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Ominae Since: Jul, 2010
#67951: Feb 13th 2025 at 6:59:01 AM

DW has a vid on why China's trying to create a large military building like the Pentagon. It's located SW of Beijing. Looks like Beijing wants to be made fast enough.

eagleoftheninth Shop all day, greed is free from a dreamed portrait, imperfect Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#67952: Feb 14th 2025 at 12:09:46 AM

Reuters: Trump says US to increase military sales to India, eventually provide F-35 jets. A bit of an unusual move, given that India is also Russia's biggest arms export customer and operates many Russian systems, including the S-400 (which had gotten Turkey booted out of the F-35 program earlier).

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LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
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#67953: Feb 14th 2025 at 12:30:18 AM

Just sell them to Russia directly at this point. Lets stop pretending

Oh really when?
RAlexa21th Zettai Ryouiki Enjoyer from California (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: I <3 love!
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#67954: Feb 14th 2025 at 12:52:09 AM

A lot of Russia's usual customers have been more open to buying American stuff, so I don't think it's alarming news for anyone except Russian arms companies.

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Ominae Since: Jul, 2010
#67955: Feb 14th 2025 at 2:04:38 AM

Well Algeria's getting the SU-57

DeMarquis (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#67956: Feb 14th 2025 at 5:50:19 AM

Worrying about Russia obtaining US military tech seems a relic of cold war thinking to me. It's clear they couldn't manufacturer F-35's even if we handed them the blueprints.

I'm done trying to sound smart. "Clear" is the new smart.
Risa123 Since: Dec, 2021 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
#67957: Feb 14th 2025 at 5:52:12 AM

[up] Considering the current international situation I would not say that cold war thinking is a relic.

AngelusNox Warder of the damned from The guard of the gates of oblivion Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Married to the job
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#67958: Feb 14th 2025 at 5:57:49 AM

I'd be less concerned with Russians acquiring the F-35 via India, than China doing it.

Currently and for the foreseeable future, Russian manufacturing is shit and they would severely struggle to build what is essentially a flying computer like the F-35.

China on the other hand would be pretty interested on getting a F-35.

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LeGarcon Blowout soon fellow Stalker from Skadovsk Since: Aug, 2013 Relationship Status: Gay for Big Boss
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#67959: Feb 14th 2025 at 6:10:22 AM

Would be more concerned about learning how it works and things like it's exact RCS than building their own considering the current state of modern air combat.

Oh really when?
Smeagol17 (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#67960: Feb 14th 2025 at 6:11:39 AM

USA was against selling advanced planes to countries that have Rusian AA systems. That would suggest that they think it would make the planes easier to shoot down, not neccesarily build.

Ominae Since: Jul, 2010
#67961: Feb 14th 2025 at 7:26:56 AM

Civ Div posted a vid where he explained how he outsmarts the enemy (Turkish military, Daesh, Russians)

Among the tactics he used using fake entrance concealment, using umbrellas, blend in (eg don't use encrypted radios, use local SIM cards), trip wires and train to fight in low light conditions (eg fight and move around if your hideout has no electricity).

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#67962: Feb 14th 2025 at 8:17:47 AM

Take some of the material from the vid with a healthy dose of salt. The analog systems are one of the most criticized by Ukranian forces because they are highly susceptible to jamming and hostile signal takeover. This is one area in which the Russians do very well. Most of their failures are from lack of coverage or having to avoid jamming their own equipment, making the jammers less effective in certain situations. This is one of the most well-documented problems with analog control systems and has been known since the War in Afghanistan and Iraq II. The issue came up again when it was just the Ukrainians fighting mostly Russian-backed insurgents, and analog drones were having notable issues.

Umbrellas can block thermal, but you have to remember there are a lot of spots it is not covering. Unless you know exactly what direction the drone is looking, it won't help as much as you think. You have to have it pointed in the direction of the sensor, and you can't physically touch the fabric because thermal radiation will bleed through even clothing and begin to saturate the umbrella fabric. If you were hiding in a shallow hole covered by an umbrella or had other cover blocking views from different directions, this would be great. Thermal barrier sheets work great as long as no heat source touches them.

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eagleoftheninth Shop all day, greed is free from a dreamed portrait, imperfect Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#67964: Feb 14th 2025 at 7:51:00 PM

CBS: U.S. Army bars transgender people from enlisting, ends gender-affirming care services.

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Ominae Since: Jul, 2010
#67966: Feb 20th 2025 at 8:41:58 PM

https://www.reddit.com/r/UkraineWarVideoReport/comments/1iud2o0/improvised_russian_rocket_launcher_built_from

Russian soldier fired an improvised rocket launcher. He tumbled due to the improvised rocket tube's recoil.

eagleoftheninth Shop all day, greed is free from a dreamed portrait, imperfect Since: May, 2013 Relationship Status: With my statistically significant other
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#67968: Feb 22nd 2025 at 8:51:38 AM

AP: Two members of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, USAF General Charles Q. Brown and USN Admiral Lisa Franchetti, have been fired.

Brown is the second Black general officer to have served as a chairman of the Joint Chiefs (in which capacity he apparently "pushed a woke agenda", according to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth), while Franchetti ("a DEI hire") is the first woman to have become a chief of staff for a service branch (the second, Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Linda Fagan, was fired last month for similar reasons).

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Ominae Since: Jul, 2010
#67969: Feb 22nd 2025 at 6:16:14 PM

https://x.com/trip_to_valkiri/status/1678411853129555976

A cheeky X post made regarding a Polish Army logistic officer's nightmare; the M1A1 Abrams, K2 Black Panther and Leopard 2PL are shown in the same picture.

Edited by Ominae on Feb 22nd 2025 at 6:16:31 AM

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#67970: Feb 22nd 2025 at 9:14:23 PM

[up]K2 Black Panther is South Korean, right?

HallowHawk Since: Feb, 2013
#67971: Feb 22nd 2025 at 9:45:57 PM

[up] Yep. See anything designated with a K (K2 rifle K2000 KIFV, KH179, etc.), it came from South Korea.

Ominae Since: Jul, 2010
#67972: Feb 23rd 2025 at 12:10:50 AM

Polish got K2s a few years ago to modernize their MBT fleet.

AngelusNox Warder of the damned from The guard of the gates of oblivion Since: Dec, 2014 Relationship Status: Married to the job
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#67973: Feb 23rd 2025 at 4:25:41 PM

Modern military vehicle exist.

Polish military procurement: I'll have your whole stock.

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