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waiting for this to go straight into the china sticky thread. :p
This is commerce topic not opium.
If he does it he is an idiot faceless Burmese AC.
If he does it he is an idiot faceless Burmese AC.
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It is very sad. Even Iraqi / ISIS / Yemen Houthi / Syrian Rebels got better and newer weapons which are still CHEAPER than US old grandpa junks - which are expensive and useless.
https://www.rt.com/news/416312-us-army-stinger-manpad/
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‘Getting Europe ready to fight tonight’: US Army brings back Stinger MANPAD, trains over 60 teams
Published time: 18 Jan, 2018 16:57
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FILE PHOTO © U.S. Marine Corps
While the Pentagon is struggling to choose how to cover a gap in short-range air defense, the US Army is rushing to train troops in Europe to use the shoulder-fired version of the Stinger missile, famed for its use by the Taliban.
“Bringing back the Stinger addresses a self-identified gap that the army created and has recognized,” said Lt. Col. Aaron Felter, the director of training and doctrine for the Air Defense Integrated Office, as cited by Defense News. “We’re getting back to the basics and providing short-range air defense to maneuver units.”
“The immediate focus is Europe and getting Europe ready to fight tonight and defend Europe against any adversary,” Felter said, referring to NATO’s drive to reassure Eastern European allies that they would be protected from a hypothetical Russian attack.
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US should have withdrawn its estimated 200 nukes from Europe long ago – Moscow
According to the report, some 50 soon-to-be trainers were instructed on how to teach troops in the use of the weapon at the Hohenfels Training Area in Germany last Wednesday.
The shoulder-fired version of FIM-92 Stinger missile, a weapon the US vigorously supplied to the Taliban to fight against Soviet troops in the 1980s, went out of fashion in the US Army after the Cold War. Wars that the US has fought in the past three decades were against adversaries that had little to no way to challenge American air superiority, so there was little need for the portable anti-aircraft weapon.
The missile is still at the core of platforms like the AN/TWQ-1 Avenger system, a turret that combines a pair of Stinger launchers with a .50 caliber machine gun, and is mounted on a Humvee vehicle, which remains the workhorse short-range air defense (SHORAD) system for the US military. Its capability dwindled too, however. The number of SHORAD battalions in the US Army went from 26 in 2004 to just nine last year, of which only two are active-duty units.
Two factors combined to leave the US with a SHORAD gap that needs to be filled. One is that there is no longer any guarantee that the US will rule the skies in future conflicts, especially if it is pitted against a nation like China, Russia or Iran. The second is the rapid proliferation of combat drones among potential enemies – both the larger armed versions produced by China and Iran, and the small do-it-yourself variety extensively used by armed groups in Syria. The US now needs to protect maneuvering or forward-deployed units from a wider array of threats than it did a decade ago.
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Russian MoD takes drama out of US Air Force’s video report on ‘intercepts’ near Baltics
The US is currently assessing ways to close the gap, as defense contractors offer solutions ranging from Stinger launcher on Stryker vehicles to the 15-tube Multi-Mission Launcher, which is designed to fire a multitude of missiles from various producers.
The lack of a clear way forward is aggravated in the case of Europe deployments, where the US has to address interoperability issues and the individual agendas of various NATO allies. Dozens of three-man teams are being trained to use the shoulder-fired version of the Stinger missile, the weapon variant also known as MANPAD, which is seen as a stop-gap solution until some decision is taken on the overall SHORAD upgrade.
“In parallel efforts, the goal is to get 62 Stinger teams into the operational force as soon as possible,” Felter said. “In concert with that, additional SHORAD battalions are being stood up, which will result in aligning one SHORAD battalion with each division.”
The Russian array of SHORAD systems include older weapons like 2K22 Tunguska or Tor SAM family and the advanced Pantsir-S1, which recently demonstrated its prowess while defending Russian military sites in Syria from a concerted attack of 13 drones.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIM-92_Stinger
Stinger
A U.S. Marine with a field radio poses with a gunner with a dummy Stinger launcher in September 1984.
Type Man-portable surface-to-air missile
Place of origin United States
Service history
In service 1981–present
Used by See Operators
Wars Falklands War, Soviet–Afghan War, Iran–Iraq War Angolan Civil War, Sri Lankan Civil War, Chadian–Libyan conflict, Tajikistani Civil War, Kargil War, Yugoslav Wars, Invasion of Grenada, Second Chechen War, Syrian Civil War, Iraqi Civil War (2014–present)
Production history
Designer General Dynamics
Designed 1967
Manufacturer Raytheon Missile Systems
Unit cost U.S.$38,000
Produced 1978—present
Variants FIM-92A, FIM-92B, FIM-92C, FIM-92D, FIM-92G
https://www.rt.com/news/416312-us-army-stinger-manpad/
HomeWorld News
‘Getting Europe ready to fight tonight’: US Army brings back Stinger MANPAD, trains over 60 teams
Published time: 18 Jan, 2018 16:57
Get short URL
FILE PHOTO © U.S. Marine Corps
While the Pentagon is struggling to choose how to cover a gap in short-range air defense, the US Army is rushing to train troops in Europe to use the shoulder-fired version of the Stinger missile, famed for its use by the Taliban.
