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Pentagon Denies Alien UFOs

| April 24, 2023 | 27 Comments
Pentagon Denies Alien UFOs

The Defense Department confirmed that leaked photos and video of “unidentified aerial phenomena” taken are indeed legitimate images of unexplained objects. Pentagon spox stated photos and videos of Unidentified Ariel Phenomena (UAP) objects characterized as “sphere” shaped, “acorn” shaped and one a “metallic blimp” flying through the clouds were taken by Navy personnel. The Unidentified […]

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Marine Reaper Woes

| March 29, 2023 | 29 Comments
Marine Reaper Woes

MQ-9 Reaper Two years ago, the Marine’s Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron 1, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing (VMU-1, 3rd MAW) procured the MQ-9A Reaper drone. Significant because of the vehicle’s proven role as the primary offensive strike unmanned aerial vehicle for the U.S. Air Force. The UAV is touted to provide the capability to perform strike, […]

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Black Sea Follies, or

| March 15, 2023 | 38 Comments
Black Sea Follies, or

Things That Go Bump in the Night Russian jet collides with US drone in international airspace over Black Sea, official says US European Command, US Air Forces in Europe call Russian pilots’ behavior ‘unsafe and unprofessional’ By Liz Friden , Timothy H.J. Nerozzi | Fox News A Russian Su-27 fighter plane collided with a U.S. […]

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There are Sharks in the Ocean

| January 4, 2023 | 35 Comments
There are Sharks in the Ocean

Watchin’ the sun bake all of those tourists covered with oil Slow news day today, at least until the Congress Critter Cluster Foxtrot is back on. So slow Fox has broken the stunning news that sharks lack the courtesy to avoid beaches frequented by non-marine mammals. People, in other words. This revelation was exposed via […]

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Skeet, With Prizes

| December 26, 2022 | 7 Comments
Skeet, With Prizes

The Good Idea Fairy is back, at least at Walmart. Walmart drone delivery launches in Florida, Texas, Arizona markets Cities include Tampa and Orlando, Florida; Phoenix and the Dallas-area By Daniella Genovese For the first time ever, some Walmart customers in Florida, Texas and Arizona will be able to have their packages delivered by drone. […]

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Divine Wind on this day…

| October 25, 2022 | 14 Comments
Divine Wind on this day…

Kamikaze, or officially Shinpu Tokubetsu Kogekitai, “Divine Wind Special Attack Unit” was named after the typhoon that destroyed a Mongol fleet in the thirteenth century, saving Japan from invasion. The Special Attack Forces were suicide units formed in the last year of World War II as a last-ditch effort to defend Japan. These units used […]

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Wonderful Toys

| October 11, 2022 | 27 Comments
Wonderful Toys

Insufferable Show-Offs, err, Royal Marines in New York Harbour(sic) The Royal Navy has been testing out the concept of jet suit assault teams for about two years, and last year confirmed the suits could be used to stealthily board ships. They were designed by Gravity Industries and use ~1,000bhp of thrust to reach speeds of […]

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Kim Flexes His Missiles

| September 29, 2022 | 13 Comments
Kim Flexes His Missiles

Miss me? On Wednesday, North Korea launched two suspected KN-23 Iskander class short-range ballistic missiles toward its east coast, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said. They were launched from the Sunan area of Pyongyang and flew about 224 miles down range at an altitude of ~120,000 ft. The missile test came three days […]

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