Thursday, April 09, 2020
Wednesday, April 08, 2020
Dr. Deborah Birx (White House Medical Advisor on the Coronavirus) is a Soldier...
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Absolutely awesome. I'm assuming that the Army does as the Marine Corps and it's once a Soldier always a Soldier (correct me if I'm wrong) so its great to see a Soldier having a shoulder at the wheel of solving this coronavirus.
It's probably inappropriate but if I was an Army Recruiting/Public Relations Director I'd pus this angle to get more medical professionals into their service.
On March 31, a new Y-20 was delivered to the Chinese Air Force.
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Boeing’s Loyal Wingman Program Achieves ‘Weight on Wheels’ Milestone
via Boeing Australia Press Release.
Boeing [NYSE: BA] Australia recently achieved two more milestones on the Royal Australian Air Force’s Loyal Wingman – Advanced Development Program: weight on wheels and aircraft power on.
The development milestones for the unmanned aircraft come just weeks after completion of the first fuselage, allowing for rapid progress on systems installation and functional and integration testing from the aircraft’s own landing gear.
“We’re continuing at pace toward our goal of flying later this year, so that we can show our customer and the world what unmanned capability like this can do,” said Dr. Shane Arnott, program director of the Boeing Airpower Teaming System. “The strong contributions from our industry team are powering our progress.”
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The weird thing?
Australia could wind up with the most technologically advanced, cost effective, and combat effective air force in the Pacific, if not the world.
They're being smart in their concepts and they (from my chair) are striking the right balance between cutting edge/legacy but highly modernized air power anywhere in the world.
What has me spinning? Everything above is an opinion. What can't be denied is that they will have at least a top 3 electronic attack capability and might easily be considered top dawg in that category.
A category I believe will change the outcome of MANY battles.
Nicholas Drummond's Evaluation Of Main Battle Tanks Currently In Service....
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The K2 is ranked behind the Type 99? Behind the Type 10? The T-14 is number one?
Nicholas must be bored cause he knows he just kicked over a hornet's nest!
Brazil planning big armor modernization...
via Shepard Media.
VBMT Rec will replace the light tactical vehicle (VTL) currently in service with Brazilian Army reconnaissance units.Story here.
Main features of will include armoured protection; surveillance capability in all weather conditions; a global satellite navigation system; an optional inertial navigation system; voice and data communication capabilities; and a 7.62mm machine gun as the main weapon.
VBMT Rec also should be a 4x4 vehicle with a tyre grip system for soft or muddy terrain. Its specified range will be more than 600km on flat paved roads or 450km on unpaved or off-road surfaces. It must be able to move (with full load) on a 60% gradient and 30% side slope.
The VBC Fuz will be the main platform for the army's armoured infantry battalions, according to the MoD. These units are currently equipped with M113 APCs and ‘the VBC Fuz will bring greater combat power’, the press spokesman noted.
Requirements for VBC Fuz include a 25mm (or greater) calibre cannon as the main weapon, capable of engaging targets on the move or from a stationary position. The weapon must be capable of firing intermittently or in bursts.
In addition, the VBC Fuz must be able to cross water obstacles with a depth of up to 1.2m; operate simultaneously with a single data channel and two voice channels; and be upgradable with enhanced armoured protection.
Requirements for the VBR MSR reflect the ongoing needs of the army's mechanised cavalry regiments, which currently operate the EE-9 Cascavel (see lead image).
The new VBR MSR should be a 6x6 vehicle with an operational range of 800km or more. It must be able to ford water crossings up to 1m deep, and should be transportable on the Brazilian Navy's LST Mattoso Maia or the LPD Bahia.
The weapons system on the VBR MSR (potentially a cannon and a machine gun) must have a CEP of less than 30cm with a maximum range of 1km. It will include automatic target tracking and a shot driving system with night vision.
The VBC CC will be a tracked AFV with a range of 400km and the ability to operate on rough terrain. The AFV should also be able to surmount or cross, at maximum load, a 1m step, 2.5m ditch/trench or a 1.8m deep water crossing.
The 50t vehicle will be armed with a 120mm cannon. It will also provide frontal armour protection against 120mm and 155mm artillery.
According to the MoD , all the above projects are still being formulated. Its next step will be to conduct a feasibility study to see whether the army can develop these vehicles itself, or procure them commercially.
If a commercial tender is the better option, an RfI will be sent to several companies or a competition will be carried out by the army. The MoD explained that the army's requirements were not created to focus on specific commercially available vehicles.
‘Currently, there is no vehicle model defined,’ the spokesman said, adding that at this stage it is impossible to forecast how much investment will be needed. ‘The resources available for investment in the vehicle fleet will depend on a number of factors such as the country's economic and social situation.'
Armor of the day. Japanese Type 10 and Type 16.
Why are the Japanese uparmoring their forces and creating a MECHANIZED Marine Corps to defend their islands against China?
Why are the Chinese basically creating what is now the OLD USMC Marine Expeditionary Unit and Marine Expeditionary Brigade to conduct operations into the 21st century. Oh and make no mistake. They're not only creating a mirror image of what we once had but are doing it in detail.
Yet despite all this the US Marines are choosing to turn into a Missile, Fighter and Special Ops Support Force.
Someone is wrong.
I don't think it's our ally and enemy.
Guangzhou Yangcheng Commando
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Long story short. I don't know which unit this guy belongs to. Looking at his weapon it's a hodgepodge.
Can anyone identify that weapon?
Evolution of Type 16 proposed by MHI to replace Type 96 of the JGSDF
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