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Forum: Military Aviation
15th Mar 2024, 15:33
Replies: 329
Views: 74,563
Posted By ORAC

⚡️EU allocates $544 million to ramp up ammunition...

⚡️EU allocates $544 million to ramp up ammunition production.

The European Commission allocated 500 million euros (around $544 million) to increase the EU's ammunition production capacity to 2...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Mar 2024, 12:24
Replies: 329
Views: 74,563
Posted By NutLoose

Quite liked this comment.

Quite liked this comment.
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Mar 2024, 20:18
Replies: 280
Views: 97,502
Posted By henra

Geostrategically, the integration of Sweden and...

Geostrategically, the integration of Sweden and Finland is of tremendous value for a possible defence of the Baltics. For Kaliningrad the situation in case of war has massively deteriorated. And...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Mar 2024, 16:12
Replies: 280
Views: 97,502
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Mr Putin, pat yourself on the back. You made this...

Mr Putin, pat yourself on the back. You made this possible. :}​​​​​​​
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Mar 2024, 19:21
Replies: 280
Views: 97,502
Posted By ORAC

​​A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer and a B-52H...

​​A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer and a B-52H Stratofortress flew over Stockholm today together with 2 Swedish Jas-39 Gripen fighter jets.

Sweden will officially join NATO on Monday.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Feb 2024, 14:04
Replies: 5
Views: 1,483
Posted By OvertHawk

That's interesting in the context of Hungary's...

That's interesting in the context of Hungary's previous delays in ratifying Swedish NATO membership and recent agreement.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Feb 2024, 07:19
Replies: 122
Views: 18,349
Posted By melmothtw

Yes, it's almost as if 'woke' is just a huge...

Yes, it's almost as if 'woke' is just a huge giant distraction from actual issues at hand.
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Feb 2024, 17:08
Replies: 122
Views: 18,349
Posted By TheOxdordshireMiddy

While I hesitate to disagree or even question the...

While I hesitate to disagree or even question the esteemed Mog, I’m a little hesitant before I would totally agree with Mr Schapps.

If we're really honest the word ‘woke’ has been appropriated a...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jan 2024, 07:08
Replies: 10,047
Views: 4,494,149
Posted By fdr

As Putin is a dictator, the options are limited...

As Putin is a dictator, the options are limited and they all end in tears, it is only who sheds the tears being the question. It is easier to accept that the pathological society that Russia has...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jan 2024, 09:18
Replies: 10,047
Views: 4,494,149
Posted By Tartiflette Fan

Plenty: here are two. many, many more for buying...

Plenty: here are two. many, many more for buying manufactured drones.

https://www.fundsurfer.com/crowdfund/drones-for-ukraine
https://www.kyivpost.com/post/26372
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Dec 2023, 12:32
Replies: 10,047
Views: 4,494,149
Posted By NutLoose

This is a nice idea

This is a nice idea
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Dec 2023, 12:27
Replies: 10,047
Views: 4,494,149
Posted By NutLoose

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/...

https://cimg5.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/787x1000/image_43b41fbfb2050e230b9ad627a90a4b7d9164f75d.jpeg
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Dec 2023, 06:42
Replies: 10,047
Views: 4,494,149
Posted By ORAC

The current challenge is to be realistic about...

The current challenge is to be realistic about Russian capacity in Ukraine without being fatalistic about Ukraine's prospects. This short 24-page paper by Estonia's defence ministry is a welcome...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Dec 2023, 08:46
Replies: 329
Views: 74,563
Posted By ramble on

China in the background stoking the fire...

China in the background stoking the fire too.....supplying russia surreptitiously and smiling innocently at the west.
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Dec 2023, 15:33
Replies: 329
Views: 74,563
Posted By pulse1

I am fairly ignorant in these matters but,...

I am fairly ignorant in these matters but, whenever I read these forecasts by military strategists, they never seem to refer to any economic restraints which may stand in the way of Russia's further...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Oct 2023, 22:13
Replies: 10,047
Views: 4,494,149
Posted By fdr

Anti, I read and speak Russian, and have saved...

Anti, I read and speak Russian, and have saved the jobs of Russians in foreign airlines, I have been given land in Russia in appreciation and could not accept the generosity. I read TsAgI reports in...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Sep 2023, 06:54
Replies: 48
Views: 11,546
Posted By mahogany bob

The ultimate dispersal ac - bring back the...

The ultimate dispersal ac - bring back the Harrier - it was retired far too early!
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Sep 2023, 15:21
Replies: 10,047
Views: 4,494,149
Posted By Tartiflette Fan

Well, last I read Ukr had reconquered 54% of the...

