1- my point still stand expensive ships that we had no problems buying (Russian wouldn't buy a sitting duck). Let's talk about it when it enters service with its ka52k+Kh-35 and the ship's escort.
2-you wouldn't rely on allies because you don't have any to rely on. Even The US rely on allies...
1-would be true if Egypt had no anti submarines capabilities.
2-fair point but it will depend on how good your missiles are and how bad the air defense is?
3-no, again I question you
Military knowledge. f35 alone isn't gonna win you a war just like jets didn't turn the tide of war for the...
I am gonna be honest here Turks are either high on nationalism or really don't know the basics (can't blame them the forum isnt offering as much as it used to anymore).
You are surrounded by either hostile powers from Kurd and arabs in Syria and Iraq to Greeks in Cyprus and Greece all of them...
New local Made Minesweeper Based on M-60 tank Chase & mounted on it CCTV appears with Army Forces during Counter-Terrorism operations in Northern #Sinai.
Well you are dealing with a private company which makes it even more dangerous but I guess you don't have a choice anyways given Israelis current infrastructure.
For sure at the being of the insurgency the military had the mentality of show up with a huge force and that would be enough.
As can be seen in pic officers with no helmets on vehicles incapable of resisting IED blast poorly trained conscripts.
To today
Highly trained +highly equipped SFs...
Their capabilities have been reduced massively you can say at this stage they are a shadow of what they used to be life is returning to normal in al arish city and I think it would take another year for them to totally disappear however I think the army can improve alot.
Economically Egypt is doing great and 7% isn't impossible giving that Egypt had that growth rate during 2007 and the trend is very optimistic when the world Bank changes their forecast for Egypt's growth twice this year that alone tells you we r doing better that expect