Saudis fund French weapons for use in Lebanon

[Gabriel92]

@Gabriel92


maaaaaaan hasan irans rat will have diarrhea after watching this

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Don't laugh,because you'll probably see them parading with Mistral surface to air missiles,and Milan anti tank missiles soon. *
jk.

please post more news about it

More to come..

 

[Rakan.SA]

but also against any agression of the Israeli army.

if hezbuallah is gone israel wont dare put a foot inside lebanon. we know all about their dirty games. they played it all along.
actually if hezbullah is gone israel would be very very worried. just like its worried what will happen when bashar leave.

Don't laugh,because you'll probably see them parading with Mistral surface to air missiles,and Milan anti tank missiles soon. *
jk.



More to come..

hahahaha i swear if that happened il go to lebanon and deal with those rats my self.

 

[Lieutenant]

Thank guys for your $$
And good hunting for the Lebanese army.
@WebMaster @Rakan.SA @Scorpion @Gasoline @|_5LT3BRE_|

The first instalment of French-made weapons in a $3 billion Saudi-funded programme is due to arrive in Lebanon on Monday.
The weapons are part of a deal to bolster the country's defences against the Islamic State (IS) groupand other jihadist groups pressing along Lebanon's Syrian border.

On Monday, anti-tank guided missiles will be delivered to an air force base in Beirut, overseen by French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and his Lebanese counterpart, Samir Mokbel.

In the course of the next four years, France is expected to deliver 250 combat and transport vehicles, seven Cougar helicopters, three small corvette warships and a range of surveillance and communications equipment.

The programme is being entirely funded by Saudi Arabia, which is keen to see Lebanon's army defend its borders against jihadist groups operating in Syria, instead of leaving the job to Hezbollah militants, who are backed by Saudi Arabia's regional rival, Iran.

France is also contracted to provide seven years of training for the 70,000-strong Lebanese army and 10 years of equipment maintenance.

Since the conflict in neighbouring Syria broke out in 2011, Lebanon has faced mounting spill-over threats, first from the millions of refugees pouring across the border and increasingly from jihadists.

"There are an estimated 3,000 armed militants based on our border, waiting for the moment to penetrate into the Bekaa valley," Hisham Jaber, a former Lebanese general now at the Middle East Centre for the Study of Public Relations in Beirut, told AFP.

"They haven't come for tourism or to go skiing."

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So :

Three Combattante FS56 (It is also equipped with 2 Simbad launchers.)

The Combattante FS 56 is a compact ship with a stealth design capable of high speeds and strong firepower actions for anti-surface warfare and land attack missions. Those qualities make the Combattante FS 56 the vessel of choice when surveillance and attack are key requirements.

With a length of 56 meters and width of 8.2 meters, the Combattante FS 56 is capable of reaching an impressive 38 knots.



Milan misiles (They will be taken from French army's stocks,the rest will be new)

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250 armored vehicles. (VAB MKIII,VBC90s,VBLs,Sherpas)

VAB MKIII

Crew 2-3 men
Personnel up to 10 men
Dimensions and weight
Weight 12.5 - 20 t
Length 6.7 m
Width 2.55 m
Height 2.2 m
Armament
Main gun 25-mm cannon
Machine guns 1 x 7.62-mm
Ammunition load
Main gun 260 rounds
Machine guns 1 000 rounds
Mobility
Engine Renault DXi7 diesel
Engine power 320 / 340 / 400 hp
Maximum road speed 105 km/h
Range 890 km
Maneuverability
Gradient 47%
Side slope 40%
Vertical step 0.5 m
Trench 0.9 m
Fording 1.5 m


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VBC90s

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VBLs

VBL Panhard light wheeled armoured vehicle technical data sheet information description pictures UK | French army france wheeled armoured vehicle UK | French army military equipment vehicle UK

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Sherpas

Sherpa 3A Renault Trucks Defense vehicule blinde leger à roues transport de troupe multi-missions pr | Véhicules et blindés à roues France armée Army | France Equipements et blindés de l'armée française

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24 CAESAR artillery.

