Russian subs vs. terrorists: 10 cruise missiles hit targets in Syria



Russian subs target terrorists in Deir ez-Zor with Kalibr cruise missiles supporting SAA offensive.


‘The Road to Raqqa’: YPG fighters, medics & European volunteers on ISIS frontline



The road to ISIS’ self-proclaimed capital, Raqqa, has been long and hard. The battle rages in the suburbs of the Syrian city. Improvised explosive devices, suicide bombers, sniper fire and grenade-dropping drones have been deployed by the surrounded terrorists.

This film features the stories of fighters in the Kurdish People Protection Units (YPG), as well as European volunteers who joined them. There are also stories of military hospital staff. Dr. Akhiv, a veteran military doctor considers his work a “sacred calling.” Adham, a frontline nurse, joined the field hospital after his brother was killed fighting ISIS. Sema, a Kurdish female commander, left her family to join the fight. “We’re not fighting for a certain nation. Humanity is what we’re fighting for,” she says.

Some Europeans have joined the YPG as volunteers. Rosa left a mundane life in Sweden to fight for women’s rights in Syria. Robin, a volunteer from Germany, got sick of hearing how “someone should do something about” ISIS after every terrorist attack in Europe. He left his girlfriend and a comfortable life to do something about them himself.

Taiwanese Jinmen Cannon install by US during war with China

Russia downsizes plans to scrap old Cold War tanks


Modernized T-72B3 MBTs on parade

Russia is sharply curtailing the number of Soviet-era tanks that is planning to scrap. In previous years, Moscow had planned to send some 10,000 of its older model tanks to the junk yard for disposal, now that figure could be reduced to as few as 4,000.

“Initially, when the program was drafted, it was planned that about 10,000 Soviet-made armored fighting vehicles (AFVs) stored in warehouses...will be scrapped," Lt. Gen. Alexander Shevchenko, chief of the main armored directorate of the Russian Defense Ministry, told the TASS news agency.

“At present, the number of armored fighting vehicles to be scrapped in line with the program until 2020 will be revised at about 4,000 such vehicles."

Shevchenko cited changes in in the security environment for the move. Instead of all of them being scrapped, 6,000 remaining older vehicles will now be upgraded to modern standards.

"However, in line with changes in the international situation, the increase in combat skills of servicemen of the Russian armed forces, growing patriotism of Russian citizens and the appearance of new technical and technological solutions for deep upgrade allowing to turn outdated equipment into modern one, we had to review our plans," Shevchenko said.

The fact that Russia is planning on holding onto these older tanks suggests that budgetary pressures are forcing Moscow to upgrade these machines rather than build new vehicles. Another possibility is that these surplus vehicles might be used to supply client states with low-cost combat vehicles.

FMS Contract for 8 Indonesian Army AH-64E Apache Guardian post-production support services.


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85th Air Force Day India : air display

the video though.. sakit mata!

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FNSS/Pindad Medium Tank Prototype during TNI 72nd Anniversary Parade. Credit to PT Pindad.

Russian engineers destroyed over 24,000 mines and other explosive devices in Palmyra since arriving in Syria


A Russian EOD technician controlling an Uran-6 Minesweeping UGV in a mine-clearing operation

A group of mine clearance specialists of the Russian Armed Forces destroyed about 24,065 explosive objects and cleared over two thousand hectares of land in recaptured historical city of Palmyra, Syria over the last two years.

"In 2016 and 2017, the detachment of the Russian Armed Forces’ Mine Action Center performed twice the task of removing explosives and carrying out mine clearance in the architectural and historical complex, the residential quarters and the airport of Palmyra," Commander of the Palmyra mine clearance group Valery Ovdiyenko told TASS.

According to the report, in total, the combat engineers checked and cleared 2,339 hectares of the territory, 219 kilometers of roads and 10,476 buildings and structures of mines and destroyed 24,065 explosive objects.

During the mine-clearance operation within the city bounds and the territory adjacent to Palmyra alone, Russian combat engineers defused 5,000 improvised engineering munitions, explosives, mines and rockets, the commander noted.

He said the Russian engineers relied on advanced robotic systems to neutralize the site in Palmyra to "prevent causing additional damage to historical sites”.

Russia is continuously taking demining efforts in the war-torn country in order to help recaptured areas return to a relatively normal state of life.

Earlier, experts from the International Mine Action Center of the Russian Armed Forces have been sent to Syria's Deir ez-Zor, after the Syrian army, supported by the Russian Aerospace Forces made a major advance in the city, breaking the Daesh terrorist group's siege.

low budget, bad pollution.. worse than indo

Exercise Wallaby, Singapore’s land, navy and air forces work hand in hand



ROCKHAMPTON, Australia: Against a never-ending canvas of vast plains and blue skies, Singapore’s land and air fighters showed what it takes to operate as a team.
This is Exercise Wallaby, the largest Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) overseas training exercise, conducted in an area four times the size of Singapore.

Since its humble beginnings in 1990, when it lasted for only three weeks, the exercise has grown to involve almost 4,000 SAF personnel participating across three months.
Exercise director Brigadier General (BG) Mark Tan called it a “unique opportunity that we don’t have anywhere else in the world”, as plans are afoot to expand training areas in Shoalwater Bay and accommodate even more troops for a longer duration.



“The space here allows us to train both with helicopters and ships in a very large and complex exercise, which allows us to advance our capabilities and train our soldiers in a realistic and tough environment,” BG Tan said.

“As the SAF has progressed over the years, fighting jointly is something that’s very important to our capabilities.”



