BMP=Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty-Боевая Машина Пехоты, literally Combat Vehicle Infantry
‘Standard’ BMP-2s destroyed in combat.The BMP-2 was first born during the ‘Cold War’, developed from the BMP-1 during the late 1970s, going into service in 1980. It, along with the even older BMP-1, stays in service with never ending upgrades.
At the beginning of November, I thought I had found a kit to build as a Xmas gift, but no!:
At the beginning of December I finally investigated what I had to work with, honestly, I’m not procrastinating:
Always making things more complicated:
Of course, by the middle […] Continue Reading…
The Northrop F-89 Scorpion was developed after a 1945 U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF) request for an all-weather, radar guided, twin jet powered bomber interceptor. The only competitor was the XP-87 (aka XF-87) Blackhawk, which was nixed for being too slow. The F-89 was first known as the N-24, as development progressed it was […] Continue Reading…
“It’s a historic day for the Belgian air force. Our first jet just landed at Luke Air Force Base, marking the start of our training period. A lot of work has gone into making this moment possible and we are excited to begin flying and complete our training.”-Lieutenant Colonel Pierre-Yves Libert, 312th Fighter Squadron, […] Continue Reading…
The M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) was a creation of the Cold War, going into service in 1983. It wasn’t until 2005 that the first big upgrade took place, creating the Alpha-1 MLRS (M270A1). In 2019, the Alpha-2 (M270A2) upgrade began.
U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria, Grafenwöhr, NATO-Germany.Alpha-2 supposedly has more […] Continue Reading…
“This system has lost its channel-forming flows. Without seasonal inundation, we’re seeing a decline in riparian vegetation like black cottonwood forests and an overall loss of biodiversity.”-Marve Griffith, USACE Walla Walla District
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and Boise state University (BSU) are joining forces to tackle the dying Barber Pool Conservation Area […] Continue Reading…
On the 16th of December 2024, Pentagon officials announced that airstrikes had been launched against religious extremists in Syria.
F/A-18F Super Hornet, Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 11, launches from Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75).Pentagon officials also announced that the USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) […] Continue Reading…
“[The prison camp situation] presents a significant security concern in the sense that, were ISIS able to affect some type of breakout of any detention facility, that would be a significant setback and something that would be very concerning. [That’s] why we continue to work very closely with the SDF [Kurds] to ensure that […] Continue Reading…
In 2017, Finland began buying ‘surplus’ Korean K9 Thunder SPGs (Self Propelled Gun). Finland calls it the 155 PsH (Panssari-Haupitsien) K9 Moukari (Sledge-Hammer). In April 2023, Finland became a full member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
Dynamic Front is a NATO wargame involving at least 28 countries, taking place across Finland, Estonia, Germany, […] Continue Reading…
In March 2024, Sweden became a full member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
I edited down a U.S. Army video (recorded on 18NOV2024, via Sergeant First Class Kyle Larsen) of Swedish made autoloading Archer SPG (Self Propelled Gun) during NATO’s Dynamic Front wargame in Finland (wargames also in Estonia, Germany, Poland, and Romania).
First […] Continue Reading…