RCH155 in the UK

RCH155 in the UK, complete with some tyre kickers.

📸 RA via LinkedIn pic.twitter.com/jHebNQTLag

— Gregory Knowles (@2805662) September 30, 2026

Y-20B as an airborne refueler?

I've mentioned this a few times, and with these new images, again -- Y-20B plumbed as standard for pods for MRTT, massively expands the potential aerial tanking capacity of the PLA, with requisite impacts on tacair range+endurance.

Easy to under-appreciate. pic.twitter.com/1GcdwcYpX8

— Rick Joe (@RickJoe_PLA) September 30, 2026

An extremely interesting description of a pair of YF-23's doing a flyby

A pair of YF- 23 Black Widows 😳
Each fly by makes my pussy wetter 💦 pic.twitter.com/NFNzhsSCK7

— Sarah Doom (@RetardiiB) October 1, 2026

UK arrests dual national Iranians over botched terror attack

UK Arrests British Iranian Dual National Over Security Incident Near Airbase https://t.co/glOfdLZNgW

— zerohedge (@zerohedge) October 2, 2026

Boxer SkyReaper Counter-UAS

I still think this is a waste of capability. Why waste an IFV/APC in this role? I would think that an armored high mobility vehicle with the load capacity would be a much better option in this role. I mean it makes sense in my mind. A drone filled sky would mean that reloads would be a priority to keep these systems in the fight. A counter UAV vehicle to fight the drone battle and the same vehicle optimized for logistics would resupply it while remaining forward.

Boxer SkyReaper Counter-UAS. These images were taken at DVD (thank you @historicfirearm) and have been superimposed on a training area background. AI generated images, but the capability is very real. Moog RIwP reconfigurable weapon station has Stinger SHORAD pods (x4);… pic.twitter.com/EW7I3dWeIO

— Nicholas Drummond (@nicholadrummond) October 2, 2026

Coast Guard is taking fire on the Rio Grande. Army arrives to provide support.

Mexican cartels are about to find out.

Roughly 500 US troops are moving into Texas’ Rio Grande Valley this week, with video showing soldiers arriving in Chinook helicopters, days after a Coast Guard boat came under fire from cartel members.

The Coast Guard says its crew was on…

— Special Ops Magazine (@specialopsmag) October 3, 2026

KNDS France's VBCI RCT40

Many are really into the 40mm cannon. I stand by my contention that it is at best an interim caliber and won't be widely adopted. Oh and that turret configuration looks kinda "fragile".

Pensé pour répondre aux exigences du combat de demain, le #VBCIRCT40 conjugue mobilité, protection et puissance de feu.#WeAreKNDS pic.twitter.com/Kf3B05lY8C

— KNDS France (@KNDS_France) October 2, 2026

Louisiana State University designated a Distinguished Military College

LSU has answered the call to serve for generations. We’re ready to answer it again. @DeptofWar announced @LSU will be designated a Distinguished Military College, placing our university among the nation’s elite military institutions.
We are ALL LSU! 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/ZYB49PZkiS

— LSU President Dr. Wade Rousse (@LSUpresident) October 1, 2026

I'm proud but don't quite know why. What makes a school a Distinguished Military College?

Boeing winning the F/A-XX contract is old but stay for the GIF...

Boeing just won the F/A-XX contract, kicking off development of US Navy’s very own sixth-generation carrier-borne fighter! The new aircraft will eventually replace the Super Hornet and operate alongside the F-35C as the Navy’s primary fighter. And just like that, Boeing now has… pic.twitter.com/BLKKygDgFJ

— Air Power (@RealAirPower1) October 1, 2026

Surely just fantasy art but if the weapons bay could hold all that!

Outrage for a botched execution but the victims are once again forgotten...

Tennessee death row inmate Christa Pike has been taken to hospital after her heart was still beating following two lethal injections during her execution, her lawyer says. Full story: https://t.co/uQkxu9Z4wA pic.twitter.com/yy8IWTFOgu

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) October 1, 2026

This is just cool. Hope its not AI but probably is....I can't tell anymore

Gliding beneath the Northern Lights. 💚💜✨ pic.twitter.com/NVakgyqMYD

— The Astronomy Guy (@astrooalert) October 1, 2026

Open Comment Post. 30 Sep 26

Open Comment Post. 29 Sep 26

Boeing has officially been selected to build the Navy’s sixth-generation carrier-based strike fighter

Boeing has officially been selected to build the Navy’s sixth-generation carrier-based strike fighter, dubbed F/A-XX. https://t.co/I6XTSR5RwY

— Defense News (@defense_news) September 29, 2026

Best play so far this CFB season. LSU 4th & 1.

