kwaigonegin
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Never in a million years would I have thought Egypt flying Rafales and not India yet here we are LOL
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Never in a million years would I have thought Egypt flying Rafales and not India yet here we are LOL
Miragedriver
Brigadier
Well, with:
- 01 x Oto Melara 127/64 LW 127mm main gun (possibly with VULCANO ammunition)
- 02 x MSI 30mm guns (possibly SEAHAWK A2 model)
- 16 x SAAB RBS 15 Mk3 anti-ship missiles
- 32 x VLS for Denel Umkhonto-IR surface to air missiles
- 02 x MU90 torpedo launchers
- 04 x Rheinmetall MASS decoy launchers
- 02 x Sagem NGDS decoy launchers
These will be VERY powerful frigates. 3,700+ tons displacement and it has some very decent IR and stealth characteristics. That's what unusual about it. A 5" gun, two 30mm auto cannons, 16 VLS ASMs, 32 VLS, AAMs, the MU90 topedoes, heavy decoy capabilities, pad and hanger for Super Lynx 300 helos which will be fitted with MU90 torpedoes and Mokopa air to surface missiles.
These are going to be very heavily armed, modern, capable frigates.
As always...GREAT pics and detail Forbin.
As a suggestion...you might show another orange line pointing to the aft MLG 27mm gun.
Jura The idiot
General
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Miragedriver
Brigadier
Syria, Russia Discussing Loans, Possibility of Damascus' Eurasian Union Bid
The Syrian government is in talks with Russia and Belarus on new loans to boost economic development. Syrian Prime Minister Wael Nader Halqi expressed hope that Russia would positively respond to the request.
DAMASCUS (Sputnik) – The Syrian leadership is discussing the possibility of new loans from Russia and Belarus to boost economic development in the country, Syrian Prime Minister Wael Nader Halqi told Sputnik.
“We are continuing talks with Russia and Belarus on new credit lines to help us meet the production demand and create new opportunities to boost the domestic market and the economic process [in the country],” the prime minister said.
Halqi expressed hope that Russia would positively respond to the request from the Syrian government and would support the Syrian position "to cope with the brutal attacks which include the unjust economic sanctions imposed by the West."
The prime minister added that a new agreement between Syria and Iran in the humanitarian sphere, as well as in the oil and gas industry was also signed today.
Damascus and Moscow are also in talks on the possibility of the accession of the Arab Republic to the Eurasian Economic Union and a free customs zone, he added.
"Talks are being held with the Russian side on [Syria’s] joining the Eurasian [Economic] Union and free customs zone. We see this as a benefit and the strengthening of relations with friendly states, which would facilitate economic and trade interactions with them,” Halqi said.
Moscow and Syria have signed a number of agreements on the construction of gas processing plants, irrigation facilities and electrical substations, the prime minister said. In 2013, the two countries reached a deal on the development of Syrian coastal oil fields by Russian partners, he added.
The Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) is an international organization, which streamlines the movement of goods, services, capital and labor between Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Russia. The Kyrgyz government signed an accession treaty to the EEU but the move has not yet been ratified by all the current members of the union.
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The Syrian government is in talks with Russia and Belarus on new loans to boost economic development. Syrian Prime Minister Wael Nader Halqi expressed hope that Russia would positively respond to the request.
DAMASCUS (Sputnik) – The Syrian leadership is discussing the possibility of new loans from Russia and Belarus to boost economic development in the country, Syrian Prime Minister Wael Nader Halqi told Sputnik.
“We are continuing talks with Russia and Belarus on new credit lines to help us meet the production demand and create new opportunities to boost the domestic market and the economic process [in the country],” the prime minister said.
Halqi expressed hope that Russia would positively respond to the request from the Syrian government and would support the Syrian position "to cope with the brutal attacks which include the unjust economic sanctions imposed by the West."
The prime minister added that a new agreement between Syria and Iran in the humanitarian sphere, as well as in the oil and gas industry was also signed today.
Damascus and Moscow are also in talks on the possibility of the accession of the Arab Republic to the Eurasian Economic Union and a free customs zone, he added.
"Talks are being held with the Russian side on [Syria’s] joining the Eurasian [Economic] Union and free customs zone. We see this as a benefit and the strengthening of relations with friendly states, which would facilitate economic and trade interactions with them,” Halqi said.
Moscow and Syria have signed a number of agreements on the construction of gas processing plants, irrigation facilities and electrical substations, the prime minister said. In 2013, the two countries reached a deal on the development of Syrian coastal oil fields by Russian partners, he added.
The Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) is an international organization, which streamlines the movement of goods, services, capital and labor between Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Russia. The Kyrgyz government signed an accession treaty to the EEU but the move has not yet been ratified by all the current members of the union.
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Jura The idiot
General
Outstanding! Thanks, Jura, I was just going by the two pics above.I'm not FORBIN, but here we go
This view is much better...and really shows how heavily armed that frigate is.
Pretty amazing.
Miragedriver
Brigadier
Syrian refugee Shahd Qadura stands by other children burning rubbish at an informal settlement near the Syrian border on the outskirts of Mafraq, Jordan
Picture: Muhammed Muheisen/AP
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