You're gonna have to use translate to read this tweet but supposedly Russia is evacuating its Nuclear Experts out of Iran poste haste...

🚨🔥几小时前，多架俄军 Il-76 巨型运输机低空轰鸣，强行降落伊朗布什尔空军基地！ 但这一次，俄罗斯人不是来送礼的，而是来“逃命”的。 甚至有消息称，飞机在匆忙接人的同时，还在向伊朗紧急卸载武器…… 到底发生了什么？ 如果你仔细看这时间线，会发现一个极其惊人的反转： 就在几周前，俄罗斯国家原子能公司（Rosatom）高调宣布：“我们正在逆势而行，安排人员重返伊朗！” 仅仅到10月中旬，就有135名俄方顶级核专家重返伊朗唯一的核电站——布什尔核电站，并计划进一步增加到200人。 一切看似正在恢复正常。 然而，短短几天后，政策一夜彻底颠覆！ 俄罗斯军机急奔伊朗，目标只有一个：在局势彻底失控、军事升级全面爆发前，紧急清空所有俄籍核专家！ 还记得上一次俄罗斯这样大规模紧急撤离吗？ 正是战事刚刚爆发的时候——单日撤走94人，随后陆续撤离了600多人。 好不容易把核心技术人员重新派回去，如今却用军用运输机全速“抢人”离开。 这意味什么？ 1️⃣ 俄罗斯对当地的安全承诺和局势预期已经彻底崩溃。 2️⃣ 莫斯科很可能掌握了极高精度的情报：一场惊心动魄的重大打击即将落地。 3️⃣ 在核反应堆这种顶级敏感地带，一旦开火就可能是“切尔诺贝利级”的灾难，俄罗斯绝不愿让自家专家沦为炮灰或人质。 从“全面重返”到“军机急撤”，前后不过两三周。 暴风雨来临前，最狡猾的大鸟已经飞走了，俄罗斯在用最快速度做出的这个决定，恐怕是现在中东局势走向最真实的一个信号灯😎💥

— 淘喵先生 (@Baoliaogeming64) October 23, 2026

The Netherlands is retiring its fleet of Kodiak Combat Engineering Vehicles. They state they're no longer suitable for assigned tasks & technical problems...

 

🇳🇱 The Netherlands has decided that it will retire its fleet of Kodiak Combat Engineering Vehicles (CEV), as they have been deemed to no longer be suited for the combat engineering task and are plagued with technical problems limiting availability. Initially a midlife update for the vehicles was proposed, but this was deemed to not be worth the effort, and a new CEV is to be procured instead, which is equipped specifically for the obstacle breaching role. https://t.co/iqhpaV14zV

— Jeff2146🇧🇪 (@Jeff21461) October 23, 2026

Hmm. Which is it? No other country has announced any issues with this vehicle and no other country has stated its no longer capable of Combat Engineering Tasks. Wonder what the real answer is. I'm betting they'll be missed just like the Marines will miss tanks AND tracks on its amphibious vehicle.

Poland having issues with the K2 MBT. I don't think its a deal breaker or will even hurt S. Korea's exports.

💢🇵🇱Polonya Ordusunda 🇰🇷Kore krizi‼️ ✍🏻Polonya basını: “Polonya Silahlı Kuvvetleri'nin envanterindeki Güney Kore yapımı K2 Black Panther tanklarında çok sayıda arıza yaşandı ve araçlar hizmet dışı kaldı.” “Rapor edilen sorunlar arasında motorların aşırı ısınması, şanzıman arızaları ve palet sistemi problemleri yer alıyor.” 🔗https://t.co/8yVppbg3fH ••••• 🇵🇱Polish media: K2 tanks are defective! #Poland’s Armament Agency has dismissed reports of widespread technical failures crippling South #Korean-made #K2 Black #Panther main battle #tanks in #military service, stating that reported malfunctions remain within an "expected and normal level" for newly inducted hardware. 🔗https://t.co/993I6mfi5Q

— Defence and Technology (@SavunmaTekno) October 23, 2026

I personally don't think this will hurt the South Korean defense industry much.  Why? Because the S. Korea I know stand behind their products and I would bet much that they already have techs in the air to get the issues ironed out.

