South Korean shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction (HHIC) launched the second Dokdo-class landing platform helicopter (LPH) on order for the Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) on 14 May, the country's Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) said in a statement.
The launch ceremony for Marado (with pennant number 6112), which is set to be delivered to the RoKN by the end of 2020 following trials, was held at HHIC's facilities in Busan. Construction work of the 199 m-long amphibious assault ship began in 2016.
The vessel, which will have a crew of 300 and a maximum speed of 23 kt, will feature a number of locally made combat and radar systems along with other equipment such as propellers and lifts, said DAPA without further elaborating

 
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bidex111:

Chinese peacekeepers in South Sudan #UNMISS

this should be a warning to anyone planning to invade a sub sahara country

ukraine has received Javelin ATGM's from america,it seems they have already started using them

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zB8xS5_4UTU

photos of material seized amidst an operation in a house where the shootout took place near Ouagadougou,BurkinaFaso

Three reported dead following the IS in libya SVBIED attack against Gate 60, south of Ajdabiya and a militiaman abducted amidst the assault against checkpoint in Awjila,libya

Moroccan Air Force would like to buy an additional twelve newly-built single seater F-16V vipers from Lockheed Martin

off topic :Quads and ATV's with big guns

Patchesagain:


The Pelindaba breach was *supposedly* done by foreign intelligence agents trying to get their hands on the technology for pebble bed reactors. At the time we were world leaders in the field.

Pelindaba is a huge facility, the part that suffered the breach was a "lower" security area.

But an embarrassing incident regardless.

RSA has a number of such sites, I believe we have BSL-4 lab in Gauteng where they keep some really nasty biological stuff.

after 9/11 America CDC took samples of smallpox,Ebola e.t.c from kenya research labs

ssaengine:


They are primarily concerned that we will covertly share such technology and know-how with the likes of Iran. But South Africa isn't about to give up such a golden egg, even with U.S pressure.

last year Ghana HEU was shipped to china and reactor HEU fuel replaced with LEU,this year Nigeria research reactor,which is located in the northeast nigeria will also have its limited HEU fuel replaced.next it will be south Africa,especially after the pelindaba incident,will arm twist the south africa government until they agree to give up their HEU

ssaengine:
Pelindaba, South Africa.

Site at which hundreds of kilograms of highly enriched uranium is kept. U.S has been pressuring South Africa to get rid of it for ages, but SA government is not interested.

may be they are afraid,it will end up in the black market like rhino horns

Patchesagain:


1. We both know that selection standards for women are different for selection standards for men.

2. A nation that sends its women to war is disgusting.

Israel included !

in Burkina Faso a police post at the Mentao refugee camp about 15km south of Djibo, Soum Province was subjected to its third attack by presumed AnsaroulIslam terrorist group last night may 12, this set of photos shows the remains.the following morning mass arrest of carried out by Burkina faso security apparatus on local residents,which in reality does solve anything,but perpetuating the cycle of violence

off topic :mile 22 trailer

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CVV8X01824

Angola during the civil war

Ali Rageh, Somali military Colonel was killed in an explosion by IED device fitted to his car in Mogadishu.

IED Explosion Targeted Sherpa-2 Scout Vehicle today on the Ring Road South Arish city,The explosion lead to the death of Cap/Abdul Majib Al-Mahi seen on the photo and the injury of Major General/ Nasser Hussein the Commander of CSF in Northern Sinai

continue

recently 9+ kenyan soldiers were killed,when an IED exploded and also destroying the vehicle technical they were on board

jteku:
Batmobile Of The Skies.

Helicopters aren’t given much thought when compared to fighter jets due to lower speed and agility. But every once in a while technology takes a leap forward and changes our opinion. The debut of Sikorsky S-97 Raider is a big game-changer for the world of attack helicopters. The S-97 is boasting speed and agility far beyond other helicopters.

In development, the S-97 is boasting flying speed of 276 mph far making it the second fastest helicopter ever made after the experimental Eurocopter X3. The Raider is capable of transporting six passengers alongside two pilots but is also capable of autonomous flight. Along with its impressive speed, it can fly to an incredible height of over 10,000 feet.

“In addition to flying at nearly twice the speed of a conventional helicopter, the S-97 RAIDER helicopter will incorporate other key performance parameters critical to combat operations — increased maneuverability, greater endurance, and the ability to operate at high altitudes.”
As prototypes improve the S-97 will undergo weapon testing for its .50 caliber and rocket pods. The Raider is a sleek, impressive and but could be the innovation the military needs for helicopters?Take a look at this clip and judge for yourself.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HncZgouxt9k

Bell V-280 Valor -- First Ever Cruise Mode Flight

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=723vkZxfqSU

Ma Zhongxiu is a psychological consultant for Chinese peacekeepers in South Sudan. In this episode, she tells the story

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-mztDiy41nc

This Department of Defense video explains the events that led to the death of four U.S. service members in the Oct 4, 2017 ambush in Niger.

