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Yes actually. Can confirm. They just don't use them for the same reason they don't use the Mi-35 or Flankers over there. There's really no pressing operational need for them/unnecessary risk taking by sending top-tier assets into a marginally hostile environment. Also, a lot of the M2's here...

Or like, don't buy arms from Belgium. A lot of Western EU countries still subscribe to the "We have had a change of definitions for acceptable civilian casualties/how democratic your society is and we regret to say that you failed".

I would be careful about using the term 'able' here, since the term is pretty subjective in this context. Would I say we are able to transport a vast majority of ground assets from sea-to-shore? Yes. Can we currently adequately give them enough protection while they are conducting said...

What's funny is that MHI's 30DX FFM offering is more promising as an affordable Destroyer alternative than a Frigate.

MHI is giving Odense a run for their money, they're braving COVID measures ahead of the Odense delegation.

I'm more or less talking about our own defense against loitering munitions and drone swarms instead of us possessing those capabilities. Considering how cheap it is to deploy those types of munitions even by non-state actors, doesn't it seem imperative for the TNI to have something such as the...

Somewhat related but if there something that Indonesia can take from the ongoing Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, is that capable EW gear is important especially when you don't have assets to burn.

I always know.

Is this group associated with a certain company that's known for selling a caffeinated beverage with a logo in the form of a naval vessel?

The M9 base plate is 61kg https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/docs/m120.htm

Nope, look US Army 11C MOS. Those guys are literally infantrymen running around carrying mortars all day. Although some are given mobile transport in the form of either a Humvee, MATV, or LMTV truck. There's also the Hirtenberger Defense M12 mortar, comes with both a carriage and man portable...

I'm more or less well subscribed into the idea that static towed artillery is obsolete. Modern day force multipliers like loitering drones, PGM's, and relatively cheap drone fired AGM's have pretty much made static artillery somewhat of a lability compared to self propelled artillery like the...

I genuinely think we should replace the 105mm howitzers with modern 120mm mortars attached to infantry battalions. They're a lot more mobile and versatile and are quicker force multipliers.

Key word is Defense. The Police is not under the Ministry of Defense.

The question is whether or not Pindad can produce them at a rate that can keep stocks full?

That post is from 2010 however, I can imagine it's fixed by now. For the most part, the AS21 Redback being offered for the Australian Army Land 400 Phase 3 program IS somewhat of a tough contender even for the KF41 Lynx. Something that wouldn't happen if the vehicle's issues weren't fixed...

I genuinely prefer the K21 over the Kaplan family tbh. A more mature design.

I think the only option they have at this point are wheeled platforms. BAE is offering new built amtracks IIRC.

Gee guys, it's as if funny things were going on surrounding the Su-35 deal and the whole thing was more of a political/financial buy instead of something the Air Force genuinely wanted. Who would have thought?

Gee, I wonder why.