https://www.ft.com/content/315346dc-e1bd-485c-865b-979297f3fcf5 https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcontent%2Fb175b76b-4f3c-4dff-afa8-e61518dbc93f Biden's native political instinct is centrism. He wants to hold the Western coalition together through this Ukraine crisis. But most impo...

Sholtz has been dealt a very poor hand. Nothing he can do about Merkel and Von Der Leyen's many failures. He has, however, made some partial corrections for those failings - substantive elevations of defence spending and announcements to reduce dependence on Russian oil and gas, for example. Even w...

Sholtz has been dealt a very poor hand. You talk as if Scholtz had no part in the decision-making. He has been part of Merkel's government since 2007 (Vice Chancellor since 2018). He has been fully involved in German policy towards Russia for many years. As for German assistance for Ukraine, what h...

Sholtz has been dealt a very poor hand. Nothing he can do about Merkel and Von Der Leyen's many failures. He has, however, made some partial corrections for those failings - substantive elevations of defence spending and announcements to reduce dependence on Russian oil and gas, for example. Even w...

https://www.ft.com/content/315346dc-e1bd-485c-865b-979297f3fcf5 https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcontent%2Fb175b76b-4f3c-4dff-afa8-e61518dbc93f Biden's native political instinct is centrism. He wants to hold the Western coalition together through this Ukraine crisis. But most impor...

People have issues with Germany because they have set themselves up as the leaders of Europe with the economy to match in many peoples eyes. What many people do not know is the terrible state the Bundeswehr is in as will be for at least the next decade. As for Leopards and Marders, I think this has...

Sholtz has been dealt a very poor hand. Nothing he can do about Merkel and Von Der Leyen's many failures. He has, however, made some partial corrections for those failings - substantive elevations of defence spending and announcements to reduce dependence on Russian oil and gas, for example. Even w...

The Germans haven't been that bad really. Just really bad PR and speaking. Factually, no one has given Western MBT's or IFV's, an no one sends stuff ahead of the USA. The German army is broken completely, not Scholz fault, but Merkel. He's under a huge amount of economic pressure over gas, also not...

One way to look at it is naval combat.

WW2 we still had gunner teams meant to sink ships.

Now its missiles vs missiles defense.

The armour on even the latest Russian Tanks does not really compare to the latest composite armour that will be fitted to the Challenger 3 together with its add on applique armour package. And an APS and a fire direction sensor and any ATGW team could be in a world of hurt. Even looking at the Chal...

I do think MBT tanks are done for. The bigger cannon and ever increasing armor is basically a lost proposition against ATGMs and APS. Is that based on the first month of the war in Ukraine with the battle for Kiev? Or based on the last month of the war in Ukraine with the battle for Donbass? It's b...

I do think MBT tanks are done for.

The bigger cannon and ever increasing armor is basically a lost proposition against ATGMs and APS.

A drone vehicle IFV with a 50mm and Spike is what I want working alone side SPA.

no one sends stuff ahead of the USA. I don't think that is absolutely true. The UK sent weapons in the pre-invasion period in Dec 21 and Jan 22 before the yanks I believe (the latter didn't deliver until 22nd Jan). But I can't be absolutely true And Germany has dragged their heels on a lot of kit t...

The Germans haven't been that bad really. Just really bad PR and speaking. Factually, no one has given Western MBT's or IFV's, an no one sends stuff ahead of the USA. The German army is broken completely, not Scholz fault, but Merkel. He's under a huge amount of economic pressure over gas, also not ...

Well it is about bloody time. Reports say it is more likely to be HIARS rather then the heavier M270. This is useful as more can be delivered quicker including new build, and they all come with the latest FCS and ability to fire the latest rockets. The life expectancy of Russian Artillerymen could ...

GPS drone coordinates 80km snipes one shot one kill on artillery pieces.

Bye Russian artillerymen, it wasn't nice knowing you at all.

Everyone buckle up for a live demonstration of HIMARS and MLRS.

The God of War has returned to slay the bear.

PrSM initially by 2023 is supposed to be 500km. Then by 2025 add on the ability to hit moving targets, and finally by 2028 double the range to 1k km with naval targeting. https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/us-army-conducts-static-test-with-ramjet-for-future-precision-strike-missile#:~:te...

https://twitter.com/chrisschmitz/status/1530150384215408640? From what I understand is the Norman Brigade(French Canadians) is basically trolling, while the Foreign Legion has been kinda useful. I also understand there's several US/UK US/France spec op teams operating right now. No surprise the Amer...

Lol, I highly doubt the range or fire into Russia is a serious concern. That's just an easy political excuse like training, when in reality it's probably something like lets beat Russia with the lowest amount of escalation. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to see the MLRS approval being in respons...

Poland going for 500 HIMARS.

I think the UK should add HIMARS due to the need for long range fires, but also the combination with US Marines. They've done a lot of work on navalizing the HIMARS for use in the Pacific.

https://www.19fortyfive.com/2022/05/middle-east-narratives-ukraine-hypocrisy/ Amid Western outrage at Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine, Middle Eastern views of the conflict are colored by attitudes toward the West itself. Arab narratives are typically ambivalent in their presentatio...

The NLAW is the closest thing I've seen to a perfect weapon system.

The TB-2 is the AK-47, but I would like to see it perform against a country that has a competent AA net. :lol: Thought Russia with its invincible s300/400 that nothing could get past was the tier 1 threat only the super pricey, highest of tech could deal with? Which other enemy’s left? We were told...