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Tässä nähdään esimerkki kun kokemattomat ja ainakin osittain ammattitaidottomat politiikot tai virkamiehet laitetaan hoitamaan asioita. Odottakaa kun nämä laitetaan neuvottelemaan venäläisten ammatti valehtelijoiden ja huijareiden kanssa. 😉
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Joo ja samalla Vance uhoaa sotilaallisilla toimilla Venäjää vastaan. Syö aika lailla uskottavuutta Hegsethin lausunnot tuolta uhkaukselta.
 

12 new AH-1Z Viper at very low price for Slovakia​

Following the announcement of the delivery of its MiG-29s to Ukraine, Slovakia has been offered by the United States the purchase of 12 new AH-1Z Viper helicopter gunships and 500 AGM-114 Hellfire II anti-tank missiles. This $1 billion proposal will cost Slovakia only $340 million


340 million instead of 1 billion​

On March 17, Slovakia announced the upcoming transfer to Ukraine of 13 MiG-29s as well as an as-yet-unknown number of Kub-M2 short-range anti-aircraft systems (article on the subject). Following this statement, the United States then offered on March 22 to Slovakia to purchase 12 AH-1Z Viper combat helicopters at a two-thirds discount. The offer also includes training, spare parts and 500 AGM-114 Hellfire II air-to-ground missiles (mainly anti-tank, laser-guided, 11-kilometer range). The U.S. proposal is very advantageous because Slovakia can purchase a substantial military equipment package, valued at $1 billion, but for only $340 million, with the difference accounted for by the U.S. Foreign Military Financing program. Slovakia does not intend to miss this opportunity, as Slovak Defense Minister Jaroslav Nad made clear (via Reuters):"This offer is hugely advantageous and will significantly increase Slovakia's defence potential."

Slovakian power rising​

This American proposal is also interesting from a military point of view. Currently, the close air support capability of the Slovak Armed Forces is almost non-existent; it relies only on Mi-17 Hip H transport helicopters and UH-60M Black Hawk (which are, by the way, gradually replacing the Mi-17) equipped with light weaponry. The arrival of the first F-16 fighter aircraft in 2024 should allow the return of a heavy air combat capability in Slovakia, but no orders for combat helicopters were planned. The arrival of these 12 Vipers is therefore a major step up for the Slovak Armed Forces. It should be noted that the Czech Republic, Slovakia's neighbor, is currently seeing its Armed Forces acquire Viper aircraft, with a total of 10 helicopters expected.
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12 new AH-1Z Viper at very low price for Slovakia

Following the announcement of the delivery of its MiG-29s to Ukraine, Slovakia has been offered by the United States the purchase of 12 new AH-1Z Viper helicopter gunships and 500 AGM-114 Hellfire II anti-tank missiles. This $1 billion proposal will cost Slovakia only $340 million
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Oliskohan noille tst hekoille sittenkin käyttöä. Itärajan hiljaisen osan ylityksiin ja hyökkäyksiin niitää muutamia teitä vastaan joissa vihulaisella olisi raskasta kalustoa.
 
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Hegseth sanoi, että USA ei ole valmistautunut kohtaamaan venäjää varsinkaan merellä
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Jälkikäteen tuli mieleen, että Hegseth voisi viitata tässä Yhdysvaltain jäänmurtokykyyn. Kuuntelin tuossa Futucastin jakson, jossa eversti evp Ossi Kettunen puheli arktisesta alueesta ja jaksosta ainakin välittyi kuva, että Yhdysvallat on takamatkalla laivastokykyjensä kanssa (siis puuttuvien murtajien vuoksi) vs zenäjä arktisella. Heijastaisi jo muulta kuultuun, kun ovat aikeissa rakennuttaa tai ostaa niitä murtajia isolla rahalla ja investointi pitää perustella myös kotiyleisölle/pelotella mieluusti Eurooppa mukaan investoimaan kvyvkkyyteen. Typerä lausunto silti.
 
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China condemns US after line on 'Taiwan independence' cut from site

Beijing demands the US "correct its mistakes" after it altered its factsheet on the self-ruled island.
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Kiina vihaisena.

The US State Department has dropped a statement from its website which stated that Washington does not support Taiwan's independence - a move which has sparked anger in China.

China said the revision "sends a wrong... signal to separatist forces advocating for Taiwan independence", and asked the US to "correct its mistakes".

The department's fact sheet on Taiwan-US relations earlier included the phrase "we do not support Taiwan independence" - this was removed last week as part of what it said was a "routine" update.

A US spokesperson was quoted as saying that it remains committed to the "One China" policy, it said, where US recognises and has formal ties with China rather than Taiwan.
China sees self-governed Taiwan as a breakaway province that will eventually be part of the country, and has not ruled out the use of force to achieve this.

But many Taiwanese consider themselves to be part of a separate nation, although most are in favour of maintaining the status quo where Taiwan neither declares independence from China nor unites with it.

As well as dropping the phrase, the factsheet, which was updated last Thursday, also says the US will support Taiwan's membership in international organisations "where applicable".

Commenting on the changes, a spokesperson at the American Institute in Taiwan - the US' de facto embassy on the island - told local media that the fact sheet had been "updated to inform the general public about [the US'] unofficial relationship with Taiwan".

"We have long stated that we oppose any unilateral changes to the status quo from either side."

On Sunday, Taiwan's Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung thanked the US for what he called "positive, Taiwan-friendly wordings".

But in their regular press conference on Monday, Beijing's foreign ministry slammed the move, calling the revision a "serious regression" in the US' stance on Taiwan.

"This sends a wrong and serious signal to separatist forces advocating for Taiwan independence and is another example of the U.S. stubbornly persisting with its wrong policy of using Taiwan to contain China," said Chinese spokesperson Guo Jiakun.

"We urge the US to immediately correct its mistakes [and] earnestly adhere to the One China principle."
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