Many photos are very beautiful, but there are only one or two, which cannot support an article. I always felt that it was a pity to abandon them, so I put them all together, which is the so-called "gathering an arm and making a fur".
The USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier of the US 7th Fleet conducted daily flight training, and an E-2D "Advanced Hawkeye" early warning aircraft ejected into the air. There is a refueling lever above the nose of the aircraft, which can be refueled in the air to extend the time in the air.
On February 9, the U.S. and Philippine navies conducted their third maritime cooperation operation (MCA) in the South China Sea, reaffirming the two countries' commitment to strengthening regional security and stability. It should be noted that "South China Sea" is a geographical concept and is different from "South China Sea".
A Japanese photographer showed off the "Falcon" class missile boat docked at the pier on social platforms. This class of boats was built by the Maritime Self-Defense Force from 1986 to 1990 in accordance with the "Medium-term Defense Force Maintenance Plan". There are a total of 6 boats, each costing US$70 million. An Otto Melara 76mm compact rapid-fire naval gun is installed on the bow of the boat, with a rate of fire of 100 rounds/minute. The turret adopts a stealth design and looks sharp and angular.
The "Falcon" class is equipped with three LM-500-G07 gas turbine engines produced by Ishikawajima Harima Heavy Industries authorized by the United States GE, each with a power of 5,400 horsepower, driving three MWJ-900A steerable waterjet propulsion systems manufactured by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, with a maximum The speed is 44 knots and the agility is quite good. Two twin 90-type anti-ship missile launchers are installed on the stern of the boat. However, the photographer’s title of “Anti-ship Missile Forest” is an exaggeration.
Helicopter Sea Attack Squadron 78 (HSM-78) mechanics on the U.S. Navy's Ticonderoga-class cruiser USS Princeton are performing maintenance inspections on the GAU-21 machine gun equipped with the MH-60R "Sea Hawk" helicopter. . The gun has a caliber of 12.7×99mm and was developed by the Belgian company fn, with the company number m3m. Compared with the famous Browning M2 machine gun, this gun has a higher theoretical rate of fire (1,100 rounds per minute), a lighter weight of 36.3 kilograms, a longer barrel life (11,000 rounds), better safety, and smaller recoil.
Recently, an injured M142 "Haimas" rocket launcher of the Ukrainian army was loaded onto an An-124 heavy transport aircraft and will be transported to Western countries for repair.
American M2A2 ODS "Bradley" infantry fighting vehicle used by the Ukrainian army in the Donetsk region. It is worth noting that the vehicle still uses desert camouflage, so it cannot be judged by the camouflage pattern whether the tanks and armored vehicles in the video and pictures are used in Ukraine. Because there are really desert camouflage infantry fighting vehicles fighting on the Ukrainian front.
Recently, the German Bundeswehr "Puma" infantry fighting vehicle conducted tactical training in Slovakia. This unit is deployed here under NATO orders as a member of the EVA battle group. According to NATO officials, the force sent a clear deterrent signal to NATO's east.
Recently, French weapons manufacturer nexter released the latest photo of the "Jaguar" armored reconnaissance vehicle on social platforms, showing the 40ctas machine gun it is equipped with. The gun has a caliber of 40mm and fires submersible projectiles. It can effectively attack land, sea and air targets, and can combat emerging threats such as drones. The combat range exceeds 4,000 meters, the armor-piercing power is significantly greater than that of a 30mm cannon, and the explosion effect of high-explosive shells is four times that of 30mm artillery shells.
Recently, the Polish prison department held an event to unveil a monument, but unexpectedly it was criticized by netizens. What happened was that at the event, two Polish policewomen stood on both sides of the monument carrying Italian ARX-160 rifles. Although the Polish military has begun to install a new generation of Grot rifles, the Polish police chose Italian rifles, which is very special. It is precisely because the Polish police adopted this foreign rifle that people pay special attention to the rifle. Sharp-eyed netizens noticed that the arx-160 rifle of the policewoman on the right was a little unusual, and the magazine seemed a little strange.
After searching for the photographer's original picture, he found that the photo released by the media had been modified, and the original opening on the magazine had been erased. The female police officer may have loaded the stanag magazine into the magazine chamber backwards because of her lack of experience in using firearms.No one noticed this problem at the event. It was only after the photos were taken that it was discovered that it was too late. I could only use PS to erase the hole on the magazine to make the error less obvious. However, this kind of treatment was still discovered by netizens, which caused many netizens to complain and ridicule.
Recently, the Vorarlberg Infantry Regiment of the Austrian Army replaced new combat equipment and conducted training in accordance with "special combat techniques in urban environments."