Friday, December 18, 2020
Thursday, December 17, 2020
New video footage of the Sprut-SDM1 Airborne Tank Destroyer
Russia earlier this week launched a top-secret missile capable of destroying satellites in low orbit
Russia earlier this week launched a top-secret missile capable of destroying satellites in low orbithttps://t.co/It2J8HLgf1
— The Moscow Times (@MoscowTimes) December 17, 2020
I've been watching the reaction of "military Twitter" on this and everyone seems to be falling on being "surprised" or finding it "interesting".
I kinda assumed this capability has existed since at least the 1990s in the black side of the ledger...of the USA & Russia...and that the Chinese probably had the capability by 2010 at the latest.
For better or worse Reagan and his star wars initiative jump started the militarization of space.
To be clear, the next war was going to have space as a battlefield whether we liked it or not.
To take it a step further, I don't see this as a provocative move. I consider it an attempt at keeping PACE with us.
This genie is out of the bottle. Too late to try and put the cork back in it. The weird but possibly good/bad thing is that destruction of a nation's sats could bring us back to the bad old days of total warfare.
Imagine if an enemy state knocked out all our sats. I can't even imagine the civilian death toll but it would be there.
The more effective this tech becomes the less likely (I think) peer nation warfare becomes. The real question is this. What happens when rogue nations glob onto the idea of going after big powers sats?
CV90120
💥 #DYK the CV90120 can match the firepower of a traditional tank but its lightweight design makes the vehicle even more maneuverable on the battlefield.
— BAE Systems, Inc. (@BAESystemsInc) December 17, 2020
Strong. Agile. Lethal. #CV90 #combatvehicle #combatready pic.twitter.com/y8pGhx5Ehw
Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Greek indigenous solution for Leonidas IFV upgrade by EODH
Note. So interesting that they clearly state that the Turk weapon system is the threat that they're building to. NATO needs to step into this brewing conflict to keep it from turning hot.
Steel Knight 21: 3rd LAR Roll out
Note. The plea goes out. Rename this thing. Make the break with the past and forge a new history. This is not the same and it should not be confused with the work that Marines of the past did. Back to LAR. They have no mission in the new Marine Corps. Who are they scouting for? Who are they screening for? You don't need this capability to fight ships. The Marine Corps has changed and the need for vigorous ground recon has gone the way of the dodo bird. They're the walking dead. Berger just doesn't have the chops to state it now. But he will. Trust me. He will.
Steel Knight 21: 3d AA Bn Defense
Really wish they'd stop calling this Steel Knight and rename the thing. This is totally different, has a different flavor and should not be associated with what was done in the past.
This and many other things are "new". Make the break with the past so the history is clear.
Tuesday, December 15, 2020
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