Tunisian Armed Forces ( Pictures & Videos )

[Hamilcar]

Bullshit!
You talk about Algerian press, just like yours in Ben Ali era..Algerian press paid a high price for her freedom..You can say whatever you want , but in the MENA area, it is one of the freeest press...
For the drone they were based in Tunisia, I don’t know if it still the case today or not ,since the US built a base in NiGER.
To hide things from Tunisian? Are you freaking kidding me!...since when Tunisians or any inhabitant of North Africa were asked for their opinions...

The Kiowa, Tunisia got them free...part of The US military aid program to certain country...

Some really hideous and ugly attitudes and manners you've got there mister.
Algeria was and still a dictatorship, ruled by the military and the FLN, and in such atmosphere, no single free institution can flourish, let alone press.
The Algerian press proved over and over its cheap materials and absurd publications, from publishing inaccurate and misleading articles to absolute fallacies and lies like: the US base in Tunisia, Algeria giving Migs and Russian missiles to Tunisia, Algerian army going deep into Tunisian soil to help the poor Tunisians fight terrorism and so on and so on, and tons of other laughable jokes that discredit it from being taken seriously ever again.
Tunisia, on the other hand, is a democracy, that is a matter of fact and not an opinion.
Tunisians are indeed asked for their opinions (it's called free elections, you should try it too ) and their saying in the matter does count, matter of fact it is the final word in the country's policies, that is why the Nahdha party lost elections when they performed bad and where kicked out of any significant positions later even after coming back in a coalition, that is why the last president Moncef Marzouki is being harshly punished and losing most of the public support for performing badly as well, and that's why it's the only country in the Arab world, Lebanon aside, in which the president doesn't leave the palace just to the grave or jail after a coup.
as for Kiowa helicopters, I'll quote from the American defense security cooperation agency: "

WASHINGTON, May 3, 2016 - The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Tunisia for OH-58D Kiowa Warrior Aircraft equipment, training, and support. The estimated cost is $100.8 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today."

You can check the whole contract on DSCA's website.
you show me now from where did you get the idea that it was for free, well, hopefully not from your yellow press

 

[Hamilcar]

More Humvees in the way:

AM General, maker of the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV or Humvee) family of vehicles, is looking at broad flexibility for its platforms and international sales to keep its production line in South Bend, Indiana, running.
The company invited Jane’s , and a handful of other publications, to tour its manufacturing facility and drive a light-weight variant of the Humvee on 27 September. AM General paid to fly the reporters to Indiana from the Washington area for a day, which included walking much of the continuous production line that produces roughly 12-20 vehicles per day.
The assembly line moves at a steady stream, ostensibly never shut down for reconfiguration according to company executives. The workers can make any variant of the Humvee – which can amount to dozens of different set-ups depending on the kit included – without having to change the line, which leads to meaningfully different vehicles marching along the production floor back-to-back.
When Jane’s visited there were six variations being produced for five countries, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Mexico, Tunisia, and the United States. The US variants were taking advantage of a US Army recapitalisation programme where Redstone Arsenal takes existing Humvee bodies, cleans them up, and ships them to AM General to be paired with a new chassis and powertrain. The bodies, made from aluminium, can be reused largely because they do not rust, while the vehicle frame faces more wear and tear and engines have improved over the nearly three decades AM General has been building the Humvee. The recycling saves about 10-15% on the cost of a new vehicle.

 

[Hamilcar]

Bit of an old video, but that is one smooth landing indeed

Another beautiful one

 

[Mootaz-khelifi]

90 % of his info are yellow press or gov propaganda thank god we live in free country
Free World Map

https://freedomhouse.org/report/freedom-world/freedom-world-2018​

the Full DSCA News Release about The OH58D Enjoy Reading

PDF Version:

tunisia_16-28.pdf
Media/Public Contact:
pm-cpa@state.gov
Transmittal No:
16-28
WASHINGTON, May 3, 2016 - The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Tunisia for OH-58D Kiowa Warrior Aircraft equipment, training, and support. The estimated cost is $100.8 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.

The Government of Tunisia has requested a possible sale of:

Major Defense Equipment (MDE):
Twenty-five (25) Embedded GPS/Inertial (EGI) Navigation Systems (INS)
Twenty-four (24) AN/AAR-57 Common Missile Warning Systems (CMWS)
Ten (10) AGM-114R Hellfire Missiles
Eighty-two (82) Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) Rounds

This request includes the following Non-MDE:
To be installed on each of the twenty-four (24) EDA OH-58D aircraft: one (1) SHP Rolls-Royce 250-C30R/3 Engine, one (1) AN/ARC-164 UHF Radio, one (1) AN/ARC-186 VHF Radio, one (1) PC-DTS-V Data Recorder, two (2) AN/ARC-201D Radios, one (1) AN/APX-118 IFF Transponder, one (1) AN/APR-39A(V)1/4 Radar Signal Detecting Set, one (1) AN/AVR-2B Laser Warning Receiver, one (1) M134 DH Mini-Gun, one (1) M3P Aircraft Gun System, and two (2) M260 Rocket Launchers.