The delivery schedule was VERY extreme. So at least in my mind things were bound to go bad.

But the initial buy isn't where relationships are made.  Its after the buy and the followup from the manufacturer.

Sorta like buying a car.

Everything eventually breaks but will the manufacturer make it right and do you right while doing it!

Late Open Comment Post. 23 Oct 26

Trump! You continue to disappoint. Weird video for you to post but apparently your some of your supporters like it...

I just don't know what to say. This dude continues to disappoint. I don't understand what he's thinking but GEEZ! Many are calling bullshit...

why in the world is Trump posting this? TWICE??? https://t.co/96tNkIwZzY

— Luke Rudkowski (@Lukewearechange) October 22, 2026

Some however luv this shit.

"Doctor President" Donald "White man beating up niggers AI video" Trump

— Corky Lovewood (@Corkyswrath) October 22, 2026

Ya know if he's reaching for the culture wars he's reaching for the wrong thing. He should be leading with solutions to the problems facing us currently and he should be trumpeting his path forward.

US Army is now buying unmanned resupply boats

 

The U.S. Army plans to procure up to 100 unmanned surface vehicles to transport military cargo and support operations in the Pacific region.Major General Gavin Gardner, commander of the 8th Logistics Command, announced these plans back in June 2026. https://t.co/ueD28exviv

— Valhalla (@ELMObrokenWings) October 22, 2026

Hmm. So everyone is cross platforming except the US Army's Logistics Corps. Everyone depends on the Army for Theater Logistics. Anyone remember the days when the USAF guaranteed air supremacy? That died a quiet painful death. How long before reality forces the Army into buying fighters to defend its ground forces and attack enemy ground forces?

The Chinese have studied, figured out and have counters to the MLR

via Defense News. 

A much more detailed study of the new USMC strategy appeared in early 2025 in the naval magazine Modern Ships [现代舰船]. This Chinese assessment noted with considerable alarm that the USMC was experimenting with unmanned surface vessels capable of firing the stealthy LRASM anti-ship cruise missile and that these units could alternatively serve as forward scouts, fixing targets for long-range U.S. military fires.

Still, this analysis underlines some weaknesses of the USMC strategy, including the range limitations of related sensors and drones, and even characterized the air-defense capabilities of the USMC as “precarious.” Another study in this same magazine had earlier drawn attention to the logistics quandaries raised by the new strategy.

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Read the whole thing but the Chinese have simply outlined the same issues that US based experts have stated.

The good?  Unmanned vessels capable of firing long range antiship missiles.  The same units could serve as scouts.

The bad?  A TOTAL LACK OF DENSITY!  The number of ships will be so limited that destroying them even in piecemeal fashion will be relatively easy for screening long range UAVs equipped with air to surface missiles.  I DO NOT BELIEVE that even in their destruction that they've served their purpose.  Losing equipment to enemy long range aircraft does nothing to inform you about the position of the enemy fleet!~ 

The good?  Ain't no more good according to the Chinese.

The bad?  Limited sensor range.  The GAT/OR radar does nothing to increase our situational awareness and while I'm far from an expert on radars in general and this system in particular I do note that like other radars its big, bulky and as the war in Iran has shown us vulnerable to enemy action.  Even a minor power was able to destroy several US Army radars with much greater range and protection than an MLR has.

Logistics?  To my knowledge no solution to supplying the MLR in a contested area has been found.  Unmanned helicopters (the UH-60 version comes to mind) and boats are tossed around but have yet to enter service.  If the USMC puts an MLR in harms way and the Chinese engage in the grey zone activity that I believe they will then the MLR will have to survive on what they brought with them.  If the Chinese are as aggressive as I believe they will be diplomatically then I expect that a few our allies will be bullied into submission and won't help even in this non-hostile endeavor.

