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[tea-drinker]

OK I know Libya ain't middle East but there's a few posts here already for Libya... so...

"Forces loyal to Libyan strongman General Khalifa Haftar have said they shot down a fighter jet over Tripoli and captured its European pilot.

The self-styled Libyan National Army told The Independent its forces took down a Mirage F1 French attack aircraft over a suburb of the capital.

The LNA is currently battling armed groups and militias affiliated with the United Nations-recognised government in Tripoli.


A LNA spokesperson, who asked to remain unnamed, said the pilot, a Portuguese national, survived and was now in its custody.

They also sent photos of the alleged crash site and the pilot, which cannot be independently verified."

French built rather than french aircraft!

Libyan faction claims it shot down 'Portuguese' pilot in battle for Tripoli

The east Libyan faction that launched an assault on Tripoli last month said it had shot down and captured a European mercenary flying an attack jet for the internationally recognized government.

www.telegraph.co.uk

 

[Chazman]

OK I know Libya ain't middle East but there's a few posts here already for Libya... so...

"Forces loyal to Libyan strongman General Khalifa Haftar have said they shot down a fighter jet over Tripoli and captured its European pilot.

The self-styled Libyan National Army told The Independent its forces took down a Mirage F1 French attack aircraft over a suburb of the capital.

The LNA is currently battling armed groups and militias affiliated with the United Nations-recognised government in Tripoli.


A LNA spokesperson, who asked to remain unnamed, said the pilot, a Portuguese national, survived and was now in its custody.

They also sent photos of the alleged crash site and the pilot, which cannot be independently verified."

French built rather than french aircraft!

Libyan faction claims it shot down 'Portuguese' pilot in battle for Tripoli

The east Libyan faction that launched an assault on Tripoli last month said it had shot down and captured a European mercenary flying an attack jet for the internationally recognized government.

www.telegraph.co.uk

I wonder what kind of plane he was flying?

 

[BravoZulu]

OK I know Libya ain't middle East but there's a few posts here already for Libya... so...

Yeah, I'm aware Libya isn't technically Middle East old mate however, I've posted stuff in this thread about the Northern African/Arab nations due to certain commonalities with other ME countries and being on the rim of the Med

 

[BravoZulu]

Turkey:
Russia was “ready to cooperate” to sell Ankara Su-57 fighter jets if Turkey’s participation in the F-35 jet program with the U.S. fell through, the head of the Russian state-owned Rostec Corporation’s Sergey Chemezov said on May 2.

“These fifth-generation Russian fighter jets [Su-57] have outstanding qualities, and show promise for export,” he told Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency, adding that the jets were ready to be sold.

Asked about possible production in Turkey of the S-400 and Su-57, Chemezov said Russiawould “gladly evaluate” any Turkish suggestions for localization or transfer of technologies.

Emphasizing Turkey’s progress since the early 2000s to replace imports in its defense industry, he said the country was highly competent in producing rifle armaments, armored vehicles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

“We are ready to support Turkey’s desire to develop its own defense industry,” added Chemezov.

More: http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/russia-ready-to-cooperate-to-sell-turkey-su-57-fighter-jets-143123

 

[BravoZulu]

OK I know Libya ain't middle East but there's a few posts here already for Libya... so...

"Forces loyal to Libyan strongman General Khalifa Haftar have said they shot down a fighter jet over Tripoli and captured its European pilot.

The self-styled Libyan National Army told The Independent its forces took down a Mirage F1 French attack aircraft over a suburb of the capital.

The LNA is currently battling armed groups and militias affiliated with the United Nations-recognised government in Tripoli.


A LNA spokesperson, who asked to remain unnamed, said the pilot, a Portuguese national, survived and was now in its custody.

They also sent photos of the alleged crash site and the pilot, which cannot be independently verified."

French built rather than french aircraft!

Libyan faction claims it shot down 'Portuguese' pilot in battle for Tripoli

The east Libyan faction that launched an assault on Tripoli last month said it had shot down and captured a European mercenary flying an attack jet for the internationally recognized government.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Forces loyal to renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar have shot down a warplane belonging to the internationally-recognised Government of National Accords (GNA), Haftar's forces said.

