April 2, 2016, 17:03

In the fighting on the front line 6 Armenian tanks, 15 artillery pieces, a reinforced bunker destroyed, as well as more than 100 Armenian soldiers killed or wounded, according to the Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan reported.

At the same time 12 servicemen of Azerbaijani Army became martyrs. One Azerbaijani Mi-24 was brought down by the enemy, the helicopter was conducting air strikes on enemy positions. In addition, a tank was disabled by mine explosion.

18:53, 2 April, 2016

YEREVAN, APRIL 2, ARMENPRESS. The situation along the entire contact line of the Karabakh-Azerbaijani frontier troops remains extremely tense. Defense Army frontier troops continue to successfully lead protective fights and cause the rival heavy damages. Overall, 200 Azerbaijani soldiers have been eliminated during the military actions of April 1, the night of April 2 and today. “Armenpress” was informed about the aforementioned from the press service of NKR Defense Army.

At least 30 soldiers of the Azerbaijani special detachment were destroyed in the direction of Talish, in Martakert direction -2 tanks and 2 drones, while in the northern direction - 1 helicopter. Bigger collisions occur along the southeastern direction of the contact line. The enemy, using armored vehicles and artillery, including MM -21 ("Grad") multiple rocket launcher; made as target not only the positions of Defense Army , but also the peaceful settlements, located deep in the rear. During the mentioned period, at around 12:30, 1 hostile military helicopter and 2 tanks were destroyed. Unfortunately, Karabakh side also had human losses during the heated battles about which more information will be provided later.

They were involved in two of their three core missions — reconnaissance and special security missions — but not the third, direct combat operations

The Zaslon force of the Foreign Intelligence Service, for example, deployed some of its men in their usual role of reinforcing regular embassy security

As Russia began its deployment, Army Spetsnaz were involved in securing the Hmeimim airbase at Latakia and Tartus naval facility, and subsequently in providing some limited reconnaissance to assist in the targeting of airstrikes

Spetsnaz appear to have been involved in the fighting on the ground around Aleppo in January and February

At the peak of the deployment, there was an otryad (detachment, the Spetsnaz equivalent of a battalion) of 230-250 men, probably drawn from several units, including Naval Spetsnaz from the 431st Naval Reconnaissance Point (or brigade)

There was also a team of operators from the newly formed Special Operations Command (KSO), mainly snipers (or rather counter-snipers) and scouts. Indeed, the Conflict Intelligence Team, a civilian group that investigates Russian operations abroad, uncovered the first death of a KSO operator in Syria: Captain Fedor Zhuravlev, whose death in November 2015 was eventually confirmed this March

Spetsnaz appear to have engaged in or been prepared for two of their three primary missions. The core mission is battlefield reconnaissance, which in Syria especially involved guiding Russian artillery fires and air strikes

The second mission is carrying out special security missions. From Zenit to the KSO, they were conducting force protection missions in an environment where the threat from terrorism was as great as conventional attack

Spetsnaz may have already been in Damascus as a contingency in the event of the regime collapsing

This would not be too surprising, as Zaslon is believed to have been tasked with “clean up” in Iraq in the immediate aftermath of the fall of Saddam Hussein, removing documents or other materials Moscow did not want falling into U.S. hands. In other words, this would not be a new mission for the unit, if this is true

While units such as the KSO are undoubtedly Tier One operators, in many ways the Spetsnaz are best thought of as expeditionary troops, well-trained light infantry a distinct cut above the regular Russian military, but nonetheless essentially deployed not in squads and platoons but battalions

“this is the kind of war for which the Spetsnaz have been training for thirty years” — he was referring to the Soviet experiences in Afghanistan, which very much set the tone for them. He continued, “if we wanted to fight the war [in Syria], we’d be using Spetsnaz.”

There are still some Spetsnaz reconnaissance forces on the ground, and Russian press sources have spoken of more than 60 GRU and military advisors. However, Moscow seems to be looking to de-escalate its role in Syria, and the third face of the Spetsnaz, that of assault troops, is unlikely to be turned to the Middle East for the moment — at least if the Russians can help it

Indonesia will deploy U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets to the Natuna Islands to ward off "thieves," the defense minister said less than two weeks after Chinese coast guard vessels clashed with an Indonesian boat in the area

The move is part of a military buildup on islands in the South China Sea that will see a refurbished runway and a new port

It also involves the deployment of marines, air force special force units, an army battalion, three frigates, a new radar system and drones

"Natuna is a door, if the door is not guarded then thieves will come inside,"

The minister also said he was considering introducing military conscription in Natuna

The increased proximity of Chinese fishing boats and coast guard vessels to the ships of other countries has also caused unease in Malaysia

"It looks like a show of force, but it's a meaningless one," he said. "Indonesia has diplomatic cards to play but it doesn't have military ones. It's not going to scare away the Chinese military by putting a few F-16s on Natuna."

