF is committed to Singapore's defence, and ongoing fight against terrorism. Let us also do our part to stay alert, and never take our peace for granted.
Terrorists then and now will seek to inflict harm on innocent civilians. When called upon, the SAF will need to act swiftly and effectively as it has done before. Let us all stay vigilant and never let our guard down against such threats.
Singapore Airlines flight SQ 117 was hijacked on 26 March 1991 shortly after it took off from Kuala Lumpur.1The hijackers were four passengers who claimed to be members of the Pakistan People’s Party.2 The plane landed at Changi Airport at 10.24 pm.3 Commandos of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) mounted a rescue operation at 6.50 am on 27 March 1991, killing all four hijackers and bringing the passengers and crew to safety.4
Flight SQ 117 Singapore Airlines flight SQ 117 on board an Airbus A310 was a 50-minute-long shuttle service between Subang International Airport in Kuala Lumpur and Changi Airport in Singapore.5
The plane was carrying 114 passengers and 11 crew members. Its passengers included 55 Malaysians, 21 Singaporeans, 12 Japanese, four Britons and others from the United States, Canada and France.6 The flight’s pilot was Captain Stanley Lim, while the chief steward was Philip Cheong.7
The hijack On 26 March 1991, SQ 117 took off from Subang International Airport in Kuala Lumpur after 9 pm. Some newpaper reports state that the plane took off at 9:15 pm, but subsequent publications suggest that the plane actually took off at 9.38 pm.8 At around 9.50 pm, four hijackers took control of the plane’s cabin.9 Their leader shouted that they were hijacking the plane, and instructed passengers to keep calm and remain in their seats. The unmasked hijackers were armed with large cylindrical sticks, cigarette lighters and knives.10 The large cylindrical sticks, which were initially assumed to be lethal explosives,11 were later identified as sparklers.12
After taking control of the cabin, the leader of the hijackers communicated with the pilot, Captain Lim, and threatened to blow the plane up if it landed in Singapore. He demanded that Lim fly the plane to Sydney. Lim stressed that the plane did not have enough fuel to fly to Sydney, and that it would crash if he did so. The leader then permitted Lim to land the plane in Singapore to refuel before heading to Sydney, and promised to release the passengers at Changi Airport.13
Demands of the hijackers The plane landed on Runway One of Changi Airport at 10.24 pm.14 The leader ordered Lim to stop the plane on the runway, and ensure that no one approaches it. He also communicated his demands to Lim, who relayed them to the authorities.15
The leader demanded to speak to the Pakistani ambassador to Singapore as well as former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. He also demanded the release of a number of people jailed in Pakistan, including Bhutto’s husband, and wanted the plane to be refuelled and flown to Sydney.16
The negotiation process By 10.30 pm on 26 March, police officers, including crack troopers from the Police Tactical Team, had surrounded the plane. The Singapore government activated a crisis management team called the Executive Group, consisting of representatives from the Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Home Affairs and other related organisations. Hostage negotiators were also alerted.17
Lim relayed messages between the police negotiators, who attempted to persuade the hijackers to release the hostages, and the hijackers with his headset.18
The hijackers forced passengers in the first- and Raffles-class sections of the plane to take seats in the economy-class sections. Their leader moved up and down the aisles, while the other three hijackers took control of the front, middle and tail sections of the plane.19
At 11.20 pm, flight steward Bernard Tan was beaten up by the hijackers and thrown out of the plane, falling 4.5 m onto the tarmac.20 Tan provided the police with information about the hijackers and their weapons,21 and was taken to the Singapore General Hospital.22
At around midnight, the hijackers splashed the cockpit and the control panel of the plane with alcohol seized from the first-class cabin, and then threatened to set the plane on fire.23 The hijackers also physically assaulted Lim and an American passenger.24
At about 2.30 am, the hijackers lit up some newspapers on the cockpit floor, and threatened to set the plane on fire again.25 The hostage negotiators agreed to refuel the plane, and the hijackers put out the fire. At 2.40 am, the plane was moved to the outer tarmac of the airport.26
