Ukraine
Another Bad Day for Russia’s Black Sea Fleet
Rubin Class Patrol Boat Sergei Kotov Ukraine’s drones sink another Russian warship, Kyiv says Story by Svitlana Vlasova and Brad Lendon Ukraine’s military on Tuesday claimed another successful attack on a Russian warship, marking the latest in a string of naval defeats for Moscow’s Black Sea Fleet that Kyiv says has reduced its numbers by […]
Have a pleasant flight ASA style
You can run out of lift, run out of fuel, run out of altitude, run out of airspeed, and they are all bad. Natural problems like storms or even volcano eruptions are problematic (you try turning 8,000 rpm while inhaling sand!) People problems like annnoying passengers, entitled idiots, sickness, or skyjackings to some third […]
Senate approves bill that provides military aid to foreign countries, but falls short on US border security
The U.S. Senate approved a foreign aid bill that would provide military aid to Israel, Ukraine, and to Taiwan. Contrary to House Republican hopes, the status quo regarding the border remains. Without positive movement towards securing the border, the Senate bill does not appear to have a chance in the House. Joe Biden warned House […]
How long does it take to ramp up?
I have long been a proponent of the argument that you can argue technology, quality of weapons, morale etc. till the cows come home. The things that win wars are production and logistics. Production, because it is the nature of war to break stuff (and people.) Logistics because all that material has to get to […]
Not sure that’s how it works?
Ingredients: 1) Ukrainian drone. 2) Russian anti-air defenses. 3) Oil refinery. The Russian recipe calls for ingredients 1 and 2 to mix. Ukraine’s version probably wants only ingredients 1 and 3. Russia, however mixed all three together last week with predictable results. A Ukrainian military drone was flying over the town of Klintsy when Russian […]
Say it ain’t so, Joe, and Rooshian AWACs
You have to love how often the pols of today have to eat crow for what they said yesterday. We just recently saw where Joe Biden called out the need for border security when he was running for office… apparently since then he has changed his mind. Or forgotten which border. Or forgotten what a […]
A Russian takes to Telegram to advocate attacking a British warship
One Russian, Yuri Baranchik, reacted to the successful strike on a Russian warship in Crimea. Ukrainians, using Soviet/Russian model fighter jets fitted to carry and launch British storm shadow missiles, successfully hit a Russian warship in Crimea. The crew suffered death and injury, and the ship sunk. The British are also described as providing guidance […]
Ukrainian Sniper Claims World Record
Nine seconds of flight time? Seems like a huge challenge unless the target it stationary. Ukrainian Sniper Claims World Record Whether a fatal shot of a Russian soldier is provable or not, Ukrainian troops take pride in the news By Bob Cronin, Newser Staff | Dec 4, 2023 It won’t show up on a Guinness […]
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