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BorneoAlliance	Oct 25 2016, 06:24 PM Return to original view \| Post #181
New Member Newbie 0 posts Joined: Dec 2014	From French Soldier to ISIS Spymaster QUOTE Abdelilah Himich, who U.S. and French intelligence officials have identified as the mysterious Abu Suleyman al-Firansi, the terror operative believed to have been a prime mover of the Paris and Brussels attacks over the last year, and arguably the single most important European in ISIS. QUOTE He is not an ethnically European convert to Islam, as one French private intelligence newsletter had it, an assumption apparently based on the lightness of his complexion. Himich is Moroccan, having been born in Rabat in 1989, although it would be more accurate to describe him as a cultural Frenchman, as his kunya, or nom de guerre “Firansi” suggests. He spent the majority of his adolescence and education in Lunel, a southern French town of around 26,000 that has produced as many as two dozen youngish foreign fighters for the Syrian battlefield. Also, he does not appear to have run gyms or fitness centers; instead, he ran drugs. And, typically, before becoming a jihadi, he was a jailbird. QUOTE Most embarrassing of all for the French is the fact that the 26-year-old ISIS spymaster is also a former serviceman in the French military. According to French press reports, building on the disclosure of Himich’s identity by ProPublica and PBS’s Frontline program, he joined La Légion Étrangère, or Foreign Legion, on Nov. 13, 2008. QUOTE During his time as a legionnaire, Himich reportedly thrived in the role and fought with distinction in Afghanistan, serving for six months in the hardscrabble Surobi region, where, months before his enlistment, 10 French soldiers had died in a single ambush that scandalized their country. QUOTE Himich’s regiment was the 2nd Foreign Infantry Regiment, headquartered in Nîmes. It’s one of the largest and more specialized infantry units in the French military, although not quite on a par with the U.S. Navy Seals or the British Special Air Service (SAS), however much Abu Suleyman would later embellish his status as a “commando” and crack marksman. He may have even received national and NATO decoration for his service. QUOTE Himich’s nickname, in fact, was “The Sniper” or “Abdel the Legionnaire,” owing to the way he embroidered his past in Afghanistan as a kind of Franco-Moroccan Chris Kyle. He likely played up, or exaggerated, his wartime experience, which no doubt made him first among equals in this small sodality of budding mujahideen. The Daily Beast
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BorneoAlliance	Oct 25 2016, 09:11 PM Return to original view \| Post #182
New Member Newbie 0 posts Joined: Dec 2014	BAE Systems to Make Radio Systems for Denmark’s Fighting Vehicles QUOTE "BAE Systems has signed a contract with the Danish Defense Acquisition and Logistics Organization (DALO) for the installation of Denmark-specific battle management radio systems across its fleet of 44 CV9035 Infantry Fighting Vehicles," the release stated on Monday. The CV90 is a group of tracked combat vehicles designed and built by BAE Systems Hagglunds, the release noted. "CV90 is a… solution, combat proven by the Danish Army in Afghanistan. As a member of NATO, Denmark needs to have the CV90s in top condition. Crew survivability and interoperability are of primary importance," BAE Systems Hagglunds Business Development Director Peter Nygren stated. Sputniknews
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BorneoAlliance	Oct 25 2016, 09:23 PM Return to original view \| Post #183
New Member Newbie 0 posts Joined: Dec 2014	How Syrian Army Modifies T-72 Tanks to Prepare Them for Urban Warfare (Photos) The most unusual modification of the T-72 tank, photos of which have been published online, is in service of the Syrian Arab Army’s 4th Armored Division. Photos of one of the most unusual modification of the T-72 tank, spotted on the territory of Syria, have been published in social networks. Reportedly, the tank is in service of the 4th Armored Division. The T-72 was ‘modified’ with additional protective equipment and devices. In particular, the photo shows that the tank turret is sheathed with additional armor shields on 360 degrees. In addition, armored shields of large area with additional relief in the form of anti-cumulative gratings cover sides of the tank. The front part of the tank is equipped with a metal beam, which allows to overcome barriers easier. According to Syrian sources, the extended rear part of the T-72 increases the length of the tank of about 90 cm. The additional protection and the function to overcome barriers plays an important role in conditions of warfare in the urban area. The first reports on using of this tank by the Syrian Army appeared in the SyrianMilitaryCap’s Twitter account, which reports about course of the military operation on the territory of the Syrian Arab Republic. The same microblog reported that terrorists of the Islamic State (IS) group in Deir ez-Zor have received the US-made TOW anti-tank missile systems. SouthFront
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BorneoAlliance	Oct 25 2016, 09:52 PM Return to original view \| Post #184
