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I also think it is fake.
The aircraft load is also asymetric. That is not what you do when you start of..
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In the first photo are presente two missiles, but it's true for me.
And done for good here: http://chinese-military-aviation.blogsp ... s-iii.html
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US rocket engineers are world speediest. New missile is constructed in a week after withdraw from INF Treaty.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa- ... SKCN1QU2WT
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Petty big news:

https://freebeacon.com/national-securit ... to-taiwan/

"The Trump administration has approved the sale of dozens of new F-16 jet fighters to Taiwan, the first major warplane sale to the island state in nearly 30 years. The interagency decision, to be announced in the near future, authorized the sale of up to 66 F-16V jet fighters at an estimated cost of $13 billion, according to administration officials familiar with internal discussions."
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Naval Group & ECA Group Win Belgian-Dutch MCM Vessel Competition
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The French consortium Belgium Naval & Robotics (formed by Naval Group & ECA Group) won the Belgian-Dutch MCM Program, the Kern (Belgian Council of Ministers) confirmed today, beating the two other competitors, Damen and Sea Naval Solutions.
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According to Belgian daily newspaper L’Echo, Naval Group and ECA Group underbid its competitors: The procurement of 12 vessels and associated equipment would ultimately amount to 1.756 billion euros, at the rate of 887 million for Belgium and 966 million for the Netherlands.

Under this 2Bn€ program, the Belgian Naval & Robotics consortium will design and produce 12 new generation Mine countermeasures (MCM) vessels and 10 tool boxes. The Belgian Navy (Marinecomponent / Composante marine) and the Royal Netherlands Navy (Koninklijke Marine) will each get 6 so called mine warfare “motherships”. Belgium was the lead nation for this procurement process.
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/20 ... mpetition/
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“The study of history lies at the foundation of all sound military conclusions and practice.”
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ORIGINAL: kevinkins

More on that darn RAND study ...

https://www.asiatimes.com/2019/03/artic ... -exercise/
RAND’s mistake is directly assuming Russia and China are aggressors at the initial stage of war scenario, as they will fire their first shots. To assure US and ally’s victory, it should be performed other way around instead of offering their necks while standing. RAND and other pro analysts are also intent to add pressures on US government to provide more military budgets to counter those hypothetical aggression, which is little they know US is already capable to launch first strikes better than every other countries today.
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The most likely scenario in my view is one where neither side is fully prepared for it.

That said it would be interesting if we had a community scenario which is not intended to be played but has the current deployments/ force levels (as accurately as possible)
of all the countries. Kind of like a huge wiki scenario. I know it would not be manageable nor very accurate most of the time but it would be cool.
If you wanted to play two or more countries against each other you load the scenario then just delete all the countries/ units down to the operational area you want.
Then you just have to make the missions.
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ORIGINAL: Filitch

US rocket engineers are world speediest. New missile is constructed in a week after withdraw from INF Treaty.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa- ... SKCN1QU2WT

My understanding the first missile will just be a Tomahawk.
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ORIGINAL: kevinkins

Petty big news:

https://freebeacon.com/national-securit ... to-taiwan/

"The Trump administration has approved the sale of dozens of new F-16 jet fighters to Taiwan, the first major warplane sale to the island state in nearly 30 years. The interagency decision, to be announced in the near future, authorized the sale of up to 66 F-16V jet fighters at an estimated cost of $13 billion, according to administration officials familiar with internal discussions."
ROC DoD did not confirm the extra F-16V deal. Only the recent news is confirmed the Abram M1A2X deal:

https://twitter.com/tuzzi/status/1107502327248781312 (Traditional Chinese)
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JMSDF Commissioned its 10th Sōryū-class SSK SS-510 JS Shōryū しょうりゅう
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The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) commissioned its 10th Soryu-class diesel-electric attack submarine (SSK) in Kobe in Hyogo Prefecture on March 18, 2019. JS Shoryu (SS-510) joins the JMSDF’s Submarine Flotilla 1, based in Kure.
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/20 ... %e3%81%86/



Video: Thales AWWS for the Future Dutch and Belgian Frigates
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“We are dealing with threats 3 times the speed of sound, by 2020 this could increase to 5 times speed of sound”
Arie-Jan de Waard, Director, DMO
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/20 ... -frigates/
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Episode 2 is out!

- The United Kingdom Ministry of Defense (MoD) issued a prior information notice (PIN) for a Next Generation Surface Ship Guided Weapon (SSGW) contract for the Royal Navy
- KONGSBERG awarded JSM Joint Strike Missile contract with Japan
- Naval Group & ECA Group Win Belgian-Dutch MCM Vessel Competition
- Norwegian Frigate ‘Helge Ingstad’ Salvaged but Lots of Work Remain
- Saab-Damen details joint offer for the Dutch Walrus Replacement Programme
- Naval News to cover LIMA 2019

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYVQBYoniQs
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More on the recent report about F-16s to Taiwan:

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/2 ... tely-freak
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The United Kingdom government has placed an order for 5 Boeing E-7 aircraft for the Royal Air Force.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/mult ... r-aircraft
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Guess it's only a matter of time before someone figure they can use the SM3 BlK IIA airframe for the SM6. Over 200nm Anti-air using off board sensor platform and probably further as a ballistic anti-ship missile.

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/2 ... gher-speed
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20-year of NATO intervention in Yugoslavia.
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Concise summary of the current maritime situation for Ukraine vs. Russia.

http://cimsec.org/from-the-azov-sea-to- ... aign/39967

And:

https://www.defensenews.com/land/2019/0 ... alvo-test/
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The politically ceded Golan between Syria and Israel is likely inspiring contesting powers to replicate them in Crimea, Kashmir, Taiwan and many other conflicted zones in the future:

https://qz.com/1580300/why-trumps-golan ... nd-taiwan/
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