andrewza:


Because Putin is a great manipulator. He has gotten Turky to join with Iran in fighting groups hostil to Assad. So ISIS is a target bit not a primary target.

Turkish troops enter Syria to take on ISIS, backed by U.S. warplanes
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/turkey-launches-operation-against-islamic-state-held-town-on-border/2016/08/24/4983b9d2-b71a-446e-967e-894bf4b9a845_story.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_BO1jy9iCU

Iranian s300

the weapon below was used to great effect a few years ago, by the head hunters as the soldiers using them were nicknamed.
it was designed hundreds of years ago for the primary purpose of chopping of enemies head in a single blow.
the soldiers who carry it are keeping alive their ago old tradition of head chopping
unfortunately their cant keep the enemies head as war trophies like they used to do it in the past

the weapon is big and heavy and sharpened on one side only with a long handle as long as the blade .
it is not issued officially but the men carry them , like their fore fathers did while on head hunting missions.

U S Navy Destroyer USS Nitze Harassed by Iranian Patrol Boats

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZIA3k1HHqA

Yikes — Iranian Boats Play Chicken With U.S. Warships
Now think about what this tactic would look like if they weren’t playing around

by ROBERT BECKHUSEN
Another few sunny days in the Persian Gulf, and another several days of scarily-close encounters between Iranian boats and U.S. warships. And this time they provoked an American ship into firing warning shots.
That’s not a reassuring series of events at a time when Saudi Arabia — a U.S. ally — and Iran fight devastating proxy wars in Syria and Yemen. It’s only a little more than a year since the landmark deal between Iran and the West, while still shaky, halted Iran’s drive to develop nuclear weapons.
If the incidents in August are any indication, relations between the United States have a very long way to go before they get any better. Tehran, or at least elements within the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps, seem to prefer it that way.
The first incident on Aug. 23 occurred when four IRGC boats — weapons uncovered — came within 300 yards of the destroyer USS Nitze, which fired off flares to warn the boats away, in the Strait of Hormuz.
Video of the incident is below:

The next day, Iranian boats harassed American ships on three separate occasions. The first incident on Aug. 24 occurred when three Iranian vessels approached the patrol vessels USS Tempest and USS Squall — and crossed the Tempest’s bow back and forth three times.
A few hours later, an Iranian boat played chicken with Tempest by speeding toward her head on.
“This situation presented a drastically increased risk of collision, and the Iranian vessel refused to safely maneuver in accordance with internationally recognized maritime rules of the road, despite several request and warnings via radio, and visual and audible warnings from both U.S. ships,” U.S. Fifth Fleet spokesman Cmdr. Bill Urban told USNI News.
That’s when Squall fired three .50-caliber warning shots, which apparently convinced the Iranian boat to turn around. But that wasn’t the end of it. The same boat later harassed the destroyer USS Stout.

Close encounters between Iranian patrol boats and U.S. warships are hardly unprecedented. The Iranian navy often shadows American ships as a means to signal strength and to keep its sailors steeled for a potential armed conflict.
In July, Gen. Joseph Votel — commander of all U.S. forces in the Middle East — got a first-hand look while sailing on board the amphibious transport USS New Orleans when five Iranian boats came within 500 yards. And on Aug. 15, IRGC vessels “launched rockets in exercises a few miles away from two U.S. Navy ships,” Defense News reported.
This isn’t to suggest that a naval conflict between the United States and Iran is likely, just that Tehran finds it useful to train its sailors for that possibility. And what better way to prepare for war than to scope out and engage in high-risk maneuvers in close proximity to U.S. warships?
The biggest potential downside is that someone — an Iranian or American commander — may miscalculate. The fact that the most recent set of incidents provoked an American ship into firing warning shots shows just how close both sides can come to igniting a flashpoint.

