Saturday, July 09, 2022

Blast From The Past. Lenticular-form air-to-air missile

 


Who knew?  The USAF was once working on circular missiles ... even a pretty interesting anti-satellite weapon!


Read the wiki entry on the "Pye Wacket" project here!

Sidenote.  The whole thing has been classified so no one knows if its been canceled, continued under another name, evolved etc...I'm betting we're on gen 3 by now!


Wow. The US military ain't what it used to be...

I'm not sure I'd recommend any young man of worth to join the military now.  It ain't what it used to be.  Don't get me wrong, it was never perfect but it didn't have all the normal stuff AND this...

Footage of Sri Lanka's President fleeing on military ship from Colombo harbor.

Hmmm. If I was leader of a 3rd world country I'd have go bag connex boxes ready to go. This dude is fleeing like a peasant. Not even by air but by ship. He could get caught by the coast guard on the way out in fast boats or considering its location, maybe even some pirates and ransomed back to the next govt for a few coins.

I knew SOCOM was in Somalia but didn't know they were building a freaking base!

This is about to go big. If it follows its usual pattern first SOCOM touches down and starts running missions. Then conventionals flow in to provide first base security and then perimeter security on missions. Then SOCOM goes big with it and suddenly you see Ranger Battalions, SEALs and Special Forces doing shit not only in the host nation (Somalia in this case) but also the region. Looks like the Wagner group is about to be countered. Another spot that could suddenly go hot. What's worrying for me is that Africa is BIG! USAF Special Ops better send any and every available CV-22 along with some long range UAVs to provide support. Reactions forces will take a minute to get to where they're needed if they do the distributed op/multi-raid ops that are all the rage.

1st Battalion, 503rd Parachute Infantry Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade, Italian Army paratroopers assigned to 4th Alpini Regiment, Folgore Brigade and Italian Army assigned to Command of the Army Special Forces (COMFOSE), conduct an airborne operation

LAR on Patrol

We heard reports of Belarus entering the war and now Ukrainian soldiers are building fortifications and laying landmines on the border

Well this is ominous.

I 100% believe that the US is giving the Ukrainians every bit of intel imaginable.  SOOOO that means that US intel is saying that Belarus is about to enter the war.

Geez.  This is how things spiral out of control.  Poland is already itching to get into this fight.  If Belarus jumps then so could the Poles.

This thing could get messy as hell.

All you bros in the IRR better start running and lifting.  You might get a call by Christmas.  Joking but not joking.