Anti-Air?  The lack of anti-air systems that the USMC is employing with the MLR makes me wonder who came up with this and what street drug they were smoking.  Not only are the systems short ranged but the lack of magazine depth that they will have is shocking.  Cannon and Stinger missile based anti-air?  A modest electronic warfare setup?  Not only is it unimpressive but its downright insulting to the Marines on the ground.

Against a drone swarm they MIGHT have enough anti-air for on medium to large engagement.  Anything after that and they're pussy on a plate...just waiting to get fucked.

The MLR is a bad idea.

I've said it before and I'll say it again.

The MLR is designed to die in place.  It's real purpose is to rally the American people to engage in a war with China over a nation (Taiwan) that they really don't care about.

The American people will care about 2000 Marines being killed, injured or captured by the Chinese though.

Open Comment Post. 22 Oct 26

VBCI Mk2 finds a buyer in Qatar

🇫🇷🪖 @KNDS_France et @JohnCockerill : le retour miraculeux du véhicule blindé #VBCI Mk 2 au Qatar 🇶🇦 Un chiffre de 489 VBCI (389 exemplaires + 100) non confirmé est avancé. https://t.co/dxnsDrPcWz https://t.co/Rq8ftQXpOE

— Philippe Top-Action (@top_force) October 21, 2026

If France didn't have the Middle East it wouldn't have any military sales...

Where are ya'll at in the current dust up with Ukraine?

I've been watching how this little dustup between Ukraine and the Trump Admin is playing out. Quite honestly I don't understand the undying support for the war. To me it smacks of the "stay the course" message we've heard before only with a Ukrainian spin. But forget me. What do ya'll think. Oh and a little Ukrainian propaganda to tug at the heartstrings of my fellow Americans...

In April of this year, the U.S. Army conducted an exercise in Germany called Joint Resolve, inviting Ukrainian drone units to participate. At the height of discussions in the Oval Office about possible American amphibious landings on the Iranian coast, U.S. generals wanted to test whether their best ground combat division could withstand an enemy highly skilled in modern drone warfare. And during those exercises in Germany, an ordinary Ukrainian FPV drone unit reportedly completely wiped out the U.S. Army's 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team of the 1st Cavalry Division, approximately 3,500 soldiers from Fort Hood, Texas, in the simulated battle. Thanks to Ukraine, American generals were able to see firsthand that a landing operation in Iran could result in devastating casualties among American troops. When that orange bastard claims that “Ukraine has given America nothing,” he ignores something absolutely priceless that Ukraine has given the United States: the opportunity to avoid yet another strategic catastrophe into which that orange head was pushing the country. There is an old saying: If you knew where you were going to fall, you would spread some straw to soften the landing. Well, the Ukrainians provided that straw for the Americans. Only an idiot like Trump could believe that his friend Vladimir, who supposedly provides Iran with only “a little help,” would not send several experienced Russian drone crews to Iran to help destroy American forces. Ukraine may have saved the lives of hundreds, perhaps thousands, of American soldiers. Because Ukraine did not keep the experience it had gained through blood and sacrifice to itself. Instead, it shared that knowledge with the Americans, even as Trump's decisions betrayed Ukraine. That experience was purchased with Ukrainian blood. And Ukraine shared it with an ally that should never have turned its back on us.

