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  1. Dino van Doorn

    NATO Air Defender unreleased footage

    While browsing through some old video's, I realized that I had never used my content from the NATO Air Defender Exercise. I put together a new video featuring previously unreleased footage from this major NATO exercise! . Click on the picture below to enter the content . Video credit: gmap.nl...
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    Question The 3rd type

    Modern militaries have conventional forces(large-scale battles) and spec ops(stealth) so why not a 3rd type of soldiers which are small teams(like no more than 7 champions) that are dominating undefeated highly-skilled elite-expert champions at small-scale face-to-face fights in any terrain...
  3. Dino van Doorn

    US Marines F-18 Hornet and F-35 Lightning filmed in the air during the golden hour

    A group of fighterjets from the United States Marine Corps doing some formation flying during the golden hour of the day filmed from a C-130 Hercules ...
  4. Dino van Doorn

    Canadian Twin Otter operations over Alaska

    CC-138 Twin Otter from 440 Squadron performs a reconnaissance mission in order to access the ice camp establishment potential in the vicinity of Deadhorse, Alaska video credit: Cpl. Hugo Montpetit Video enhanchement: GMAP.Nl
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    French Special Forces - never surrender

    Content deleted because it breaks Forum rules on fanboy posts and posts not being in the English language. Ngatimozart.
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    Military Questions for a novel

    Not sure if this is in the correct section but here goes. So I'm currently writing a story and I'm trying to understand how a certain situation would be handled in real life. So the situation in the story: There is a clandestine US research facility hidden in the mountains of Japan. Some...
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    Re-Engining Fighter/Strike Aircraft - considerations

    Does anyone know what issues/problems/safety risks might be encountered by re-engining an aircraft i.e. removing the engine out of the engine bay and upgrading to another engine? Ive been asked to look into this as a fact finding mission at work so if anyone has any info stored up in their...
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    Is it possible to enlist in a foreign country's military?

    I was reading a post by another member asking what military he should enlist in. He was an Aussie (Judging by how he mentioned HSC) and he had asked whether he should join the ADF, British or French forces.. If enlisting in another military is possible (especially British), I'd be interested...
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    Cheonan sinking marks 1st anniversary

    YouTube - Cheonan sinking marks 1st anniversary (Tell the truth-천안함 진실) South Korea plans to hold a series of commemorative events next week to mark the first anniversary of the sinking of the corvette Cheonan, which North Korea torpedoed in March last year, killing 46...
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    'Dawn of Gulf of Aden' - S. Korean President Lee's Bold Decision

    YouTube - 21/01/2011Remark on Rescue operation of Samho Jewelry International community is applauding President Myung-bak Lee as his bold decision led to the rescue of all 21 sailors aboard the South Korean freighter Samho Jewelry, hijacked by Somali Pirates. Many countries around...
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    Will Congress cut US Military Budget in 2011?

    I have been reading a lot of stuff on the internet mostly rumors saying the new Congress will cut not only the defense budget but also the overall size of the US military therefor weakening it. What ever happened to the plan to keep defense spending at current levels with 1-2% annual increases...
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    S. Korea-US Agree to Strengthen Military Cooperation

    Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staffs of Republic of Korea and the United States of America both agreed to respond with aggressiveness and clarity to exercise the right of self-defense in case of Another North Korean provocation. What an appropriate response it was. North Korean provocation...
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    High-tech winter gear for soldiers

    Two soldiers show off new winter clothing to be distributed to military personnel featuring new, digitally-rendered camouflage and extra insulation, at the Ministry of National Defense in Seoul, Monday.
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    130 Korean Elite Troops to Be Deployed to UAE

    A combined 130 Korean elite troops will be deployed to the United Arab Emirates by year’s end to teach special combat, the Defense Ministry said Wednesday. The troops will be the first military unit deployed by Korea for the purpose of “software exports” to a country not engaged in a war...
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    North Korean troops fire into South Korea: reports

    North Korean troops fired across the border into South Korean territory on Friday, media reports said. YTN television said the shooting occurred in Hwacheon, about 90 km (56 miles) northeast of Seoul. Yonhap news agency said the firing was in the direction of a South Korean military unit...
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    'Controversy over South Korea`s sunken ship'

    A bostonian commented on the two professors' Nature article as follows. The problematic experiment of professors Seung-heon Lee and Panseok Yang.. Lee‘s main argument is based on the SEM, EDS and XRD data taken from a 300 mesh (maximum size 85 micrometers) aluminum powder that was...
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    1st S.Korea-Led Anti-Proliferation Drill Starts Next Week

    The first multinational Proliferation Security Initiative exercise led by South Korea will be staged in waters off Busan on Oct. 13-14 as a response to North Korea's torpedo attack on the Navy corvette Cheonan in March. Fourteen other countries including the U.S., Japan, Australia, Canada and...
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