Ukraine
Basic lesson
Saw an interesting essay on how the Ukraine War is forcing a rethink of western, specifically US, dedication to perfect, do anything weapons systems. Among the growing number of defense companies recognizing this shift is Robin Radar, a Dutch company that makes drone-detection radar systems used by Ukraine and US allies in the Middle East. […]
Ukraine designing a new APC – based on what?
Ukraine is designing a new armored personnel carrier, driven by their years of combat against the Russians. No exactly a shocking development, given the amount of vehicular casualties they must have taken, but what they are basing the new design on is a bit shocking. The M113. Yep, the old aluminum box that millions have […]
Straits, Monster, and ammo
Opening with the Straits of Hormuz. They are a) open b) closed or c) some weird combination of the above. Depends who you talk to. Now, the Iranians say they are open to civilian ships who pay their “toll” but not military ships. The US says we are reclosing them (which makes us different from […]
Legal Monday, and not-nice charity
You deploy, you leave most of your stuff behind, and if you have a POV, you park it in the designated lot where it will presumably be somewhat safer than in back of your off-post digs, right? We have talked before about some of the unscrupulous folks who prey on the military – hey, […]
High Tech Battlefield
In today’s world of gee-whiz wonder weapons and ammo, you have to be prepared to deal with all kinds of existential threats our fathers never imagined. One such battleground is in Ukraine, where the war keeps dragging on but which is dragging new weapons into public exposure, along with the counter-weapons used to fight them. […]
Elon Cancels Putin’s Starlink Account
Bad Vlad! Musk confirms SpaceX success in preventing Russian military from accessing stolen Starlink units Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said Russian drones were operating over Ukrainian cities via Starlink By Anders Hagstrom SpaceX CEO Elon Musk says his company appears to have been successful in blocking Russia from making “unauthorized” use of Starlink internet […]
What was old is new
There is a Romanian made plane built as a trainer and aerobatic bird called the Yakovlev (Yak)-52. They have been around a half a century, and Soviet and Russian planes trained in -52s before moving to the jet Yak-17 trainer, which is very similar in size and layout. Why talk about a 50-year old trainer? […]
Donald Trump gives Vladimir Putin 10 to 12 days to ‘end the killing’
Earlier this month, President Donald Trump gave Russia 50 days to make substantive progress towards a peace deal with Ukraine. Trump threatened secondary sanctions if these 50 days came and went with no significant peace progress or deal. These tariffs would impact countries trading with Russia in specific trade areas. Russia is using trade with […]
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