"All of Vlad's forces and all of Vlad's men, are out to put Humpty together again." (7 Viewers)

[SaparotRob]

You don't want Ritter near ANY kind of child.

 

[Greg Boeser]

You don't want Ritter near ANY kind of child.

And yet, he was a media darling for years between Gulf War 1 and 2.

 

[manta22]

And yet, he was a media darling for years between Gulf War 1 and 2.

That should tell you something about the "media".

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

I wonder what 'pound of flesh' Erdogan got in return for getting out of the way?

F-16s is where my money is.

 

[Admiral Beez]

F-16s is where my money is.

Every desperate and developing country wants the F-16. Meanwhile much of NATO, plus Israel, Australia, Japan, Switzerland, Singapore and South Korea are buying F-35s, all whist looking to the mid 2030s to the likes of the BAe Tempest and Mitsubishi F-X. Sure, Turkey have your 4th Gen Vipers…. whatever.

 

[MiTasol]

Pure jealousy of our numerous cheeses and wines with personalities, not the stale gimmicks that can be found elsewhere.
By the way we do not translate Storm Shadow, for us it is the SCALP-EG or MdCN in its naval form.

Typical military. If one force calls a dog a dog then another has to call it a pooch and the third a mutt.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Typical military. If one force calls a dog a dog then another has to call it a pooch and the third a mutt.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xgx4k83zzc&t=2s

 

[buffnut453]

Every desperate and developing country wants the F-16, when much of NATO, plus Israel, Australia, Japan, Switzerland, Singapore and South Korea are buying F-35s while looking to the 2030s with the likes of the BAe Tempest and Mitsubishi F-X. Sure, Turkey have your 4th Gen Vipers…. whatever.

Turkey was on the sales list for the F-35 until Erdogan made the most stupid of decisions to purchase Russian S-400 SAMs. There is no way Turkey could receive F-35s when it was paying Russian contractors to maintain their primary SAM system. Erdogan only has himself to blame.

 

[Admiral Beez]

Turkey was on the sales list for the F-35 until Erdogan made the most stupid of decisions to purchase Russian S-400 SAMs.

Turkey should gift those S-400 to Ukraine. Either way, Erdogan will be long dead by the time Turkey gets the then near obsolete F-35A.

 

[GrauGeist]

What a tool ....was gonna ask 'Who is this guy?' - in a rare moment of self-sufficiency I googled his name. This confirmed (i) that my assessment of him as a tool is totally correct; and (ii) that i have things in my fridge that are smarter ....... He's the poster child for Useful Idiots.......

The only idiot out there that can out-do Ritter in the "full retard" category, is Tucker Carlson, who's total dedication to Useful Idiot would even startle Stalin.

 

[Escuadrilla Azul]

F-16s is where my money is.

And the winner is... Thumpalumpacus

Turkey Finally Looks Set To Get New F-16s

Rumors abound that the apparent U.S. approval of an F-16 deal rests upon Turkey dropping its opposition to Sweden joining NATO.

www.thedrive.com

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

And the winner is... Thumpalumpacus

Turkey Finally Looks Set To Get New F-16s

Rumors abound that the apparent U.S. approval of an F-16 deal rests upon Turkey dropping its opposition to Sweden joining NATO.

www.thedrive.com

No smarts required on my part, it's about as predictable as a beheading at a guillotine party. Leverage is a thing in power politics.

 

[RogerdeLluria]

Ammo production ramp-up everywhere.

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It is reported that Russians used 10 million shells during the first year of war, which nearly exhausted their reserves, that is why they are importing from Iran and North Korea.
They are also rumping up production . Rumors say they can expand to 1 million shells per year.

 

[Admiral Beez]

Can the Vipers in the US desert boneyards be brought back into service for Ukraine? I assume they've been kept in order to be reactivated when needed.

See F-16 footage at 4:28. But it's not clear if these Vipers were pulled from longterm storage.


View: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mYsOFXnfsCU&pp=ygUmSG93IGZpZ2h0ZXIgaXMgcHV0IGludG8gZGVzZXJ0IHN0b3JhZ2U%3D

 

[Admiral Beez]

This seems a dangerously poor use of a Leopard 2. It can fire with high accuracy on the move, there's no need to use the Leo2 like a WW1 Sturmpanzerwagen. This guy's just asking to be fixed and targeted by Russian artillery.


View: https://twitter.com/noelreports/status/1679086752412192771?s=61&t=bmtNxWabcsIKJ6TkHkd-SA

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

July 12 (Reuters) - General Sergei Surovikin, a deputy commander of Russia's military operations in Ukraine who has not been seen in public since last month's armed mutiny by mercenary fighters, is "resting", a lawmaker from the ruling party said on Wednesday.

Andrei Kartapolov, head of the State Duma Defence Committee, is heard saying in a video posted on social media: "Surovikin is currently resting. (He is) not available for now."

Surovikin, dubbed "General Armageddon" by the Russian press for his aggressive tactics in the Syria conflict, was last seen publicly when he issued a video appeal urging a halt to the June 23-24 mutiny by fighters of Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner mercenary group while it was still underway.

[...]

A New York Times report based on a U.S. intelligence briefing said last month that Surovikin had advance knowledge of the mutiny and that Russian authorities were checking whether he was complicit.

Some Russian and international media reported last month that Surovikin had been arrested, but there has been no official confirmation of that, and the Kremlin has declined to answer questions about him.

Top Russian general not seen since mutiny is 'resting', lawmaker says

General Sergei Surovikin, a deputy commander of Russia's military operations in Ukraine who has not been seen in public since last month's armed mutiny by mercenary fighters, is "resting", a lawmaker from the ruling party said on Wednesday.

www.reuters.com

Looks like he's taking the Big Sleep.

 

[GTX]

'Best in the world': Australia donates 30 more Bushmaster armoured personnel carriers to Ukraine

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announces the commitment following a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the NATO summit in Vilnius.

www.abc.net.au

 

[GTX]

Medvedev claims NATO's 'dead end' in Ukraine help brings World War III 'closer'

As a number of countries pledge more weaponry and financial support for Ukraine, the deputy secretary of Russia's security council says the aid will not deter the Kremlin from its "special military operation".

www.abc.net.au

 

[GTX]

NATO summit shows Putin has become organisation's greatest recruiter

This week's NATO summit in Lithuania highlights how NATO's membership is heavily sought-after in a troubled world.

www.abc.net.au

 

[GTX]

New $770 million German military aid package for Ukraine includes Patriot missiles | Defense News July 2023 Global Security army industry | Defense Security global news industry army year 2023 | Archive News year

Germany will reveal a new aid package worth $770 million, including two Patriot launchers and 25 Leopard 1A5 main battle tanks. However, Germany remains opposed to fulfilling Ukraine's request for Taurus-type cruise missiles.

www.armyrecognition.com