Adaptable. Customizable. Lethal.
— BAE Systems, Inc. (@BAESystemsInc) January 9, 2024
Meet the Adaptable Deck Launching System. A low elevation, deck mounted launching system that can be configured to any platform, providing critical air defense capability to defeat missile threats.
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via UKDJ
Grant Shapps has been tipped to retire two assault ships to deal with a shortage ocrews, it has been reported.
It is understood that the defence secretary aims to retire both HMS Albion and HMS Bulwark from active service ten years before their planned out-of-service dates.
In the words of her operators, the Royal Navy, the role of the HMS Bulwark and HMS Albion, is to ‘deliver the punch of the Royal Marines ashore by air and by sea, with boats from the landing dock in the belly of the ship and by assault helicopter from the two-spot flight deck’.
The LPDs can carry 256 troops, with their vehicles and combat supplies, and this can be swollen up to 405 troops. The ships act as the afloat command platform for the Royal Navy’s Amphibious Task Force and Landing Force Commanders when embarked.
The lust for two big aircraft carriers destroyed the Royal Navy. Two aircraft carriers and the F-35 smashed them. They just couldn't afford them but arrogance pushed them into the buy anyway.
The British armed forces are about to shrink.
What will remain is a question but the once "punch above their weight" force is no more.
We're not even 10 days into this new year and so much has already happened. God knows we've probably missed a large part of the thing too.People thought some form of mysterious fog had suddenly appeared in South Korea.
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) January 7, 2024
It turned out it was a gas leak from a gas station and it soon exploded.
Somehow, none of the drivers seen in the video lost their lives. https://t.co/KccRvh65YA
Wow. I wish I lived closed to Fatalville right now. Nah, scratch that. I wish I had info on the movement of Rangers and the rest of the SOCOM. Don't need to "spy" on them, just hangout at the gyms they go to, where they chase women etc...Why? Because if CIA/SEALs/Delta are doing mischief then Rangers are acting as their quick reaction force.🚨 REPORT:
— Mossad Commentary (@MOSSADil) January 7, 2024
Mysterious explosion in Iran: 16 ships of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards were severely damaged
BREAKING: Iran - 16 vessels of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, including an IRGC spy ship aiding Houthi operations, sustained significant damage after reported explosions pic.twitter.com/8HD5E2WSK4
— AlexandruC4 (@AlexandruC4) January 7, 2024
No reason at all for her to say a thing after the SecDef took responsibility. My little harping and the chirping from other defense twitters shouldn't even be an annoyance. Yet here we are. Is it possible that these people are so fickle that perception is more important to them than actually doing the work? Make no mistake the SecDef and Deputy both fucked up. The crazy thing is that ALL THEY HAD TO DO FROM THE START IS THE RIGHT THING and this would have been a non-issue.When Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks began assuming some of Secretary Austin’s responsibilities on January 2, not even she knew that it was because Austin was hospitalized, two defense officials told CNN.https://t.co/6265xQPldg
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) January 7, 2024
This kid is a problem 😂 pic.twitter.com/qJqFH2DLRb
— Daily Loud (@DailyLoud) January 7, 2024
NEW - Biden will pull out of presidential race over poor health, top JPMorgan strategist predicts: report pic.twitter.com/WFbYbFwf9z
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) January 7, 2024
33ft long? Over 800 pounds? Nuke this motherfucker from orbit! I bet they have some shit deep in that jungle that will curl your pubic hairs.33 ft long and 880 pounds Anaconda discovered at a construction site in Brazil. pic.twitter.com/6FyIWXplKf
— Nature is Amazing ☘️ (@AMAZlNGNATURE) January 7, 2024
Wow. This is bigger than Oct 7. Netanyahu had a plan and he's executing it to the fullest. A proper op against Hamas should take a few more weeks at least. No doubt they've been degraded tremendously but the aftermath of that fight will have to be dealt with. I would think that would be enough on anyone's plate but no, the Israeli president wants more. A fight against Hezbollah at this time? Doesn't make sense to me but then again I don't have insight into their intel. I guess we're not getting away from this thing with minimum pain.Israel preparing for war against Lebanon
— Clash Report (@clashreport) January 7, 2024
Senior Israeli officials say “the time has come to change the military focus from Gaza to Lebanon, to switch to offensive operations”.
