crazyinsane105 Posted January 10 Posted January 10 It is still much more progress in aviation self sufficiency than any of their neighbors (minus Israel). Which is why they have a better chance of being able to co produce aircraft with Russia (such as Su-30 with ToT) than any Arab country in the region
Mighty_Zuk Posted January 10 Posted January 10 (edited) Apparently today's Israeli strike in Yemen was done together with the US and UK. Seems like they're finally starting to pick up the slack. We also have confirmation of Rampage ALBMs being used. https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-strikes-targets-in-yemen-as-israel-threatens-to-hunt-down-houthi-leaders/ We also get a peak into some of the gear used by the Israeli Shaldag air force special forces unit. Edited January 10 by Mighty_Zuk
crazyinsane105 Posted January 12 Posted January 12 Well, apparently Syrian jihadists are eyeing other countries. Big surprise right?
crazyinsane105 Posted January 13 Posted January 13 Of course it keeps getting better https://x.com/warfareanalysis/status/1877935931698958723?s=46
lucklucky Posted January 15 Posted January 15 Quote 120 SM-2 missiles, 80 SM-6 missiles, 160 rounds from destroyers and cruisers’ five-inch main guns, as well as a combined 20 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missiles (ESSM) and SM-3 missiles. https://www.twz.com/news-features/navy-just-disclosed-how-many-of-each-of-its-surface-to-air-missiles-it-fired-during-red-sea-fight
sunday Posted January 17 Posted January 17 6 hours ago, rmgill said: WHY??!?!!?!?! Why release that info? What the hell? 😡 To claim more moneys to buy new missiles, of course!
Ssnake Posted January 17 Posted January 17 The internet happened. Then Tik Tok and War Thunder multiplied the stupid by a factor that is proportional to their ego inflation effect.
rmgill Posted January 19 Posted January 19 I can kinda understand honey pots. But dumping OPSEC for forum cred?
Mighty_Zuk Posted January 20 Posted January 20 "Classified documents" is a War Thunder marketing strategy, it's not about actual classified docs. Maybe at some point something classified was really shared there, but 90% of the time it's just stuff people find on the internet. Regarding ammo expenditure, the US is exceptionally transparent on defense production and funding. I don't see it as being outside the norm. Certainly, those to whom this info mattered, if at all, probably had all that info a long time ago. If the USN assesses that there is little to no harm in revealing this information, but it's useful in convincing to up-tick production of critical munitions, then why not?
old_goat Posted January 28 Posted January 28 Israeli occupiers murdered several lebanese civilians, returning home: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-fire-wounds-five-south-lebanon-residents-try-return-lebanese-media-2025-01-26/ Of course, IDF doesnt give a shit about any agreement, and still occupying the area, of course hiding behind lies, like " the Hezbollah is still there"... I guess in a few months, the first Israeli settlers begin to arrive, then IDF starts a new war in the name of "self defense"...
Mighty_Zuk Posted January 28 Posted January 28 1 hour ago, old_goat said: I guess in a few months How many months? I have a predictions stash and I want to add this comment.
Roman Alymov Posted January 28 Posted January 28 Pandora's box is open: FPV drones vs. Turkish Army SPGs https://t.me/infomil_live/14437
Mighty_Zuk Posted January 29 Posted January 29 10 hours ago, Roman Alymov said: Pandora's box is open: FPV drones vs. Turkish Army SPGs https://t.me/infomil_live/14437 Very good.
Stuart Galbraith Posted January 29 Posted January 29 On 1/19/2025 at 9:18 PM, rmgill said: I can kinda understand honey pots. But dumping OPSEC for forum cred? Its far older than you think. I remember reading a book on the guys in lawnchairs who sat watching Area 51, and they were talking about B1 aircrew hanging out on usenet newsgroups, boasting about how fast they were at low altitude before the USAF told them to shut the hell up. That would be 1996/97. Mind you, go back to WW2, loose lips sink ships. Warriors just gotta boast.