Indian space research organization ISRO successfully conducted its the maiden ‘short duration experimental test’ of Scramjet engine with a hypersonic flight at Mach 6.

only fourth country in the world to successful test a SCRAMJET ROCKET ENGINE.

the technology developed will be used in the future in DRDO's HSTDV (military application), if the technology demonstrations are successful, then it will ultimately be morphed into a hypersonic cruise missile which will cover 1500 km range in less than 600 seconds at Mach 8-12.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yBzMwmiggw

now its the turn of the turks to get some

Erdogan will create lot of problems in the region if he stays in power too long , he is dreaming of bringing the erstwhile ottoman empire online again.

will be more dangerous than the wahabis/salafists governments in middle east.

tdayof:
U S Navy Destroyer USS Nitze Harassed by Iranian Patrol Boats

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vZIA3k1HHqA

Yikes — Iranian Boats Play Chicken With U.S. Warships
Now think about what this tactic would look like if they weren’t playing around

by ROBERT BECKHUSEN
Another few sunny days in the Persian Gulf, and another several days of scarily-close encounters between Iranian boats and U.S. warships. And this time they provoked an American ship into firing warning shots.
That’s not a reassuring series of events at a time when Saudi Arabia — a U.S. ally — and Iran fight devastating proxy wars in Syria and Yemen. It’s only a little more than a year since the landmark deal between Iran and the West, while still shaky, halted Iran’s drive to develop nuclear weapons.
If the incidents in August are any indication, relations between the United States have a very long way to go before they get any better. Tehran, or at least elements within the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps, seem to prefer it that way.
The first incident on Aug. 23 occurred when four IRGC boats — weapons uncovered — came within 300 yards of the destroyer USS Nitze, which fired off flares to warn the boats away, in the Strait of Hormuz.
Video of the incident is below:

The next day, Iranian boats harassed American ships on three separate occasions. The first incident on Aug. 24 occurred when three Iranian vessels approached the patrol vessels USS Tempest and USS Squall — and crossed the Tempest’s bow back and forth three times.
A few hours later, an Iranian boat played chicken with Tempest by speeding toward her head on.
“This situation presented a drastically increased risk of collision, and the Iranian vessel refused to safely maneuver in accordance with internationally recognized maritime rules of the road, despite several request and warnings via radio, and visual and audible warnings from both U.S. ships,” U.S. Fifth Fleet spokesman Cmdr. Bill Urban told USNI News.
That’s when Squall fired three .50-caliber warning shots, which apparently convinced the Iranian boat to turn around. But that wasn’t the end of it. The same boat later harassed the destroyer USS Stout.

Close encounters between Iranian patrol boats and U.S. warships are hardly unprecedented. The Iranian navy often shadows American ships as a means to signal strength and to keep its sailors steeled for a potential armed conflict.
In July, Gen. Joseph Votel — commander of all U.S. forces in the Middle East — got a first-hand look while sailing on board the amphibious transport USS New Orleans when five Iranian boats came within 500 yards. And on Aug. 15, IRGC vessels “launched rockets in exercises a few miles away from two U.S. Navy ships,” Defense News reported.
This isn’t to suggest that a naval conflict between the United States and Iran is likely, just that Tehran finds it useful to train its sailors for that possibility. And what better way to prepare for war than to scope out and engage in high-risk maneuvers in close proximity to U.S. warships?
The biggest potential downside is that someone — an Iranian or American commander — may miscalculate. The fact that the most recent set of incidents provoked an American ship into firing warning shots shows just how close both sides can come to igniting a flashpoint.

Strap Brimstone missiles on the vessels problem solved.

MikeCZA:
Strap Brimstone missiles on the vessels problem solved.

hardware is not the problem,

main problem is nobody wants to escalate.

IRGC is being fool hardy , they want to set the boundaries here , or at least try.

however the regular Iranian navy is better disciplined than these IRGC

MikeCZA:
Strap Brimstone missiles on the vessels problem solved.

The Ships 30mm is even an over-kill.