Haftar's self-styled Libyan National Army (LNA) said in a statement on Tuesday it brought down the aircraft in Tripoli's southern al-Hira district, alongside photos of what it said was the pilot receiving medical treatment.

"The plane's pilot, who is of Portuguese origin, has been detained," the statement said without providing any further detail.

Video posted on social media that an LNA source said was authentic showed a bloodied man in a chair being questioned. He gave his name, said he "from Portugal".

When asked what he was doing in Libya, he replied, "I was requested to destroy roads and bridges."

He said he was working on a "civilian contract" for someone named el Hadi or al-Hadi, but said he did not know the first name.

A spokesman for forces aligned with the internationally recognised government which is based in Tripoli had no immediate comment on the incident.

In Lisbon, the Portuguese Defence Ministry said they could not confirm the pilot's nationality.

"For now, the only thing we can say is that he is not a Portuguese soldier," a ministry spokeswoman told Reuters.

More: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019...t-military-plane-tripoli-190507141611540.html

 

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[tea-drinker]

I wonder what kind of plane he was flying?

A Pitts Special I believe

 

[Moro]

Qatar – AH-64E Apache Helicopters with Spare Parts and Related Equipment

WASHINGTON, May 9, 2019 - The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Qatar of twenty-four (24) AH-64E Apache Attack helicopters and related equipment for an estimated cost of $3.0 billion. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.

The Government of Qatar has requested to buy twenty-four (24) AH-64E Apache Attack helicopters; fifty-two (52) T700-GE-701D engines (2 per aircraft, 4 spares); twenty-six (26) AN/ASQ-170 Modernized Target Acquisition and Designation Sight (MTADS) (1 per aircraft, 2 spares); twenty-six (26) AN/AAQ-11 Modernized Pilot Night Vision Sensors (1 per aircraft, 2 spare); eight (8) AN/APG-78 Fire Control Radars (FCR) with Radar Electronics Unit (LONGBOW component); eight (8) AN/APR-48 Modernized-Radar Frequency Interferometers (MRFI); twenty-nine (29) AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) (1 per aircraft, 5 spares); fifty-eight (58) Embedded Global Positioning Systems with Inertial Navigation (EGI) (2 per aircraft, 10 spares); two thousand five hundred (2,500) AGM-114R Hellfire missiles; and twenty-five (25) Hellfire Captive Air Training Missiles (CATM) (1 per aircraft, 1 spare). Also included are twenty-eight (28) M230 30mm automatic chain guns (1 per aircraft, 4 spares), AN/AVR-2B laser detecting sets, AN/APR-39 Radar Signal Detecting Sets, AN/AVS-6 Night Vision Goggles, M299 Hellfire missile launchers, 2.75 inch Hydra Rockets, 30mm cartridges, CCU-44 impulse cartridges, M206 and 211 countermeasure flares, M230 automatic guns and associated components, 2.75 inch rocket launcher tubes, AN/ARC-231 and AN/ARC-201D radios with associated components, AN/APX-123 transponders, image intensifiers, MUMT2i systems, AN/ARN-153 tactical airborne navigation systems, chaff, spare an repair parts, support equipment, training and training equipment, U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support services, and other related elements of logistics and program support. The estimated cost is $3.0 billion...

Source: DSCA

 

[Chazman]

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Who supplied the Mirage F1?

 

[BravoZulu]

Who supplied the Mirage F1?

That's the 64k question ?

 

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Now there's something you don't see every day.

 

[Chazman]

Ooops. Islamic suicide bomber trainer accidently blows up class.

Islamic Suicide Bomber Trainer Accidentally Blows Up His Entire Class

In Baghdad, a terrorist who was in the middle of conducting a training for future militants, accidentally blew up an entire class, killing 21 of his students, and himself.

www.theisraelwire.com

 

[BravoZulu]

Ooops. Islamic suicide bomber trainer accidently blows up class.

