Friday, June 15, 2012
Naval Interoperability and Cooperation
Nervous Neighbors
2019 Sweden encouraging citizens to become preppers - SBS > .
23-10-3 Finland's 🇫🇮 impact on NATO - NATO > .
23-6-17 Finlandization - 74-year delay in Finland's joining NATO - GeoPer > .
23-6-4 Finland's NATO war preparations on new frontline with Russia > .
22-12-10 Sweden's joining NATO would crush Russian power - Caspian > .
22-7-22 Poland could become strongest land force in the EU - Binkov > .
22-6-12 Estonian Military Vulnerabilities - Task > .
22-3-23 Polish citizens join army b/o Russian invasion of Ukraine - BBC > .
22-3-10 Sweden's pro-NATO reaction to Russian aggression - Force Tech > .
As Estonia grapples with integrating its Russian and Estonian populations, the influence of Russian state media is still felt in the country and is accused of spreading mistrust and disinformation.
22-1-15 Finland and Sweden consider NATO membership - Caspian > .
Geostrategic Projection
European Geostrategic Projection ..Ruscism ..
The Estonian government are encouraging initiatives to integrate the Russian-speaking community into Estonian society. ‘The problem is that the Estonian language just isn’t used here. At work we only speak Russian’, says Dmitri, an engineer living in the border town of Narva. Russian-speaking people in Estonia are less likely to get vaccinated than ethnic Estonians; ‘when you turn on the Russian TV and are told every day that Western vaccines are harmful, this is going to have an impact’, says Katri Raik, mayor of Narva. A new Russian-Estonian television channel, ETV+, has been set up to provide the Russian-speaking population with news free from Putin’s influence. The channel was created ‘in order to inform them and give more objective local information about what is happening in Estonia in order to create an alternative to Russian media’, says Ekaterina Taklaja, the editor-in-chief.
NRF & VJTF
22-4-20 Why NATO's Rapid Response Force Might not Work - Task & Purpose > .
23-7-15 Desert Rats & NATO's Very High Readiness Joint Task Force - Forces > .
23-1-9 NATO's Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) - Forces > .
22-7-21 Why Every NATO Member Joined (Why Others Haven't) - Spaniel > .
22-4-20 NATO Response Force Are Ready > .
22-2-26 NATO Deploys Response Force For First Time - MSNBC > .NATO - Militaries, MICs, Spending - Fyrd Færeld >> .
Thucydides' Trap - Bellum Praeparet >> .
NATO's Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF, Spearhead Unit) was created in 2014, following Russia's illegal annexation of Crimea and crises in the Middle East. Germany has just [2023] taken over from France, which led the force in 2022. In response to Russia's full-fledged invasion of Ukraine in February last year, NATO deployed elements of the VJTF to Romania on the unit's first collective-defence mission.
The NATO Response Force was first organized in 2002. Passing through several different phases, it has fluctuated in size and has changed its purpose frequently — from a security force to a ground warfare asset.
The NATO Response Force (NRF) is a high-readiness force comprising land, air, sea and special forces units capable of being deployed quickly. Until February 2022, when NATO activated it in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, units assigned to the NRF had only been used to assist with disaster relief and security at high-profile security events. On 25 February 2022 after a NATO meeting, the Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) was activated for the defense of members of the alliance, for the first time.
Rotating forces through the NRF requires nations to meet the demanding standards needed for collective defence and expeditionary operations. As the standards are very high, participation in the NRF is preceded by a six-month NATO exercise program in order to integrate and standardize the various national contingents. Generally, nations carry out a pre-training period in preparation for the NATO exercises of between 6–18 months. Once activated, Reconnaissance Teams deploy within 5 days. This is the first of a number of deployment phases that lead to the deployment of the entire HQ Joint Task Force and Immediate Reaction Forces within 30 days.
The NRF comprises up to 40,000 troops and includes units from several countries that do not belong to NATO: non-member partners, Finland, which first contributed forces in 2008; Sweden, 2013; Ukraine, 2014;[9] and Georgia, 2015.
The NRF trains for various tasks, including:
Rotating forces through the NRF requires nations to meet the demanding standards needed for collective defence and expeditionary operations. As the standards are very high, participation in the NRF is preceded by a six-month NATO exercise program in order to integrate and standardize the various national contingents. Generally, nations carry out a pre-training period in preparation for the NATO exercises of between 6–18 months. Once activated, Reconnaissance Teams deploy within 5 days. This is the first of a number of deployment phases that lead to the deployment of the entire HQ Joint Task Force and Immediate Reaction Forces within 30 days.
The NRF comprises up to 40,000 troops and includes units from several countries that do not belong to NATO: non-member partners, Finland, which first contributed forces in 2008; Sweden, 2013; Ukraine, 2014;[9] and Georgia, 2015.
