World Armed Forces Pictures & Videos

Polish Army soldiers during a pre-deployment training exercise on Salisbury plain with elements of the British Army.

Soldiers from The Highlanders, 4th Battalion the Royal Regiment of Scotland (4 Scots) part of the infamous 7th Armoured Brigade (the Desert Rats) and Soldiers from the Polish Armed Forces (Wojsko Polskie) are training on the bleak enviornment of Salisbury plain, they are participating in Exercise PASHTUN DAGGER, where the soldiers are honing their skills on the Final Transitional Exercise (FTX) prior to them deploying to Afganistan.

7th Armoured Brigade (The Desert Rats) presently located in Germany at Hohne Garrison, to the north of Hannover, with stations in Bergen Hohne, Bad Fallingbostel and Celle.

The Brigade still wears the famous Desert Rat flash on its uniform - this originates from the North African campaign when the 7th Armoured Division adopted the insignia and nickname of the 'Desert Rats'.

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Re: Argentine Armed Forces

Cabinet Chief Aníbal Fernández announced that former Santa Cruz governor and current head of the Fabricaciones Militares (FM) military works complex, Arturo Antonio Puricelli will be appointed as the new Defense Minister as current minister Nilda Garré will be taking the reins of the newly-created security ministry.




In a separate speech via Internet radio the New Defense minister announced that the Mirage III and Neshers would be expected to continue flying until 2016. However, in that speech no mention was made about finding a replacement.

The only choices I foresee could be:

JAS-39 Gripen, but it has British Avionics/Radar, and they own an interest in Saab
The F-35 is completely unaffordable.
The SU-30 and Mig-29 was rejected because it’s Russian.
The F-18 was rejected because it has two engines
The F-16 was rejected because of runway debris (an unlikely story)
The Rafale was rejected because there would be no technology transfer and it’s too expensive.
The J-10 could be an option with the insertion of Israeli avionics and radar
The Spanish Mirage F-1’s were rejected because of the airframe fatigue
Which leaves us with the Mirage 2000, but nobody will sell them since they’re still useful.

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Polish Air Force 1st Tactical Air Force Squadron Mig-29

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Royal Australian Air Force F/A-18 Hornets and United States Air Force F-16's fly in formation over Sydney.

The first phase of the Royal Australian Air Force’s No. 31 Fighter Combat Instructor course was successful with the help of the Iowa Air National Guard playing the enemy as ‘red air’. Approximately 125 United States airmen participated in a three-week long exercise, which they dubbed ‘Sentry Down Under’, in support of the intensive, five-month long course.

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Members of Malaysian Special Service Group demonstrate their tactics for a bus hostage rescue operation at the 78th Malaysian Army Day celebration in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, March 6, 2011.

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German Defence Minister Thomas de Maiziere (L) shakes hands with a soldier as he visits the combat training centre of the Bundeswehr, the German armed forces in Letzlingen near Magdeburg, some 190 km (118 miles) east of Berlin, March 9, 2011.

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A German infantry soldier holds his weapon while he waits for the arrival of new German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere at the Bundeswehr combat training center on March 9, 2011 in Letzlingen, Germany. De Maiziere succeeds Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg and faces the complex task of carrying through much-needed reforms of the German armed forces.

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Members of the Naval Operations Group take part in a demonstration during a beach drill inside the Philippine Navy headquarters in Sangley Point, Ternate town, Cavite city March 9, 2011.

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Female members of the Naval Special Operations Group fire their pistols during a target shooting drill inside the Philippine Navy headquarters in Sangley Point, Ternate town, Cavite city March 9, 2011. The Philippine military has accepted women to train in special forces to ensure equal opportunities in the force.

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21st Century badassery at it's finest!

Troops of the 37th Armoured Infantry Brigade (37. Panzergrenadierbrigade) await the arrival of new German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere at the Bundeswehr combat training center on March 9, 2011 in Letzlingen, Germany. De Maiziere succeeds Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg and faces the complex task of carrying through much-needed reforms of the German armed forces.

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Those Bundeswehr guys look intimidating! I wish their government would let them kick more Taliban ass!