Islamic Suicide Bomber Trainer Accidentally Blows Up His Entire Class

In Baghdad, a terrorist who was in the middle of conducting a training for future militants, accidentally blew up an entire class, killing 21 of his students, and himself.

www.theisraelwire.com

Does that mean that as penance they all get to Paradise and get to be the bumboys of 72 gay virgins?‍‍?‍?

 

[Fish&Chips]

Ooops. Islamic suicide bomber trainer accidently blows up class.

And the Darwin Award goes to...

 

[BravoZulu]

Turkey:
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday (May 18) said Turkey and Russia would jointly produce S-500 defence systems after Ankara's controversial purchase of the S-400 missile defence system from Moscow.

Turkey's push to buy the S-400s has further strained already tense relations with the United States which has repeatedly warned Ankara of the risks including sanctions as a result of the purchase.

"There is absolutely no question of (Turkey) taking a step back from the S-400s purchase. That is a done deal," Erdogan said in Istanbul.

"There will be joint production of the S-500 after the S-400," Erdogan told an audience of young people asking questions.

Ties between NATO allies Turkey and the US have frayed over multiple issues including American support for a Syrian Kurdish militia viewed as terrorists by Ankara and the US failure to extradite a Muslim preacher blamed for the 2016 coup attempt against Erdogan.

Washington says the deal with Moscow is a threat to Western defence and in April suspended deliveries of the F-35 stealth fighter jet to Turkey in a bid to halt the purchase.

Turkish pilots are in the US receiving training on the F-35s, manufactured by Lockheed Martin. Turkey is expected to buy 100 of the jets in total.

Erdogan said Turkey conducted technical studies amid US concerns over the compatibility of the S-400s and the F-35s but found there were no issues.

He also insisted "sooner or later" Turkey would receive the F-35 jets.

Despite the threat of sanctions, Erdogan repeated that the S-400s were expected to be delivered in July, "but this could be brought forward", he added.

 

[Chazman]

Erdogan continues to play a dangerous game.

 

[Devil Child]

Bomb attack on Shiite militiamen kills 7 in eastern Iraq

An Iraqi Shiite paramilitary group says a roadside bomb has hit a bus carrying its fighters in eastern Iraq, killing seven people and wounding 26.

The Popular Mobilization Forces said in a statement that the bomb hit the bus in the eastern town of Balad Ruz, while traveling from the southern province of Basra.

No one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. The Sunni Islamic State group has targeted Shiite groups in the past.

Bomb attack on Shiite militiamen kills 7 in eastern Iraq

An Iraqi Shiite paramilitary group says a roadside bomb has hit a bus carrying its fighters in eastern Iraq, killing seven people and wounding 26.

www.stripes.com

 

[Devil Child]

Rocket attack hits near US Embassy in Baghdad’s Green Zone

A rocket was fired into the Iraqi capital’s heavily fortified Green Zone Sunday night, landing less than a mile from the sprawling U.S. Embassy, an Iraqi military spokesman said.

The apparent attack, which Iraq’s state-run news agency said did not cause any casualties, came amid heightened tensions across the Persian Gulf, after the White House ordered warships and bombers to the region earlier this month to counter an alleged, unexplained threat from Iran. The U.S. also has ordered nonessential staff out of its diplomatic posts in Iraq.

It was the first such attack since September, when three mortar shells landed in an abandoned lot inside the Green Zone.

No one claimed responsibility for the attack that took place after sunset when many Baghdad residents were indoors breaking their fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Rocket attack hits near US Embassy in Baghdad's Green Zone

BAGHDAD (AP) — A rocket was fired into the Iraqi capital's heavily fortified Green Zone Sunday night, landing less than a mile from the sprawling U.S.

www.apnews.com

 

[Moro]

Saudi Arabia Intercepts Houthi Missiles Headed for Mecca
The ballistic rockets which were intercepted over Taif had been fired by Yemeni Houthi rebels. The missiles were set to strike Islam's holiest city, Mecca, and Jeddah, a port city on the Red Sea...

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