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Tuesday, May 13, 2025
A pit maneuver with boats? I never knew...
A Russian man led police in Florida on a dramatic marine chase for over an hour, after stealing a luxury yacht worth $2.5m. The man boarded the 68-foot vessel on Monday afternoon, before attempting the daring escape from the marina. Officers from Martin County ground and marine… pic.twitter.com/0l0yR9fNvb
— Bart 🌊⚓️ (@BartGonnissen) May 13, 2025
Monday, May 12, 2025
Good shoot. Risky as hell but good. Definitely gonna have some explaining to do...
Wasted 💀 pic.twitter.com/77UUquGixc
— Vicious Videos (@ViciousVideos_) May 11, 2025
Sunday, May 11, 2025
Maneuver Warfare is More Than Rapid Movement
Maneuver warfare is by no means dead. Its critics have missed the point that maneuver warfare is a philosophy, not a doctrine. Maneuver transcends the other forms of warfare. It centers on defeating the fighting spirit of the opponent through a unique combination of methods designed for the situation at hand.
So we no longer defeat the enemy by fire and maneuver. NO! We defeat the enemy's spirit by maneuver.
These are the people and the thinking that will defeat the Chinese? God save us!
Well it appears that a few of Europe's leaders are dope dawgs...
They love their cocaine don't they? Powdered cocaine is still the drug of choice for the elite. I thought they would have switched to some designer shit by now.🇫🇷🇬🇧🇩🇪 BUSTED: The coalition of the willing was doing a Zelensky party, that’s why they’re in such a great mood?
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) May 11, 2025
A bit much nose candy? pic.twitter.com/A40NpGkLld
Saturday, May 10, 2025
China is destroying its ghost cities...
Interesting.🇨🇳IF YOU BUILD IT…AND GO BANKRUPT, CHINA WILL BLOW IT UP
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) May 10, 2025
Sunshine City II was supposed to be a luxury residential complex - until the money dried up in 2013 and the skyscrapers turned into concrete skeletons.
After years of failed attempts to revive the project, China finally… https://t.co/kNHkqOa1K2 pic.twitter.com/77Hrv9S57a
We're winning the tariff war with China but we've pushed them into a corner...
If "payloads over platforms" is real then the days of the single seat fighter are over...
Everyone here has read about the shoot down of the French Rafale being operated by the Indian Air Force in the furball with Pakistani fighters. Many are trying to rethink how they view the Rafale & J-10.
I think that's incorrect.
What I believe everyone should be looking at is the fight itself. Yeah the platforms are important but I think the payloads are the real stars of this fight.
Think about it.
Everyone believes this was a fight between the Rafale and J-10. I think it was a battle between the AIM-120 and the PL-15.
We don't know alot about the fight so I'm ahead of my skis on this but apparently the PL-15 won.
What can we speculate on...What do we know?
1. Both sides are saying it was a beyond visual range fight.
2. We can guess that AWACS or maybe even ground radars assisted in the fight.
3. We can guess that both sides were ripple firing missiles at range.
4. We know that the planes involved should have been using their AESA style radars.
5. We guess that full electronic countermeasures were used by both sides.
My point. We need bigger, longer ranged missiles that are NOT confined to the size of single/twin seat fighters. We need bigger AESA arrays that give longer range and can identify/target more hostiles. We need longer range so that we reduce our reliance on tanker support. Lastly we need the capability in this new platform to go supersonic so that it can both add energy to its missiles, get out of dodge if necessary and possibly power energy weapons that might come online.
What am I really calling for? The B-1R!
Fill the nose cone with a huge honking AESA array. 24 AIM-260 missiles. It can fly at distance. It can loiter in its patrol area. It can do the job of a whole squadron of F-35s with much less support. Partner this plane with a "scout" UAV to detect enemy fighters at distance and the threat envelope goes way down. Make those UAVs stealthy and they might even remain undetected while the enemy is dodging (trying to dodge) incoming missiles.
A pair of B-1Rs along with a half dozen stealthy scout UAVs (similarly equipped with AESAs) could take on a regiment of enemy aircraft and probably come out on top.
Dedicate a few B-21s to act as penetration "fighters" and you can pick off the stragglers that avoid the main clash because they can get closer to make those kills.
Regardless I believe that once we get the full tick tock of the furball between India and Pakistan it will show that fighter combat has evolved to a point where it SHOULD look different from what we're doing right now.
The fighter mafia as we know it should be disbanded.
Thursday, May 08, 2025
This Tesla fights back!
Oh man what I wouldn't do to see this in person! 🤣🤣#TeslaRetribution#Revenge pic.twitter.com/aedyHHMKAx
— Catarina Senora Gatita (@WyattCatarina) May 8, 2025
Wednesday, May 07, 2025
Pakistan downed one Rafale fighter jet operated by the Indian Air Force (IAF)
via CNN
A high-ranking French intelligence official told CNN that Pakistan downed one Rafale fighter jet operated by the Indian Air Force (IAF), in what would mark the first time that one of the sophisticated French-made warplanes has been lost in combat. Pakistan had claimed to have shot down five IAF jets in retaliation for Indian strikes, including three Rafales. Indian officials are yet to respond to the claim.
WOW!
If Pakistan knocked down an Indian Rafale with a Chinese jet this will send shockwaves thru the French version of our DoD. It will tank sales in a heartbeat. I need more info!