New Member Newbie 0 posts Joined: Dec 2014	Moscow’s Alpha Group Is One of the World’s Most Vicious Commando Teams The former KGB unit has gunned-down children and dismembered hostages QUOTE When members of Hezbollah kidnapped four Russian diplomats in 1985, killing one of them, Russia dispatched the KGB’s Alpha Group to deal with the situation. QUOTE Alpha Group is part spy network, part counterterrorism team, part general-purpose commando squad — and entirely terrifying. QUOTE When the KGB and parts of the Soviet military attempted a coup in 1990, members of Alpha Group were given the job of securing the parliament in Moscow and neutralizing then-president Boris Yeltsin. QUOTE Alpha Group survived the collapse of the Soviet Union and currently operates under the auspices of the FSB, the successor to the KGB. QUOTE The KGB created Alpha Group — or Spetsgruppa A —in 1974 in response to the Black September attacks at the Munich Olympics two years earlier. QUOTE When the Soviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979, Alpha Group and the KGB’s Zenith Group, another special forces unit, led a contingent of 700 troops in the assault on the Tajbeg Palace in Kabul QUOTE A special forces officer who participated in the raid told the BBC in 2009 that the officers in charge ordered soldiers to kill everyone in the building. QUOTE An Afghan named Najiba was inside the palace when the Soviets arrived. She was only 11 years old at the time. “The things I saw,” Najiba told the BBC. “My God — people on the floor. I saw a person … like a scene from a nightmare movie. Dead bodies. Lots.” QUOTE “Please try to understand that when there’s a battle going on, it’s hard to know there are children there,” Tursunkulov explained. “In any army there has to be someone who’ll do the harshest, most horrible tasks. Unfortunately, it’s not soldiers, but politicians who make wars.” QUOTE Alpha Group continued to lead KGB efforts in domestic counterterrorism and counterintelligence through the 1980s. The unit targeted CIA agents and operatives and led the raid against the hijackers of Aeroflot Flight 6833 in Tbilisi, Georgia in 1983. They killed three of the hijackers and captured the rest, but lost five hostages. QUOTE On Sept. 20, 1985, the Islamic Liberation Organization, a part of Hezbollah, kidnapped four Russian diplomats in Beirut. A message from the terrorists “warned that the four Soviet captives would be executed QUOTE “In one retelling,” Levitt writes, “the KGB kidnapped a relative of the hostage-taking organization’s chief, cut off the relative’s ear, and sent it to his family. In another, the Alpha unit abducted one of the kidnapper’s brothers, and sent two of his fingers home to his family in separate envelopes. QUOTE “Still another version has the Soviet operatives kidnapping a dozen Shi’a, one of whom was the relative of a Hezbollah leader. The relative was castrated and shot in the head, his testicles stuffed in his mouth, and his body shipped to Hezbollah with a letter promising a similar fate for the 11 other Shi’a captives if the three Soviet hostages were not released.” QUOTE While the details of the various “retellings” differ, the effect is much the same. Given the fact that the Alpha Group was dispatched to Beirut, and that the hostages were released so quickly when other countries, including the United States, had failed to facilitate such prompt responses from hostage-takers in Lebanon QUOTE Russia has a longstanding policy of targeting family members of terrorists. The reports of Alpha Group’s alleged actions in Beirut are consistent with this tradition. QUOTE A Lithuanian detachment of the Alpha Group attempted to quell the secession movement there in January 1991, killing 14 civilians and injuring hundreds more when they seized the Vilnius television tower. Later that same year, Alpha Group officers stormed the Russian parliament during a coup against Soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev. They were directed to capture Russian Federation president Boris Yeltsin — or to kill him if it seemed he might escape. Twenty Alpha Group officers refused the order, delaying the mission long enough for the coup to collapse. QUOTE the counterterrorism unit was involved in ending the hostage crisis at the Beslan school in North Ossetia in 2004. During the battle between the Alpha Group and dozens of terrorists, 330 people died, including 186 children. QUOTE The Alpha Group commandos were criticized for their reckless use of excessive force at Beslan, notes Glenn Peter Hastedt in Spies, Wiretaps and Secret Operations. Russian president Vladimir Putin defended his special operators, saying they had not planned on storming the school and did so only after reports that the terrorists had begun executing the children inside. War is boring
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BorneoAlliance	Oct 26 2016, 12:18 AM Return to original view \| Post #185
New Member Newbie 0 posts Joined: Dec 2014	Army captures Malaysian terror suspect in Basilan QUOTE BASILAN, Philippines -- The military has confirmed that a Malaysian terrorist aiding the Abu Sayyaf Group was arrested recently. Col. Cirilo Donato, commander of the Army's 104th Infantry Brigade, said the Malaysian militant member was captured early this month at the port of Maluso town while trying to slip back into Malaysia. Donato did not name the suspect, who is in the custody of military intelligence. He said the suspect was tracked down with tips from civilians who saw him in a former Abu Sayyaf camp in Barangay Baguindan, Tipo-Tipo that the military captured in August. “When he was arrested, it seemed he was about to leave the country because he was seen in the area where there were motorboats plying the southern backdoor in Maluso,” Donato said. He said the military is checking if the suspect may have been training the Abu Sayyaf to make bombs because he was caught with materials for Improvised Explosive Devices. Donato said the Malaysian militant was also seen during the encounters in Barangay Baguindan. He was reportedly armed and bearing the ‘shahada’ flag of the Islamic State. Phillipine Stars