— Mykhailo Rohoza (@MykhailoRohoza) October 20, 2026

Oh, I’m fucking angry today. And you better brace yourselves. I haven’t slept for 24 hours. For an entire fucking day, Russia has been pounding Kyiv with Geran attack drones. Wave after wave. Relentlessly. TWENTY-FOUR HOURS. And while we’re living through this nightmare, Donald Trump is reportedly complaining: “We gave Ukraine enormous amounts of money. And all we got in return was high diesel prices.” ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?! We’re being bombed. We’re losing sleep, electricity, homes and lives. And you’re talking about DIESEL PRICES?! Meanwhile, Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence (HUR) has released new estimates of Russia’s military stockpiles ahead of winter. 🚨 Russia is reportedly producing more than 200 missiles every month, including approximately 110 ballistic missiles. Russia’s estimated arsenal includes: 🔴 6,200 Shahed-type attack drones in reserve. 🔴 115 Iskander-M ballistic missiles, with another 65 produced monthly. 🔴 More than 450 Kalibr cruise missiles. 🔴 Up to 400 RM-48U missiles. 🔴 More than 600 Oniks missiles. 🔴 More than 120 Zircon missiles. 🔴 Kh-101 production reportedly exceeds 80 missiles per month. Do you understand what these numbers mean? They mean more nights like this. More Ukrainian children sleeping in shelters. More families living without electricity or heating. More civilians killed while the world debates the price of fuel. Russia is stockpiling weapons ahead of winter. We are preparing to survive another winter of Russian attacks. And instead of talking about diesel prices, perhaps it’s time to talk about stopping the country that’s bombing us. UKRAINIANS ARE NOT THE PRICE YOU PAY FOR YOUR POLITICAL GAMES. We are human beings. And we have the right to live. #Ukraine #Kyiv #RussiaUkraineWar #StandWithUkraine #AirDefense #RussianWarCrimes

— zharynka (@tak_ya_anna) October 20, 2026

Open Comment Post. 21 Oct 26

Have you heard the latest fear tactic? Russia is supposedly about to attack a US sat...

🇷🇺🇫🇮 ANTI-SATELLITE SPACE WARS: Russian military satellite KOSMOS 2612 is now 135 meters (445 feet) from ICEYE-X36 spy satellite that provides tracking data to Ukraine. If it keeps maneuvering the same way, it will close to 45 meters (145 feet) on Monday, tomorrow. -> First aggressive satellite encounter in history! Will the Russian anti-satellite weapon hit the Finnish spy satellite with a laser to burn its camera, use electronic warfare, or just ram it? Space war about to start? PS: You can see how close it is on the video, first time in history a satellite might attack another one. https://t.co/NC6w3IxtDg

— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) October 18, 2026

Finally someone in this administration is ready to putting Barking Dawg Zelensky back in his kennel...

 

🚨 SCOTT BESSENT JUST PUT ZELENSKY IN HIS PLACE. Zelensky went on national TV and blamed America for limits on Starshield connectivity. He said the limits came from a "message from American government." Bessent wasn't having it: "I think it is very reckless for President Zelensky to make such a charge." He added a warning: "Zelensky should be very careful about making statements like this that aren't true." When Zelensky was asked whether Trump or Musk made the call, he admitted he didn't know. Then he claimed it was "both" anyway. He attacks America in public, then turns around and asks for more of our money. It's time to stop writing blank checks. https://t.co/jSgibs2URK

— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) October 18, 2026

Word to the wise. Don't talk shit in public and then beg for money in private. As far as I'm concerned after this idiocy the most corrupt country in Europe can get its monetary and military needs elsewhere. It appears he has a ton of support in Europe. Let Europe deal with his begging, ungrateful ass.

Four dead, dozens wounded in CFB Wainwright fire

 Thanks to Canuck Fighter for the link!

via CTVNews.ca

Prime Minister Mark Carney says four service members died in Saturday’s fire and explosion at CFB Wainwright.

“Yesterday afternoon, a violent, fast-moving fire swept through a Canadian Armed Forces base in Wainwright, Alberta,” he told reporters on Sunday. “What followed was one of the worst tragedies for the forces in Canadian soil in peace time.”

The Canadian Armed Forces said the fire broke out in a training area at approximately 4 p.m. local time Saturday before spreading rapidly beyond its boundaries.

