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Hide and Peek, Syria's BRDM-2s
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost OliemansThe Boyevaya Razvedyvatelnaya Dozornaya Mashina, literally 'Combat Reconnaissance Patrol Vehicle', better known as BRDM, is an iconic vehicle that has largely been...
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Flying under the radar, Syria's 'Special Purpose' Mi-17s
The Syrian Arab Air Force's Hip fleet is perhaps best known for its leading role in the indiscriminate bombing of civilian areas across Syria with what have popularly become known as barrel bombs, an...
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North Korean Helical AK Magazines
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans Several new developments in North Korean armaments can be witnessed amongst the recent flow of propaganda released by Pyongyang after Kim Jong-un’s ascension to...
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North Korean Kh-35 anti-ship missiles shed light on a modernizing navy
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost OliemansEven though a lot of categories of equipment of the Korean People's Army are known quite well due to satellite imagery and propaganda videos, the rare aspect of the...
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North Korean anti-tank missiles in the Middle East
North Korea, well known for its ballistic missile programme, depends on its foreign relations to provide currency that allows the regime to maintain control over the country. Exports of ballistic...
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The 4th Armoured Division's armour upgrades: Products of a Four Year War
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost OliemansFollowing local experiments with spaced and slat armour on T-72AVs and BMP-2s, the 4th Armoured Division initiated a small-scale upgrade programme for its armour in...
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North Korean HT-16PGJ MANPADS in Syria
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost OliemansSubject to severe sanctions for almost a decade, the proliferation of North Korean conventional armament on the international arms market is an often underreported...
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Back from retirement, Sudan's BO-105s take to the skies
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost OliemansThe Sudanese Air Force has had a turbulent history ever since its founding in January 1956, the year that the Sudan gained independence from the British. Originally...
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Photo Report: Syrian Armed Forces Calendar 2015
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost OliemansAlthough many military enthusiasts and analysts spend hours scrounging social media pages for any interesting images of Syrian Arab Army, Air Force or Navy equipment,...
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Islamic State captures Ayyash weapons depots in largest arms haul of Syrian...
The Syrian Civil War has seen a range of major arms hauls by various parties as weapons depots get overrun, captured and in many cases simply abandoned by retreating forces. The capture of Regiment...
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The Islamic State going DIY, R-40 air-to-air missiles used as SAMs?
Starting in June 2014, Coalition airstrikes conducted on positions, vehicles and high-ranking members of the Islamic State have taken a heavy toll on the group. These airstrikes combined with increased...
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Tadmur recaptured, Islamic State forces on the run
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost OliemansAfter having been captured by the Islamic State just short of a year ago, the city of Tadmur is now back in the hands of the regime after a large offensive conducted...
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Islamic State captures masses of Iranian-supplied weaponry near Khanasir
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost OliemansAn Islamic State offensive near Khanasir, Eastern Aleppo, managed to overrun defending forces, capturing several checkpoints nearby and large amounts of weaponry...
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The peculiarity of the Syrian War, Islamic State captures Shaer gas field for...
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost OliemansShaer gas field, three words that must strike fear into the head of any National Defence Force (NDF) member without any active assignment in Syria. Being stationed at...
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No end in sight: Failed Tabqa offensive reveals underlying shortcomings of...
The regime's recent offensive against the Islamic State aimed at clearing large parts of desert in Syria's Raqqa Governorate of Islamic State presence took a drastic turn when a counter-attack spread...
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Back and Forth: How the Islamic State retook Tadmur
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost OliemansWhile the city of Tadmur has been recaptured again by the Syrian military on the 2nd of March 2017, this article will be released to give insight in the Islamic...
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Another One Bites the Dust: Major arms depot falls to Islamic State
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost OliemansJust over a year after capturing Deir ez-Zor's Ayyash weapon depot in the largest arms haul of the Syrian Civil War, the Islamic State has once again got its hands on...
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North Korean Helical AK Magazines
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans Several new developments in North Korean armaments can be witnessed amongst the recent flow of propaganda released by Pyongyang after Kim Jong-un’s ascension to...
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North Korean Kh-35 anti-ship missiles shed light on a modernizing navy
By Stijn Mitzer and Joost OliemansEven though a lot of categories of equipment of the Korean People's Army are known quite well due to satellite imagery and propaganda videos, the rare aspect of the...
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North Korean anti-tank missiles in the Middle East
North Korea, well known for its ballistic missile programme, depends on its foreign relations to provide currency that allows the regime to maintain control over the country. Exports of ballistic...
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