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I appreciate the comment. Haha. Also can't forget the Turkish help in Egypt to defeat the French in the Napoleonic wars. Battle of the Nile and all that.

Yes I know, I watched a video by Caspian Report on the conflict. Which was a basic overview of the history. Israel has good technology and weapons systems it can give Morocco, but that will only give them a operational advantage. Israel couldn't for example send expeditionary forces to aid...

Then the French and Italians move carriers to the eastern med, blockade Cyprus and the Greeks take it back with support from Britain. You need to understand that nobody wants Turkey to be powerful again, nobody. Other than maybe Israel, as Turkey is a counter to the Arabs. But no European power...

Unlikely I think. As there has been a lot of western media attention around this conflict. Which makes me think it won't happen this year. Also Israel doesn't matter in this conflict it has no strategic capacity to support either side.

Macedonia be like, I raise you taking the Persian Empire. LMAO. Greece can be taken, but it can't be controlled. Taking Greece will be a pain in the arse of Turkey, you want to control the Aegean so you can link up your Black sea and Mediterranean fleets and can exploit the resources. However...

There will be a war between Ethiopia and Egypt this year, after the civil war comes to an end, the new ruling faction will push ahead and be weak, so the Egyptians will see the time to strike. There could likely be a war between the UK and EU, you could say a conflict, but there will be...

Sure. I agree with that. However I am comparing it to the Type 45's AAW capabilities.

Given the British lack of AAW escorts for the carrier would it make sense for Britain to build 3-4 AAW type 26 frigates. Along with the 8 ASW type 26. The French have done this with the FREMM class, though the frigates are less capable than the AAW frigates the French build. They are still...

One thing with the US losing the technology edge to China and Russia is that it can't claim a monopoly on western defence procurement which has subsidized the American defence industry for decades. The Chinese and Russians now do a number of things better than the US, and more importantly the US...

Love the different languages. Well done. You have a great site and forum here. Happy New Year.

Yes they have excellent marines as well. They have a good air force with loads of MPA aircraft and American fighters and air defence systems. The army is much less capable, that's one place where the French, British, Turkish would have an advantage within the west. As you said the navy is very...

Its amazing to me how the Japanese basically have the second best military in the west with the 4-5 highest budget. Their armed forces are by far better than anyone in NATO apart from the US. And they are just starting to rearm now. Just shows what good governance and intelligent leadership can...

Yes. However they didn't do this with the F-22 and we don't see the Americans exporting their best stuff freely like this to whoever wants it. The F-22 export program could have funded the entire program because I am sure Turkey/Japan/Britain would have all wanted it. However the Americans...

For me if the F-35 was that advanced why are the Americans willing to export it? Its a huge upgrade over the Harrier for carriers. However the F-15 and Su-35 are more capable aircraft. I think this is another reason why the British are working on the Tempest rather than buying more F-35. Its the...

Yeah Turkey has stolen a big march on other nations with their investment in UACV's. The French/Italians having carriers is something Turkey can't get counter.

Which countries around the world have the capacity to build their own independent carrier program? The US, UK, France, Russia, India, China all have fleet carriers. So they obviously have the capacity to do it. Apart from that I would say Japan, Mexico and South Korea, they may not have the...

The Australians are finally doing what they should have always been doing, building a pre-emptive military capacity to hit threats from Asia before they threaten Australia directly. One of the weaknesses of the English Hegemony has been the lack off offensive capacity within the lesser nations...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_Cruise/Anti-Ship_Weapon Get a load of this, they have been trying to build/create this missile for over 10 years, nothing has moved. Its a load of rubbish. The British just haven't invested long-term R&D into this sort of thing. Its the same with the British...

Marry Christmas.

While I support this and it shows working with the Americans doesn't work. I also am annoyed we are only getting 60 F-35, when we need at least 80 to fully operate both carriers.