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BorneoAlliance	Oct 26 2016, 12:26 AM Return to original view \| Post #186
New Member Newbie 0 posts Joined: Dec 2014	Russia is preparing for nuclear war QUOTE Since the breakdown of US-Russian talks on the fate of Syria, Russia has pulled out of a nuclear non-proliferation agreement with the US citing “unfriendly acts” by the US, it has moved nuclear-capable missiles to its European enclave of Kaliningrad, and it has threatened “asymmetrical” and “painful” actions against the US should it decide to impose sanctions on Russia over Syria. QUOTE Lev Gudkov, head of the Russian polling group Levada-Center, told the Journal that in Russia, “most people believe that the Third World War has begun, but right now we are still in the cold phase of the war, which may or may not turn into a hot war.” QUOTE Furthermore, Russia designed its nuclear weapons arsenal as absolute doomsday devices that rain up to ten high-yield nuclear warheads down on targets at Mach 23 in a salvo that the US can’t possibly hope to intercept. QUOTE The US has long relied on the doctrine of “mutually assured destruction,” or having a spread out, autonomous, and effective nuclear arsenal that would return fire should another nuclear power attack with the intent of deterring any nuclear attacks. However, the Journal reports that Moscow is now taking steps to ensure that 100% of its population would be sheltered from such an attack. Business insider
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BorneoAlliance	Oct 26 2016, 12:30 AM Return to original view \| Post #187
New Member Newbie 0 posts Joined: Dec 2014	Malaysia slashes 2017 defence budget The defence budget announced by Malaysia on 21 October has taken a serious slash compared to a year earlier. The amount allocated to the Ministry of Defence for 2017 is MYR15.06 billion (US$3.6 billion), equating to a 13% drop. The budget has fallen to 2012 levels, and it represents the largest single cutback since 1998. Most of the budget is for emolument or management expenses (MYR11.68 billion), but it also includes a development expenditure for buying new equipment. The latter has suffered an MYR440 million reduction to MYR3.37 billion, the new figure representing the lowest development expenditure since 2014. Major acquisition programmes will continue, however, including six Second-Generation Patrol Vessel - Littoral Combat Ships for the Royal Malaysian Navy, ongoing deliveries of AV8 Gempita 8x8 armoured vehicles and the final A400M transport aircraft. Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein told reporters on 23 October that other projects in addition to the above will not be affected: MD 530G helicopters, refits for Scorpene submarines, and upgrades to C-130, Hawk and S-61A-4 aircraft. Interestingly, operational expenditure has increased 1.68% to RM13.683 billion. With tensions in Eastern Sabah remaining high, money and assets continue to be prioritised to secure the Eastern Sabah Security Zone (ESSZONE). Thus, RM323 million is going on personnel deployment along the border, which may indicate a proposed ESSCOM brigade and border regiment have been funded. A sea base and helicopter forward operating base are being established. AV8 and AV4 armoured vehicles will deploy to ESSZONE, and Hawk jets and H225M helicopters will be located at Labuan Air Base. The Malaysian Army will receive the largest portion among the three services (RM5.42 billion), but all services are suffering tighter finances. The air force suffers the most with a 34% drop, while the navy’s allocation is 25% lower. With such a squeeze, question remarks remain over the air force’s long-running Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MRCA) programme, with no sign of any order coming soon to replace degenerating MiG-29s. Some sources speculate that the Rafale and Typhoon are now the two strongest remaining contenders. The sharp drop in military expenditure stems from stiff economic headwinds being faced by Malaysia, especially with low commodity prices and a plunge in global oil prices. However, defence seems to have borne a disproportionate hit. Malaysia’s purchasing power has not been helped by a 30% depreciation of the ringgit compared to the US dollar in the past four years. Malaysia is now spending 1.2% of its GDP on defence. The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency, essentially the national coast guard, receives its funding under the Prime Minister’s Department rather than the defence budget. Shepherd Media
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BorneoAlliance	Oct 26 2016, 12:32 AM Return to original view \| Post #188
New Member Newbie 0 posts Joined: Dec 2014	Philippines orders South Korean frigates SEOUL, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries is to build two frigates for the Philippine navy under a contract with the country's Department of National Defense. The frigates will be designed to be a smaller light combatant and successor to the Incheon-class frigate which is now in active service with South Korea's navy, HHI said. They will be 107 meters long, have a maximum speed of 25 knots and a range of 4,500 nautical miles at a cruising speed of 15 knots. Weaponry will include missiles, torpedoes and guns with sensors controlled by the latest combat management system. The frigates are scheduled to be handed over to the Philippine navy beginning in 2020, HHI said. UPI
