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Viisikymppinen jannu, joka on huolissaan siitä miten maanpuolustus ja turvallisuus makaa Lapissa, Suomessa ja Euroopassa. Harrastuksina Amerikkalainen jalkapallo ja SRA ammunta, Defendo ja Krav Maga. A guy about 45, who has a "thang" for military current issues, defense and shooting. Not to forget American football. Also Krav maga and Saario Defendo is done for the kicks.

Rhinos of Winter Night

Posted on February 19, 2021 by epamuodikkaitaajatuksia

DISCLAIMERS First: I do not have ANY knowledge of the “official” scenarios of the HX program, but I have tried to make educated guess what kind of situations these might be. DCA scenario is definately there as defensive and offensive … Continue reading →

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Rafale’s very good showing

Posted on February 9, 2021 by epamuodikkaitaajatuksia

The basic scenario is introduced HERE. and as a side note: I do not know if HX scenarios really have a DCA scenario in Lapland and Northern Finland. You can rest assured there IS a DCA scenario, as that is … Continue reading →

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F-35 A hard pressed, but mostly getting it done

Posted on February 1, 2021 by epamuodikkaitaajatuksia

This scenario is introduced in post Scenario 3 Defensive counter air in Arctic. It is not a secret that F-35 A is not and Air Superiority Fighter: It is a Joint Strike Fighter. This Defensive Counter Air scenario brings the … Continue reading →

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Typhoons in Arctic evening

Posted on January 27, 2021 by epamuodikkaitaajatuksia

This scenario is introduced in post Scenario 3 Defensive counter air in Arctic. Typhoon is the clearest Air Superiority platform of the HX-hopefulls, and has speed, agility and altitude advantage to all other candidates in Finnish fighter replacement program. THe … Continue reading →

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HX scenario number 3: Winter in the North

Posted on January 20, 2021 by epamuodikkaitaajatuksia

Disclaimer. I do not have any knowledge of what the scenarios used as a base for HX program fighter evaluation are, but I have tried to make an educated guess what these might be. Also the suftware used for simulation … Continue reading →

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The Lay of the Land in HX Program in January 2021

Posted on January 18, 2021 by epamuodikkaitaajatuksia

The air force and ministry of defense are getting ready to send final request for tender by the end of this month. We got some inkling what the bid entails from Foreign Military Sales permit from US Congress in October … Continue reading →

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Virolaisten sotarobotti esittäytyy

Posted on January 13, 2021 by epamuodikkaitaajatuksia

Virolaisella Milrem Robotics yrityksellä on uusi kiinnostava tuote, joka julkaistiin kuluvalla viikolla. Type-X combat etäohjattava/robottitankki. Firman sarjassa on myöskin telaketju kantojuhta, joka on tarkoitettu periaatteessa kantamaan ryhmän vermeitä ja muuta raskasta kalustoa, jolloin säästetään taistelijoita. Type X sensijaan on “land … Continue reading →

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A LOOONG overdue post about the Kauhava 2020 airfair!

Posted on January 11, 2021 by epamuodikkaitaajatuksia

This post has been long overdue! Reasons for this has been my studies for engineering degree, and family life. But without further ado, let us get into business! All the HX candidates were present, but unfortunately Eurofighter Typhoon only with … Continue reading →

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Vetoomus HX-hankkeen kasvattamisen puolesta

Posted on December 4, 2020 by epamuodikkaitaajatuksia

Jos haluat liittyä vetoomuksen allekirjoittaneisiin, laita viesti, niin liitän sinut joukkoon. Arvoisat Tasavallan Presidentti, Puolustusministeri sekä kansanedustajat, Koska eri HX tarjouskilpailuun osallistuneiden valmistajien tarjoukset ovat olleet noin 10-20% arvioidun 10 miljardin euron summan yli, on pääteltävä, että HX hanke on … Continue reading →

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reblog ON THE FRONT LINES OF GREAT POWER COMPETITION IN EUROPE: ADVICE FOR TACTICAL-LEVEL LEADERS

Posted on October 26, 2020 by epamuodikkaitaajatuksia

Linkki alkupeeräiseen artikkeliin TÄSSÄ On July 29, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper unveiled a new plan for European Command’s force posture, which will result in the reduction of 11,900 troops currently stationed in Germany. Of those troops, a little under half will … Continue reading →

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