Russian and United States combat aircraft were involved in a potentially serious engagement in the skies over Syria on 13 December, the defence ministries of both countries confirmed.
While the US Department of Defence (DoD) and the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation differ on the details of the incident, both have said a US Air Force (USAF) Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor stealth fighter fired off flares to warn off a pair of Russian Sukhoi Su-25 ‘Frogfoot’ ground attack aircraft that were flying in the vicinity of the city of Al Mayadin in eastern Syria. The nearby Euphrates River is the deconfliction boundary between the United States and Russia in Syria, and is officially acknowledged by both countries as such (the United States must stay to the east of the river, and the Russians to the west).
At this point the narrative diverges, with the US stating that the two Russian jets were engaged in this manner as they had crossed over to the eastern side of the river, and were interfering with USAF aircraft conducting strikes against the Islamic State to the extent that there was nearly a mid-air collision. The DoD told US media that the Su-25s did not respond to repeated calls to leave the area, and thus were ‘warned off’ using the flares.
The Russians however said the Su-25s were escorting a humanitarian convoy that was travelling along the western bank of the Euphrates, and that it was the USAF F-22 that crossed the deconfliction boundary to harass its aircraft. The F-22 was then chased away by a Su-35 ‘Flanker-E’ fighter that was providing top-cover for the Su-25s, the Russian defence ministry said.
While this particular incident did not end badly for either side, the potential for a more serious outcome appears to be rising as such encounters increase.

Uncle Sam aircrafts always scaring off 2-3rd generation Aircrafts.


And yes the SU-35 was there to cover the younger ones.


Frumentum is anti Russian do he will surely defend the F-22 now. Lol

tdayof:



Uncle Sam aircrafts always scaring off 2-3rd generation Aircrafts.


And yes the SU-35 was there to cover the younger ones.


Frumentum is anti Russian do he will surely defend the F-22 now. Lol

Why am I being dragged into this? You did see the part that says there are different accounts of what happened, right?

Taking down the kebabs: a pictorial essay.

PART 1

Taking down the kebabs: a pictorial essay.

PART 2

tdayof:



Uncle Sam aircrafts always scaring off 2-3rd generation Aircrafts.


And yes the SU-35 was there to cover the younger ones.


Frumentum is anti Russian do he will surely defend the F-22 now. Lol

Defend how?

I won't mention this again-Saffas,srsly,you guys won't help us out and translate the excellent Grensoorlog series?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzC0tC_YpmQ

Mikecza,patches689,activatekruger,jayceon,frumentum,ssaengine and jln115 what say you all?

kikuyu1:
I won't mention this again-Saffas,srsly,you guys won't help us out and translate the excellent Grensoorlog series?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzC0tC_YpmQ

Mikecza,patches689,activatekruger,jayceon,frumentum,ssaengine and jln115 what say you all?

I have literally no idea how to add subtitles to videos, let alone to sync the subtitles with the speech

Zambian Battalion in Central African Republic

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV60HbhY5RA

Frumentum:
Taking down the kebabs: a pictorial essay.

PART 1

2 wks back a buddy was in Mandera on an IT job. After his contract he walked across the unmarked border to the Somali side and was seen by some mysterious individuals. At night (in his words) a Russian MRAP showed up at his hotel and 3 guys with SCAR Hs politely invited him to accompany them to answer a ' few questions.' The interestingly customized MRAP had empty dog kennels, at least 6 prisoner cells in the rear,a mid mounted rooftop grenade launcher,a forward 14.7 mm along with at least 2 sat dishes.
He was questioned at the base at army base at which these guys have their own compound and right of way everywhere even in the op areas. They showed him film of his cross border walk and the angle seemed to be a ground based camera. Anyway his tale of his excursion tallied with both the army intel and specops guys. As he was returned to his hotel the local Somalis almost fell over with amazement and panic-let me leave it at that.
There was a series of massacres in 2014 of non Somali quarrymen and teachers and with intensified COIN ops the AS are targeting even their own Somalis in landmine ambushes as they are blind to all normal human norms.

AW-101 Merlin

Super Lynx Mk-130


Algerian navy

kenya police has acquired an Agusta Koala helicopter.it was rumoured they were bring something in december and they did it

Nice Move

Alpha jet in Manchester airport UK before delivery to Nigerian Air Force back in 2015.

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the year is about to end and we haven't seen the Nigeria JF-7 jets !?

Ibrahimanees:
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Why are you reposting this pics in 2017 ending

newafricaken254:
the year is about to end and we haven't seen the Nigeria JF-7 jets !?

The fact is they are gonna come.

newafricaken254:
the year is about to end and we haven't seen the Nigeria JF-7 jets !?

I think Nigeria is going for Jf 17 block II and mass export production is slotted for next year. Around 30 to 40 flying around all belongs to PAF.

Xbee007:

Why are you reposting this pics in 2017 ending

Repost Unless I miss them I don't think this specific ones were posted before. If they were (sorry my bad).

Ibrahimanees:

Repost Unless I miss them I don't think this specific ones were posted before. If they were (sorry my bad).

The video, where you got them from, has been posted here a couple of time before you came on board.

Xbee007:

The video, where you got them from, has been posted here a couple of time before you came on board.

I got the pictures from a British forum but I get your point.

Ibrahimanees:

I think Nigeria is going for Jf 17 block II and mass export production is slotted for next year. Around 30 to 40 flying around all belongs to PAF.

JF 17B is 2019 I think. We may even get Super Tucanoes before them.

Mi 171 Algeria

Mi-26T2 [Halo] Algerian AF

so big !

Adminisher:


JF 17B is 2019 I think. We may even get Super Tucanoes before them.

Which Super Tucano, you guys forgot u voted against Trump recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel...

And he promise to purnish any country who voted against

Adminisher:


JF 17B is 2019 I think. We may even get Super Tucanoes before them.

Jf17b is already in production.

...

jteku:


Which Super Tucano, you guys forgot u voted against Trump recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel...

And he promise to purnish any country who voted against

The whole world voted against Jerusalem as Israel permanent capital. The US trade strategy next three years is to build it around arms sales

Adminisher:


The whole world voted against Jerusalem as Israel permanent capital. The US trade strategy next three years is to build it around arms sales

some times i do wonder if trump administration really wants to sell any weaponry to sub sahara africa countries.this year i expect three types of aircraft platforms, delivered to the kenya air force ,but non has being delivered.its time we start looking for other suppliers

sudan soldiers

It seems KDF is incorporating lessons learned in somalia into mainstream SOP. Was recently in Kagawa on the outskirts of Nairobi, my estimate of the expansive barracks is about 400 hectares in size. They have built a new brick fence and wire mesh on the inside and in between the ly have dug a trench, they now have watch towers at strategic locations with a gunner placed 24/7, the entrance they got metal detectors, they were still installing x-ray scanner and for cars they got multiple automated barriers for redundancy that can stop a truck at full speed-like the ones you see on third pic... Pic 1,2 you can see part of the wall and the trench, wire fence not visible

Morrocan UN troops in Congo