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    Azerbaijan Armenia Relations News

    100% fake. Arrow-3 designed against medium range ballistic missiles (1000-3000 km range), while both Iran and Armenia can attack entire Azerbaijan with tactical ballistic missiles. Plus it needs US approval as noted here.
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    Defence Q&A Can ballistic missiles and rocket artillery make up for conventional military deficiencies?

    Ballistic missiles can't replace air force. Air force like Israeli or Turkish can make 15,000 combat sorties a month. That's 30,000 tons of bombs at least. Obviously Iran cant have 30,000 ballistic missiles. Even 3000 is too much. In same time even 1000 ballistic missiles are good deterrence...
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    Historical Turkey = Germany

    Fortunately there are major differences: 1) Hitler built autarkic economy. Modern Turkish economy is very export oriented. 2) Hitler annexed territories, then started wars. Erdogan has not annexed a single inch so far and did not start any war in nearly 20 years of his rule. Putin's Russia is...
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    Defence Q&A Which country has the best units in each category?

    All we know about S-500 that it looks like old Soviet S-300V. No any information, no any tests. Unlike Russian and Chinese monsters like Smerch, MLRS is very compact, very fast reloading, modular, with very good mobility. You can load 12 GMLRS ER rockets with 150 km range and pinpoint...
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    Defence Q&A Which country has the best units in each category?

    Gorshkov has modern air defence (AESA radars + active homing missiles), long range cruise missiles (Kalibr) and supersonic antiship missiles (Onyx). All that in relatively small displacement - 5400 t.
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    Defence Q&A Which country has the best units in each category?

    Main battle tank - Leopard 2A7 with Trophy APS. Self P. Artillery - Pzh 2000 Rocket Artillery - MLRS Armored Vehicles - Puma IFV, Boxer APC Anti air vehicles - Iron Dome, Patriot PAC3 MSE, THAAD Attack Helicopters - Apache Longbow Attack aircraft - F-35 Fighter aircraft - F-22 Bombers -...
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    Defence Q&A Do Bullpups have a future?

    The difference between most of modern firearms (whether bullpup or classic) is not big and largely matter of taste. My personal favorite is AUG. Super compact and pleasant to fire.
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    Defence Q&A Do Bullpups have a future?

    Neither bullpup of convectional design have decisive advantage over another. So both have a future. I believe that standard infantry firearm should not be longer than M4 - 84 cm. Because modern combat is largely urban. This leaves you with 37 cm barrel which is close to minimum possible...
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    Defence Q&A About Hull Design of the Astute Class Submarine, the chine?

    The red square is just bow sonar (bow sonar's shell more correctly).
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    News Rafael unveils 'Sea Breaker' precision guided missile

    Sea Breaker test.
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    Defence Q&A F-5 Tiger II Tail Design

    Its called dorsal fin. Early P-51D had stability issues. Thats why they got it:
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    Defence Q&A Which is superior? Russian tanks or NATO tanks?

    Yom Kippur war involved large tank to tank battles.
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    Defence Q&A Which is superior? Russian tanks or NATO tanks?

    Compact layout allows Russian tanks to have good armor in small weight. The disadvantages are: 1) Low gun elevation and depression angles. That means tank can not use effectively terrain cover and often needs to expose itself. 2) fuel tanks and rounds around driver and in side turret ring. 3)...
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    Defence Q&A Which is superior? Russian tanks or NATO tanks?

    I will debunk several myths, then will write more detalized: Myth #1. Russian tanks are lighter this less armored than Western. In fact usually Russian tanks had better armor despite their weight (that advantage was usually compensated by better Western guns and ammo though). Myth #2. Auto...
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    UK Army Unveils The NEW CHALLENGER 3 Main Battle Tank!

    First pics of Challenger 3 with Trophy APS: Rear mount of radars is unusual:
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    USA F-35 Lightning II

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    Why was/is the British army so capable?

    Waterloo happened after long war on attrition, defeat in Spain and Russia. John Churchill and Spanish succession victories happened mostly together with Eugene Savoy who was one of the most brilliant commanders in history.
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    Why was/is the British army so capable?

    British navy was strongest from 16th to first half of 20th century. But in terms of army i don't see any wonders to be honest. Thanks to its location and navy advantage Britain was safe from invasion, it could control trade and supplies, could suprise land forces. British strategy was simple...
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    TR Turkiye's F-35 Project and Discussions

    If your fighters are escorting UAV then UAV would be a burden for them. First u need to achieve air superiority, then send big drones. When you win on battlefield politics can only watch and do nothing. Lets briefly check what happened in 3 operations involving Turkish attack drones: 1) Syria...

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