Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Quick primer on how many aircraft (and crew) it takes to maintain a 24 hour combat air patrol...

Ok. I need to back off the wing a bit. This is simplified (yeah I know but he did a good job breaking it down for those of us in the back of the class) but its still amazing to me. The number of aircraft it takes, cause I always assume one will break, is impressive. As many planes as the US has, I just don't know if we have enough when you start looking at numbers like this. I have always been a little cold towards UAVs but they definitely have a place. We will burn thru aircrew fast just to maintain a CAP when we have forces engaged on the ground in a major war. UAVs will and probably already are essential for the kind of support I think we will need and that's just for air support. Add in air superiority, sub hunting, logistics, ISR, etc...and things start looking really skimpy really fast.

This is the walking, talking definition of batshit crazy...

 

You see that fighting stance. Nice footwork. This chic was built for the streets and I bet she's bluffed her way thru many a confrontation.

Big cities in the US are facing an orchestrated collapse of public safety...

 

How do you explain the lawlessness in major cities? Its been orchestrated and possibly even planned. Think about it. What idiot in their right mind would believe that "defunding the police", no bail laws and going easy on repeat offenders would lead to safer communities? The worst thing? Not only is this behavior spreading but its affecting minorities and poor the most. Trump is moving to correct the situation but is meeting resistance. My fear is that if he fails we will revert to the days of the wild wild West and everyone will have to open carry everywhere. Imagine that. The next fashion wave could be matching holsters with casual wear.

China's VU-T10.

China's VU-T10. Armed with 1x 30mm autocannon, 1x 7.62mm machine gun and 2 anti-tank missiles. It's the most heavily armored and armed unmanned combat vehicle in the world. Available for export.

Mayor of Chicago, Brandon Johnson, is an idiot....

Successful flight of the YFQ-42A Collaborative Combat Aircraft

Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Russia has cutoff Kherson???

National Rapid Response Task Force

Vid of the F-35 Alaska crash

Vid of Russian "Africa Corps" operating in various countries

Open Comment Post. 26 Aug 25

Boxer Flight Operations...Photos by Seaman Normand Basque

Close-ups of the PLAN landing barges via Alex Luck X page