Wednesday, January 29, 2020
VDV's 98th Airborne Division's 331st Guards Airborne Regiment based in Kostroma conducted the first live fire training exercise of the year
The VDV's 98th Airborne Division's 331st Guards Airborne Regiment based in Kostroma conducted the first live fire training exercise of the year with small arms and BMD-2 vehicles at the Pesochnoye Training Ground.https://t.co/l2sq9bHqGL pic.twitter.com/NpzbuBAruY— Rob Lee (@RALee85) January 29, 2020
Finnish Army - Amos Unit Training..
Karjalan tykistörykmentin Kranaatinheitinkomppaniassa koulutuksen saanut AMOS-yksikkö ampui kovapanosammunnat Pahkajärvellä. Joukko on nyt valmis luovutettavaksi Porin prikaatille. KAARTI PÄÄLLE! #karpr #kartr pic.twitter.com/ySDzAFmy4e— Karjalan prikaati (@KarjalanPR) January 29, 2020
Perfection in details: MiG-35 multirole jet fighter
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I'm beginning to wonder if "lightweight" fighters have a future in modern aerial combat.
The US is making (or supposed to be) a turn to the Pacific so range is important increasing size. Stealth features are important which increases size. Carriage of weapons is important which increases size. More numerous/powerful avionics are required which COULD increase size.
Said all that to ask. Does the MiG-35 have a future. Does the F-16 (which I would claim has gone from light to medium weight) have a future?
Do airplanes that met their original form factor have a future? The more I think about it the more I think not.
Royal Air Force Chinooks from 27th Squadron leave Norway to join Royal Marines 3 Commando for training in the arctic.
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Don't know what's going on up there but the Brits are going big on the Arctic training. It's a shame that the USMC had obligations elsewhere and couldn't participate. We keep hearing about the Arctic being a vital area, but so far the Brits, Dutch, Swedes, and Finns have been more focused than we have.
I wonder.
Should our focus be a bit closer to home? Maybe team with the Canadians to secure the area closer to our home?
If we are able to secure the area just north of Alaska (and other areas here) with the help of the Canadians then flexing toward Europe will be easier since we know that not only is Russia making a push there but so are the Chinese.
Protolab PMPV mine testing...
The Protolab PMPV has been extensively mine tested. In verified mine tests the same hull took five mines up to 20 kg in various verification locations around the vehicle. The hull in intact. The plan is to use in assembling a demo vehicle for us. pic.twitter.com/SbL03bJJ0J— Protolab Finland (@ProtolabF) January 28, 2020
The Protolab PMPV has been extensively mine tested. In verified mine tests the same hull took five mines up to 20 kg in various verification locations around the vehicle. The hull in intact. The plan is to use in assembling a demo vehicle for us. pic.twitter.com/SbL03bJJ0J— Protolab Finland (@ProtolabF) January 28, 2020
Monday, January 27, 2020
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