 

4th & 1

Lane knew before anyone. Don’t miss the latest episode of the Difference Tuesday night on @LSU_plus pic.twitter.com/w6Q6jJsjFD

— LSU Football (@LSUfootball) September 27, 2026

NYPD Counterterrorism Bureau Police Officer securing the perimeter around the UN General Assembly

NYPD Counterterrorism Bureau Police Officer securing the perimeter around the UN General Assembly in New York City, September 2026. pic.twitter.com/id6abUzVVg

— Special Ops Magazine (@specialopsmag) September 27, 2026

Just wow. Carrying a weapon and putting on all the gear does not make you an operator. There is a reason why real professionals in this line of work (whatever the assignment) work on their physical conditioning on a daily basis. 

Question. Is this man an asset or liability if the day turns sideways?

Answer.  We don't know.  A poor appearance DOES NOT necessarily mean poor performance.  It is however an indicator.  The visuals don't inspire confidence.

How much longer can we use bases in the UK? The terror threat has been obvious for awhile...

 

While this matter is now very much in the mainstream news and details being investigated, a huge thank you to all those who reached out to me over the last 4-5 days with observations about RAF Fairford's security state and other titbits of information that partly led to my post… https://t.co/njwpOiHRLl

— DefenceGeek 🇬🇧 (@DefenceGeek) September 27, 2026

Hate to feed into the anti-immigration talking points but the UK has allowed unvetted immigration into their country for years. It would be beyond STUPID to think that they don't have more than a few extremist floating around that country. We've seen the recent terror attack threat/planning and you have to wonder when ISIS, HAMAS or another group doesn't gather members together for a simultaneous attack. The penetration isn't just in society but in my mind includes their govt/military. In addition to wondering about bases you have to wonder about intel sharing. Is it time to at least turn down the tap?

Let's hit some points on the conduct of the Iran war...

 You saw the title.  Let's dig into it.  Oh and feel free to pushback on ANY of my thoughts/ideas about this thing.  I can tell ya know I'm gonna be real critical from the top to the bottom.

*  The Navy wasn't ready & the Marine Corps was useless.  It was gonna be an air war and we didn't see/hear much about the USMC contributing to the fight.  Heard about Army AH-64's conducting maritime missions against Iranian speedboats, Air Force A-10's working all over the place but not much from the Corps.

The Navy?  Not much better.  They had sortie generation but resupply was an issue. Quite honestly if they were running low on food I can't help but wonder about munitions.

*  The Air Force did real work.  The corporate branch of the military was frontline. Don't know if they just had better propaganda or if they were actually hookin and jabbin from the start but it sure looked like it.

Gotta give them credit for the kinetic fight.  They led it.  From bombers to strikers they were the face of the fight and did well....except for one thing.

Forward basing cost them big.  When you have aircraft that are few in number but in high demand and watch them burn up on the tarmac then you have problems.  The concept is just fucked up in the age of tactical long range missiles/drones.  No hardened hangars, no dispersal...its like the war in Europe never happened.

*  The Army is mid.  A weak mid.  Just like the USAF once claimed that no enemy air force would attack our forces (I guess they've upheld that), the Army's portion was to provide protection to the joint force against tactical missiles and now drones.  Didn't work out.  Just ask the Air Force and look at their bases.

The MLRS was somewhat of a success but the fog of war has us a bit blind as far as their REAL effectiveness.

*  The President made an ass of himself and lowered confidence in his leadership. He over promised and under delivered.  I haven't counted but how many times did he tell us the war would end soon?  How many times did he promise that high food/fuel/everything prices that were caused by the war would drop soon.

You can point to the Iran war as the primary reason why the Republicans lose the House and I believe the Senate this year.

*  Pentagon.  I like the Defense Sec (refuse to call it War Dept...idiotic rebranding, thought only Dems did that shit) but he had no plan and its quite obvious they didn't.  You can't tell me that someone there didn't wargame Iran closing down the Straits.  But even with that they had no plan to reopen them.  No dedicated "scud hunt" to attempt to knock out all missile sites and to sink every speedboat.

I just don't know.  These are suppose to be the brains that will defeat China? I don't see it.  Confidence is non-existent in a future fight with them at this point.

Just a ragged view of things from my chair.  What do ya'll say.

Open Comment Post. 27 Sep 26

Is Trump really this big an idiot? He asked Xi if he wanted to buy American weapons????

(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump asked Chinese President Xi Jinping at one point if he would to like to buy some American armaments, US Ambassador to China David Perdue says.

— Josh Wingrove (@josh_wingrove) September 27, 2026

God please tell me this is satire! Please tell me this is a planted story to discredit Trump. Tell me the dude is not this fucking stupid.