In 1978 a Russian submarine captain on a fishing trip to Norway was interviewed by NRK, the Norwegian national broadcaster. Subtitles in English. Russisk ubåtkaptein på «fisketur» // Russian submarine captain goes «fishing» - YouTube Many of the jokes they make are lost in translation -- still fun to watch I hope. Also interesting to note that it's still relevant after so many years ..read more

So to update what's going on with the multiple planned Russo-Venezuelan contracts, in 2008 a contract for MANPADS Igla-S was signed, and apparently several more contracts are expected in 2009. I also missed the contract for the Tor-M1 SAMs to Venezuela, which was rumored, but I never saw it confirmed. Deliveries have no begun on it. http://arms-tass.su/?page=article&aid=69354&cid=24 A deal is planned on Il-78MD and Il-78MK transports and tankers, Two are already in Venezuela... Venezuela Update ..read more

Hello, I am a transmission developer who is interested in the M1 Abrams tank's transmission, the X1100-3B. I want to get detailed information about the structure, operation, maintenance, and repair of the X1100-3B. I found a technical manual titled TM 9-2520-267-34 on the internet, which is the technical manual for the X1100-3B. However, this document is not public or accessible, so I could not download it. I am looking for someone who has the TM 9-2520-267-34 document or knows how to... Looking for TM 9-2520-276-34 document ..read more

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Nice 4K movie from the slingery training of two Chinook foxtrot models from the Royal Netherlands Air Force. I was able to shoot the action from close distance. turn up the volume to the max for the real nice CH-47 sound taken with my new microphone ..read more

The 3rd of the Spielberg/Hanks WW2 Miniseries is due to drop on Apple TV on 26 Jan 2024. A companion series to the phenomenal Band of Brothers and Pacific. It tells the story of the 100th Bombardment Group of the 8th Air Force in Europe. It is based on the book, Masters of the Air: America's Bomber Boys Who Fought The Air War Against Nazi Germany by Donald L Miller ..read more

Over the years I've read the occasional comment about how bad the Lynx was to fly, the naval Lynx sold relatively well while the Army Lynx received no export orders and the Wildcat has only received 10 x export orders from South Korea and the Philippines. Is the Westland / AgustaWestland Leonardo sales department no good at their job, it's a bespoke design for the UK military which has made it harder to sell or is the helicopter just no good ..read more

CH-53 Super Stallion ship deck training Video Credit: US Department of Defense Video enhancement: gmap.nl ..read more

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