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BorneoAlliance	Oct 26 2016, 12:36 AM Return to original view \| Post #189
New Member Newbie 0 posts Joined: Dec 2014	Indonesia aims to be the biggest military uniform exporter QUOTE The country is embracing the opportunity to be one of the biggest exporters of military uniforms in the world, aiming for market expansion in Africa and the US. “We are eyeing new markets in the US and African countries. They have big markets there,” Iwan Kurniawan, vice president of PT Sri Rezeki Isman, known as Sritex, told The Jakarta Post during a visit to the Sritex factory, recently. Sritex, a garment company in Sukoharjo, Surakarta, currently produces around 5 million military uniforms annually, of which around 1.5 million are exported to 30 countries around the globe. Indonesia has more than 400,000 active military members. “We have exported our products to 30 countries, including NATO. All orders are with certain specifications, for example, fire proof or bug proof. It depends on the clients,” Iwan said. Besides fire and bug proof specifications, Sritex is also able to produce uniforms with chemical, biological, radiation and nuclear (CBRN) specifications, as well those that are infrared proof. “Germany and Malaysia have ordered the CBRN uniform from us,” Iwan said. Besides military uniforms, Sritex also produces military paraphernalia, including pockets for grenades and magazines as well as protectors for the elbow, knee and face. Jakarta Post
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BorneoAlliance	Oct 26 2016, 12:52 AM Return to original view \| Post #190
New Member Newbie 0 posts Joined: Dec 2014	How the U.S. Navy Will Make Its Aircraft Carriers (and the F-35) Even More Lethal QUOTE The new carrier-launched stealthy tanker, called the MQ-25A Stingray, will be designed to extend the combat range of key carrier air-wing assets such as F/A-18 Super Hornets and F-35C Joint Strike Fighters. QUOTE The concept of the effort, called the MQ-25 Stingray, is to fortify the Carrier Air Wing with a hack-proof unmanned refueler able to massively extend the strike and mission range of its on-board aircraft. QUOTE Engineering a stealthy unmanned aerial refueling tanker able to take off from a carrier deck and support fighter jets en-route to attack missions is a vital aspect of the Navy plan to meet emerging enemy anti-ship missile threats. QUOTE The new carrier-launched stealthy tanker will be designed to extend the combat range of key carrier air-wing assets such as F/A-18 Super Hornets and F-35C Joint Strike Fighters. Such an ability is deemed vital to the Pentagon’s Anti-Access/Area-Denial phenomenon wherein long-range precision guided anti-ship missiles are increasingly able to target and destroy aircraft carriers at distances as far as 1,000-miles off shore QUOTE “MQ-25A Stingray will help to preserve the power projection dominance of the nation's carrier fleet. MQ-25A Stingray is the next step in the Navy's evolutionary integration of unmanned air systems into the carrier strike group's operational environment. As part of our incremental approach this will allow the Navy to deliver carrier-based unmanned capability to the fleet faster,” QUOTE The range or combat radius of carrier-based fighter jets, therefore, is fundamental to this equation. If an F-35C or F/A-18 can, for instance, only travel roughly 500 or 600 miles to attack an inland enemy target such as air-defenses, installations and infrastructure – how can it effectively project power if threats force it to operate 1,000-miles off shore? Therein lies the challenge and the requisite need for a stealthy drone tanker able to refuel these carrier-launched aircraft mid-flight, giving them endurance sufficient to attack from longer distances. QUOTE An existing large fuselage tanker, such as the emerging Air Force KC-46A, might have too large a radar signature and therefore be far too vulnerable to enemy attack. This, quite naturally, then creates the need for a stealthy drone able to better elude enemy radar and refuel attack aircraft on their way to a mission. National Interest Magazine
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BorneoAlliance	Oct 26 2016, 12:58 AM Return to original view \| Post #191
New Member Newbie 0 posts Joined: Dec 2014	New batch of US troops already in Mindanao – military QUOTE SUMISIP, Basilan – US troops are staying despite President Rodrigo Duterte’s pronouncement that they should go and leave Mindanao. Lt. Gen. Mayoralgo dela Cruz, the Western Mindanao Command commander, said while it was true that some US soldiers left a few weeks ago, they were immediately replaced by new ones. “These are normal rotations. Those who have left were US Marines and they were replaced by US Army soldiers. Definitely, the Marines will bring back their own equipment,” he said. US forces are still present here and “there are 107 (of them),” according to Dela Cruz. Inquirer
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BorneoAlliance	Oct 26 2016, 01:07 AM Return to original view \| Post #192
New Member Newbie 0 posts Joined: Dec 2014	DARPA tests parasailing radar with its robotic boat PKjR3qodL-4 QUOTE DARPA has tested a parasailing radar array (part of its Towed Airborne Lift of Naval Systems project, or TALONS) using its robotic ACTUV boat as a nest. The array flew up to 1,000 feet, where its sensors were far more effective than they'd be at ship level. Its surface tracking radar had six times the range, and even a handheld radio covered three times its usual distance. The combination could lead to unmanned warships that not only travel for months on end, but can easily detect potential threats before they're in firing range. Engadget