It can fire 6-8 shells/minute and has a maximum range of 50km.

It takes only 60 seconds to deploy the system,,40 seconds after having stopped, Caesar is ready to move on, thus avoiding counter-battery fire.

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Also :

Mortars

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Mistral missiles

Mistral Short-Range Air-Defence Missile System - Army Technology

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7 armed helicopters "Cougar"

Also :

UAVs
communication systems
Observation radars

Kindly shed some light on the numbers of hardware the LAF is getting. From what I gathered so far is the number of CAESAR artillery and the Cougar.

 

[Gabriel92]

Kindly shed some light on the numbers of hardware the LAF is getting. From what I gathered so far is the number of CAESAR artillery and the Cougar.

Well,we don't really know the number of each materials that will be delivered..
Today 48 Milan anti tank missiles have been delivered.. (We don't know how many will be delivered.)

As i said :

Three Combattante FS56.
24 CAESAR artillery
7 Cougar helicopters
250 armored vehicles (VAB MKIII,Sherpa,VBL,VBC90)

So we don't know how many :

Mortars
Mistral missiles
UAVs
Observation radars.
Communication systems


Will be delivered to the Lebanese army. (We will probably know more in the coming months).

 

[Scorpion]

Well,we don't really know the number of each materials that will be delivered..
Today 48 Milan anti tank missiles have been delivered.. (We don't know how many will be delivered.)

As i said :

Three Combattante FS56.
24 CAESAR artillery
7 Cougar helicopters
250 armored vehicles (VAB MKIII,Sherpa,VBL,VBC90)

So we don't know how many :

Mortars
Mistral missiles
UAVs
Observation radars.
Communication systems


Will be delivered to the Lebanese army. (We will probably know more in the coming months).

That is enough for two battalions I guess.

 

[Rakan.SA]

the good news about this is that the french army will have a training base there and they will be involved and working inside the lebanese army for the next 5 to 10 years. that means we have eyes and ears inside the army. and make sure hizbullah loyalist are not in command.

 

[Gabriel92]

the good news about this is that the french army will have a training base there and they will be involved and working inside the lebanese army for the next 5 to 10 years. that means we have eyes and ears inside the army. and make sure hizbullah loyalist are not in command.

We are training (and training with) the Lebanese army since many years.

 

[UAE]

Some of the weapons received by the LA.

 

[Lieutenant]

Funds have been suspended for political reason.

 

[Corzhens]

Pardon me for asking, does Saudi Arabia has a grander plan with those investments in armament? Their ongoing (or planned) attack to Syria against ISIS and the Syrian government of Assad plus Iran is already a gargantuan military operation where they spent billions of dollars. And Saudi had also infused some $3B to Lebanon in protection from ISIS attacks. I am just wondering what is the real agenda behind it.

 

[Gasoline]

@Gabriel92

Give us our money back. The funds to Lebanon have been suspended.

Good decision indeed. Lebanon is not stable and the government doesn't show any intention to cooperate with us.

 

[Lieutenant]

@Gabriel92

Give us our money back. The funds to Lebanon have been suspended.

Good decision indeed. Lebanon is not stable and the government doesn't show any intention to cooperate with us.

Hizbollah is heavy infested inside the current government of Lebanon. Releasing the fund means weapons to Hizbollah not the Lebanese Army.

 

[Gabriel92]

@Gabriel92

Give us our money back. The funds to Lebanon have been suspended.

Good decision indeed. Lebanon is not stable and the government doesn't show any intention to cooperate with us.

You guys are already bankrupt ?

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[Scorpion]

You guys are already bankrupt ?

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We would be the last nation on earth to go bankrupt. We have three trillion dollars in reserve not to mention an abundant amount of gold and other minerals. Saudi Arabia wants to prevent the weapons from falling into Hizbollah hands who are infiltrated in the Lebanese army thats the whole story.

 

[ipm_zipedia]

That off-the-shelf military gear in the pictures above are super surreal. You'd think they'd have some consistency like the American equipment, but Jesus I'm seeing a whole bunch of weird stuff they're carrying.