“Bringing back the Stinger addresses a self-identified gap that the army created and has recognized,” said Lt. Col. Aaron Felter, the director of training and doctrine for the Air Defense Integrated Office, as cited by Defense News. “We’re getting back to the basics and providing short-range air defense to maneuver units.”
“The immediate focus is Europe and getting Europe ready to fight tonight and defend Europe against any adversary,” Felter said, referring to NATO’s drive to reassure Eastern European allies that they would be protected from a hypothetical Russian attack.
Read more
US should have withdrawn its estimated 200 nukes from Europe long ago – Moscow
According to the report, some 50 soon-to-be trainers were instructed on how to teach troops in the use of the weapon at the Hohenfels Training Area in Germany last Wednesday.
The shoulder-fired version of FIM-92 Stinger missile, a weapon the US vigorously supplied to the Taliban to fight against Soviet troops in the 1980s, went out of fashion in the US Army after the Cold War. Wars that the US has fought in the past three decades were against adversaries that had little to no way to challenge American air superiority, so there was little need for the portable anti-aircraft weapon.
The missile is still at the core of platforms like the AN/TWQ-1 Avenger system, a turret that combines a pair of Stinger launchers with a .50 caliber machine gun, and is mounted on a Humvee vehicle, which remains the workhorse short-range air defense (SHORAD) system for the US military. Its capability dwindled too, however. The number of SHORAD battalions in the US Army went from 26 in 2004 to just nine last year, of which only two are active-duty units.
Two factors combined to leave the US with a SHORAD gap that needs to be filled. One is that there is no longer any guarantee that the US will rule the skies in future conflicts, especially if it is pitted against a nation like China, Russia or Iran. The second is the rapid proliferation of combat drones among potential enemies – both the larger armed versions produced by China and Iran, and the small do-it-yourself variety extensively used by armed groups in Syria. The US now needs to protect maneuvering or forward-deployed units from a wider array of threats than it did a decade ago.
Read more
Russian MoD takes drama out of US Air Force’s video report on ‘intercepts’ near Baltics The US is currently assessing ways to close the gap, as defense contractors offer solutions ranging from Stinger launcher on Stryker vehicles to the 15-tube Multi-Mission Launcher, which is designed to fire a multitude of missiles from various producers.
The lack of a clear way forward is aggravated in the case of Europe deployments, where the US has to address interoperability issues and the individual agendas of various NATO allies. Dozens of three-man teams are being trained to use the shoulder-fired version of the Stinger missile, the weapon variant also known as MANPAD, which is seen as a stop-gap solution until some decision is taken on the overall SHORAD upgrade.
“In parallel efforts, the goal is to get 62 Stinger teams into the operational force as soon as possible,” Felter said. “In concert with that, additional SHORAD battalions are being stood up, which will result in aligning one SHORAD battalion with each division.”
The Russian array of SHORAD systems include older weapons like 2K22 Tunguska or Tor SAM family and the advanced Pantsir-S1, which recently demonstrated its prowess while defending Russian military sites in Syria from a concerted attack of 13 drones.
Think your friends would be interested? Share this story!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIM-92_Stinger
Stinger
A U.S. Marine with a field radio poses with a gunner with a dummy Stinger launcher in September 1984.
Type Man-portable surface-to-air missile
Place of origin United States
Service history
In service 1981–present
Used by See Operators
Wars Falklands War, Soviet–Afghan War, Iran–Iraq War Angolan Civil War, Sri Lankan Civil War, Chadian–Libyan conflict, Tajikistani Civil War, Kargil War, Yugoslav Wars, Invasion of Grenada, Second Chechen War, Syrian Civil War, Iraqi Civil War (2014–present)
Production history
Designer General Dynamics
Designed 1967
Manufacturer Raytheon Missile Systems
Unit cost U.S.$38,000
Produced 1978—present
Variants FIM-92A, FIM-92B, FIM-92C, FIM-92D, FIM-92G
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IGLA in Syria:
SA-16 in Syria:
Chinese Manpad
Chinese Manpad by ISIS
Chinese Manpad
SA-16 in Syria:
Chinese Manpad
Chinese Manpad by ISIS
Chinese Manpad
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These are all newer manpads than Stinger
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China bought SU 25, then copied its technology onto its own aircraft. Now they buyung SU35, probably do the same thing.
Their women fake orgasm, fake face, everything fake.
Their women fake orgasm, fake face, everything fake.
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