Israeli officials said that the IDF's operations must be shifted from defense to attack; that… pic.twitter.com/mBe6BpFjMR
This might seem like no big deal to the majority here but to me it speaks volumes. This is simple. Austin is a military man and knows the deal. If you're a commander and you're incapacitated then your number 2 takes over till you're good to go. We saw that with the Commandant of the Marine Corps after he suffered a heart attack.NEWS
— Yashar Ali 🐘 (@yashar) January 7, 2024
CNN has now confirmed that President Biden was not aware that Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was hospitalized and in intensive care for nearly four days.
Biden only found out when National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan informed him Thursday afternoon shortly after… pic.twitter.com/S1lJPFYsR0
Hmm. Does this go under the heading of traitorous activity? Apparently higher education is just a dressed up whore for sale to the highest bidder. Add universities to the list of things that need to get torn down and rebuilt from the ground up. Its obvious to me that every major institution in the US has been infiltrated by a foreign power.FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Researchers Warn U.S. National Security Officials of Secret Deal Giving Qatar Covert Control over Nuclear & Weapons Development Research at Texas A&M
— ISGAP (@ISGAP1) January 4, 2024
ISGAP research exposes Qatar's undisclosed billion-dollar funding to Texas A&M in return for full Qatari…
via Bloomberg
US intelligence indicates that President Xi Jinping’s sweeping military purge came after it emerged that widespread corruption undermined his efforts to modernize the armed forces and raised questions about China’s ability to fight a war, according to people familiar with the assessments.
The corruption inside China’s Rocket Force and throughout the nation’s defense industrial base is so extensive that US officials now believe Xi is less likely to contemplate major military action in the coming years than would otherwise have been the case, according to the people, who asked not to be named discussing intelligence.
This could be the opening we need. If this reporting is true then that puts Taiwan on the backburner. We have a FEW extra years to either (1) get ready or (2) attempt a diplomatic solution.
Oh and before you laugh, understand that our own MIC is jacked up and corrupt as hell too.
This is an opportunity.
Another chance to avert an extremely destructive war for both sides.
Understand this though. If we're gonna try to take a different path we have to move quickly. That corruption is gonna be rooted out poste haste. They will be brutal and efficient. The long arm of China's law will scoop up many. Many will be guilty and a few innocents will suffer too, but it will be done to sort this out on their side.
A bonus report talking about China's economy.
via CNN
China’s businesses are struggling and job seekers have trouble finding work, President Xi Jinping acknowledged during his Sunday New Year’s Eve speech.
This is the first time Xi has mentioned economic challenges in his annual New Year’s messages since he started giving them in 2013. It comes at a critical juncture for the world’s second largest economy, which is grappling with a structural slowdown marked by weak demand, rising unemployment and battered business confidence.
Acknowledging the “headwinds” facing the country, Xi admitted in the televised speech: “Some enterprises had a tough time. Some people had difficulty finding jobs and meeting basic needs.”
“All these remain at the forefront of my mind,” Xi said in remarks which were also widely circulated by state media. “We will consolidate and strengthen the momentum of economic recovery.”
I absolutely can't get enough of her. She is so raw and so real. pic.twitter.com/6CgNFCdEV9
— Sadie 🇺🇸 👩🌾 (@Sadie_NC) January 6, 2024
🚨#BREAKING: A Large Tornado touches down on the ground in the area of Fort Lauderdale reports of damage
— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) January 6, 2024
📌#FortLauderdale | #Florida
Numerous Florida residents watched a confirmed large tornado touches down in the heart of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Officials from the… pic.twitter.com/roLSftVuq1
This kinda makes me wonder. Why now? Why would ISIS decide to attack Iran now? Seems like the whole Arab world is attempting to unite in support of Hamas so again...why now? I never once believed that ISIS was a creation of the CIA. This however is the first time that I've been given pause. If I was running the CIA (or MASSAD) now is the time that I'd want to unleash the hounds on Iran. It makes sense on two fronts. Iran is supporting Hamas and Russia. This is a quick two for one if you have them on the leash and can make them attack on command.🇮🇷🚨‼️ FOOTAGE: Second explosion in Kerman Iran.
— Lord Bebo (@MyLordBebo) January 6, 2024
Looks like the it was in the back of the car. pic.twitter.com/LQsgfiHglt
In 2012 Occupy Wall Street scared the elites.
— Wall Street Silver (@WallStreetSilv) December 28, 2023
So they ordered the media to create new issues to have people focused on fighting. They intentionally started new culture war issues to distract us. https://t.co/l7nziNMpEn
Did this movement along with the election of Trump the thing that activated the elites to distract the American people?
Is this the root of all our manufactured issues?
Were that that fearful that the natives were coming with pitchforks that they decided to destabilize society?