Indeed, the army and Republic of Singapore Armed Forces put on a joint show of force on Sunday (Oct 8), as they demonstrated one method of large-scale troop transportation.
The deployment, which involves up to eight helicopters flying in formation, can transport a maximum of 300 troops at one go, exercise air director Senior Lieutenant Colonel (SLTC) Sherman Ong said.



Like a parade of elephants, the helicopters move with the more vulnerable targets protected in the middle. “The AHs (Apache Attack Helicopter) are there to escort the large-force package and ensure that the route is screened and the terminal area is clear,” SLTC Ong added.



While the Apaches provide the firepower, the Chinook and Super Puma helicopters form the bulk of the convoy. They are capable of carrying not only large troops, but also different types of vehicles slung under their bellies.



“We carry vehicles from a pick-up zone to a landing site, and we try to positon them further into enemy terrain,” SLTC Ong said.
This form of transportation also serves to resupply combat troops, one serviceman involved in the underslung operations said, as his voice strained to compete against the whirring rotors. The cargo ranges from oil drums to food and ammunition.

“One of the challenges is the fact we’re going to have many aircraft airborne at the same time, so planning and deciding who goes first and who goes next is important,” said Major Vivek Nair, one of the team leads for the media heli-borne demonstrations.



“The bigger challenge is that all these have to tie in with what the army wants. The mission lead has to (ensure) the number of troops and the loads are delivered in a timely manner for them to carry on with their mission.”
I boarded a Chinook to witness first-hand how the rigging of the cargo is done, but found myself rigged to the ground instead. The giant spinning blades generated a downforce and kicked up mini plumes of sand and dust.
A pair of soldiers, known as the lookout team, are sent to the underbelly to hook the cargo up and conduct the “five-second hover check”. The most dangerous part of the entire operation, this ensures the load is secure as it is lifted off the ground.



Inside the Chinook, I breathed in more sand when a large hatch on the floor was opened to observe the cargo beneath. At the landing site, the load is released after it hits the ground and there is no more tension on the rigging. Then the troops are deployed.



For the soldiers, this is not a joyride. They run out of the Chinook, surround the helicopter and prone in the sand. They only get up once the chopper leaves them.
In this demonstration, the cargo being transported is a Light Strike Vehicle (LSV). First Sergeant Joel Wong, a platoon sergeant in the Light Strike Platoon, said the LSV is used to travel faster and cover longer distances because it is “light and mobile”.




“The terrain here allows us to push our vehicles to the limit, especially because the space back in Singapore doesn’t allow us to execute the whole bigger plan,” he added.
The LSV can go up to speeds of 90kmh off road, though the speed limit in the training area is slower than that.



Still, an LSV driver asked during a familiarisation ride if I wanted to get wet. After politely declining for fear of my equipment, he proceeded to give a thrilling ride anyway.
The LSV made light work of boulders and even small tree logs, and ploughed through water obstacles as though they weren’t there. Steep incline? No problem. I was on a bumpy version of a four-wheeled rollercoaster.



It does not come as a surprise then that some full-time national servicemen (NSF) like 3rd Sergeant Ryan Tan extend their service just to participate in Exercise Wallaby. It is a chance to try new things.

The 24-year-old air force technician, who services the Apache helicopters, missed out on loading the Hellfire missile on the chopper during his first Wallaby stint last year. He extended his service by a month to try it this year.

“Last year, very few NSFs were given the privilege to actually handle it, so it was something special for me this year,” he added.
Source: CNA/hz

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DSEI 2017: Typhoon updates and plans for the future



Jane's correspondent, Patrick Allen, speaks to BAE Systems about the various upgrades and future plans that keeps the Typhoon as relevant ever.


What the J 20 Fighter's Arrival Means for China's Power Projection Capabilities



What the J-20 Fighter's Arrival Means for China's Power Projection Capabilities?

China has become the second country in the world after the United States to formally adopt a fifth-generation fighter plane into service. Alongside the American F-22 and F-35, and Russia's Su-57, the J-20 has brought China into a very small group of countries capable of building fifth-gen aircraft.

Indonesian PT Pindad unveiled its new SPR 4 Sniper Rifle. Credit to PT Pindad.



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Germany must pay Poland up to $1 trillion in reparations, minister says


A woman walking past posters advocating reparations for Germany's WW2 invasion of Poland

Germany should consider paying Poland as much as $1 trillion in World War II reparations, according to the Polish foreign minister.

Poland’s foreign minister Witold Waszczykowski told local radio station RMF that “serious talks” were needed with Germany to "find a way to deal with the fact that German-Polish relations are overshadowed by the German aggression of 1939 and unresolved post-war issues."

He said Poland’s material losses were about $1 trillion, or higher.

Polish defense minister Antoni Macierewicz also accused European critics of trying to “erase” the fate of the Poles at German hands during the war “from the historical memory of Europe”.

The country’s right-wing government has dismissed a 1953 resolution by Poland’s former communist government which dropped any claim to reparations from Germany, and are instead claiming that Germany is “shirking” its moral responsibility.

Critics of the government say they are talking about reparations to divert attention from their nationalistic agenda.

btw i always think how powderful it will be if modern advancement (metallurgy,fcs, electronics) could be applied to these big guns

okay maybe not 240mm gun but it's totally could be done on 203mm gun like M110 or 2s7. imagine this sph but with longer, lighter gun, better chassis with improved engine and suspension and fcs that could enable it to fire up to 3 rds/min




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Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI) 72nd Anniversary Pictures - October 5th 2017.













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Russian Su-24 attack aircraft crashes during takeoff in Syria, crew killed – MoD





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