OT? A New Cold War

[Webstral]

Maybe if we trimmed the ranks of the general officers, that $600 billion might be better spent.

[unkated]

Those Koreans again...

The Koreans are at it again....

http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/north-korea-turn-off-loudspeakers-by-5-p-m-tomorrow-o-1725666927

[Raellus]

China is the New U.S.S.R.

And a little more flexing from the PRC.

https://news.vice.com/article/chinas-new-video-about-kicking-americas-ass-is-more-than-meets-the-eye

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[Raellus]

Russia Occupies Norway!

I wish that I spoke Norwegian.

http://news.yahoo.com/norway-tv-show-russian-occupation-irks-moscow-034958550.html

[Panther Al]

Heh... in the latest Army Times, they are talking about how the Army has decided to start repainting equipment - and getting new equipment in - the old Woodland pattern and not the desert tan.

[Legbreaker]

I wish that I spoke Norwegian.

Subtitles...

[rcaf_777]

Just found this with the title of Russian captures its first US Humvee from Ukraine forces. I personally think this a captured Georgia Army Humvee, taken during its war with Russian.

[rcaf_777]

Official Press Release from Canada

Opening ceremonies mark the official start to military training mission

Article / September 29, 2015

Ukrainian and Canadian military personnel stood together on parade in two separate locations in Ukraine during dual ceremonies marking the opening of Canadas military training mission to Ukraine on September 14.

At the International Peacekeeping and Security Centre in Starychi, Ukraine, the Commanding Officer of the International Peacekeeping and Security Centre, Colonel Ihor Slisarchuk, presided over the parade which included more than 200 Ukrainian and CAF personnel.

During this parade, the Commander of the Canadian Task Force, Lieutenant-Colonel Jason Guiney, spoke about the ongoing military partnership between the two countries and how lessons learned will be exchanged between both Canadian and Ukrainian military personnel in the coming months.

oeOver the past few months, the Canadian Armed Forces has received outstanding support and warm hospitality from our Ukrainian military hosts. We look forward to training together and passing on our knowledge and our experience to our Ukrainian comrades in arms, said LCol Guiney.

Meanwhile, at a small ceremony in Kamyanets-Podilsky at the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence Demining Centre, Canadian Major Matt Littlechild along with the Ukrainian Commander Colonel Rodikov, marked the start of training as Canadian and Ukrainian military personnel work on basic and advanced engineering skills ranging from tasks such as obstacle clearances to work on defeating improvised explosive devices (IED).

In addition to the tactical training that Canada will offer in Starychi and the engineering expertise CAF personnel will share in Kamyanets-Podilsky, Canadas military training mission in Ukraine will offer training in the fields of military police, flight safety, military first aid, and logistics.

Although Operation UNIFIER is not Canadas first military partnership with Ukraine it stands to be the most enduring and impactful military engagement between the two countries since Ukraine claimed independence.

The beginning of this training mission marks the continuation of Canadian and Ukrainian military co-operation. Canada has been a long-time friend of Ukraine with both militaries having worked closely together over the past 20 years.

[Raellus]

Middle Eastern Flash Point

As if things weren't tense enough in NE Europe, now there's this:

http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/russia-begins-bombing-operations-in-syria-as-a-bigger-s-1733823079

The situation in Syria is starting to make those wacky Seven Armies in Jerusalem Book of Revelations prophesies look a little less wacky. God help us.

[pmulcahy11b]

As if things weren't tense enough in NE Europe, now there's this:

http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/russia-begins-bombing-operations-in-syria-as-a-bigger-s-1733823079

The situation in Syria is starting to make those wacky Seven Armies in Jerusalem Book of Revelations prophesies look a little less wacky. God help us.

It's just a matter of time before US aircraft making strikes against ISIS and Russian aircraft protecting Assad end up in a tangle, with losses on both sides. Things could spiral out of control from there if our leaders aren't careful.

[Olefin]

or better yet have US supplied guerrillas use a Stinger to shoot down an attacking plane thinking its Syrian and it turns out to be a Russian plane

[Olefin]

and then we get to see what real life Twilight 2000 is all about and if armoring a car or truck with phone books really works

[StainlessSteelCynic]

Sheesh, when I proposed my idea for a game of Twilight: 2020, I didn't expect Putin to take it seriously!

[StainlessSteelCynic]

And some further reading although it requires some "between-the-lines" analysis to speculate on just what could happen,

http://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/why-is-egypt-buying-two-orphaned-mistral-class-aircraft-1732595299

So, France and Russia co-operated to build a Russian equipped French design. France prohibits the sale after the Russians stole part of the Ukraine.
Now Egypt looks to be buying the ships.
Since their relationship with the US was cooled by the current US administration, Egypt has teamed with both France and Russia for military equipment & assistance.

So to summarize the article - France won't sell the ships to Russia but will sell them to Egypt who will have Russian technicians to help maintain the Russian systems installed on the ship... lots of Russians with lots of chances to study the ship in detail.
Doesn't anyone in the US administration remember what happened to the Iranian F14 aircraft after the Iranians became great pals with the Soviets
Surely this is exactly the sort of potential technology transfer the US needs to be preventing Even more ironic given that the Egyptians have apparently placed orders for the MiG-29, the Soviet spin-off from their examination of the F14 courtesy of the ayatollah.

[pmulcahy11b]

The article SSC put a link to mentions the Egyptians possibly buying Rafales. Some blurb I saw a few weeks ago says that the Vietnamese are dealing with the French for Rafales. The Vietnamese!