At 3.25 am, the Singapore government released a detailed statement about the hijackers’ demands. The first load of petrol was delivered at about 3.30 am.27 Around that time, Chief Steward Philip Cheong was beaten up and pushed out of the plane.28 He provided the police with more information about the hijackers.29
Negotiations stopped at 6.45 am when the hijackers informed the negotiating team that they were no longer interested in communicating.30 The hijackers issued a five-minute deadline, threatening to kill one hostage every 10 minutes if their demands were not met.31 The hijackers began a countdown. The negotiating team and the Executive Group then made the decision to mount a rescue operation in order to save the hostages.32
Storming operation and rescue During the time when negotiations with the hijackers were taking place, a team of SAF commandos was rehearsing a storming operation in a similar Airbus plane.33 At 6.47 am, the commando team received the order to storm the plane.34
At 6.50 am, the commandos forced the plane doors open with detonating charges and tossed stun grenades into the plane. After shouting for the passengers to get down and identifying themselves as the rescue team,35 the commandos shot dead all four hijackers, leaving the hostages unharmed. The entire operation lasted 30 seconds.36
The commandos then instructed the passengers to exit the aircraft through emergency exit chutes.37 After confirming that there were no more hijackers, the passengers were transported to the airport terminal in three buses.38
A press conference was held at 7.50 am to announce the success of the rescue operation.39
The hijackers’ identities The hijackers were later identified as Shahid Hussain Soomro, Fida Mohammad Khan Jadoon, Javaid Akhter Keyani and Mohammad Yousof Mughal. Shahid Hussain Soomro was the leader, while Fida Mohammad Khan Jadoon was regarded as the most violent hijacker.40 They were all Pakistani nationals, and claimed to be members of the Pakistan People’s Party.41
Aftermath The hijacking of SQ 117 was the first such incident to involve a Singapore Airlines plane and the first to have taken place in Singapore.42 Singapore received accolades from the international media for its swift handling of the incident.43
Shortly after the hijacking incident, then Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad ordered security measures at Malaysian airports to be tightened.44 Singapore also requested that airport authorities in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh conduct more thorough checks on baggage and passengers.45
On 9 April 1991, then Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong hosted a tea reception for the key people involved in the SQ 117 rescue operation in order to express the government’s appreciation. The guests included SAF personnel, Chief Steward Philip Cheong and Captain Stanley Lim.46
The 1991 National Day Awards list included several key players involved in the storming and rescue of SQ 117. The commando unit received the Medal of Valour, while members of the Police Negotiation Team received the President’s Certificate of Commendation. Both the leader of the Police Negotiation Team, Foo Kia Juah, and the pilot of SQ 117, Stanley Lim, received the Public Service Star. Lim Siong Guan, then acting chairman of the Executive Group, received the Meritorious Service Medal.47 In 1997, the SAF revealed that the commandos involved in the SQ 117 rescue operation were members of the Special Operations Force,48 a secret hostage-rescue and counter-terrorism unit.
After spat, Chinese flotilla heads to Indonesia for joint drills
BEIJING: Chinese ships left the port of Qingdao on Saturday to take part in naval exercises off the coast of Indonesia, China's Ministry of Defence said, a week after a dispute between the two countries over contested waters in the South China Sea.
In a notice posted on its website (www.mod.gov.cn), the ministry said the Chinese navy flotilla will hold joint blue-water training and conduct disaster relief exercises with 16 nations, including Indonesia, the United States and Russia.
The exercises, run by the Indonesian navy, will begin at Padang and nearby islands on April 12.
Last week, Indonesia attempted to detain a Chinese trawler it accused of fishing in its exclusive economic zone in the South China Sea, prompting the Chinese coastguard to intervene.
Tensions have been rising in the South China Sea as China continues to reclaim land and stake claims over vast swathes of an important shipping corridor. Several Southeast Asian countries have overlapping claims in the area, including Vietnam.
The ministry said in a separate notice that Defence Minister Chang Wanquan was due to visit Vietnam on Saturday to participate in high-level talks.
