Sunday, February 05, 2023

31st MEU flies V-BAT drone

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Russian & Iran are going to build a drone facility that can produce 6000 drones

This has major implications for the Ukrainian war. Imagine swarm after swarm of these drones mixed with more effective cruise missiles. Now move that capability to the Middle East. Does ANYONE at this time have the ability to destroy a massive amount of drones aimed at sensitive targets? If any nation was to stockpile say 12K drones and launch them all at once at a target and then mix that strike with higher speed/semi-stealth cruise missiles it would overwhelm ANY anti-air force on the planet (talking combined ground and air interception).

We are in the interwar years.  

Advances are coming so fast and the nature of warfare is changing in such a way that NO ONE can predict where this is going.


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Stay safe kids !

*Get past the goofiness at the end and drink in the moral of the story. The grass is greener where you WATER it!
 
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Open Comment Post. 5 Feb 23

 

Upcoming tank for WOT.  I love the game and hate it with a passion.  Still suck at it.

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Now begins the idiotic politics of failure....BREAKING: 2 Former DNI Directors Say Report of Chinese Balloons Under Trump is Fake

 Note.  Earlier I classified this balloon thing as not the big deal is was being touted as being.  I stand by that.  The delayed response, the lack of decisiveness and now the awkward and lame finger pointing all shows one thing.  Our political/military power structure is fucked beyond belief.  Apparently they have the same pulse of the people as I do, except that they have a bigger megaphone and have the ability to PROPERLY explain why they arrived at a certain decision.  Vacillation like we've seen is a danger sign.


via Trending Politics

On Sunday morning, former acting Director of the United States National Intelligence (DNI) Richard Grenell denied the recent report claiming Chinese Spy Balloons flew across the United States under former President Donald Trump.

“Yes, Chinese Spy Balloons Flew Over The U.S. When President Trump Was In Office Too,” the piece from Matt Novack published on Forbes read.

The article was extremely vague and weakly sourced.

In a tweet on Sunday, Grenell strongly denied the piece and hammered the Biden administration for pushing the fake news.

“Biden’s DoD is shamelessly using an anonymous source to say that Chinese balloons flew over the US under Trump – and the Trump team allowed it,” he tweeted. “It is a lie. We never heard this – ever. Congress should demand @SecDef tell the truth. Shame on @JakeSullivan46.”

Story here 

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The only real loser in the China Spy Balloon Incident is Milley...

Parts of Military Twitter & ESPECIALLY the Conservative Twitter spaces are eviscerating Milley. He has never been popular with the troops (from the outside looking in...but does it really matter?) and he's been suspect to both the left and right. To the left because he's military and to the right because he's implemented some policies that many disagree with.

But when it comes to the balloon case I almost feel sorry for the dude.

Biden threw his ass under the bus so quick its shocking.  The CJCS over ruled him and told him not to shoot down the balloon?  Then Biden over ruled him and ordered the balloon shot down?

China got an over flight of the USA.  Got first hand experience with the lack of decisiveness from our elected officials....basically they got a timeline of how long it would take for America to decide to sortie forces to aid Taiwan.  If it took days to shoot down a fucking balloon how long will it take to decide to lose a couple of carriers and dozens of other warships along with countless lives of American troops?

And Milley.

Milley just sealed his fate as probably the worst CJCS in the history of the US.

The dude has had a rough ride with two "unique" Presidents but the guy is still trash.
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Saturday, February 04, 2023

Former French Navy Carrier Foch scuttled in international waters...

The Brazilians didn't get much use out of her. Is it even worthwhile to buy ships second hand anymore? I know the US Navy rides all its ships HARD. There is a big opening for some basic builds to supply smaller nations fleets but no one is tapping into it. Oh and Brazil! Next time buy a LHD. It would be more cost effective and better suit your needs!
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This is a damn winter hurricane!

That looks plainful.
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Welcome to America 2023. People are dumpster diving in Austin, TX

What The Fuck is going on here! 

I'm just looking at the short vid just like you but those don't look like street people. So now the lower/middle class are dumpster diving? Jesus H. Christ! 

This is a new level of just plain sad.

Did you catch that glimpse of a LEO maintaining order?  So this is either a known thing or the crowd was such that they got a call.

Weird.  Just weird!
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Open Comment Post. 4 Feb 23

 

Note.  I posted a pic yesterday that showed how the ARV is smaller than the JLTV and MUCH smaller than the ACV.  The reason is because the Marine Corps while (I believe) revising the requirement to being that the vehicles could swim from ship to shore, originally had them arriving by connector and that 4 of them should be able to fit on an LCAC.

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