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Thursday, April 30, 2020
J-10C seen sporting dual launchers and PL-15 Long Range Missiles...
The US Navy selects Fincantieri design for next-generation frigate
Here.
The USMC bought a European APC for its ACV. The US Navy just bought the European multi-mission frigate for its navy.
Can we finally stop hearing the whining about NIH syndrome?
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
Turkey's fleet of new anti-tank vehicles to enter service by 2022
via Shepard Media
Turkey expects to equip its army with new Kaplan-10 and PARS 4x4 anti-tank vehicles by 2022, as it moves to improve the mobility and the lethality of its ground forces.
These platforms were procured in June 2016 under a contract with manufacturer FNSS that includes 260 vehicles (184 Kaplan-10s and 76 PARS 4x4s), as well as their turrets.
The Turkish Land Forces Command announced via Twitter that mass production of Kaplan-10 began in late March. FNSS confirmed to Shephard that a total of eight vehicles have already been handed over to the Turkish Land Forces.
‘All tracked and wheeled platforms and turret systems are expected to be included in the inventory of Turkish Armed Forces by 2022,’ an FNSS spokesperson said, although the company could not provide information on the total investment cost of these procurements.
The spokesperson explained that the Kaplan-10 is a new-generation AFV that has the ability to operate in conjunction with MBTs. Its platform design enables it to perform different kinds of missions by integrating different subsystems.
The Kaplan-10 has a low silhouette and is designed to travel at high speed on asphalt, soft soil, muddy and rough terrains under all weather conditions, according to FNSS. Additionally, its advanced suspension track system can reduce vibrations and improve road holding.
Amphibious characteristics include two water propulsion systems located at the rear of the vehicle. Thanks to these, the FNSS spokesperson noted: 'Kaplan-10 can perform in deep and fast-flowing waters. In addition to this, the driver is able to enter the water without prior preparation.'
Safety features include a CBRN protection system, automatic fire extinguishing system, blast- and leakage- protected fuel cells, mine blast-protected seats and smoke grenade dischargers.
The Kaplan-10 has advanced modular armour protection and its hull is manufactured and integrated using a ballistic welding technique, according to FNSS.
‘There are also laser-protected glass periscopes that allow the driver to see outside with a wide-angle of view, providing a high situational awareness. Integrated night vision systems are standard in all variants,’ the spokesperson added.
The main armament on the AFV is a remote-controlled anti-tank missile (the Russian KORNET-E or Turkish-made MIZRAK-O).
PARS is a wheeled, amphibious and all-terrain 4x4 vehicle designed to perform advanced surveillance, anti-tank and command control tasks, with an operational range of 700km on asphalt roads.
It carries a crew of four and can operate in up to 1.7m of water without any preparation. According to FNSS, two propellers located behind the vehicle increase its manoeuvrability in the water.
In addition, PARS can climb a 70° gradient steep slope, hold on a 40° side slope and cross 40cm steep obstacles. A central tyre inflation system was also developed for PARS that increased its mobility. The vehicle can reach a top speed of 110km/h.
COVID-19 turning out to be huge hoax perpetrated by media
via Washington Times.
When the postmortem is done on the media’s coverage of COVID-19 (and it will be), it will be clear that the virus was no Black Plague — it’s not even the flu on a bad year.Here.
SARS-CoV-2, which causes COVID-19, has killed 56,749 Americans as of Tuesday.
That’s not good. But it’s not as bad as the 2017-2018 flu season, when 80,000 -plus perished. And it’s a long cry from what all the experts were warning about just a few weeks ago: First, they predicted 1.7 million Americans dead; then they redid the models (this time apparently entering a few more “facts”) and said 100,000-240,000 dead.
Now, a major model relied on by the White House Coronavirus Task Force predicts about 70,000 dead by the end of August.
And for that we shut down the U.S. economy?!
I simply ask you to do two things.
1. Read the article.
2. Think.
Apologies but I have one more thing to ask you. Consider this. The Spanish Flu killed (according to Wikipedia) between 17 and 50 million people worldwide.
At the end of this pandemic it appears (and yeah we might just be at the halfway point) less than half a million worldwide.
But yet we've wrecked the global economy?
Are we following science? Not just medical but economic science? I contend that as things now stand more people will die from our "preventative measures" than from the virus itself.
