Tuesday, February 06, 2018
War is Boring Blog is smoking crack!
Thanks to Moebius 2249 for the link!
via WIB.
After ejecting, Filipov resisted capture and finally killed himself using a hand grenade. While widely praised as a “hero’s act,” supposedly undertaken with the aim of avoiding being beheaded by Jihadists, Filipov’s suicide was actually in vain. He came down inside an area controlled by Jaysh An Nasr, and would therefore have been captured by JAN and not by jihadists.Wow. Who the fuck is Tom Cooper? How can he put pen to paper and sound so confident in his assessment? His declaration of who and what the pilots were attacking makes no sense. His view that the pilots death was in vain seems arrogant beyond belief!
The Russian pilot would almost certainly have been exchanged via Turkey. The same happened with three different Syrian pilots in 2017.
I don't know the intel that the Russians are getting.
I don't know the targets.
But I also don't believe in a moderate head chopper.
I'll also side with the guy doing the hard thing every time.
This article smacks of arrogance, ignorance and a confidence that is unwarranted. Whoever is running that shop needs to fix it and the writer with a quickness.
Space X Heavy launches after lunch today...are we ready for a future where private corporations have nation state power?
Space X Heavy is launching today and I just didn't register what Musk was doing.
In short this dude is building rockets that out pace anything in the west by a large margin and probably compete quite nicely with Russian efforts.
Are we ready for this future?
What happens if a war were declared and he offered sat images to a nation we didn't like?
What if he took things a step further and established an offshore installation and launched sats for competitors to the US?
Think I'm crazy?
I'm not. Dude is leveraging NASA facilities now but its becoming obvious that at least for the moment he's the only game in town. How long will it take a guy like this to develop his own private program from soup to nuts, take it offshore, develop his own security/rescue/launch force and make space a private enterprise?
1st Battalion Princess of Wales Royal Regiment @ Exercise Allied Spirit...
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| 200 soldiers from 1st Battalion Princess of Wales Royal Regiment are among 4,000 soldiers from 10 different NATO countries currently participating in Exercise Allied Spirit in Southern Germany. |
Bonus material!!!!
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| An M1A1 Abrams tank from Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division rolls out of a motor pool during a convoy operation during exercise Allied Spirit VIII at the U.S. Army’s Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany, Jan. 25, 2018. Allied Spirit VIII includes approximately 4,100 participants from 10 nations at 7th Army Training Command’s Hohenfels Training Area, Jan. 15-Feb. 5, 2018. Allied Spirit is a U.S. Army Europe-directed multinational exercise series designed to develop and enhance NATO and key partner’s interoperability and readiness. |
A new year and continuation of big exercises. What kills me is that these aren't just alot of exercises but they're alot of MULTINATIONAL exercises.
Want to know where defense funds are going?
I point my finger here. This ain't cheap, and I'm beginning to wonder about the actual utility. If an ally is spending all available funds to participate in exercises far afield instead of at home...and if that's negatively affecting the budget then perhaps these aren't such good ideas.
Especially since everyone is seeking to modernize at this time.
Gripen C/D with Meteor Missiles...
How would we class this airplane if used with a powerful AWACs? Is it possibly the best interceptor/defense fighter currently flying?
It's small, fast, can supercruise, flies high, has competitive range, has a powerful AESA and of course Meteor Missiles that have unrivaled range in comparison to other western types. Add all that to an AWACs that can see far and you have a powerful combination.
Is it the best currently flying?
Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded the Su-25 pilot, who was killed in Syria, to Roman Filipov, the title of Hero of Russia.
pic via zvezdanews
Keep an eye on this one people.
I didn't realize it but this one is hitting the citizens of Russia EXTREMELY hard. I didn't see it coming because we witnessed a Russian Special Ops troop alone, surrounded and finally asking his buddies to drop arty on his position (if I recall correctly he was also awarded the title "Hero of Russia) and from outside appearances they shrugged it off.
Not this time.
I've read a few Russian military forums and the fangs are out and the people want blood.
No idea how that will affect policy but if the people were wavering they aren't now.
They're in it to win it.
You have to make note of it even if you disagree. Any idea of Russia abandoning the fight in Syria is now gone with the wind. I don't even think a negotiated settlement is possible now.
A group of terrorists that decided to kill instead of capture a Russian pilot have instead written their own death warrants, made it impossible for them to negotiate a safe haven/cessation of fighting....in short Assad is now safe, Russia will stand beside him even though I'm sure he's a bit of an irritant and the plan to remake the Middle East is completely shattered.
Filipov had balls the size of a mountain, fought with courage and died with honor and unknowingly changed the calculations in the state of Syria because he went out like a 100% stud.
Even in 2018 one real warrior can make a difference and change the course of nations.
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| Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded the Su-25 pilot, who was killed in Syria, to Roman Filipov, the title of Hero of Russia. The body of the pilot was already brought to Russia. Ceremony of burial of Filipov with the giving of military honors will be held on February 8 in Voronezh. (TRANSLATION BY GOOGLE TRANSLATOR) |
Keep an eye on this one people.
I didn't realize it but this one is hitting the citizens of Russia EXTREMELY hard. I didn't see it coming because we witnessed a Russian Special Ops troop alone, surrounded and finally asking his buddies to drop arty on his position (if I recall correctly he was also awarded the title "Hero of Russia) and from outside appearances they shrugged it off.
Not this time.
I've read a few Russian military forums and the fangs are out and the people want blood.
No idea how that will affect policy but if the people were wavering they aren't now.
They're in it to win it.
You have to make note of it even if you disagree. Any idea of Russia abandoning the fight in Syria is now gone with the wind. I don't even think a negotiated settlement is possible now.
A group of terrorists that decided to kill instead of capture a Russian pilot have instead written their own death warrants, made it impossible for them to negotiate a safe haven/cessation of fighting....in short Assad is now safe, Russia will stand beside him even though I'm sure he's a bit of an irritant and the plan to remake the Middle East is completely shattered.
Filipov had balls the size of a mountain, fought with courage and died with honor and unknowingly changed the calculations in the state of Syria because he went out like a 100% stud.
Even in 2018 one real warrior can make a difference and change the course of nations.
70 different versions of the MV-22 with a production run of 129? Concurrency or idiocy?
via AOL Breaking Defense.
If you’re a pilot or mechanic working on the Marine Corps’ prized V-22 Osprey, you probably spend a lot of time reinventing the wheel. That’s because the 129 MV-22Bs in service come in more than 70 different configurations, identical to the untrained eye but all subtly different — for example, in the cockpit layout, the electrical wiring, even the arrangement of bolts — which means they require subtly different flight checklists, maintenance procedures, and spare parts. If it’s not a logistical nightmare, it’s at least an acute headache. And more expensive than it needs to be.Story here.
129 MV-22's with 70 different configurations.
HOW THE FUCK DOES THAT HAPPEN? So some idiot was making changes on the assembly line, no one noticed and screwed the Marine Corps? Or did the Marine Corps request changes almost once every two aircraft.
Doesn't matter.
Something criminal happened here.
I would like an answer before we spend approx 20 mil per airframe to make them the same standard.
The Navy's next generation destroyer, the future USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001), successfully completed acceptance.
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The Navy's next generation destroyer, the future USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001), successfully completed acceptance. The U.S. Navy's Board of Inspection and Survey reviewed the ship and its crew during a series of demonstrations both pier side and underway, evaluating the ship's construction and compliance with Navy specifications. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of Bath Iron Works/Released)
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