Flag in Flames: N. Korea Threatens US With Nuclear Attack in Graphic Video
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The video posted on a YouTube channel of North Korean media DPRK Today demonstrates the country's military capabilities and narrates a story of its relations with the US. At the end of the video, North Korea launches a ballistic missile which hits Washington, and the American flag is shown in flames.
If there are any further provocations from the US, "we will launch a preventive nuclear attack without thinking twice," the subtitles read.
In January North Korea successfully carried out a hydrogen bomb test, and one month later put a satellite into orbit, violating UN Security Council resolutions and escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula.
25 years ago on March 26, 1991, Singapore Airlines plane, SQ117 was hijacked. The lives of 114 passengers and 11 SIA staff hung in a balance. When negotiations broke down, Commandos had no choice but to storm the plane to rescue all of them. The four hijackers were killed.
The SQ117 hijack might have been 25 years ago, but our stance remains the same - the SAF is committed to Singapore's defence, and ongoing fight against terrorism. Let us also do our part to stay alert, and never take our peace for granted.
Terrorists then and now will seek to inflict harm on innocent civilians. When called upon, the SAF will need to act swiftly and effectively as it has done before. Let us all stay vigilant and never let our guard down against such threats.
Singapore Airlines flight SQ 117 was hijacked on 26 March 1991 shortly after it took off from Kuala Lumpur.1The hijackers were four passengers who claimed to be members of the Pakistan People’s Party.2 The plane landed at Changi Airport at 10.24 pm.3 Commandos of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) mounted a rescue operation at 6.50 am on 27 March 1991, killing all four hijackers and bringing the passengers and crew to safety.4
Flight SQ 117 Singapore Airlines flight SQ 117 on board an Airbus A310 was a 50-minute-long shuttle service between Subang International Airport in Kuala Lumpur and Changi Airport in Singapore.5
The plane was carrying 114 passengers and 11 crew members. Its passengers included 55 Malaysians, 21 Singaporeans, 12 Japanese, four Britons and others from the United States, Canada and France.6 The flight’s pilot was Captain Stanley Lim, while the chief steward was Philip Cheong.7
The hijack On 26 March 1991, SQ 117 took off from Subang International Airport in Kuala Lumpur after 9 pm. Some newpaper reports state that the plane took off at 9:15 pm, but subsequent publications suggest that the plane actually took off at 9.38 pm.8 At around 9.50 pm, four hijackers took control of the plane’s cabin.9 Their leader shouted that they were hijacking the plane, and instructed passengers to keep calm and remain in their seats. The unmasked hijackers were armed with large cylindrical sticks, cigarette lighters and knives.10 The large cylindrical sticks, which were initially assumed to be lethal explosives,11 were later identified as sparklers.12
After taking control of the cabin, the leader of the hijackers communicated with the pilot, Captain Lim, and threatened to blow the plane up if it landed in Singapore. He demanded that Lim fly the plane to Sydney. Lim stressed that the plane did not have enough fuel to fly to Sydney, and that it would crash if he did so. The leader then permitted Lim to land the plane in Singapore to refuel before heading to Sydney, and promised to release the passengers at Changi Airport.13
Demands of the hijackers The plane landed on Runway One of Changi Airport at 10.24 pm.14 The leader ordered Lim to stop the plane on the runway, and ensure that no one approaches it. He also communicated his demands to Lim, who relayed them to the authorities.15
The leader demanded to speak to the Pakistani ambassador to Singapore as well as former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. He also demanded the release of a number of people jailed in Pakistan, including Bhutto’s husband, and wanted the plane to be refuelled and flown to Sydney.16
The negotiation process By 10.30 pm on 26 March, police officers, including crack troopers from the Police Tactical Team, had surrounded the plane. The Singapore government activated a crisis management team called the Executive Group, consisting of representatives from the Ministry of Defence, Ministry of Home Affairs and other related organisations. Hostage negotiators were also alerted.17
Lim relayed messages between the police negotiators, who attempted to persuade the hijackers to release the hostages, and the hijackers with his headset.18