Will future generations think that we acted prudently or emotionally?
Pakistan, reportedly, has purchased 300 VT-4 MBTs from Norinco...the coming tank battle between India and Pakistan will be interesting!
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I personally think that MAJOR combat between Pakistan and India is a given. It will happen. All it will take is a spark and I think we'll see something short of nuclear war but brutal nonetheless.
One of the highlights of that inevitable fight (I believe) will see each nation's armored/mech battalions engaging each other.
Quite honestly I just don't know how it will play out but I'm guessing we'll see some type pyrrhic victory (for both sides) before they fall back to pre-established lines.
Of course I could be wrong as two left shoes but one thing is becoming apparent.
The Chinese are selling VT-4 MBTs like hotcakes. Sooner or later we'll get an evaluation of their capabilities in a real life shooting war. Once that happens we'll get a better view of how far Chinese armored tech has come.
General Dynamics UK has performed Reliability Growth Trials with AJAX tracked armored for British army
#Didyouknow… in recent months, we have been undertaking a wide-range of AJAX Reliability Growth Trials. #AJAX will provide best-in-class capability to the British Army.— General Dynamics UK (@gduknews) April 27, 2020
[Footage filmed before introduction of current social distancing guidance and lockdown] pic.twitter.com/wtNjS0thQU
Is it just me or does this project seem to have slowed lately? Can't blame GD on this one either. I'm almost positive that they can execute at whatever (reasonable) pace the customer demands.
So why would the British Army go from warp speed down to a slow trot (note this was before the pandemic too)?
Canadian Helicopter crashes near coast of Greek island..
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Geez. These just entered service not too long ago. Hope the crew is well. More to come I'm sure.
Blast from the past. M-25. Russia's low flying "infantry killer" from the late 1960s...
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| The M-25 project by the Soviet Union in the 1960s. The idea was of a low altitude infantry killer - via shock wave, by flying supersonic at 90 to 120 feet above the enemy troops. Project was cancelled in 1973. |
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Australian Military Leadership tells their govt that coronavirus is a test run...much worse is on the horizon...
via ABC.net.au
According to the report, "the workshop delivered the overarching advice that, in the scenario provided, Australia would suffer massive upheaval within one week due to job losses, social unease and [public and industrial] hoarding."Here.
With at least 90 per cent of Australia's specialist medical supplies imported, the report found specialist medicines "may be exhausted within days", with "severe repercussions for public health".
Within a fortnight, with a restriction of imported medical equipment, "health care would be degraded".
For Ms Durrant, the report was evidence Australian governments could have been better prepared when the fallout from the pandemic hit the nation's hospitals, supermarkets and Centrelink queues.
"Our preparedness planning was probably a D-plus or a C-minus, but our response was much better," she said.
"In order to have that response that is really sharp out of the blocks, we weren't quite there in the first couple of weeks.
"I was bemoaning the fact that even though we'd done the work and had seen what might happen, we hadn't yet been able to get the buy-in to do the further planning and actually act on that information."
A global pandemic is apparently a great way for governments to silence protests easily and effectively.
A global pandemic is apparently a great way for governments to silence protests easily and effectively. pic.twitter.com/ar6NG9HyqQ— DW News (@dwnews) April 28, 2020
Have you noticed that many of your fellow Americans so easily dismiss the protests to reopen the country? Despite the fact that this pandemic is mostly a big city issue and 95% of the country is feeling few of the affects?
Star Wars said it best.
Change it up a little. Replace 1st Galactic Empire with the name of your state and it sings to what's going on today.
Safety and Security.
Dooming our economy to a recession and more than likely depression. Consigning our children's children to nation breaking debt because individual governors decided to close their states and expect the Federal Govt to pay for their decisions.
Sweden might have it wrong in their goal of herd immunity but it will save their nation.
Ok. Gotta admit. This girl was a BEAST!
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| A photograph taken in IReland in 1972 of a girl shooting from the gun of her fiance who was wounded in a battle against the British Army. Her wounded fiance survived after being transported by car to a safe place while his girlfriend clashed with British soldiers until she was killed. When the commander of the English soldiers found out that they were fighting a woman, he ordered his soldiers not to touch her body and allowed the Irish to bury her. They heard the English commander repeat this sentence: "We defend a queen who doesn't care about us, And this woman care about her lover and her land." The photo was chosen for Women's Day in Ireland and they wrote this sentence: "Don't be afraid to be associated with a strong woman. The day may come and she'll be your only army." Follow @unclesamsnation |
Wow. When I say this girl was a beast I mean that in the very best way possible.
