Trying to decide if this is gutsy, or just plain stupid. This could have ended so badly...Meanwhile in Turkey pic.twitter.com/1Dx5RbMhXv— Russian Market (@russian_market) July 3, 2020
Saturday, July 04, 2020
This could have ended so badly...
Polish Rosomak 8x8 wheeled APC in #Afghanistan got hit by a RPG-7
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Unrealized replacement of the Tu-142. Visualization of the appearance of the An-171
Found on Reddit's Weird Wings.
The comments are interesting. I'm not an aviation guy so I don't know if they're right or wrong but it's a compelling discussion. Reddit isn't all trash. You should check out some of the military/gun/fitness related forums.
Thursday, July 02, 2020
Royal Saudi Air Force is waging an unnoticed war against Iranian made IED drones...
My theory.#RSAF🇸🇦 F-15 pilots keep scoring more A/A kills against the #Iranian made IED-drones. Here’s a video showing 3 of the 8 drones shot down last Monday over #SaudiArabia pic.twitter.com/ywJolELjq1— Ù…Øمد بن خالد (@MbKS15) July 2, 2020
The more Iran is squeezed the more likely the low grade fight turns high grade.
We've been looking for nation state warfare to breakout? I think it'll be between either Saudi Arabia vs Iran or Turkey vs Egypt...with Saudi Arabia vs Iran being more likely.
RAF A400M Atlas conducts Natural Surface Operations
🎥Watch as our A400M Atlas conducts Natural Surface Operations, who can guess which beach we used today?— RAF Brize Norton (@RAFBrizeNorton) July 2, 2020
The A400M is the @RoyalAirForce newest aircraft to join the Air Mobility Force at RAF Brize Norton, providing tactical airlift and strategic oversize lift capabilities. ✈️ pic.twitter.com/DoTVJ4xDwH
Who are these guys? YJA Star e's forces targeted two Turk tanks
#YJA Star e forces carrying out two military actions against Turkish soldiers in Hakkari on June 2 and 3. After YJA Star e's forces targeted two tanks for #Turkish occupation soldiers at Zeyt and Zevîkê base— Yekîneyên Servanên Efrînê (@Servanenefrine) July 2, 2020
Resulting in the destruction of the two tanks. pic.twitter.com/RVmjrfLO0x
Had to be a base that got hit. Wonder why they don't have security out? Weird war. Seems like its almost laid back till people start dying. So many different forces operating in such close quarters and we're not seeing the type of intensity I'd expect.
Anyone ever hear of this group before? I haven't. Is it an old player that got renamed?
This is a strange game. The bad part of the gamesmanship? People are dying and those that don't die are having their lives turned upside down.
One thing is certain.
Victory on the battlefield is not the objective.
EOS Australia wins accelerated contract with the Australian Army...
Today’s announcement of the acceleration of the contract signing between @DeptDefence and Electro Optic Systems will provide us with 251 new generation Remote Weapons Stations for our protected vehicles. Read more via https://t.co/7pYeLY24Qr. pic.twitter.com/qRQyFYY2pn— Australian Army (@AustralianArmy) July 2, 2020
The Hawkei might deserve another look. Shaping up to be an unusual but capable vehicle (I think).
Modified Bradley Fighting Vehicle known as Mission Enabling Technologies Demonstrator (MET-D)
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| Modified Bradley Fighting Vehicles known as Mission Enabling Technologies Demonstrators (MET-D) and modified M113 tracked armored personnel carriers, known as Robotic Combat Vehicles (RCVs) are being utilized in a soldier operation experimentation at Ft. Carson, Col., from June 15 – Aug. 14, 2020...pic by Kimberly Derryberry |
USAF 352nd Special Operations Group conducts deck landing qualifications aboard the USS Bataan...
Note. With the concepts being pushed by the Commandant I think I'd be happier if we saw Army Aviation and Armor making its way toward ship.
US Navy’s first 4 littoral combat ships to leave the fleet in 9 months
Thanks to Fillippo for the link!
via Defense News.
The Navy’s first four littoral combat ships will be headed into mothballs next March, according to a June 20 message from the chief of naval operations.Story here.
The littoral combat ships Freedom, Independence, Fort Worth and Coronado will all be inactivated on March 31, 2021, with Coronado being commissioned just six years ago.
The Navy decided to cut the ships to save money on modernization efforts as it faces a mountain of shipbuilding bills and upgrade costs.