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BorneoAlliance	Oct 26 2016, 01:15 AM Return to original view \| Post #193
New Member Newbie 0 posts Joined: Dec 2014	New Details About Usage of Russian-Made UAZ Patriot Technical Vehicles on Syrian Battlefield Recently, SouthFront reported that unique multi-purpose off-road vehicles, based on the Russian-made UAZ Patriot, were sent to Syria. Now, more details on this fact became known. As the Komsomolskaya Pravda daily newspaper reported, citing an unnamed source in Russian Defense Ministry, the UAZ Patriot, equipped with the Kord 12.7 mm heavy machine guns and the AGS-17 grenade launchers, would enhance combat capability of the Syrian Army. “The UAZ Patriot pickups, equipped with the Kord 12.7 mm heavy machineguns and the AGS-17 grenade launchers, have been dispatched to Syria in order to allow the government forces to better resist during clashes with terrorist groups as they give operators a fire power of 2 kilometers in radius. In addition, if needed, the vehicle can be equipped with the Konkurs or the Kornet anti-tank missiles, which are capable of hitting enemy targets at distances of up to 5 km. It can also be armed with a 120 mm mortar launcher with an effective range of 9 km,” the source told the newspaper. “The weapons can be mounted on a rotary turret, allowing the operator to instantaneously change the arc of fire,” the source added. According to the source, features of the Russian-made gas-powered vehicles include an armor protection, upgraded all-terrain capabilities, a one ton carrying capacity, as well as special tents for protection against shrapnel, power plugs for night vision and a storage compartment for ammunition. As experts said, the new vehicles may replace the UAZ-3132 Gusar, which is currently involved in military operations in Syria. The UAZ Patriot can be also used in order to protect humanitarian convoys in the country, “to engage agile urban combat, attack and pursue the enemy in the desert, and deliver ammunition to friendly checkpoints.” According to Komsomolskaya Pravda, the modern UAZ Patriot pickups were sent to Syria by Moscow in response to over 60,000 Toyota pickup trucks, supplied to the Islamic State (IS) terrorist group in Syria and Iraq by the governments of several Middle-Eastern Arab states, in particular, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar and Jordan. The data was received via the Toyota customers’ list in the Middle East, revealed by the Toyota Company after the Russian Defense Ministry sent photos of hundreds Toyota pickups of the IS, seized or targeted by the Syrian Army, to the company in Japan. As the list of main customers showed, 22,500 pickup trucks have been purchased by a Saudi firm, while Qatar bought 32,000 vehicles, the UAE – 11,650 and Jordan purchased 4,500 Toyota pickups. Loans from several Saudi banks were received by the Jordanian Army for the payments. The most part of these vehicles has been delivered to the IS terrorists in Iraq and Syria. Informed sources also confirmed that the IS group has received over 60,000 Toyota pickup trucks. Earlier, US officials announced that they are going to hold an investigation in order to know how the terrorist group has received these vehicles. However, later, analysts said that Washington also took part in export of hundreds of these pickup trucks to Syria. SouthFront Analysis & Intelligence
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BorneoAlliance	Oct 26 2016, 01:20 AM Return to original view \| Post #194
New Member Newbie 0 posts Joined: Dec 2014	In Video: ISIS blows up Iraqi Abrams tank as battle for Mosul heats up 1uee7VybykA ISIS claimed to have destroyed a US-made Abrams tank for the Iraqi army outside the northern city of Mosul. The terror organization has released new footage purportedly showing an Iraqi Abrams battle tank hit by a Russia-made anti-tank missile known as Kornet. ISIS jihadists show fierce resistance in their stronghold as Iraqi coalition forces – made up of Iraqi government troops, Peshmerga fighters and paramilitary soldiers – continue to advance in the embattled city. Al Masdar News
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BorneoAlliance	Oct 26 2016, 01:39 AM Return to original view \| Post #195
New Member Newbie 0 posts Joined: Dec 2014	Formidable Sarmat: Satan’s successor that can pierce any defense QUOTE The Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau just recently published the first image of the newest heavy intercontinental ballistic missile, the RS-28 Sarmat (also known under NATO’s reporting name SS-X-30). It is to replace its predecessor, the R36M2 Voyevoda (or NATO reporting name – the SS-18 Satan). According to a TASS source, the SS-X-30 is to be authorized for service at the end of 2018. QUOTE The missile’s parameters remain a state secret, so its features can be discussed only on the basis of open sources and the opinions of military specialists. QUOTE The SS-X-30 is a heavy inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM) being developed by the Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau. According to some estimates, the missile will have a liftoff mass of 100 tonnes, including a ten-tonne payload. It is to replace the world’s most powerful strategic