Yemen
 

It says a lot about the "military" section of Pprune, that amongst the usual historical threads there is nothing about the ongoing Yemeni airstrikes.

Not interesting enough?

Every gulf Arab state except Oman involved, but less interesting to Military aircrew than buffoonery from an Airbus pilot?

Yea, you're right to bring it up and have a pop at them. I've just been watching it on UK's Channel 4 news. Aircraft from Egypt and Sudan, Saudi, Jordan....UAE.
Bet half of those jets were serviced by UK or European people. Aircrew trained by likewise....hey sleep easy.
Amazing how war has become the new normal. Nobody ever seems to bat an eyelid now.
The bombing itself wiped out some families (you know-men women and children all linked together) in residential urban areas but since when was that news or pricked the conscience of any steely brave young aviator?


Well, this sort of savage madness in the world will come back to us all one day. We are on borrowed time.


Anyway there's stories about people painting there fingernails red elsewhere on Prune, so carry on regardless.

Yemeni prez has reportedly crossed over into Saudi.


supposedly to attend a "meeting" with other arab leaders........I guess the games up!!!


FISH.

Quote from Tourist
 

"Will you stop posting once you leave the "Mob" then ?"

Are you currently in Yemen then? :rolleyes::rolleyes:

Bill

Since you have bothered to go back and check my posts from the past (slightly stalky...?), you might spot an interlude where I didn't post on the military forum. Now I do again. What might you conclude from that?

I don't know you or your posting history but I assume you are not aircrew therefore what makes you think you are qualified to make such an outrageous statement?

If you are aircrew, then why did you make such an outrageous statement?

I mentioned it 2 days ago on the RAF Khormaksar thread.

http://www.pprune.org/military-aviat...rmaksar-5.html

My apologies Ian, so you did.

I don't read the historic threads unless they are relevant to me so I missed it.

Yemen's Civil War Threatens Global Stability


Saudi Arabia launches air strikes in Yemen - BBC News


http://rt.com/news/244117-saudi-arab...yemen-houthis/

Tourist
I didn't go back through your posts I looked at my own and I seem to remember your slating of low life non military on the forum.
You said once you left the Military "Tourist" name would go, have you moved into politics then?
Anyway Its nothing as creepy as private PM messages :rolleyes:

Bill

I will spell it out for you.

I was military, then I was not, and now I am again.

Never slated non military, just questioned their appearing on the military forum.

Is this really more interesting than a region wide conflict involving multiple actors, some of which are not far from/may effectively already have buckets of sunshine?

Right now, large numbers of modern western made aircraft with smart weapons are operating over another sovereign state and dropping weapons, and nobody gives a toss?!? :eek:

Run down on the horses and riders, no odds on the winner however....

Gulf Sunnis opposing Iranian hegemony in Yemen war

I was in Salalah the other day.

It will be an interesting test of the various "modern" Arab airforces to see whether having the right shiny kit is the same as having the capability to precision strike.


Can anybody remind me of the last time a non-western power tried something on this scale?

One can always tell when a thread's going to get interesting, especially when the opening posts are phrased like these.

Tourist, you post here the same as everyone else and you posted about this item. Good. Someone else may well have done if you hadn't.

YOU are THEM. We're all members of the forum.

Still, it's a very entertaining start.

I could be cynical and point out that:

a. An expected side effect is that the price of oil has started to rise, of benefit to all main protagonists.

b. As DeGaulle pointed out grudgingly about the British, they always had the sense to fight their wars in other peoples countries, and Yemen joins Iraq to the list where Where Iran and Saudi are fighting their regional hegemonic fight.

c. With Iran poised to become a nuclear power and Pakistan presumed to be a current or planned supplier to Saudi, perhaps it is better this were sorted out sooner than later.

Anyone know if they are using F15s/Tornados or Eurofighters? I only ask as the Eurofighter is unproven as yet and wondered if they were fully operational with the Saudis.

Well, the Saudis are said to be using "100 aircraft" on various news sources. This suggests to me that most of the toys are in play.

Not sure what use a Typhoon is against tw@ts in pickups though.

22°46'31.12"N 55° 3'49.82"E :ooh:

Eurofighter Typhoon is useless in air-to-ground - never heard of them in Afghan or Lybian operations ...
and the relevant Air Forces headquarters know about that