Originally posted by Srbin
omg I can’t believe you guys are even thinking US will get something foreign, if it’s not made in US then forget it, some exceptions were the Harrier but hey that was something US didn’t even have at that time and could not build, this time they can field a scout helicopter, it’s kind of good they cancelled the Commanche, but it’s a little late, they spent tons of money on it, they should’ve just fielded it in very small numbers.

Remember the previous discussion on the US purchasing Indian ALH helos? So no, for certain contracts, the US does not always buy domestic, but those are probably much smaller and less national security related contracts.

Oops, my $$’s on the Mig-29 too.

However, note that only 1 test was successful. Well, could be 2 succcess if the prototype worked according to theory.
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Date Posted: 20-Feb-2004

JANE’S DEFENCE WEEKLY – FEBRUARY 25, 2004

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Russian missile capabilities under scrutiny
James O’Halloran Editor, Jane’s Land-Based Air Defence
London

Russia’s ballistic missile capabilities experienced mixed fortunes earlier this month, when, of six reported test firings between 17-19 February, one was successful, three appear to have failed, one was destroyed in flight and a new prototype missile was tested.

The Deputy Chief of the Russian General Staff Col Gen Yuri Baluyevsky was reported as saying, during large-scale military manoeuvres, that the Russian Army is developing new ballistic missile technology that will defeat any other country’s anti-missile defence systems.

The planned system is understood to be hypersonic, acquired in response to the new ballistic-missile defence systems currently being developed by the US.

President Vladimir Putin has recently spoken about the development of a new generation of strategic arms to maintain Russia’s status as a nuclear power. He reiterated that the new intercontinental missile will be hypersonic and have a high precision of strike to the target.

The new weapons should be available from 2010-15, in accordance with the long-term strategic plan to re-equip the entire Russian armed forces with new weapons from 2010. Until this time, weapons systems will be upgraded and modernised.

On 17 February Putin was meant to witness live firings from a ballistic missile submarine of the Russian Northern Fleet but it was reported that the three ballistic missile tests all failed.

The government reported it had successfully test-fired a SS-19 (RS-18) on 18 February from Baikonur in Kazakhstan but a test firing from a submarine in the Barents Sea on the same day was aborted 98 seconds after launch.

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Please don’t post HT’s entire blurb on the J-10 here; just post the link next time.

Butowski, yes.

Huh? I don’t get it. What are you saying Flood?

Originally posted by mixtec
No its not a heavy water plant in Norway, its a hydo electric Dam in the Ruhr region of Germany where you knock out flak guns and generating equipment. The spectacular part of the Call of Duty Russian campaingn is definately the T-38 tank battle part. Absolutely gorgeous. They should really make an entire tank battle game from that. The Battleship part was impressive also. I spent time clearing that ship out in parts that didnt needed clearing just to see what it looked like. If they were to model the entire interior of that ship, you would have another good game in itself. The infantry combat in Call of Duty really isnt that much better than MOH. And the overall Call of Duty was a much shorter game than MOH which is a disapointment considering the price of Call of Duty.

That wasn’t a T-38 tank; it was a T-34 tank.:) I think the best part of the Russian campaign was grabbing my Mosin-Nagant and sniping some pesky Nazis.