Saturday, August 08, 2020
Friday, August 07, 2020
UAVs are gonna be flying around like flies on future battlefields...
The level of innovation from Israel is just amazing‼️‼️— Vayu Aerospace Review (@ReviewVayu) August 7, 2020
SpearUAV has unveiled Ninox – a Unique Encapsulated Drone System for Instant ISTAR Capabilities
Immediately launched, the encapsulated drone system provides an on-demand, on the move, instant drone intel capability
1/2 pic.twitter.com/VEzgWfAMhG
We're gonna need something a bit more effective than kinetic solutions to the future UAV threat. With companies developing lightweight, truly manportable UAVs, the danger is real not imaginary.
When you have a single platoon that can have every swinging dick and ovary carrying their own personal UAV then you have a problem for you or your enemy (whoever happens to be so equipped).
What has me spinning is this realization. Armor will have to readjust on the fly (pun intended). The previous threat was IEDs all over the place. I'm betting the future it'll be UAVs. That means that either we develop some type of CIWS for almost EVERY vehicle or we develop a system that can effectively protect a dispersed platoon.
The 21st Century. The hits just keep coming.
One Clime, One Place, One Enemy....the Missile Marine Corps to end rotations to Norway
via Stars & Stripes
The Marine Corps is ending continuous troop rotations to Norway, where hundreds of Marines have been deployed for the past three years, the Corps said Thursday.Translation? If the war ain't in the Pacific and against China then the Missile Marine Corps will not participate in the fighting.
Instead of having up to 700 troops at a time in Norway on six-month rotations, the Marines will conduct periodic training and exercises with the Norwegian armed forces, a spokesman for U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe-Africa, Maj. Adrian J.T. Rankine-Galloway, said.
The change, which is set to take effect in the fall, would improve the overall combat readiness of Marine Corps forces and enable the U.S. to better align training with major Norwegian events, Rankine-Galloway said.
“Effective October 2020, U.S. Marines will shift to an episodic deployment model in order to better synchronize their arctic training with Norwegian forces and to allow for increased operational flexibility for the Marine Corps,” he said in a statement.
Another proud legacy bites the dust.
Belarus' Belta reports that 32 Russian Wagner private military contractors were detained last night near Minsk.
Belarus' Belta reports that 32 Russian Wagner private military contractors were detained last night near Minsk. Belarusian law enforcement say they received information that >200 Wagner contractors arrived to destabilize Belarus during the election.https://t.co/E19S0uwubx— Rob Lee (@RALee85) July 29, 2020
Wow! I've read comments discussing the situation in Belarus but didn't take it seriously enough.
WTF is Putin thinking? Not good. Not good at all.
Thursday, August 06, 2020
Type 96A, new armour package, FCS and thermal imager, JD-3 IR jammer and GL5 hard kill APS
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The war against China will be in AFRICA! It might be proxy forces that are lavishly equipped with Chinese Advisors or it might be frontline Chinese forces but it will be AFRICA not the Pacific!!!!
Do you see the armor above?
How well do you think the Missile Marine Corps would fare in a fight against a couple of Mech/Armor Battalions?
The answer? NOT GOOD. Casualties wouldn't be the problem. The problem will be that all those small, isolated (they call it dispersed) units, will be located and destroyed in order.
What is my answer (cause people seem to want to know)?
REINFORCE THE MEU! ADD TO EXISTING CAPABILITIES INSTEAD OF TRYING TO REVAMP THE FORCE AROUND PIXIE DUST!
Let's address amphibious ships first. This is the one place where Amos was right. He was a fan of the Mistral Class before I was. It just makes too much sense in my opinion. It's just a bit lighter than the San Antonio Class, can support MUCH MORE ROBUST flight operations, has similar capability to launch surface assaults and is AFFORDABLE! One America Class, San Antonio Class along with two Mistral Class ships could easily provide the early entry punch that we all desire and hope for.
Next up would be artillery. On this Berger is on the right path but getting there in the wrong way. What do we need a return to? Regimental Artillery! We don't have 8in guns in service anymore but we could field ATACMS there to break up armored assaults and to attack other targets. Working with the Army we could develop new land and surface attack missiles that fit the MLRS (maybe fewer missiles but they could range further). If not then we could go with bigger missiles mounted on alternate platforms. The MTVR is just waiting to be pressed into service as a missile launch platform.
The ACV? Needs to be turned into a family of vehicles. Full stop. No need to keep playing with the idea of a Marine Corps Fighting Vehicle. We needed one 40 years ago and we need one today.
Aviation?
This is the monster in the room that NO COMMANDANT has been able to cage. Simply put aviation is killing/has killed the Marine Corps and is the reason why we're seeing this bastardized Missile Marine Corps headed down the pike.
The main problem I see is that the AVIATION NECK DOWN CAMPAIGN has failed miserably!
Light Strike should make a comeback. It might be heresy but the V-280 as a tilt rotor light strike platform makes too much sense. Cut the F-35 buy and get some of those. Cut more F-35s and get onboard the Navy's program and buy Super Hornets. Rethink the CH-53K. One hundred million dollars for a helo? Someone at HQMC is smoking crack. If the EFV could get canned for cost then so should this bird. Cut KC-130s. The refueling mission should be tossed to the USAF and buddy tanking utilized when not possible. AH-1Z/UH-1Y should also go away with their mission being taken over by the V-280.
There's alot more but I don't have much time. We're gonna dig into this deeper this weekend but this should get us started.
Simple question.
If you're as alarmed as I am at the thought of the Missile Marine Corps then what's your force design for the future?
Thurs. Funny...When you see it you'll...
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It's juvenile but funny. If you don't get it I'll give you a hint. NECKLINE!
TEDBF twin engined LCA rendering
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| <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">TEDBF twin engined LCA rendering based on earlier <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HAL?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HAL</a> released renders.🇮🇳🇮🇳 <a href="https://t.co/4VHt9a7B1m">pic.twitter.com/4VHt9a7B1m</a></p>— Sukhoi Su-57 Felon 🇷🇺🇮🇳 (@I30mki) <a href="https://twitter.com/I30mki/status/1291294412350390277?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 6, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> |
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