This request also includes: fifty (50) AN/AVS-6 Night Vision Goggles (NVGs), five-hundred thousand (500,000) 12.7mm rounds for the M3P Gun System, 2.3 million 7.62mm rounds for the M134DH Mini-Gun, the A965M1 Decoy Chaff Cartridges, M211 and M212 Advance Infrared Countermeasures Munition flares, eighty-two (82) MK66 MOD 4 2.75 rocket motors and eighty-two (82) M152 High Explosive (HE) warheads to support the APKWS, one (1) EGI for the Combined Armament Avionics Electrical Trainers, six (6) M279A1 Hellfire Launchers, associated test and support equipment, technical support, the Army’s Non-Standard Rotary Wing Aviation Program Manager’s Office (NSRWA PMO) technical support, Security Assistance Management Directorate’s (SAMD) program technical support, additional contractor support, Peculiar Ground Support Equipment (PGSE), Post Production Support Services (PPSS), Government Furnished Equipment (GFE), Retrofit Service Notice (RSN), Repair and Return (R&R), communication and navigation equipment, aircraft survivability equipment, displays, flyable storage, transportation of aircraft, publications, and training.

The total estimated value of MDE is $44.3 million. The total overall estimated value is $100.8 million.

Tunisia has been approved to receive twenty-four (24) OH-58D Kiowa Warrior Helicopters via the Excess Defense Articles (EDA) Program under a separate notification. That separate notification included only the OH-58D airframes, thus this transmittal includes all the major components and customer-unique requirements requested to supplement the EDA grant transfer.

This proposed sale will contribute to the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States by helping to improve the security of Tunisia which has been, and continues to be an important force for political stability and economic progress in the North African region. The United States is committed to the security of Tunisia, and it is vital to U.S. national interests to assist Tunisia to develop and maintain a strong and ready self-defense capability.

The OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopters along with the parts, systems, and support enumerated in this notification will improve Tunisia’s capability to conduct border security and combat operations against terrorists, including Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Libya, and Ansar al-Sharia, Tunisia (AAS-T). These helicopters will further modernize the Tunisian armed forces and increase its interoperability with U.S. forces and other coalition partners. Tunisia will have no difficulty absorbing this equipment into its armed forces.

The proposed sale will not alter the basic military balance in the region.

The principal contractor for this effort is unknown and will be determined during contract negotiations. There are no known offset agreements proposed in connection with this potential sale.

Implementation of this proposed sale will require the assignment of approximately ten (10) additional U.S. Government and approximately fifteen (15) contractor representatives to Tunisia for approximately five (5) years to support the fielding, maintenance, and personal training.

There will be no adverse impact on U.S. defense readiness as a result of this proposed sale.

This notice of a potential sale is required by law and does not mean the sale has been concluded.

All questions regarding this proposed Foreign Military Sale should be directed to the State Department's Bureau of Political Military Affairs, Office of Congressional and Public Affairs, pm-cpa@state.gov.

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http://www.dsca.mil/major-arms-sales/tunisia-oh-58d-kiowa-warrior-aircraft-equipment-and-support

 

[Nile-Tiger]

This is such a delight

As I have been commenting on the Tunisian handball national team winning the African cup of nations, which makes Tunisia now the African champion in Handball and Basketball and Volleyball.

And I think that Tunisia has always been a leading country in terms of quality of education system, along with Lebanon and Jordan and Emirates.

And, now... With Freedom of press, Tunisia is really proving, again, that it is one of leaders pioneers of overall-developing in the Arab world, and in the MENA region in general

 

[Gomig-21]

And, now... With Freedom of press, Tunisia is really proving, again, that it is one of leaders pioneers of overall-developing in the Arab world, and in the MENA region in general

No question that it is the only Arab country that has really thrived from the change in 2011, much more than we have but it has faced a difficult 2017 and is on a bit of a downward trend. This is when it will get tested and it won't be easy. Let's hope it succeeds because we need to have a positive influence in our region to show that it's not an anomaly.

 

[HannibalBarca]

No question that it is the only Arab country that has really thrived from the change in 2011, much more than we have but it has faced a difficult 2017 and is on a bit of a downward trend. This is when it will get tested and it won't be easy. Let's hope it succeeds because we need to have a positive influence in our region to show that it's not an anomaly.

Well... The paradox inTunisia... is that 2016-17... are the best years since 2011...
For 5-6 years since 2011... that was the "Difficulty"... Never Tunisia got problems as those 5 years after 2011... and yet she's still alive...
We didn't had those mvt of protest since 2011 ( at least at this scale) because They knew that the country was in difficulty and needed a time to be back on track... But Since a year or two .. Signs are UP and ppl start to ask for changes/things bc that fragility is less...

Stronger Tunisia will be... more ppl will ask for things...whatever it's legitimate things or not.

Yes Tunisia has a fragile economy... and yes she need to change things to make it more "appealing" but Tunisians also need to change and make sacrifices... and that's hard for some...
And even harder for those already at the bottom...

But You get ppl... who get 5-6 times more money that the average guy and still cry... and can't make a damn sacrifice for few years... and you get those with nothing...and yet accepting those difficult times...

Like those who protest lately, who are made by wannabe students and retards, who are living at their parent houses, getting an allowance from them everyday and yet whinning on tv shows and such... those are the cancer of this nation...

No sacrifice...no future...

 

[Hamilcar]

GFS

 

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BAT

 

[Hamilcar]

Army

 

[Hamilcar]

With the family of the Martyr Atef Eljabri

 

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[Gomig-21]

Gazelle looks brand new.

 

[Hamilcar]

Gazelle looks brand new.

Good maintenance my friend.

the L59T Super Albatros (acquired in the 90s)

 

[Hamilcar]