the LCS is a light helicopter carrier. thats all it is. its job is to quickly deploy and maintain a few helicopters in an area. the weapons systems mounted to the ship itself are essentially irrelevant (and you could make the argument that in a world of cheap cruise missile spam and ballistic anti ship missiles, this…

That ghost thing is sorta a joke. A writer that does not know defense did a big story on it like it was some secret super weapon and it went viral and everyone did a piece on it. I actually wrote about that thing in 2011! A stealth boat that is supposed to do within line of sight battle with swarms of fast boats?…

Sorry to hear that you don't like FA or that it detracts from your Jalopnik experience. I don't cross post anything, the editors do. FA has been wildly successful, I am sorry you don't dig it though. Nothing I can do there.

LOL. If this were an American ship - everybody, and I mean EVERYBODY - would be motherfucking it up one side and down the other, for using infused vinylester carbon fibre foam sandwich structure that goes up like a fuckin' tinderbox.

I beg to differ, limited conventional peer-state conflict will be the name of the game in the future. A post nuclear strategy is very much a reality when it comes to smaller territorial disputes

This looks like a pleasure yacht, not a warship.

The differences between an A-12 and an SR-71 are subtle, but the most noticeable is the A-12 is a single seat plane. They're also shorter and more pointed than an SR, but it's not really apparent unless they're side by side.

But really slow right?
I am assuming they can stop the rear prop and use the collective to tilt the blades as needed. Which probably is not fast, since they have the rear propeller for going fast.

That Eurocopter X3 would have some serious drawbacks on the battlefield. A quick in and out for the troops would be slightly complicated by having a massive propeller right next to the door. And what if one of them gets knocked out? At least the S-97 has counterrotating main rotors so if it lost the tail…

I think the most important thing to take from all this is actually quite simple: Does this mean Notch will get back to making Psychonauts 2 happen?

Reporter: Did you see Welker eat drugs?
Brady: Nope.
Reporter: Did you see Welker smoke drugs?
Brady: Nope.
Reporter: Did you see Welker inject drugs?
Brady: Nope.
Reporter: Did you see Welker snort drugs?
Brady: Nope.
Reporter: Is Dan Shaughnessy an asshole?
Brady: Weeeeelll...

This surely wasn't the first time Brady saw Welker drop something.

Not sure how to submit tips or requests for articles, but thought it might be interesting to see an article on improvised weapons. Saw this today: http://www.reuters.com/video/2014/08/…

So basically this..

This isn't falling into either of those categories. Its a huge pipeline that people can use in a narrow way.

Agreed. Content is great but a bit too long to enjoy without setting aside a larger chunk of time than I have available.

I think you might have skipped to the comments before finishing the story.

Tyler, I love reading your write-ups...really...but some are just too long for me to focus on the entire time without dedicating a portion of my (work) day to fully appreciate and comprehend the ramifications of what you're discussing. I do like the sections so I can skim through and find the gist of what you're…

oh no. But that is not the point. I am an organ donor.

You might want to do a little research into the economics of Somali Pirates. Sure, the cannon fodder on deck is abject poverty, but the support systems and financing are multi-national organized crime. Dilapidated skiffs and AK's are all that's required — especially when profits are more valuable than the lives of…