The ships were supposed to be used as test vessels for the continued standing up of the LCS class, but LCS 1 through 4 have just about reached the end of their usefulness as test vessels and are no longer worth a deeper financial investment, according to a February briefing by Rear Adm. Randy Crites, the deputy assistant secretary of the Navy for budget.
A modest proposal. I'm not at all convinced that slow moving tramp steamer like ships will be of benefit to the Marine Corps..the new Corps...under Berger's concept.
So how about we play with the old idea of putting mission modules for amphibious warfare on these speed boats and see if they have some utility as fast intertheater transports?
Remember the idea of adding a ramp to the Expeditionary Fast Transport so that they could do instream launches of AAVs, handle aircraft etc?
Let's see what we could do with a properly modified LCS! Just an idea.
Wednesday, July 01, 2020
Nature is brutal....
You don't see that everyday. Had to hurt...Seagull swallowing a rat in the streets. pic.twitter.com/g3HHNlzj4a— Incredible Beauty (@ScienceAndAstr1) July 1, 2020
Iran makes a smart looking BMP-2...
Story here.
I would love to get a few more views of this vehicle, watch it maneuver over broken ground and check out it firing, but on looks alone its a rather smart looking vehicle.
I don't recognize the turret. Locally made?
Hate them or love them but the Iranians deserve a bit of credit. They're doing more than expected with a crushed economy and being considered an international pariah.
Public Health officials under fire...a predictable result of the lockdown...
via CNN
During a live public briefing on Facebook last month, "someone very casually suggested" the Los Angeles County's public health director should be shot, the director said.Story here.
"I didn't immediately see the message, but my husband did, my children did, and so did my colleagues," Dr. Barbara Ferrer said Monday in a statement.
It's just one of the many threats of violence public health workers are facing across the nation "on a regular basis" as the Covid-19 pandemic rages on, Ferrer said.
Whether it's advising people to avoid large groups or encouraging people to wear face coverings in public, health officials -- both at the local and federal level -- have spent the last few months updating Americans on how to remain safe during the pandemic and avoid spreading the virus.
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The backlash has taken its toll: At least 24 public health officials have either resigned, retired or been fired from the positions during the Covid-19 pandemic, the National Association of City and County Health Officials (NACCHO) said Monday.
"What has typically been just pure public health advice coming from a trusted source in the community, the local health department, is being politicized and made to seem like the public health advice is something that is restricting people's rights, their freedoms to move about," Lori Freeman, CEO of NACCHO, told CNN.
This should have been easily predicted and should have served as a SERIOUS consideration for governors across the nation.
Free men and women will eventually buck at the notion of being told that they are essentially being placed on house arrest.
I also contend that the protests/riots, the response by law enforcement (hoisted on them by policy makers) to businesses reopening and wide spread defiance by the public to go out into the public is having a terrible effect on the psyche of our nation.
From my chair the messaging has been all wrong about this pandemic.
If you recall I stated on this blog that medical professionals would go from being hailed as heroes to hated by the public.
I think we're there now.
The real question that we will have to grapple with? How much damage has/is being done to our fellow citizens finances, mental health and physical health (because so much medical care has been canceled/postponed)? How much damage has been done to the nation?
The only good thing that can come out of this? The US military has another datapoint when it comes to insurgent warfare. Study of the pandemic response in the US should be studied by our psychological warfare and special ops community. There is much to be learned here and those lessons could possibly translate to future operations in megacities and/or disaster response.
Side note. Could we consider this entire pandemic (at least so far) a missed opportunity for the US military? Should our reaction to this thing have been to look at it as a massive HA/DR episode that required Northern Command to fully leverage the logistics capability of the US military? I think so. Additionally I believe that this is another bit of evidence that Northern Command is basically useless. It really should be disbanded.
Houthis strikes on Saudi Airport
Houthis strikes on Saudi Airport pic.twitter.com/2b8H5Hd6bn— ZOKA (@200_zoka) July 1, 2020
Open Comment Post. 1 July 2020.
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Patria and Kongsberg Teaming Up for U.S. Turreted Mortar Programs
Story here.
Wow. This program would be a natural in the old Corps but I'm not sure the new Corps will even be an observer in it.
I'm really liking the moves the US Army is making with regard to modernizing its ground force.
It's airborne forces (and light infantry) will gain mobility with the Infantry Squad Vehicle. The Stryker while old has seen a number of upgrades along with firepower. The turreted mortar will only add to that. Heavy Brigades are also experiencing an evolution right before our eyes.
The weird thing is that the Army/Navy are evolving while the Marines/Air Force are seeking transformation.
Can't wait to see which direction is correct.
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