Note. Is this correct? I thought the Army had already picked Kongsberg for their turret.
GDLS Stryker A1 MCWS bid sample. US Army picked five vendors includes GDLS, DRS, EOS, Kollsman and Pratt Miller, to build MCWS prototypes for Stryker Lethality ECP upgrade. This is GDLS' MCWS proposal. pic.twitter.com/OhScMGeZtO
— Ronkainen (@nimingtuite) September 29, 2020
I wonder how long it will be till we see unmanned combat UAVs hunting our attack/utility/cargo helicopters? A few of those unmanned wingmen with AI out prowling around for helos while their manned bosses hung back would be kinda formidable I think. Putting air to air missiles on helicopters is gonna be the next big thing....not a curiosity!
Trump is headed to the hospital for experimental covid treatment. What happens if he dies?
I know Pence becomes President but what happens to the ticket? Do the Republicans simply appoint a VP running mate?
Just curious. Don't hate me for asking the question.
Lastly. How would that affect the election?
The losses of #Azerbaijan|i side are illustrated as of 21:00
— The Dead District (@TheDeadDistrict) September 29, 2020
VIA - Press secretary of the Minister of Defence of Armenia Shushan Stepanyan.#Armenia #Azerbaijan #Karabakh #Data pic.twitter.com/tEaaaHJjOD
Wondering why I haven't taken a deep dive into this conflict? Simple. I know little about the issue. Barely know the countries involved. To be blunt, my knowledge of this thing is coming from you, my readers.
What I do know is that the fighting has been fierce. Tactics? Spotty at best. I've seen a bit of commentary that the tank is dead. My reply? No. The tank isn't dead, its just that combined arms is supreme! Which is why I rail so hard about the direction that Berger is taking the Marine Corps. We once had the world's FINEST combined arms team in the world. Now we're dismantling it on purpose.
This conflict shows that Berger's plan is batshit stupid.
#AJAX – The British Army’s first digital Armoured Fighting Vehicle… enabling ‘prototype warfare’ #FirstDigitalAFV #BritishArmy #AFV pic.twitter.com/naUVNlx1zg
— General Dynamics UK (@gduknews) October 1, 2020
It's too early to say what caused the USMC F-35B/KC-130J AAR mishap and I'm not going to speculate. It is safe to say though that landing an aircraft this badly damaged without loss of life is an extraordinary feat of airmanship. BZ. pic.twitter.com/dqxzvKf90N
— Andy Netherwood (@AndyNetherwood) September 30, 2020
How an F-35 lands after the pilot ejected. 😳pic.twitter.com/LCeAcmc5Y9
— Thenewarea51 (@thenewarea51) September 30, 2020
via Defense.info
How realistic is the vision of the future Marine Corps suggested by Force Design 2030, and how effective would it be?
There are numerous obstacles to deploying and operating a stand-in force that can survive in a future high-intensity conflict. Today there are few places in the Western Pacific that such a force can be deployed in peacetime. Even if it were possible to get our Asian allies to allow the Marine Corps to sprinkle units armed with long-range weapons across the Western Pacific, those units would be early targets of China’s first wave of precision weapons during a crisis.
Also, there would be the problem of resupplying those units, which are likely to run out of munitions, fuel and supplies quickly once a conflict starts.
and this...
Instead of a viable Marine Corps for a future great power conflict, Force Design 2030 may be a recipe for the creation of a forlorn hope.
For the non-military historian, these were small formations of select troops or volunteers assigned particularly hazardous missions. Because their chance of survival was so slim, they were called a forlorn hope or, in the earliest Dutch version of the term, “lost troops.”
Operating in China’s backyard, the new Marine Corps could be facing a bleak future.
Exactly what I've been saying. This is a huge gamble and even if it works as planned will fill body bags instead of winning battles.
Note. I posted this pic yesterday but need you guys to really focus in on this. Look at what we're seeing here. The VBMR Griffon, the AMX-10 and another vehicle that I can't make out. This is a powerful, mobile, and lethal force that is both tactically and strategically mobile and has utility across the spectrum of battle.
The Commandant took too big a risk in his new strategy. It's an all or nothing bet that war will be in the Pacific against the Chinese. If that war doesn't come (or more likely comes in a different place on the planet) then the Marines will be sitting it out (except for MAYBE the wing providing air support...assuming anyone wants even that).
His mistake was to make an all or nothing bet. He should have added capability to the force instead of over specializing it. Marines will pay for that mistake...hopefully in the budget and not in filled body bags.