TrustMe Posted January 29 Posted January 29 (edited) 6 hours ago, Stuart Galbraith said: Its far older than you think. I remember reading a book on the guys in lawnchairs who sat watching Area 51, and they were talking about B1 aircrew hanging out on usenet newsgroups, boasting about how fast they were at low altitude before the USAF told them to shut the hell up. That would be 1996/97. Mind you, go back to WW2, loose lips sink ships. Warriors just gotta boast. There is nothing new about B1's low level speed. During desert storm in 1991, a B1 flying at low level after a bombing run was being chased by a MIG21. The B1 simply turned on it's afterburner for half an hour and the MIG gave up the chase as it coundn't keep up with it. The MIG may of crashed due to fuel starvation but i'm not sure about that. Edited January 29 by TrustMe
futon Posted February 5 Posted February 5 The times we live in... Egypt will not be swayed to take in Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, US officials in the region have told the White House in recent days as they brace for the Trump administration to ramp up pressure on Cairo, Middle East Eye can reveal. Trump has also said that Jordan will take in Palestinians ahead of King Abdullah II’s visit to Washington next week. The growing divide between diplomats and the White House has heightened tensions, pitting President Donald Trump and his closest advisers against career diplomats in the region, who are ferrying messages to Arab officials. In the case of Egypt, US officials warned the White House that the controversial proposal could destabilise a close ally and that Egypt would not be susceptible to financial incentives, a senior US diplomat in the region told MEE. The notion that Palestinians can be moved to Egypt, Jordan or any third country is widely regarded as ethnic cleansing of the besieged enclave and would likely violate international law. Another mid-level US diplomat in the region working on this issue told MEE that the White House appeared “tone deaf” to the assessments of US diplomats and remained intent on pursuing the plan to send Palestinians to Egypt. Last week, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio raised the topic in a phone call with his Egyptian counterpart, Badr Abdelatty, one of the officials told MEE. Both US officials say they expect the rift between US embassies in the region and the White House to widen following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting with Trump on Tuesday. ... https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/white-house-ignores-state-department-pleas-it-calls-palestinians-gaza-go-egypt
glenn239 Posted February 6 Posted February 6 Iranian drone carrier, a cheap conversion from a container ship. The little drones taking off are pretty cute,
Roman Alymov Posted February 6 Posted February 6 20 minutes ago, glenn239 said: Iranian drone carrier, a cheap conversion from a container ship. The little drones taking off are pretty cute, Not clear what is the practical use of this drone carrier, except it is test/practice ship to start building experience for some hypotetical future use of Iranian Navy. As by now, there is hardly any way big Iranian ships would survive for long in case of conflict with US. Still, nice demonstration for Russian Navy big brass that dedicated officers could do practical tasks with cheap hulls, not building superexpencive ones to hide them in harbors.
TrustMe Posted February 6 Posted February 6 Turkey is in the process of building a drone carrier as well.
Roman Alymov Posted February 7 Posted February 7 9 hours ago, Roman Alymov said: Not clear what is the practical use of this drone carrier, except it is test/practice ship to start building experience for some hypotetical future use of Iranian Navy. As by now, there is hardly any way big Iranian ships would survive for long in case of conflict with US. Still, nice demonstration for Russian Navy big brass that dedicated officers could do practical tasks with cheap hulls, not building superexpencive ones to hide them in harbors. P.S. From https://t.me/rusengineer/6468 "I would like to emphasize on this news (https://t.me/moria40k/13965 ) The displacement of this aircraft carrier is comparable to our TAVKR Kuznetsov. At the same time, the cost and duration of construction... In general, an ordinary cargo ship. The flight deck and UAV hangars were added. Of course, objectively there is a huge difference between them. Speed is critical for an aircraft carrier, as it allows aircraft to be launched with a higher load than from a stationary ship. As the speed increases, the increase in power, and hence the size and mass of the power plant, is not a linear relationship. Further, there are different standards for the hull, for all systems on board, and this leads to the fact that, relatively speaking, with the same displacement, the Kuznetsov is incomparably more complex and multi-purpose ship. But there is an opportunity to make an excursion into history. What was built in Iran, de facto, is an escort aircraft carrier. Of which the British and Americans riveted several hundred during the WWII. Of course, they were inferior to the attack carriers, but there were several times more of them... Actually, I wrote more than a year ago, (https://t.me/rusengineer/1774 ) that we do not need a full-fledged aircraft carrier in the Black Sea Fleet, but we need ships of a mobilization nature, in fact, a large universal amphibious assault ship. And this Iranian version is about that. Let's take a container ship (their average speed is higher than that of dry cargo ships), it is enough to make take-off pads for helicopters, put several Pantsir naval air defense systems, you can add davits for amphibious assault boats, RBU and that is it, we have a ship that can be manufactured in a few months and which can protect itself from the main threats in the Black Sea, cruise missiles, drones and U-boats. At the same time, it can land helicopter and boat landings, inflict fire damage deep into the coastline, and also, since the displacement reserve allows, it is possible to obtain good unsinkability by foaming free compartments with cellular filler, for example, EPPS. Of course, who am I, to give advice, we have smarter people sitting where they need to. Now they're going to look at an Iranian aircraft carrier, and they're like, "Oh, cool, let's buy one for us." The Geraniums were bought, although it is essentially an ersatz, simplified and cheaper cruise missile. And here we come to the huge, little-known problem of the discrepancy between myth and reality about our military-industrial complex... Since the Soviet era, our population has been massively confident in the low cost of domestic weapons. But are people ready for the shocking truth?"
Roman Alymov Posted February 7 Posted February 7 P.S. I wonder what is covered by canvas in aft part of this Iranian aircraft carrier https://t.me/uav_tech/30981 https://t.me/uav_tech/30982
Stuart Galbraith Posted February 7 Posted February 7 Model aircraft carrier. Not the same thing. 8 hours ago, TonyE said: It looks rather......Golan-Globus, to be honest. I find that incredibly insulting. Everything in 'Megaforce' was meticulously researched.
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