The NRF trains for various tasks, including:
- providing immediate collective defence of Alliance members in the event of an Article V operation;
- crisis management;
- acting as the initial force deployment as a precursor to deployment of a much larger force;
- peace support;
- disaster relief;
- protection of critical infrastructure.
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Paper Flotilla?
21-11-10 Is the Chinese Navy a hollow force? - WION > .
Indo-Pacific Militaries
23-8-26 Xina vs Japan relations - Update > .
23-7-29 Taiwan: Japanese & US Moves | Update > .
23-7-7 Would America Really Defend Taiwan? > . skip > .
23-1-13 PLAN in 2023: Strengths And Weaknesses? - Eurasia > .
22-12-20 US military in Pacific to prevent Xinese invasion of Taiwan - PBS > .
22-11-19 With weak, untrained military, can Xi reassert power? - Revealed > .
22-11-11 Fortress Xina - Xi's Plans for World Domination - laowhy86 > .
22-8-24 How Dare You Question China's Military! - cfc > .
22-8-21 Japan Is (Again) Becoming a Military Powerhouse - gtbt > .
22-8-11 Xina and Taiwan: How their militaries compare - Forces > .
22-8-4 Situation Zoom: Pelosi Visits Taiwan | Goodfellows - Hoover > .
22-3-30 China’s Secret Plan for a Pacific Military Base - Uncensored > .
22-3-24 India plays both sides with America and Russia - CaspianReport > .
22-2-23 PLAN numbers exploding: More ships AND tonnage than USN? - Binkov > .
22-2-10 Hiding in Plain Sight: China's Military Power, 1995-2020 - CISAC Stanford > .
22-1-31 Will Taiwan Spark a US-China Conflict? - Whatifalthist > .
China boasts of the World's largest navy. But is the Chinese navy equipped to go to war or attack Taiwan? PLA's navy is inexperienced, ill-equipped and has various disadvantages.
Active Manpower Comparisons ..
AUKUS vs China ..
India vs China ..
Naval Strength Comparisons ..
WW2 amphibous challenges
AUKUS vs China ..
India vs China ..
Naval Strength Comparisons ..
PLAAF
2021 Why the US Military "worries" about Chinese Air Power - mah > .
23-12-2 Xina's Modern Military - Big, Imperialistic, Unproven - Armchair > .
23-10-25 US & [I-P-CW] vs Xina: Preparations to Fight War - Real > .
23-9-28 China's Military History; Why Xina Is Not A Military Power - ModHi > .
23-8-26 Xina vs Japan relations - Update > .
23-8-2 Xi's Anti-Corruption Purge of PLA Rocket Force | PLA structure - Digging > .
23-1-22 Politics Can Destroy Armies: Factionalism & R-U War - Perun > .
22-11-19 With weak, untrained military, can Xi reassert power? - Revealed > .
22-11-11 Fortress Xina - Xi's Plans for World Domination - laowhy86 > .
22-9-14 Xinese J-20 and J-16 fighter production rates rising - Binkov > .
22-9-9 No, China is Not A Peaceful Nation - laowhy86 > .
22-8-24 How Dare You Question China's Military! - cfc > .
22-8-11 Xina and Taiwan: How their militaries compare - Forces > .
22-3-30 China’s Secret Plan for a Pacific Military Base - Uncensored > .
21-11-3 Chinese just showed off two new stealth fighter variants. Known - Binkov > .
This newsflash video analyses two new Chinese stealth fighter designs that rolled out of production hall last week. A two seater J-20 variant, and a carrier capable J-31 variant.
>> Binkov □□
00:00 - Intro
00:28 - Expert: Justin Bronk
01:02 - The Chinese (Army) Air Force until uow
04:33 - Why should we care?
07:50 - The J-10: The Return of the Light-Weight Fighter(?)
11:13 - The J-16: The Best Flanker?
16:01 - The J-20: Stealth but not really?
20:52 - China overtaking Russia in basically everything?
27:22 - Crews and Command & Control
30:30 - How could China use their (Army) Air Force?
35:40 - Recommendations
00:28 - Expert: Justin Bronk
01:02 - The Chinese (Army) Air Force until uow
04:33 - Why should we care?
07:50 - The J-10: The Return of the Light-Weight Fighter(?)
11:13 - The J-16: The Best Flanker?
16:01 - The J-20: Stealth but not really?
20:52 - China overtaking Russia in basically everything?
27:22 - Crews and Command & Control
30:30 - How could China use their (Army) Air Force?
35:40 - Recommendations
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igitur quī dēsīderat pācem praeparet bellum therefore, he who desires peace, let him prepare for war sī vīs pācem, parā bellum if you wan...