The Department of National Defence say that there are no indications that the fire and explosion at CFB Wainwright was a terrorist attack.

A spokesperson shared that the incident remains under investigation.

Turning into a pretty bloody weekend for North American forces.  God bless the fallen and their families.

Another inexpilicable incident.  I can't even begin to imagine what happened. 

Notre Dame is pissed but blame the rule not the officials for your guy getting ejected...

 

Notre Dame EDGE Boubacar Traore was ejected against BYU for targeting less than 3 minutes into the game. This is the hit that led to the ejection: https://t.co/Ecp2Y6sLVZ

— Underdog CFB (@UnderdogCFB) October 17, 2026

FUCK ME! Air Force Commando dies in fast rope mishap at football game demonstration...

 Thanks to Carlton for the link!

Jesus!  This is terrible news.  God bless this dude and may his family somehow find peace.  It ain't suppose to happen like this.  Damn!

via New York Post.

An Air Force commando who fell from the 170-foot rafters in front of thousands of horrified fans at a University of Texas at San Antonio football game Saturday has died.

The airman slipped while rappelling from the roof of the Alamodome before the UTSA game against Navy — and plunged to the ground.

The service member, who was assigned to the 6th Combat Training Squadron, Detachment 2, was mortally injured during a pregame demonstration at the school’s “Salute to Armed Forces and Veterans” game.

Here 

This sucks so bad.  When dude walked out the door in the morning he didn't see this coming.  Neither did his family.

Life is precious.  

Safeguard it.  

Priority number one?  Go home the same way you left (at least physically) if you have anything to do with it.

Open Comment Post. 18 Oct 26

People want the player suspended and are pissed. I'm not. This chic had main character energy

Kimari Robinson has ANGERED the masses after this incident! Duke CB Landan Callahan was being treated on the field by two individuals from the medical staff before Athletic Training Fellow, Grace Dietrich, also entered the scene. As she tried to make room for herself by moving Robinson away, he swatted her arm away. Dietrich looked a bit shaken after the reaction. Many fans defended Robinson by saying he was worried about his injured teammate. But many more College Football fans believe that this deserves a suspension. What do y'all think? Understandable or unnecessary? https://t.co/p2T0uXGj1B

— EssentiallySports (@ES_sportsnews) October 18, 2026

I disagree with many on this. This woman has main character energy. She arrived late. Pushes the player out of the way so she could do what? Two trainers were already dealing with the situation and she would have added nothing but confusion. Get angry about the school shooting. Get angry about the economy. Get angry about the war in the Middle East, Europe and all the brush fires going on in Africa, but this? It's a .01 on the scale. If you wanna get mad at anyone involved in this then how about aim it at the right target. In my opinion the wanna be superhero female.

Geez! This Soldier burned into the ground fast roping in a demonstration at the start of a game...never seen anything like this in real life. What happened?

A U.S. Army officer falls to the field at high speed during a fast rope demonstration gone wrong during the Navy vs UTSA pregame tonight. The officer was attended to on the field and taken to the hospital on a stretcher. There has been no update on his condition but we pray that he was not seriously injured. https://t.co/Q4nOKhhNjn

— U.S Military Clips (@usmilihist) October 18, 2026

Rheinmetall Boxer 8×8 armored vehicles, in the Lance 2 turret configuration, armed with the 30 mm MK30-2/ABM

 

