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President Trump announced that the U.S. is not going sell the F-35 stealth fighter jet to Turkey. The country received a new missile defense system from Russia – an exchange he claims was spurred on by inaction from the Obama administration. U.S. officials have expressed concerns about Moscow’s potential intelligence gathering on the stealth aircraft […]
Two Sides of the Same Coin
Iran’s cyber hackers are as dedicated to infiltrating US networks and stealing anything they can get as the Norks’ cyber-poaching group over in Norkiland. https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2019/06/23/us-struck-iranian-military-computers-this-week/ From the June article: In recent weeks, hackers believed to be working for the Iranian government have targeted U.S. government agencies, as well as sectors of the economy, including finance, […]
Iran, China and US
Iran breaches nuclear enrichment deal, going to 4.5%, well above the 3.45% allowed, as of Monday. https://www.militarytimes.com/flashpoints/2019/07/08/reports-iran-enriching-uranium-to-45-breaking-deal-limit/ TEHRAN, Iran — Iran on Monday began enriching uranium to 4.5%, just breaking the limit set by its nuclear deal with world powers, while it is still seeking a way for Europe to help it bypass U.S. sanctions amid heightened […]
US Upgrades Ukrainian Ports To Fit American Warships
USS Carney, DDG 64, prepares to go underway in Odesa, Ukraine. Our own Poetrooper sent us an interesting link: seems the US is modifying Ukrainian ports on the Black Sea to better fit US and NATO ships. That these ports are near Russian controlled Crimea is sure to rankle the Russians, who deem the Black […]
The U.S. Navy Needs to Return to Subic Bay, Philippines
Port call. Chart of Subic Bay Another article from Boomer, Poetrooper’s buddy. Here’s Poe: Another timely and informative piece from Boomer on naval matters in the Pacific. Check out my comment to The Other Whitey on the Mizzou piece. Captain Deutermann’s WWII Pacific writings are an absolute pleasure to read. Battle sequences are incredibly detailed […]
Dzien dobry, nie mówie po polsku
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Soldiers conduct an after action review at the detonation site of a bangalore torpedo explosives during a day of breach training on a range near Camp Trzebie?, Poland, May 23, 2019. (Sgt. Jeremiah Woods/Army) Yes, the skinny is true. We are sending more troops to Poland, in addition to Reaper drones. Fort Trump is not […]
Estonia Is Getting New Guns
Estonia is getting new guns. The Cold War really is over, dead and buried. No, that is not one of the guns they’re getting from LMT, but it’s a shoot-shoot-bang-bang thing, isn’t it? Per the article: As the Estonian Defence Forces continue a lengthy move away from their Warsaw Pact roots to full parity with NATO […]
What’s Goin’ Down
Something is stirring in the Middle East. Per the following article, there is a possibility of passenger planes being ID’d as warplanes by Iran and accordingly shot down. From the article: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Commercial airliners flying over the Persian Gulf risk being targeted by “miscalculation or misidentification” from the Iranian military amid […]
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