This week in military news...

DrummerBoyz95 wrote:

Zane wrote:

Teh brits are scaring me...

If they just released the prototype, they've been using it for a year. GOVERNMENT SECRETS FTW

Yeah and like some guy on the comments said...if this is what thier showing what do they have that thier not showing 0_0

Here are some larger pictures...its awe inspiring.

It's amazing but scary at the same time...


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Lol my dad works for BAE . Although not with the military field just works on computers. But that company has put out some AMAZING weapons as of the past few years. Wonder what they will come out with next.

Spl. Durkee wrote:

I'm sure the boys field testing these will speak up if they see a problem with fielding the gun.

I just hope it doesn't cost any lives if it turns out to be a bad idea like we're thinking. I mean really now you can empty a 30 mag from an M4 in what about 4 seconds? And get maybe 4 bursts before you're empty. What kind of support weapon is that?

Anyway yeah i saw that UCAV a few days ago on Yahoo News. Kinda surprised the Brits did this before us though.

M27=fail.......once the SAW is gone you will have infantry with M4's and infantry with M27's.....

iliveforthis99 wrote:

Anyway yeah i saw that UCAV a few days ago on Yahoo News. Kinda surprised the Brits did this before us though.

Did what before us exactly? According to this vid:
It isn't actually a prototype at all, but rather a "technology demonstrator." We've had unmanned stealth aircraft in the works for years. Aircraft that look a LOT like their technology demonstrator.

Fact is, we have pretty much all our bases covered with our current fleet. A 747 capable of shooting down missiles? Check. The world's most advanced generation 5 fighter? Check. The world's fastest military observation aircraft? Check. Plus lots of other neat toys like the B-2, Predator, F-35A, B, and C.

That technology demonstrator looks like it would be a tasty snack for a Sukhoi. And in turn, a Sukhoi would be a tasty snack for an F-22A.

Perhaps...but remember unlike the US some nations do not like to show of thier mill tech...especialy the russians.

And remember tech doesnt win a war xD
(EG Tanks in WWII)

Zane wrote:

Perhaps...but remember unlike the US some nations do not like to show of thier mill tech...especialy the russians.

And remember tech doesnt win a war xD
(EG Tanks in WWII)

Haha, one big problem the US faced in the Cold War was that the Soviet Union never reveiled thier tech, so we were stumped. Whilst the Soviets never really needed spies, because every day, Reagan would step up on the stage and be like: "Hey guys, check out this new A-10 jet thingy we made, it is totally made to take out your army of T-55s...better watch out!"
But your dead-on right. It isn't the unmanned drones, or the remote-controlled robots that win wars... honestly, I never really supported robotic vehicles, they just don't have that level of decision making that humans do. Except for the drones that are made to search and destroy IEDs...I hear those are saving a lotta lives.

AllTheGoodNamesWereTaken wrote:

Zane wrote:

Perhaps...but remember unlike the US some nations do not like to show of thier mill tech...especialy the russians.

And remember tech doesnt win a war xD
(EG Tanks in WWII)

Haha, one big problem the US faced in the Cold War was that the Soviet Union never reveiled thier tech, so we were stumped. Whilst the Soviets never really needed spies, because every day, Reagan would step up on the stage and be like: "Hey guys, check out this new A-10 jet thingy we made, it is totally made to take out your army of T-55s...better watch out!"
But your dead-on right. It isn't the unmanned drones, or the remote-controlled robots that win wars... honestly, I never really supported robotic vehicles, they just don't have that level of decision making that humans do. Except for the drones that are made to search and destroy IEDs...I hear those are saving a lotta lives.

Yeah I knew a old Maj. once...he said if the cold war ever actualy went to war he thought the Russians would win...they mighta made crap but they made 100 pieces of crap for every decent thing the US made.

In the end it wasn\'t weapons that won the war but pop, the Russians wanted boom boxes and music instead of weapons and so it goes.

So your saying Micheal Jackson toppled the Soviet Union because of his Pop....

Insane Mercc wrote:

So your saying Micheal Jackson toppled the Soviet Union because of his Pop....

He has touched us all in some way or another...

LOL sorry, had to come out or I would be lying in bed tonight laughing to myself.

He touched alot of Russians i guess....and an entire generation of children...JUST BEAT IT!!

Spl. Durkee wrote:

Insane Mercc wrote:

So your saying Micheal Jackson toppled the Soviet Union because of his Pop....

He has touched us all in some way or another...

LOL sorry, had to come out or I would be lying in bed tonight laughing to myself.

Durkee that was epic lol!!

But yeah they couldnt keep up production so they died. Goes to show you...don\'t buy what you can\'t afford xD

In Soviet Russia, Production Stop YOU!

Insane Mercc wrote:

In Soviet Russia, Production Stop YOU!

LOL

Ok so here's a positive headline:
http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=4709425&c=LAN&s=MID

It's great to see Uganda finally getting their guns into the mix. For years they were mocked by the Shebab for being cowards...show em how it's done, Yoweri.

Would Contractors be an option for whats going on in Somalia?....maybe stuff will get done then

Insane Mercc wrote:

Would Contractors be an option for whats going on in Somalia?....maybe stuff will get done then

They would end up having to kill everyone!

SnoSnipe wrote:

Insane Mercc wrote:

Would Contractors be an option for whats going on in Somalia?....maybe stuff will get done then

They would end up having to kill everyone!

If they are all terrorists then thats what itll take...PICKLE!!

The situation in the Congo, Somalia, and Uganda is really complicated.
Many of the combatants are children...

They're taken from their home (most notably, by the "Lord's Resistance Army")...brought to "the bush" and put into camps...where the LRA picks those worthy of fighting. Those who are worthy are forced to kill the unworthy, which desensitizes them to killing.

From there, they are sent into village to kill, rape, and steal everything in sight...with no mercy.
There are stories of children coming to a village and ending up killing their own families...thats how brainwashed they become.

One of the reasons governments haven't just "taken out" the insurgency is because they're afraid of the press.
It would be a field day...they'd get to label a country as "baby killers" and actually have evidence to back it.

It would be horrible.

In some way, it's best to just let it burn itself out...but keep UN security forces on hand as "referees".

True Dat...

Spl. Durkee wrote:

From there, they are sent into village to kill, rape, and steal everything in sight...with no mercy.
There are stories of children coming to a village and ending up killing their own families...thats how brainwashed they become

They are still terrorists, and should be treated as such. If they are so brainwashed as to kill their own families, then they can not be turned back.

If they are all children then there leaders must be adults and thats who should be targeted and if a brainwashed kid gets in the way...OOPS....

Insane Mercc wrote:

If they are all children then there leaders must be adults and thats who should be targeted and if a brainwashed kid gets in the way...OOPS....

Have fun with that...the US government and UN have had arrest warrants and bounties on their heads for more than 20 years.

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