missile, the Voyevoda (211 tonnes, including a payload of 8.8 tonnes). Its NATO reporting name is the SS-18 Satan. QUOTE The Soviet Union once had 308 SS-18s. Their manufacturer – Yuzhmash – is located in the city of Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine. QUOTE its multiple warhead consisting of ten independently targetable re-entry vehicles each having a yield of 750 kilotonnes QUOTE According to open sources, 46 silo-launched missiles of that class remain on duty. The SS-X-30 missiles are to take their place, for which the silos will have to be upgraded. QUOTE Whereas the SS-18’s range of operation was 11,000 kilometers, the SS-X-30 will be able to hit targets as far as 17,000 kilometers away and, as its designers promise, to approach the targets along flight paths crossing the South Pole, from where they are least-expected and where no missile shields are being created QUOTE Each SS-X-30 will carry not 10 nuclear warheads, but no fewer than 15, located in the missile’s forwardmost section. These independently targetable 150-300-kilotonne re-entry vehicles, arranged in a grape cluster-like fashion, will be able to separate from the cluster one by one when the pre-loaded program issues the order to attack the selected target. QUOTE The re-entry vehicle will be flying towards the target at hypersonic speeds (of Mach 17). The flight path’s altitude and direction will be changing all the time, thus making the weapon immune to any missile defenses – current or future one, even those relying on space-based elements. “For the SS-X-30 it makes no difference if there is a missile defense or if there is none. It will slip through unnoticed,” QUOTE Mass media have already mentioned the hypersonic re-entry vehicles’ name - Yu-71. Their accuracy is reportedly a hundred times greater than that of the SS-18 warheads. QUOTE This allows for arming the SS-X-30 missiles with kinetic energy warheads that destroy strategic enemy targets with a mechanical impact without a nuclear explosion. Using lower yield warheads is another alternative QUOTE Whereas each of the SS-18’s MIRVs had a yield of 750 kilotonnes and the circular error probable (CEP) was not very important, because the explosion would raze everything to the ground within a range of dozens of kilometers, the SS-X-30’s high accuracy warheads boast a far better CEP, so the predecessor’s heavy yield will be no longer necessary. QUOTE Litovkin believes that a 150-300 kilotonne blast will be enough to cope with any task. The lower the yield and mass of each MIRV, then the more of these that can be loaded into the missile’s front section. QUOTE SS-18s will vacate at least 154 silos (another 154 were destroyed in controlled explosions under START-1 terms). Although not all of the silos will be re-equipped to accommodate the new missile, they will have to fit in with the parameters of START-3, which allows Russia and the United States to have 700 operational delivery vehicles armed with a total of 1,550 warheads by February 5, 2018 QUOTE Each SS-X-30 is to carry 15 warheads. According to open sources, Russia at the moment has 521 operational delivery vehicles and 1,735 warheads (and the United States, 741 and 1,481 accordingly). QUOTE We have no intention of being the first to deliver a nuclear strike. The SS-X-30 is a weapon of retaliation. We will be able to launch them while enemy missiles are still on the way. We are building Voronezh-class missile attack warning radars along the borders capable of identifying any approaching missiles. Hypothetical enemies are aware of that. The SS-X-30 will guarantee our security TASS
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BorneoAlliance	Oct 26 2016, 07:58 AM Return to original view \| Post #196
New Member Newbie 0 posts Joined: Dec 2014	‘It is hell’: Chronicles of military conscripts in Egypt QUOTE The course, comprised mostly of military exercises and designed to teach discipline and loyalty, serves as a prerequisite to the time that these young men will have to serve in the army, which is mandatory for all Egyptian men between the ages of 18 - 30; although voluntary enlistment can start at 16. QUOTE Without taking this course, students cannot graduate. The young men are required to enlist in the military upon graduation. Additionally, they cannot travel abroad without getting security approval from military authorities. After 30, men are no longer obligated to enter the military. QUOTE Hundreds of thousands of young Egyptian men are enlisted into the military annually, and can be exempted only in a handful of cases, usually if they are the only son in their nuclear family or if they can be excused on medical grounds. QUOTE For example, *Tamer who has already served a year in the military, told MEE that medical examinations include homosexuality tests. QUOTE “You bend down and spread [your legs] and if they find [the anus] bigger than usual, they assume you’re gay and exempt you,” Tamer explained, “which tells you a lot about their medical mentality,” he said, poking fun at the time Egypt’s military claimed it had invented a device to cure Aids and Hepatitis C. QUOTE “I don’t know anyone who was let go [because of this],” Tamer said, “but rumours say he gets a special red‐coloured exemption that tells any [job] recruiter that he’s gay.” QUOTE Zayn, a tech-savvy young man who now works at a start‐up coding company, who also narrated his experience in the army to MEE, said that officers will ask if you or a member of your family belong to the now‐outlawed Muslim Brotherhood. Young men may be exempted if