Viaturas blindadas Rheinmetall Boxer 8×8, em configuração com torre Lance 2, armada com MK30-2/ABM de 30 mm, em acção de formação ministrada pelo fabricante alemão aos militares do "Jägerbataillon 413" do Exército Alemão, em Bergen, na Baixa Saxónia, Alemanha, a 2 de Setembro de 2026. O fabricante alemão Rheinmetall prestou aqui formação, ao longo de cerca de 2 meses, com oito unidades da sua viatura blindada Boxer 8×8 aos militares do "Jägerbataillon 413" do Exército Alemão. Estas oito viaturas correspondem aos primeiros exemplares disponibilizados para a introdução deste sistema de armas no Exército Alemão, tendo sido inicialmente empregues nesta fase de formação ministrada pelo fabricante. Numa das fotos podemos observar a dispersão das cargas fumígenas (de cor branca) projectadas pelos sistemas de protecção Rheinmetall ROSY-L ("Rapid Obscuring System - Land"), com quatro lançadores instalados na torre Lance 2, dois de cada lado, cada um equipado com cinco cargas de 40×280 mm, num total de 20 cargas, que permitem a criação de cortinas de fumo multi-espectro, com interrupção da linha de vista e componentes de barramento de infra-vermelho e laser (contra sistemas electro-ópticos e armas guiadas). Esta versão tem 8,9 metros de comprimento, 3 metros de largura e 3,6 metros de altura, com um peso de combate de 38,5 toneladas. É guarnecida por três elementos (comandante, condutor e apontador) e equipada com motor de 530 kW (710 hp), atingindo 100 km/h. A torre Lance 2, tripulada, integra como armamento principal a peça automática MK30-2/ABM de 30 mm, com alcance eficaz até 3 000 metros, complementada por uma metralhadora de 7,62 mm e pelo sistema de mísseis anticarro MELLS ("Mehrrollenfähiges Leichtes Lenkflugkörpersystem"), a designação alemã do sistema Spike LR, com alcance até 4 000 metros. Transporta 252 munições de 30 × 173 mm prontas a disparar, alimentadas por sistema de dupla fita, permitindo o emprego alternado de dois tipos de munição, incluindo munições perfurantes APFSDS-T e munições programáveis KETF/ABM de "air burst". As Forças Armadas Alemãs ("Bundeswehr") contrataram o fornecimento de 123 unidades desta versão "Schwerer Waffenträger Infanterie" (lit. "Viatura Pesada Porta-Armas de Infantaria") do blindado Boxer, num contrato no valor global de 2,7 mil milhões de euros, compreendendo serviços e manutenção, assinado a 21 de Março de 2024. Está prevista a conclusão das entregas até 2030. Embora se trate de uma encomenda alemã da Rheinmetall, esta versão deriva do Boxer CRV ("Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle") desenvolvido para o Exército Australiano, sendo as primeiras 20 viaturas produzidas na Alemanha e as restantes 103 fabricadas na Austrália pela Rheinmetall Defence Australia, em Redbank, Queensland. No conjunto, a Alemanha tem actualmente 549 viaturas Boxer contratadas em sete variantes. O modelo está ao serviço desde 2009, inicialmente nas configurações de transporte de pessoal, comando, ambulância protegida e instrução de condução, às quais se juntam actualmente novas versões especializadas, entre elas este "Schwerer Waffenträger Infanterie" bem como o Boxer Skyranger 30 de defesa antiaérea. Para além das novas versões agora contratadas, a "Bundeswehr" dispõe já de 403 Boxer ao serviço, entregues entre 2009 e 2021 - correspondentes a 256 na configuração de transporte de pessoal, 65 de comando, 72 ambulâncias blindadas e 10 viaturas de instrução de condução. O campo militar de Bergen, a cerca de 60 km a Sul de Hamburgo, foi estabelecido em 1935. Situado na região de Lüneburger Heide, entre Bergen e Fallingbostel, tem uma área de cerca de 28 400 hectares, sendo o maior campo de treino militar da Alemanha e da Europa Ocidental. É utilizado não só pelas forças alemãs, mas também por unidades aliadas, nomeadamente holandesas, britânicas e belgas. Fotos por Jana Neumann | Forças Armadas Alemãs ("Bundeswehr")

— Espada & Escudo (@EE_EspadaEscudo) October 10, 2026