"According to plans of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, the Admiral Kuznetsov in September-October will enter the Mediterranean Sea, where it will become a flagship of the Russian Navy's grouping," the source said. "The aircraft carrier will have on board a mixed group of deck jets Sukhoi Su-33, Su-25UTG and Mikoyan MiG-29K."

The permanent naval grouping in the Mediterranean Sea now includes the missile cruiser Varyag armed with the Fort-M air defense system (the naval version of the S-300 antiaircraft missile complex) and the large antisubmarine warfare ship Vice-Admiral Kulakov.

Iraqi forces freed about 1,500 prisoners from an underground Islamic State group jail during a battle to retake a western town, officials said on Saturday.

Security forces recaptured parts of Heet, which was one of the largest population centres in Anbar province still held by IS, but other areas remain under the group’s control.

"During their advance to liberate and clear the town of Heet from the [IS] organisation, security forces discovered a large prison," police Colonel Fadhel al-Nimrawi said. "The prison was underground" and held 1,500 people, who were freed, he said.

This is the SAS’s deadly new weapon in the war against Islamic State terrorists threatening to bring murder and bloodshed to the streets of Britain.

In the event of an attack, the UK’s elite fighting force will swoop into action on a £43 million heli-plane nicknamed the ‘Transformer’.

The Mail on Sunday can reveal that SAS troops on high alert to respond to a Paris-style strike in this country are training to use the V22 Osprey at Stirling Lines, their regimental headquarters at Credenhill, near Hereford.

The Osprey is almost twice as fast as the SAS’s current fleet of transport helicopters and can carry at least 24 fully equipped personnel. With a top speed of 360mph it can deploy soldiers from Hereford to London in 30 minutes to bolster the SAS’s anti-terror squad which is permanently based in the capital, and to Manchester in about the same time.

The Osprey has machineguns installed in the nose and on the rear ramp. Its range is also much greater than transport helicopters currently in service. It can fly for up to 1,000 miles or eight hours without refuelling, meaning that if terrorists launch strikes across the UK, the same aircraft could fly troops to several locations.

Because British forces have never flown the Osprey, UK pilots are being trained by the US Air Force.

A military source told the Turkish Dogan news agency that Kurdish insurgents had detonated the bomb remotely when security forces entered a home in Nusaybin.

Some 350 service members have died in clashes with PKK since a ceasefire between Kurdish rebels and Ankara broke down in July 2015, prompting Turkish authorities to launch raids in the Kurdish-majority southeastern provinces.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that more than 5,000 rebels had been killed over the same period of time, although pro-Kurdish lawmakers say the campaign took a heavy toll on the civilian population.

Is this a real Pendekar?

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Say what you will about the F-35, but America’s most expensive war machine has a gorgeous helmet



America’s most expensive weapons system ever has hit several snags on its march to combat readiness.

And while the $391 billion (and counting) F-35 Lightning II still faces delays in software development and a complex computer-based logistics system, photos released by Lockheed Martin show a helmet that more than matches the stealth fighter jet’s reputation for sophistication.

According to Lockheed Martin, every F-35 pilot wears the Generation III helmet for each training exercise and operational mission.

The F-35′s Distributed Aperture System (DAS), gives pilots the ability “look through” the airframe of the jet thanks to six infrared cameras mounted around the aircraft.

Pilots can also read their airspeed, altitude, targeting information, and threat warnings on the helmet’s visor, giving them “unprecedented situational awareness,” according to Lockheed Martin. What’s more, the helmet also gives pilots night vision via an integrated camera.

http://www.businessinsider.my/f35-has-gorg...LMl2xhSPPuSp.97

Is this a real Pendekar?

Rolling in at 45.9 tonnes, VAX is proud to host our celebrity guest cosplayer, the Main Battle Tank of the Malaysian Royal Armored Corps – The PT-91(M) Pendekar! She will have a panel on stage as well as an autograph session limited to the first 100 customers with a purchase of one 128mm round!

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lol dafuq is dis

Actually Pendekar mounts what kind of ERA? Kontakt-5 or lower grade?

If it is an April Fool joke, really in bad taste to involve the armed forces by the organisers.

Polish ERAWA.

This includes research and development of suicide drones, which are remotely guided to a target and set off an armed device upon reaching it.

“KAIST lab has been carrying out studies on using drones for attacks since 2014. ... We conducted a test flight under supervision of the Agency for Defense Development in November of 2014,” he said.

Shim also revealed the photos of the test flight, adding that the researchers were working on detection and tracking of the target, along with automated landing technologies for the drone.