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMn39MNNdI0

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GnJQL3epwk

abiodunalasa:


There's nothing disgusting about Women in Combat role.
Yes, they can't be at per with Men but its too harsh to say they are disgusting.

Some men couldn't even pass Airborne Course yet we have women who easily passed it.

you need to understand why he meant direct combat,you will never see female soldiers in isolated FOB,when the threat from the enemy is high.no training will never simulate the horrors of real combat,sure women have some roles to play e.g medics,liaising with women civilians where cultures or religion prohibit gender interaction

caught on camera :Robbers armed with assault rifles and explosives blew up two armored cash vans in Johannesburg in broad-daylight.

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bg5lF8CPuxg

Russia MI-35M attack helicopter

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipfLEMfTLE8

Test frames of the newest Russian UAV "Korsar"

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zy4XPT2BD0c

Pakistan Army - Airforce | Joint conventional fire power capability Test in Central Command exercise at Jhelum

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwwdpqY085I

turkey Aselsan AESA Multi Function Radar

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWdU9mrELpU

Boko Haram Attack Leaves at Least a Dozen Cameroonians Dead

MABANDA, NORTHERN CAMEROON —
Boko Haram fighters have attacked villages in the Far North region of Cameroon leaving at least a dozen dead, several soldiers wounded and the villages torched in a large operation involving hundreds of attackers, some of whom used villagers as human shields.

Children gathered in little groups along the road shout to welcome the Cameroon military in Mabanda, a northern village on the border with Nigeria. It is one of the villages that suffered the latest Boko Haram assaults this week.

43-year old village elder Alihou Idrissu says groups of fighters infiltrated the faithful praying in Mosques and sellers and buyers on their market day Wednesday.

He says one group of eight armed men invaded the Mosque while they were praying and ordered the Imam and all Muslims present to lead them to a nearby Cameroon military post. He says those who objected were killed.

Idrissu says the militants operated for over two hours and killed at least 14 villagers whom they accused of failing to inform Boko Haram when Cameroon army arrived in their village ahead of raids on the insurgents' strongholds in the Sambissa forest last month.

Jean Pierre Ndanga, a Cameroon military officer in Mabanda says they found it extremely difficult to fight back because the invaders were using villagers as human shields.

He says when he ordered his troops to get down from their military jeep and move towards hundreds of villagers they saw marching towards the Mabanda village square, they suddenly heard gunshots and immediately understood that Boko Haram fighters were using the people as shields. He says he and many of the troops were wounded as they struggled to retreat to protect the villagers.

Jean Pierre was rushed to the Mabanda health center alongside dozens of injured military and villagers. Laboratory technician Dieudonne Besong says they attended to all of the wounded without discrimination.

He says many villagers had their lives saved thanks to the immediate intervention of health workers. He says four seriously wounded villagers were given the same surgical treatment as wounded military men.

Cameroon's military says the militants fled to neighboring Nigeria after the attack but at least 7 of the insurgents were killed.

Cameroon's semi-arid far North region has been a target of Boko Haram suicide bombings and raids for close to nine years as the Islamist insurgency spilled over the border from Nigeria, killing at least 25,000 in the Lake Chad basin shared by Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger.

The UN Refugee Agency estimates approximately 26 million people in the Lake Chad region have been affected by the Boko Haram violence, and more than 2.6 million displaced link https://www.voanews.com/a/boko-haram-attack-leaves-at-least-a-dozen-cameroonians-dead/4380889.html

turkey has set up its biggest overseas military base in Somalia's capital Mogadishu. The facility is spread out over 4 square kilometres. The base has the capacity to train over 1,500 troops at a time, according to the Somali government

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrQo165aHVc

off topic: Osonde Osoba works at the leading edge of artificial intelligence (AI). His recent work explores society's growing reliance on autonomous machines, and what it means for security and the future of work. He also has highlighted concerns that algorithms too often rely on historically biased data, preserving and extending those biases in everything from criminal sentencing to mortgage approvals to credit access. He was introduced as the “engineer of fairness” at a recent TEDx talk. Osoba grew up in Nigeria, earned his Ph.D. in electrical engineering at the University of Southern California, and came to RAND(an American nonprofit global policy think tank) first as a summer associate in 2012 and then as an engineer in 2014.

 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4l_LZ5NcIBI