The hijackers forced passengers in the first- and Raffles-class sections of the plane to take seats in the economy-class sections. Their leader moved up and down the aisles, while the other three hijackers took control of the front, middle and tail sections of the plane.19
At 11.20 pm, flight steward Bernard Tan was beaten up by the hijackers and thrown out of the plane, falling 4.5 m onto the tarmac.20 Tan provided the police with information about the hijackers and their weapons,21 and was taken to the Singapore General Hospital.22
At around midnight, the hijackers splashed the cockpit and the control panel of the plane with alcohol seized from the first-class cabin, and then threatened to set the plane on fire.23 The hijackers also physically assaulted Lim and an American passenger.24
At about 2.30 am, the hijackers lit up some newspapers on the cockpit floor, and threatened to set the plane on fire again.25 The hostage negotiators agreed to refuel the plane, and the hijackers put out the fire. At 2.40 am, the plane was moved to the outer tarmac of the airport.26
At 3.25 am, the Singapore government released a detailed statement about the hijackers’ demands. The first load of petrol was delivered at about 3.30 am.27 Around that time, Chief Steward Philip Cheong was beaten up and pushed out of the plane.28 He provided the police with more information about the hijackers.29
Negotiations stopped at 6.45 am when the hijackers informed the negotiating team that they were no longer interested in communicating.30 The hijackers issued a five-minute deadline, threatening to kill one hostage every 10 minutes if their demands were not met.31 The hijackers began a countdown. The negotiating team and the Executive Group then made the decision to mount a rescue operation in order to save the hostages.32
Storming operation and rescue During the time when negotiations with the hijackers were taking place, a team of SAF commandos was rehearsing a storming operation in a similar Airbus plane.33 At 6.47 am, the commando team received the order to storm the plane.34
At 6.50 am, the commandos forced the plane doors open with detonating charges and tossed stun grenades into the plane. After shouting for the passengers to get down and identifying themselves as the rescue team,35 the commandos shot dead all four hijackers, leaving the hostages unharmed. The entire operation lasted 30 seconds.36
The commandos then instructed the passengers to exit the aircraft through emergency exit chutes.37 After confirming that there were no more hijackers, the passengers were transported to the airport terminal in three buses.38
A press conference was held at 7.50 am to announce the success of the rescue operation.39
The hijackers’ identities The hijackers were later identified as Shahid Hussain Soomro, Fida Mohammad Khan Jadoon, Javaid Akhter Keyani and Mohammad Yousof Mughal. Shahid Hussain Soomro was the leader, while Fida Mohammad Khan Jadoon was regarded as the most violent hijacker.40 They were all Pakistani nationals, and claimed to be members of the Pakistan People’s Party.41
Aftermath The hijacking of SQ 117 was the first such incident to involve a Singapore Airlines plane and the first to have taken place in Singapore.42 Singapore received accolades from the international media for its swift handling of the incident.43
Shortly after the hijacking incident, then Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad ordered security measures at Malaysian airports to be tightened.44 Singapore also requested that airport authorities in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh conduct more thorough checks on baggage and passengers.45
On 9 April 1991, then Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong hosted a tea reception for the key people involved in the SQ 117 rescue operation in order to express the government’s appreciation. The guests included SAF personnel, Chief Steward Philip Cheong and Captain Stanley Lim.46
The 1991 National Day Awards list included several key players involved in the storming and rescue of SQ 117. The commando unit received the Medal of Valour, while members of the Police Negotiation Team received the President’s Certificate of Commendation. Both the leader of the Police Negotiation Team, Foo Kia Juah, and the pilot of SQ 117, Stanley Lim, received the Public Service Star. Lim Siong Guan, then acting chairman of the Executive Group, received the Meritorious Service Medal.47 In 1997, the SAF revealed that the commandos involved in the SQ 117 rescue operation were members of the Special Operations Force,48 a secret hostage-rescue and counter-terrorism unit.
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