Well, last I read Ukr had reconquered 54% of the territory taken by the Russkis in their treacherous February '22 attack and in the the last 7 days Russia lost more than $ 2 Bn of major military...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Sep 2023, 07:45
Replies: 10,047
Views: 4,494,149
Posted By ORAC

https://vsquare.org/how-estonias-military-intellig...

https://vsquare.org/how-estonias-military-intelligence-secretly-helped-ukraine/

How Estonia’s Military Intelligence Secretly Helped Ukraine

If the war were to stop today, it would take Russia...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Sep 2023, 09:18
Replies: 10,047
Views: 4,494,149
Posted By Spunky Monkey

James7 If you are going to post such utter...

James7
If you are going to post such utter drivel written by a Russian stooge, then at least give us a warning that you are taken in by this crap.
Chay Bowes is a regular commentator for RT and...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Sep 2023, 06:41
Replies: 10,047
Views: 4,494,149
Posted By ORAC

Interesting ISW SITREP today concerning Russian...

Interesting ISW SITREP today concerning Russian comms, EW and artillery coordination.

https://www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder/russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-september-8-2023
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Sep 2023, 05:22
Replies: 10,047
Views: 4,494,149
Posted By Low average

Russia committs more war crimes by actively...

Russia committs more war crimes by actively attacking grain silos and carriers, and then squeels about sanctions. Russia is free to sanction Ukraine if it wants.

We shouldn't negotiate with...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Sep 2023, 04:38
Replies: 10,047
Views: 4,494,149
Posted By fineline

When something sounds outrageous (especially if...

When something sounds outrageous (especially if it's got Igor Sushko's name on it) it can be revealing to seek out the original source. Thank you Orac for reproducing the text of the original Reuters...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jun 2023, 23:30
Replies: 10,047
Views: 4,494,149
Posted By Lookleft

Lets hope Putin relies on this assumption. The...

Lets hope Putin relies on this assumption. The lessons of the Berlin Airlift and what the West was capable of doing during the first Gulf War seems to be lost in his addled brain. The Russians have...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th May 2023, 08:57
Replies: 10,047
Views: 4,494,149
Posted By Timmy Tomkins

Which is exactly what I was hoping the west would...

Which is exactly what I was hoping the west would do on the breakup of the USSR. Instead of which, western leaders crowed about the defeat of communism and let them struggle, which has led directly...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st May 2023, 12:17
Replies: 10,047
Views: 4,494,149
Posted By Yellow Sun

The Russian Firehose of Falsehood model...

The Russian Firehose of Falsehood model (https://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PE198.html). A Rand Corporation paper that is worth reading.

YS
Forum: Military Aviation
13th May 2023, 08:42
Replies: 52
Views: 12,908
Posted By Senior Pilot

As is this thread, with interpretations of word...

As is this thread, with interpretations of word usage from 80 years ago being somewhat distorted by the mores of the 2020's over which there will never be agreement.

Thread closed for...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Feb 2023, 21:10
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,119,348
Posted By DaveReidUK

Based on many of the last 14,000-odd posts - if...

Based on many of the last 14,000-odd posts - if it's on Twitter, it can unquestionably be trusted. :ugh:
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Feb 2023, 17:29
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,119,348
Posted By henra

I think Xi switched from playing the long game to...

I think Xi switched from playing the long game to more active pushing because China has its own time bombs. And it has a number of those. They have an almost suicidal demografic (especially in the...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2023, 10:09
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,119,348
Posted By IlyaMuromets

I suspect that there may be more than one...

I suspect that there may be more than one individual posting as user racedo, because the writing style has changed over time (as has the user's location, which was once "Darkest Surrey") but I am...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2023, 21:31
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,119,348
Posted By Baldeep Inminj

I have explained this before, got ridiculed, but...

I have explained this before, got ridiculed, but whatever - I shall repeat the answer to your question.

The West's intransigence has nothing to do with upsetting Russia. 10 Months ago it was...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2023, 10:13
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,119,348
Posted By petit plateau

Yes, that is the same Johnson a$%&&*) who as a...

Yes, that is the same Johnson a$%&&*) who as a Putin-apologist said that it was the nasty EU that forced Putin to invade Crima in 2014, saying so in 2016 when it suited Johnson to spew these filthy...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jan 2023, 09:58
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,119,348
Posted By Mr Mac

Agrajag There is a good article on the BBC...

Agrajag
There is a good article on the BBC which explains the background to the German decision very well. I do not seem to be able to post a link to it at the moment, but it is worth a read.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jan 2023, 09:10
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,119,348
Posted By henra

There is an important difference: Ukraine is...

There is an important difference: Ukraine is defending its Existance. Russia is 'only' trying to expand it's turf. This makes for a significant difference in level of acceptance/motivation in the...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jan 2023, 12:31
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,119,348
Posted By NutLoose

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-ally-me...

https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-ally-medvedev-warns-nuclear-war-if-russia-defeated-ukraine-2023-01-19/



OR in other words Russia now believe's they could be defeated..

I saw a...
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