Myanmar FAC

1xAK 360 30 mm CIWS Gun (Stealth Version)
4xC-802 Surface-to-Surface Missiles
2x14.5 mm quad remote guns unknown type
4×SA-N-5 SAM
1xType 362 surveillance radar
1xFuruno navigation radar
1xType 347G Fire control radar
2xKolonka optronic director
4xDecoy Launcher unknown type (chaff and flare)

ZBL-08, wheeled armored fighting vehicle

Russian kalibr cruise missile

A new type of Gaz "Tiger" for VDV troops with 30mm 2a72 gun was detected recently. The gun mounted can be used remotely.

From my point of view, this would perform well in the African market.

jakeporeshenko:
A new type of Gaz "Tiger" for VDV troops with 30mm 2a72 gun was detected recently. The gun mounted can be used remotely.

From my point of view, this would perform well in the African market.

Where in Africa?

Anyway such system already exists on the continent in the form of the Denel TRT(Tactical remote turret) unveiled in 2010 which can utilize 20mm to 30mm dual fed cannons.

MikeCZA:
Where in Africa?

Anyway such system already exists on the continent in form of the Denel TRT(Tactical remote turret) unveiled in 2010 which can utilize 20mm to 30mm dual fed cannons.

African armies facing militias or terrorists that make use of pick-up mounted HMG's or any sort of technicals.

jakeporeshenko:

African armies facing militias or terrorists that make use of pick-up mounted HMG's or any sort of technicals.

Infantry combat vehicles and armoured fighting cars.

jakeporeshenko:
A new type of Gaz "Tiger" for VDV troops with 30mm 2a72 gun was detected recently. The gun mounted can be used remotely.

From my point of view, this would perform well in the African market.

I've seen the video. In my opinion, the weapon system is too powerful for the platform.

MikeCZA:
Infantry combat vehicles and armoured fighting cars.

It's still a good alternative, and it looks like it can be adapted to a variety of platforms, If it wasn't a good idea Denel wouldn't have spent money developing such.

jakeporeshenko:

It's still a good alternative, and it looks like it can be adapted to a variety of platforms, If it wasn't a good idea Denel wouldn't have spent money developing such.

The turret can mounted on different vehicles.

But it is too big for APCs. Maybe IFVs.

[img]http://image.trucktrend.com/f/139219964+re0+ar0+st0/oshkosh-l-atv-jltv-sand-05.jpg[/img]
[img]http://pop.h-cdn.co/assets/15/35/980x490/landscape-1440624584-oshkosh.jpg[/img]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=578QUM35duA

whoaaaa

turkish MRAP completely disintregrated

wonder how much explosives did they pack in ?

can any of u guys guess what type of IED they used ?
lets see if anybody comes to the same conclusion as me

mi35 pilot and gunner cockpit

nemesis2u:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=578QUM35duA
whoaaaa
turkish MRAP completely disintregrated
wonder how much explosives did they pack in ?
can any of u guys guess what type of IED they used ? lets see if anybody comes to the same conclusion as me

Man that MRAP was completely torn to shreds!

That's a very weird question to ask.

Henry240:


That's a very weird question to ask.

why ?

i was getting bored and just wrote that

north korean military gal

south korean military gal

come on start firing

Bombardier Global 5000 fitted with ELINT and SIGINT sensors for spying

Tu-214R another special mission aircraft

nemesis2u:
come on start firing

Someone is about to lose teeth.

nemesis2u:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=578QUM35duA

whoaaaa

turkish MRAP completely disintregrated

wonder how much explosives did they pack in ?

can any of u guys guess what type of IED they used ?
lets see if anybody comes to the same conclusion as me

The Porcupine Mk.2.

Intended for use against light to heavy vehicles. An interesting capability of these IED is that it was designed to disintegrate vehicles during the explosion and cause heavy shrapnel peppering other nearby vehicles and dismounted infantry.

You didn't know about the Porcupine don't you?

To find out about it on the internet your googling skills gotta be on level 1 Trillion.