Monday, September 05, 2011
Are we going to be losing capability when the CH-46 retires?
I'm beginning to wonder if we're going to be losing capability when the CH-46 retires for good and we're using only the MV-22.
Don't get me wrong, the MV-22 is a technical marvel that has and is proving itself in Afghanistan. But when it comes to getting men and material into tight places...when added stability is needed to get back aboard ship...when simplicity trumps a complex system...are we going to miss these old helicopters?
The V-22 is obviously tailor made for the Special Ops mission.
It has no peer in the rotary winged category when it comes to getting personnel ashore in an assault.
But what happens during those conflicts when its all about the dirty, grimy boring tasks of moving people and supplies around?
In the assault the V-22 is king. For everyday work, we'll miss the CH-46.
Battalion PT. Marine Corps Style...
Responding to sniper fire...
Friday, September 02, 2011
31st and 11th MEU's in action...
Thursday, September 01, 2011
CDR Salamander nails the J-20.
Read his post here, but I think CDR Salamander nails it when it comes to the J-20. Many believed the J-20 to be a fighter. Why? Because thats what the US, and Russia are working on. This is what Salamander says....
I don't know about you - but the J-20 looks less like a fighter and more like a penetrating attack aircraft; almost an update of the F-111 concept.Read the whole thing but I would bet good money that by this time next Tuesday every think tank in the US will be switching gears and following the CDR's lead.
Even with allowances for Chinese technology not being as compact as Western technology (which I think is slightly a bogus argument in 2011) - that bird is big for a reason. I don't think air superiority is it.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Convair FISH
AF-10/11 Delivery to Eglin AFB
F-35A production aircraft AF-11 takes off from Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas, for delivery to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., on Aug. 31, 2011. |
F-35A production aircraft AF-10 takes off from Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas, for delivery to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., on Aug. 31, 2011. |
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