We are actively cooperating with Japanese authorities, in response to allegations of serious criminal actions by a Marine assigned to the III Marine Expeditionary Force. We extend our deepest condolences to the victim’s family and friends.
— III MEF Marines (@IIIMEF) October 4, 2026
Saturday, October 03, 2026
Another fuck up by a Marine in Okinawa...
An interesting tweet on the Boeing win for the Navy's fighter contract. Make sure to read the entire thing...
The USN choosing Boeing FA-XX means a lot more than just Boeing is making the Navy's new fighter. Its an open window into the military's plans for the future. It's also a a giant F.U. to Lockheed that has managed to completely piss off the US. You don't bite the hand that feeds you and that is exactly what LM has been doing. You see, they have been ripping off the US taxpayer for years. They knew they designed the only 5th gen fighter the US has, they had a monopoly, the US was trapped. They refused to hand over the data rights to it so they could cash in. Profits over US NatSec. The US military has been trapped. We've been forced to pay up. F35 upgrades are many years late & always way over budget. Right now LM is delivering F35's without a radar! But the US has no choice but to pay up to LM. Its either that or we lose air dominance. USAF F47 was never supposed to replace F35, but the F22. It couldn't because it is too expensive. So LM thought they still had a monopoly & could still rip off the US taxpayers. Basically high stakes blackmail. Enter Boeing. Winning both the USAF and USN contracts means production will now go from 180 to almost a thousand purchased. BAAAM! The price of NGAD just dropped precipitously. This means LM will no longer have their monopoly. The USAF can now afford to buy more F47's. LM now has superior competition. They will no longer have a monopoly. US was supposed to purchase more than 1700 F35's. Nobody will admit it yet, but those numbers are going to drop. The US just gut punched LM. But there is one major question remaining. Can Boeing deliver? Because their past record says NO.
— Military Analysis, Strategy & GeoPolictics (@CostaLefty65147) October 3, 2026
The next unicorn gun you want but won't be able to get...The Glock GR-115
British CTSFOs seen with the new Glock GR-115 carbine during a recent training exercise in Southampton. The woman in the left photo clearly isn't too thrilled about Glock's new rifle. https://t.co/BU0cfbUt4R
— Special Ops Magazine (@specialopsmag) October 4, 2026
Germans witnessed horrific atrocities against Christians committed by Muslims during the Ottoman period
The Germans who witnessed the atrocities committed by Muslims against Christians during the Ottoman period in Greece wrote: "The murder of the men and the drowning of the women was still not enough for a Muslim Turk thirsting for Christian blood; the poor innocent children were also to be sacrificed. So he had the defenseless little ones seized and mercilessly hanged from a tree. Comfortably the monster smoked his pipe beneath them, had himself served with sherbet, and rejoiced in the cries of fear and the death agonies of the guiltless little ones, for they were, after all, only — Christian children" "Gräuelscenen aus Griechenland" "Atrocity scenes from Greece." From the 1820s by the Nuremberg publisher Friedrich Campe.
— Homer Pavlos (@HomerPavlos) October 3, 2026
This is so cool I have no words. Quad rail supremacy indeed!
Quad rail supremacy!!! pic.twitter.com/MtcwONYBI5
— B-1 tactical (@B_1Tactical) October 3, 2026
Otokar TULPAR Medium Tank platform with Leonardo HITFACT MkII 120 mm turret
🔴 #LDO_PR @OtokarAS and #Leonardo have successfully completed the integration and live firing tests of the Otokar #TULPAR Medium Tank platform with theLeonardo #HITFACT MkII 120 mm turret, marking a significant milestone in the companies’ collaboration in advanced land combat… pic.twitter.com/8s1skNn8wK
— Leonardo Electronics (@LDO_Electronics) September 18, 2026
Skif armored vehicle
ウクライナ陸軍は余裕のある車内容積、万全の防漏、最前線での整備維持が楽な設計の供与車両M113APCに惚れ込んで、増加装甲を施しつつも大口径火器の代わりに発煙弾発射器を搭載した純粋な歩兵運搬手段としてスキフ装甲車を開発、年産100両体制に移行しましたね。 https://t.co/OACAbix5gT pic.twitter.com/nwBZ2WVwOD
— 焼き鳥スキー (@10t2SibVjGgzr9B) September 9, 2026
Can't believe I'm saying this. Don't sleep on the back alleys of Vietnam...
If I was in that dudes position I'd be saying fuck no! Where the hell you taking me. After seeing this? Might have to risk it for the biscuit!
Definitely the best $17 homie ever spent in Vietnam pic.twitter.com/6V83167Hs8
— 👑𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗷𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗵🌴🥥 (@_kingjonah) September 16, 2026
TAHR vehicle for German Special Operations...
Sidenote. The USMC had (once upon a time) searched high and low for a fast attack vehicle (don't even know if that's still a thing these days). Suffice it to say that they failed to find one although the G-Wagon attempted to fill the role for a bit. During the whole time of the search, no one could tell me what the criteria was for a fast attack vehicle! Just another mystery from the past I guess. I have no idea what this vehicle is supposed to do for German Special Ops and the only thing I'm sure of is that its air transportable by CH-47. Just by looking I imagine its more expensive than the Polaris and a bit bigger too. The Germans went a different way but I don't follow German bloggers/X users so I have no idea the what's and why's....