Glad you like them Finn! Here's some Bundeswehr armour rolling!

A Marder light tank of the 37th Armoured Infantry Brigade (37. Panzergrenadierbrigade) participates in a military exercise during a visit by new German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere at the Bundeswehr combat training center on March 9, 2011 in Letzlingen, Germany.

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A Leopard 2 heavy tank of the 37th Armoured Infantry Brigade (37. Panzergrenadierbrigade) participates in a military exercise during a visit by new German Defense Minister Thomas de Maiziere at the Bundeswehr combat training center on March 9, 2011 in Letzlingen, Germany. De Maiziere succeeds Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg and faces the complex task of carrying through much-needed reforms of the German armed forces.

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In this photo provided by the Indian Press information Bureau, the nuclear-capable surface-to-surface Prithvi missile takes off from the missile testing range at Chandipur,

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, Friday, March 11, 2011. India has tested two versions of its short-range missiles capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear warheads, a defense ministry official said Friday. The Prithvi missile, which can hit targets up to 185 miles (295 kilometers) away, is already in use by the Indian army.

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The home-developed

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, or Bow missile, takes off from a navy warship in the

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off the coast of eastern Orissa state,

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, Friday, March 11, 2011. India has tested two versions of its short-range missiles capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear warheads, a defense ministry official said Friday. The Dhanush is a ship-launched missile with a range of up to 220 miles (350 kilometers). (AP Photo)

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Palestinian security officers hold the identity cards of youths waiting outside a recruitment center to join the security forces loyal to Palestinian President

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, in the

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town of Jenin, Friday, March 11, 2011. Abbas' Fatah party rejected the reshuffle in the

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government in Gaza on Thursday, calling it "illegal."

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Egyptian soldiers stand guard during a rally to support Muslims and Christians national unity at

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, the focal point of Egyptian January 25 uprising, in

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,

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Friday, March 11, 2011, two days after 13 were killed and 140 wounded during clashes between Muslims and Christians as the police and ruling military struggle to maintain order barely a month after a popular uprising ousted longtime leader

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.

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An Egyptian woman carries her son from a tank before a rally to support Muslim and Christian national unity at

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,

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, the focal point of the Egyptian uprising, Friday, March 11, 2011

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Jordanian peacekeepers sit atop an armored personnel carrier as they stand guard outside

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headquarters in Abidjan, Ivory Coast Thursday, March 10, 2011. A U.N. spokesman said Thursday that its mission in Ivory Coast will continue its flights in the country despite the imposition of a no-fly zone on U.N. aircraft inside the country by the entrenched incumbent leader.

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Iraqi special police members charge demonstrators calling for jobs and better basic services at

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's Tahrir square on March 11, 2011 in the latest challenge to the government as a wave of popular uprisings sweeps across the Arab world.

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French anti-riot policemen stand in front of the Monte d'Oro, a ship of the National

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Mediterranean Company (SNCM) occupied by French CGT union members, as they try to unlock the port of the French southeastern city of Marseille, on March 10, 2011. The SNCM CGT seafarers who have been on strike since January 31, 2011, had blocked for two days, two entrances of the Marseille's port.

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Nepalese riot police arrest Tibetan protesters in front of the consular section of the Chinese Embassy in

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on March 10, 2011, during a protest marking the 52nd anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan Uprising against Chinese rule. The

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announced March 10 he would step down as political head of

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's exiled government, but continue to push the Tibetan cause in his key role as its spiritual figurehead. In a speech on the anniversary of a failed uprising in 1959 against Chinese rule, the Dalai Lama said he would seek an amendment allowing him to resign his political office when the exiled Tibetan parliament meets next week.

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Re: World Armed Forces Pic Thread

Damage to aircraft at JASDF Matsushima Air Base. During the 2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami, the base is flooded with seawater, and 18 of its F-2 fighters and other aircraft are damaged.

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Polish 1st Motorized Company of Battle Group Bravo, 3rd Tactical Support Team of CIMIC and PSYOPS at Buzak, Afghanistan March 2011

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