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Difficult G36 Replacement – Unrealistic demands on the future German Bundeswehr assault rifle?
by Björn Müller (Facebook / Twitter; originally published in German). Björn is journalist in Berlin focusing on security policy and geopolitics. Si...
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Arabische Hilfstruppen der #Türkei produzieren in den ersten Tagen der Invasion Schreckensbilder. Mehrere Videos, die im Internet kursieren, offenbaren Hass auf Kurden, der mit Invasion einhergeht & sich immer mehr verstärkt, je länger Konflikt andauert.
Ankaras arabische Hilfstruppen: Erdogans schreckliche Helfer
Türkische Hilfstruppen, die in Syrien eingefallen sind, begehen Greueltaten und schüren Chaos. Das nutzt auch dem „Islamischen Staat“. Ameri...
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@spritlampa @Bjoern__M @offiziere The question of a scale. The VCD company is one of a few small French workshops which are capable of building 500-1,000 rifles per year, while French Armed Forces were interested in a contract for delivery 10,000-15,000 rifles annually. There is no such gun factory in France.
@petit_nuag3 @offiziere Je pensais d'abord aux allemands , les français suivant à reculons peut-être ,mais de fait à terme... Autre calibre envisagé par les américains , le 6.8mm :
The Army has revealed when its new infantry weapons will arrive
The Army wants to pick a final design for both weapons from a single provider in eaerly 2022 and begin replacing M4s and M249s in early 2023.
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Monthly Archives: October 2016
Belarus Preps Additional Aircraft for Export
A review of satellite imagery shows some new developments at the 558th Aircraft Repair Plant in Baranovichi. Co-located at the 61st Fighter Airbase, the Belarusian-based Plant overhauled two Su-24M Fencer attack aircraft and a Mi-8-17 Hip transport helicopter, imagery from … Continue reading
El Salvador’s gangs turn to civil war weapons
by Bernd Debusmann Jr. Across Central America, gangs are increasingly turning to military-grade weaponry as they battle each other as well as ever more heavily-armed law enforcement authorities. The militarisation of gangs is perhaps most serious in El Salvador. According … Continue reading
South African Airpower: Clipped Wings?
by Paul Pryce. With degrees in political science from both sides of the pond, Paul Pryce has previously worked as Senior Research Fellow for the Atlantic Council of Canada’s Canadian Armed Forces program, as a Research Fellow for the OSCE … Continue reading
The shortcomings of Turkey’s Syria campaign
Two months into its foray into northwestern Syria Turkey’s Operation “Euphrates Shield” against Islamic State (ISIS) militants and Kurdish militia forces (People’s Protection Units; YPG) is already showing some clear shortcomings. Turkey’s military has said that ISIS is successfully mounting … Continue reading
The U.S. must stop the Taliban’s Rise
by Austin Michael Bodetti. He is a student in the Gabelli Presidential Scholars Program at Boston College. He focuses on the relationship between Islam and conflict in Syria and Sudan. The U.S.-led intervention against the Islamic State (IS) has made … Continue reading
The benefits and risks for Russia of having a permanent naval base on Syria’s Mediterranean coast
Amid deteriorating relations between the US and Russia over the Syria crisis officials in Moscow are voicing that country’s intention to establish a permanent naval base on Syria’s Mediterranean coastline. Russia’s Deputy Defense Minister Nikolai Pankov told the Federation Council … Continue reading
Turkish UAV Bayraktar TB2 Flying from Batman
As Turkey pushes toward becoming a major player in the UAV industry, seeing more of their drones on satellite imagery beyond test airfields should come as no surprise. DigitalGlobe space snapshots from October 2015 captured one of the country’s latest … Continue reading
Afghanistan: challenging aid neutrality in war-torn Helmand
by Laura Cesaretti. Laura is Freelance Reporter in Middle East and South Asia, currently based in Kabul, Afghanistan. There is a reason why you can find a cold Guinness in the unstable and alcohol-free Afghan capital Kabul: Globalization. For many, … Continue reading
Iran’s Simorgh Test Site Identified
Iranian coverage of the Simorgh & Saegheh UAVs in October 2016. IHS Jane’s identified the test site of one of Iran’s latest UAVs, the Simorgh, through open source geolocation analysis. Video released by several of Iran’s domestic broadcasters was used … Continue reading
