Even with all the hate national interest trumps it above all . Putin will make up allright . But , not that will compromise Russia's interest nor it will antagonize the Azeris ... The Armenian ?? A litle smack in the head will teach them some good on defining who's the boss in the relationship ...
Call me a heartless but i believe we still can bear double or triple such a losses . It's troops morales that i'll be more concerned off ... it take time and hardship to create a hardened soldier .
At the end of day ... Prevention is the key here . Know your enemy and know yourself else , We...
As i said before ... Times are changing . And we have to adapt quickly into the new " normal " ..
But , still .. our lack of modern platform are still a concern too . Thanks god ...blessing in disguisses we are all still in the planing procurement process . So we can make more adaptation before...
And all more the reason to proceed .
But , spesifically on MT i kind torn on how to comment on such a limited role AFV . While the merits is there and in our terrain it's a blessed fire support . It's kind of imbalance that are created if we doesn't add any more leo2 to the inventory ...
To be honest i kind of gratefull that we had such close relationship with the turks and pakistan . With the turks experience on drones ( some say Israelis take the cake but with the scales of such warfare ?? The turks are slowly upping the ante here ) and pakistan higly irregular warfare ( while...
Well Nike allready pointed it out for me ... 😁😁
As i said again most of our recent progressive midle level officer are knowed it and eager for a modernization . But , years of neglect and corruption slowing these changes to almost a crawl .
People can said what they will about mr. Pramono and...
That's only part of the " Grand plans " termed first during the SBY's clans in the army reins . Note the first SAKTI and SAMAR was iniated during that time along the concept of mechanized mobile infantry themes . The idea is try to make a hybrd concept between 101st and 82nd style . Air assault...
Somewhere along the line i once heard a big plan for the army . On how they intend to make KODAM as full plus brigade strength mechanized force . With the independent support batts . While Div only for KOSTRAD ( 1 mechanized div and 1 para raider div ) . ment as hammer while the KODAM as an...
As i edited my previous reply for him. As long as our core interest still aligned and a lot of freebies + discount to be pocketed around .... ?? It's in our nature for RI and US to be closely cooperating equally based on the shared common ground .
Well , i don't know about respect but i saw a neccesity when i see one . All these US sponsored CCP " containment effort " in the region will proceed much more smoothly if we were seen by rest of claimant participant as a willing associate to dip our toe in the US contaimnent party and get wet...
They are more thinking at long game playing . Tatra face a stiff competition
and get sidelined much in the recent decade . They very much needed a new market . And Pandur2 coproduction was their golden ticket into our market .
But you are right with all this pandemic .
I don't know what to...
Based from i heard they allready have a green light from opung and allready start to surveying for a location . To be honest that doesn't tick me much . It was given . As a minor and late player sooner or later they do have to walk in if they still want to taste a slice of indonesia defense's...
MEF is more of guidelines of requirement of a certain number of item or equipment . It's the implementation the said guidelines that doesn't follow on what was allready stated and aproved by the stakeholder themselves . Hence all those wasted investment and " magical " bidding and procurement...