they say yes, but given the crackdown now taking place on members of the group, it is unwise to do so. QUOTE the military institution is intrinsically discriminatory, on the basis of gender, class and race. If you have higher education, which is usually a result of your class background, you only have to serve one year. However, if you have not been schooled, you serve three years. QUOTE According to the World Bank, in 2014 Egypt had 835,000 military personnel. As for those who have already served their military conscription years QUOTE along with their colleagues, formed a cheap labour force for the high‐ranking officers in which they were made to carry out the generals’ chores. Others are made to sell military products such as pasta, or to take part in building military infrastructure. Conscripts usually get paid a mere 250 to 300 EGP ($28-$33) per month for their efforts. QUOTE “It is hell,” Tamer, saying. “I advise every single person I meet who hasn’t done it yet to do whatever it takes, including bribes and [things] I normally oppose, to avoid being conscripted into the army.” QUOTE “I remember this one time [when] an officer cursed me for not being tidy. It was simply because my eyes were red. I told him I was awake all night doing work. He asked: 'Do you work in a night club or what?' I told him 'no sir, in a library. I own a library.' He answered: ‘And I own a prison. Do you wish to go to prison?’ I replied curtly: No,” Middle East Eye
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BorneoAlliance	Oct 26 2016, 08:14 AM Return to original view \| Post #197
New Member Newbie 0 posts Joined: Dec 2014	Sniper of Mosul strikes AGAIN: Crack shot kills ISIS thug seconds before he can behead boy A HEROIC gunman dubbed “The Sniper of Mosul” has struck again as he killed a jihadi executioner moments before the ISIS thug could behead a teenage boy. QUOTE ISIS warlords have been living in fear of the brave sharpshooter as he waged a one-man war on jihadis in the under siege city of Mosul. Mysterious death squads have been waging a secret war on ISIS throughout the occupation – taking out warlords in brazen gun attacks. After residents dubbed him “The Sniper of Mosul”, the gunman struck again by rescuing a teenager from a monstrous jihadi execution with one fatal shot. The deadly potential of snipers is highlighted as Russia produces a world record rifle which can take out targets up to three miles away. WHO IS THE SNIPER OF MOSUL? QUOTE “The emergence of the ‘Sniper of Mosul increased the pace of the popular resistance against the ISIS” Al Sumaria Sick jihadis had gathered for the execution of the teenage boy who was accused with supporting resistance movements within the city in Iraq. As the executioner took aim to behead the boy, the sniper opened fire – blasting the monster and killing him. Terrified terrorists began opening fire randomly after the sniper’s attack as they panicked, according to Al Sumaria News. QUOTE Iraqi news outlets reported the activities of the lone gunslinger – saying he had shot a “number” of fighters serving the cult. However, they added there could be “many snipers” and not just the one. Tragically, despite his executioner being killed by the sniper, the teen boy was shot by ISIS fighters before he could escape. Daily Star
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BorneoAlliance	Oct 26 2016, 08:22 AM Return to original view \| Post #198
New Member Newbie 0 posts Joined: Dec 2014	Don't refuel Putin's fleet in the Mediterranean, Nato urges Spain QUOTE Spain faced calls from Nato yesterday not to refuel a flotilla of Russian warships on its way to bomb Aleppo in Syria. Eight of Vladimir Putin’s warships are expected to take on fuel and supplies from the Spanish port of Cueta this week. Moscow’s flagship aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov and nuclear-powered battle cruisers are among the vessels due to enter the port as early as Wednesday. Daily mail UK
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BorneoAlliance	Oct 26 2016, 08:28 AM Return to original view \| Post #199
New Member Newbie 0 posts Joined: Dec 2014	Malaysia’s Cyber Defense: One of ASEAN’s Best? Defense minister praises the country’s developing capabilities. Malaysia’s cyber defense capabilities are on track to become one of the best in the region, the country’s defense minister said this week. Defense Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said that Malaysia was setting up a sophisticated cyber defense system that was now 90 percent complete after three years of work. He added that if work goes according to plan, Malaysia would be among the top countries in the region. “We have been working on it for nearly three years and it is very specialized and not many powers who have the capabilities would want to share with us unless they trust us, they know that we are strategic,” Hishammuddin said during a press conference after the defense ministry’s monthly assembly and celebration of its Innovation Day, according to the Malaysian daily The Sun. “Thank God we are in that position, so if the cyber defense initiative goes to plan, it is safe for me to say that we are among the top countries in this region which is up to speed in terms of cyber defense,” he added. The Malaysian military’s intelligence unit has set up a cyber defense special unit to tackle cyber warfare, and the unit is working with several countries in order to secure the nation. However, Hishammuddin refused to divulge the number of cyber attack attempts directed against Malaysia since the unit had been