Wow. Great story. Thanks, Tyler, for publishing.

If Assad walks and Syria breaks apart, I see Russia having a newly formed coastal vassal state and a Russia-don’t-give-a-shit hinterland on the interior plains.

the Afghan motto in the video is pretty close to West Point’s-

what do you think the stars on 22's fuselage were for? successful take-offs and landings?

abso-fucking-lutely. When 20 somethings can tell you Kanye’s latest song but can’t tell you who fought in the Revolutionary War, you have to just shake your head and hope to God that this country will endure.

presume the pilot is now working at Walmart...

... and since Apaches are the only CAS organic to the Army, I certainly hope they work out any bugs in case troops have to execute in a cold environment.

Interesting that Raytheon has its hand in both NASAMS and Patriot.

thanks for the post...

“Do you really think that China is being purely aggressive for the sake of being purely aggressive ?”

repowering will probably be needed to supply the electrical load modern electronics will impose.

son of a bitch, that’s where the downtown Christmas decorations went...

so the news reporter dude didn’t even flinch when the rocket blasted out of the “secret” launch tunnel. In fact, the rocket blasted off just as he finished his spiel. OK, I’m thinking green screen here.

“...delivering what they were asked to do; SR-71 being a prime example of that.”

“...fast BBs” could keep up with a carrier battlegroup.”

I agree with Phil. Anti-ship missiles are effective because the ships today are so thin skinned. Fire that same missile against a BB with:

“...since obviously no one is making 16" shells.”

“...it was an atrocious waste of money all said and done.”

“Zumwalts are obviously cruisers in everything but name.”

great chart.