Wonder Woman's lasso now makes sense (rage bait for some...you've been warned)
How times have changed. I'm a comic book nerd (didn't see that coming did ya?). Did you know that when Wonder Woman was first created she was what we could call today a dominatrix? I mean think about it. A lasso that makes people tell the truth? That's more powerful than beating freaks with whips! Now its flipped to this meme and I can't stop laughing about it!Now the weapon makes more sense pic.twitter.com/G3aaviyQqz
— Just Posting Ls (@MomsPostingLs) September 16, 2026
17-year-old Boy Scout named David Hahn tried to build a nuclear reactor in his mother's garden shed in Michigan....this story is CRAZY!
Two things. Before Scouting got hit with the woke hammer some of their members were really building BIG TIME knowledge on subjects I never knew existed (I was a Boy Scout). Second. Unguided knowledge is a dangerous thing. My heart goes out to this guy even though the story is old. Last. How do you safeguard something like this when an enterprising teenager was able to get so much done and BEFORE the internet really hit big?
In 1994, a 17-year-old Boy Scout named David Hahn tried to build a nuclear reactor in his mother's garden shed in Michigan.
— Creepy.org (@creepydotorg) September 14, 2026
He came closer than anyone expected.
After earning a merit badge in Atomic Energy, David became obsessed with building his own breeder reactor. He had no… pic.twitter.com/aWIMpnlM0M
Russian individual Soldier kit advances with lessons learned in war.
Unless you have Rumsfeld or someone like Rumsfeld, you'll see that most armed forces advance the most during war. Nothing like a sense of urgency to get upgraded gear to your troops and apparently Russia is no different. They appear to follow the Western example with a few differences. I'll leave it to the gear guys to point out what those are but at a glance I see a few.
🇺🇦🇷🇺 ⚡️The brutal reality of the Ukraine war:
— War Flash (@WarFlash_2630) August 17, 2026
A heavily equipped Russian soldier moves alongside an armored vehicle, carrying a belt-fed machine gun and a full combat load.
From drones and artillery to armored vehicles and infantry, the war in Ukraine has become one of the most… pic.twitter.com/8wEIreExLO
Multi-Mission Launcher
🇺🇸 U.S MML - - Multi-Mission Launcher
— DEFENSE_MATRIX (@PASU_MATRIX) August 21, 2026
15 launch tubes on a medium tactical truck, built to fire different interceptors depending on the threat.
With MHTK mini-interceptors, this thing can carry up to 60 missiles.
Designed for UAS, cruise missiles & rockets/artillery/mortars,… pic.twitter.com/cuAJi5eifI
NOMAD air defense system
For the first time during Operation Atlantic City, the NOMAD air defense system was deployed to Jan Mayen. pic.twitter.com/z5cHmXIJCC
— 𝔗𝔥𝔢 𝕯𝔢𝔞𝔡 𝕯𝔦𝔰𝔱𝔯𝔦𝔠𝔱 🦩🇬🇪🇺🇦🇺🇲🇬🇷 (@TheDeadDistrict) September 7, 2026
Spiders are diabolical and Ants are just plain evil...
Spiders are diabolical. Of all the things I've seen/heard of, in the animal kingdom this is near the top of the list. Who would think of capturing an entire wasp nest? Mr. Spider that's who. On top of that the Ant sees these bastards caught in a no win situation and what does he do? Those evil little bastards decide to make a run at the Wasp larvae and act like its a buffet meal (for them I guess it is). Thank God that he made them little. Even if they were just a bit bigger then we would be on the menu.
A spider just built a web around a wasp nest, trapping them inside, while ants are actively raiding the larvae to stockpile for winter. pic.twitter.com/Sx1R1DkYiL
— Interesting things (@awkwardgoogle) September 13, 2026
RapidRanger air defense system
First good look at a UK-supplied RapidRanger air defense system in Ukrainian service with the 1030th Adair Defense Regiment.
— OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) September 14, 2026
The RapidRanger is a lightweight platform mounting four low-cost LMM Martlet SAMs, with the UK rapidly scaling production in Northern Ireland. pic.twitter.com/8IWVdtD97B
Assault Craft Unit 5 in action
No docks. No harbors. No limits. 🌊💨
— U.S. Navy (@USNavy) September 16, 2026
When the @USMC needs to deliver combat power to austere shores, they call on the "Swift Intruders" of Assault Craft Unit 5.
Conventional landing craft can only access 15% of the world's beaches. The Landing Craft, Air Cushion (LCAC) can… pic.twitter.com/qGpp2Vf8qk
RCH155 in the UK
RCH155 in the UK, complete with some tyre kickers.
— Gregory Knowles (@2805662) September 30, 2026
📸 RA via LinkedIn pic.twitter.com/jHebNQTLag
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.
— Rick Joe (@RickJoe_PLA) September 30, 2026
Easy to under-appreciate. pic.twitter.com/1GcdwcYpX8
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