Want to push the agenda on women in combat? Unfortunately you really have to point to organizations that we would (have) considered to be terrorist to find the best examples of warrior ethos.
As far as the fight she was involved in? Can't really say. I don't know enough about the issues surrounding the fight to say one way or the other.
Japanese army selected Hitachi to develop and manufacture new armored bulldozer
Here.
Almost looks like the USA T1 Cunningham from World of Tanks....oh and if you're curious, yeah I play on my days off and yeah I'm still getting my ass kicked by 12 year olds.
Does it seem like current times are mirroring the "interwar period" just before WW2?
It's a weird thought for sure but does it seem like current times are mirroring the "interwar period" just before WW2?
I mean look at the world.
We've just been ravaged by a pandemic that looks like it will continue for at least another year. We're looking at an extended period of a wrecked economy worldwide. Additionally we seem to be on the verge of breakthroughs in military tech (at least in the US...I know..we've been on the verge for decades).
If you look back at conditions just before the last world war, its not the same but it sure does seem to rhyme.
Air Centric Amphibious Ship tries to deploy the landing force via nets over the side?
via Marines Times
From March 21 to March 28, the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit and the amphibious assault ship America conducted a large-scale Guam to Okinawa, Japan, maneuver exercise. It rehearsed elements of the Corps’ future plans to fight in the Pacific from sinking vessels at sea, beach landings and long-range rocket precision artillery strikes.Here.
But included in that training was a rehash of using cargo nets to prep for an uncontested insert onto small islands across the Pacific. Marines with 1st Battalion, 5th Marines aboard the America practiced scaling down the cargo nets at Apra Harbor, Naval Base Guam, according to a news release from the 31st MEU.
Wow.
Just plain wow.
You build a ship that is 100% air centric. You push that concept like its the holy grail of future operations.
Then you do this?
What are they thinking?
The sad thing? Are you looking at the pic? They're not kitted out for operations! They don't even have weapons. I'm not talking about crew served weapons, I'm not talking about their battle rifles!
This ain't even hollywood. This is just busy work.
Tainted badge. Rapist Cop...
Rapist, racist cop. Justice served. from r/JusticeServed
Piece of shit deserves all the pain that's coming in jail. He will suffer in unimaginable ways.
I doubt he survives it.
Monday, April 27, 2020
Coronavirus knock on effects. Tysons warns the food chain is breaking down...
via IHeartRadio.
Tyson Foods Chairman John Tyson took out a full-page ad in the New York Times, Washington Post, and Arkansas Democrat-Gazette to publish an open letter warning that our food supply chain is in trouble.I wonder if they'll be able to prevent this from becoming an issue. We've been warned. Hopefully someone is taking steps to reinforce the food chain.
Tyson explained that many food processing plants across the country have been forced to pause or reduce operations during the coronavirus pandemic to ensure the safety of the workers.
"As pork, beef and chicken plants are being forced to close, even for short periods of time, millions of pounds of meat will disappear from the supply chain," Tyson wrote. "As a result, there will be limited supply of our products available in grocery stores until we are able to reopen our facilities that are currently closed."
Another issue with the closures is that ranchers have no place to sell their livestock.
"In addition to meat shortages, this is a serious food waste issue," Tyson wrote. "Farmers across the nation simply will not have anywhere to sell their livestock to be processed, when they could have fed the nation. Millions of animals – chickens, pigs and cattle – will be depopulated because of the closure of our processing facilities. The food supply chain is breaking."
Tyson called for a unified solution to help protect workers and the food supply chain, and said he is confident we can solve these problems.
"Tyson Foods has a responsibility to feed our nation and the world. The government bodies at the national, state, county, and city levels must unite in a comprehensive, thoughtful, and productive way to allow our team members to work in safety without fear, panic, or worry. The private and public sectors must come together. As a country, this is our time to show the world what we can do when working together."
We're buying oil to store and to buttress the market. Can you do the same with food?
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