Army
Crash update, DeepSeek warning
NTSB has released updated information on the January 30 crash between an Army Blackhawk and the American Airlines flight near Reagan airport in DC. One helicopter pilot thought they were at 300 feet and the other thought they were at 200 feet. The NTSB is not prepared to say exactly how high the helicopter was […]
Valor Friday
Earlier this week, SecDef Hegseth re-renamed Fort Bragg. Instead of naming it after the legendarily bad Confederate General Braxton Bragg, the sprawling facility (one of the world’s largest by population with more than 52,000 military assigned) is now named for a WWII hero of the Battle of the Bulge. Private First Class Roland Bragg earned […]
Fort Bragg is back
SecDef Hegseth ordered the renaming of Fort Liberty (Formerly Fort Bragg) back to Fort Bragg late last night. It is not being re-renamed for Braxton Bragg (the original namesake and notoriously terrible CSA general) but instead for Private First Class Roland Bragg of Maine. PFC Bragg earned the Silver Star for bravery in action against […]
Tuesday riches
SanFranNan hits the news again… it hasn’t been a week since she was again named as one of the premier insider traders in Congress. Her defense at the time was that her HUSBAND is the trader. She doesn’t buy anything, and I guess the implication is that a) they don’t ever talk (with her as […]
Saturday New Tech
We mentioned the dual-band radar on the Gerald Ford yesterday – today we turn our attention to non-floaty toys. First up – the Marines are looking for a few good choppers hybrid planes Osprey replacements. A newly released U.S. Marine Aviation Plan shows the service is now looking at a successor to its MV-22 Osprey […]
U.S. Army shatters recruiting records in 2024, December was the most productive
The U.S. Army announced that it shattered previous recruiting records last year. In December 2024, the Army averaged nearly 350 enlistments a day. On X, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth highlighted the desire for Americans, from the targeted recruiting demographic, to serve under bold & strong leadership. The Army also cut its force by 24,000, […]
Hellhound in Army Competition
I am in awe of what science can do today – and the following helps demonstrate why. Cummings Aerospace is submitting a new drone for Army approval in its ‘loitering munition’ competition. Sounds kinda boring, huh? The company took its S3 version of its man-portable loitering munition out to the Pendleton Unmanned Aircraft Systems test […]
Tanker Love Friday
The Army has approved full-rate production of the variable-fused 120mm Advanced Multi-Purpose round. Till now, production and distribution has been limited. It equips M1 Abrams crews with the ability to effectively neutralize Anti-Tank Guided Missile (ATGM) teams and breach formidable Double Reinforced Concrete Walls (DRCW) while consolidating the capabilities of four legacy rounds into […]
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