The energy crisis is breaking the global supply chain. Nations are starting to go it alone and to horde resources for domestic use.China Halts LNG Sales to Foreign Buyers to Ensure Own Supply https://t.co/hDEaQCiB4h
— gCaptain (@gCaptain) October 17, 2022
Wow.#Cambridge #police are searching for a ballistic vest, #ammunition, an ID card and other items that were stolen from an off-duty #officer's personal vehicle. #OfficerMagazinehttps://t.co/o039yOVdW1
— Officer.com (@OfficerCom) October 17, 2022
Catastrophic flooding after heavy rainfall in Maracay, Aragua#Venezuela pic.twitter.com/MaXJmT18Sc
— CNW (@ConflictsW) October 17, 2022
On 15 October, 🇩🇪 @RheinmetallAG handed over the first of a total of 209 Lynx KF41 infantry fighting vehicles to ðŸ‡ðŸ‡º. The vehicle is equipped with a manned 30 mm Lance turret and the active protection system StrikeShield. pic.twitter.com/mSzziHPkMo
— Defence 360° (@Defence360) October 17, 2022
via Zero Hedge
Elon Musk has publicly expressed alarm over his name and profile appearing to have been added to a well-known Ukrainian 'kill list', following controversy and outrage from Kiev over his prior "Russia-Ukraine peace poll" and subsequent threats to cut funding for Starlink satellite internet services deployed in the country.
He has a right to be concerned.
Time for him to hire some homicidal pipe hitters that never left the war (mentally).
Even with that, Ukraine is receiving serious help from our own CIA/Special Ops and even the FBI.
If they want him, he'll be got.
Are you getting it now?Russia Bombards Ukraine With Iranian ‘Kamikaze Drones’https://t.co/cATt8ySjGG
— Tyler Rogoway (@Aviation_Intel) October 17, 2022
via USNI News
“There’s mission sets that I think that it’ll be designed for. I think that there are regions where it can operate in a better capacity. And then I think that because of the vertical takeoff nature of the F-35, you can find yourself putting F-35s in [Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations] and maybe bring them back out to the ship for some maintenance and you move them elsewhere,” he added. “Maybe you latch them up with the carrier and you use the command and control of the electronic countermeasure capability of the [E2-D Advanced Hawkeye and the EA-18G Growlers]. So we’re still in the experiment phase.”
The good Admiral talked alot but said very little. Seems like they're at the start of this thing and haven't really moved the ball forward.
Pretty hard to re-invent the wheel and call it something new.
via Marine Times
The Marine Corps has halted some operations of its new amphibious combat vehicles after one of the armored vehicles rolled over in surf during training off California’s Camp Pendleton.
The eight-wheeled vehicle flipped over at about 7:45 p.m. Thursday at the Marines Assault Amphibian School at the base north of San Diego, authorities said.
Wow.
I had high hopes for this vehicle for a couple of reasons. First I actually bought into the idea that it was a step forward from the AAV and next it was the remaining piece for the Ground Combat Element to have a little protected mobility and retain the ability to take ground and hold it.
BUT!
The reality is that the ACV was originally envisioned as a personnel carrier and as far as swimming was concerned it only had to do inland waterways, not cross surf zones.
I know the Marine Corps is working hard as is BAE but I have to wonder if this can actually be fixed.