set up. Data from CyberSecurity Malaysia, the agency in charge of securing the country’s cyberspace, suggests that incidents of cyber hacking are on the rise in Malaysia. According to CyberSecurity Malaysia’s chief executive officer Amirudin Abdul Wahab, 1,705 incidents had been reported as of July, a number which already almost surpasses the number of cases witnessed for the whole of 2015, which was recorded at 1,714. He also said that Malaysian small and medium enterprises (SMEs) were 33 percent likely to be victims of cyber attacks, nearly 5 percent higher than businesses of any other ASEAN country. Amirudin said that this was mostly due to their lack of awareness of information security which leads to “haphazard management of their information and digital assets.” Malaysia is also one of the top ten countries targeted by malware attacks, according to a study done by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU). Earlier this month, Malaysia’s Science, Technology and Innovation Minister Madius Tangau said Malaysia needed to develop a national cyber security innovation ecosystem to respond to increasingly sophisticated cyber threats. Madius, who was delivering a keynote address at the inaugural Singapore International Cyber Week (SICW) 2016, said that Malaysia’s approach had to continue to be “revolutionary and innovative.” The Diplomat
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BorneoAlliance	Oct 26 2016, 11:52 AM Return to original view \| Post #200
New Member Newbie 0 posts Joined: Dec 2014	Typhoon-K: The Perfect Weapon for the Fight Against the Jihadists QUOTE The vehicles, built on a Kamaz-63968 chassis, have a 450 horsepower engine, automatic transmission, a hydropneumatic suspension providing for variable ground clearance, and are capable of highway cruising speeds up to 80 km/h. The cab of the vehicle is equipped with an on-board information and control system, providing data regarding engine operation, tilt, speed, and location, as well as real-time video readout of the vehicle's surroundings. QUOTE More significant is the Typhoon's integrated ceramic and steel armor and mine protection, including specially-made energy absorbing seats for crew and passengers, as well as a unique v-shaped underbody to improve the vehicle's ability to withstand blasts of up to 8 kg of TNT. Cabin protection gives the vehicle's crew the ability to withstand even a direct hit by armor-piercing incendiary rounds from a distance of 200 meters. The vehicle has roof hatches for emergency evacuation in case of roll, and is equipped with an air filtration system protecting occupants against chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear threats. QUOTE military analyst Sergei Cherkasov suggested that at first glance, it's not clear why the Russian army needs the new vehicles, given the existence of equipment like the BTR-82A heavily armed and armored APC. QUOTE the Typhoon is dissimilar to [traditional] Russian APCs created for waging a full-scale war…The Typhoon's armament is also very uncharacteristic for the Russian army – [featuring only an optional] remote-controlled machine gun module; usually our equipment bristles with twin barrels of very serious firepower." QUOTE "At the same time, the new Russian armored vehicle looks similar to US APCs, such as the RG-33L or Cougar MRAP; they too aren't exactly small, but light, and are also armed only with machine guns." QUOTE In addition to the Kamaz 63968-based Typhoon-K, there is the Typhoon-U, built on the Ural-63095 truck platform. Like its Kamaz cousin, this vehicle can be fitted for a number of uses, from 16-person secure troop transport to command post, engineering unit and ambulance. A similar vehicle, a Typhoon-U, built on an Ural-63099 platform, features a unified cabin-body design, and can transport 12 fighters plus two crew. A Kamaz version of the unified cabin-body design also exists, based on the Kamaz-63969. QUOTE "The main advantage of the Typhoon-K is its capacity, of 16 men and three crew members, or four tons of cargo. Even the Americans – known as the biggest fans of armored vehicles, have not achieved such characteristics" (the Cougar has a 12 person capacity, while the RG-33 holds 10 personnel). QUOTE "The second advantage of this APC is its excellent protection. This is something of the kind our army truly has not seen before. Given its dimensions, its capacity and its 20 ton weight, the designers succeeded in providing protection which is far superior to Soviet APCs…The vehicle's mine resistance rates the fourth level of protection according to NATO's STANAG 4569 standard, thus providing protection against mines weighing up to 8 kg, which is outstanding for this class of machine. For example, the US recently began production of the International MaxxPro armored fighting vehicle, whose protection is only 7 kg." lzHL_NvBb4I QUOTE "In other areas too, the Typhoon's protection corresponds to the fourth level of the NATO standard. The side of the vehicle easily withstands fragmentation from 152-mm shells exploded at a distance of 25 meters. When exploding from two meters away, splinters get stuck in the armor, but do not pierce through." QUOTE All-round, the vehicle is resistant to armor-piercing heavy machine gun fire up to 14.5 mm caliber. The front of the vehicle is strengthened to protect even against 30 mm chain gun fire. Special mats provide for protection against shape charges, preventing the formation of a cumulative jet to pierce the inside of the vehicle. Sputniknews
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