Writing in the July/August issue of The American Conservative, William S. Lind, director of the American Conservative Center for Public Action, tells readers it is the F-35 airplane: “Procuring the F-35 will cost nearly $400 billion and require annual funding of an average $12.4 billion a year through 2038.” [W]e are buying F-35s before we […]
VIDEO: Navy Railgun Catapult in Action
Watch the Navy’s new electromagnetic railgun catapult skip a 4-ton cart off the ocean like a flat rock off a pond.
Insane Blue Angels Video
This weekend the Blue Angels are coming to The Rhode Island National Guard Open House and Air Show at Rhode Island’s Quonset State Airport. The air show’s website states: The airshow offers the finest aerial and static dsplays along with activities for people of all ages. We are proud to be celebrating our 23rd anniversary and will be […]
Last Wednesday at the Range
How well your rifle shoots depends on a number of variables. Last Wednesday I worked on a couple of things I thought I’d share with you. First, to try and limit user-error I shot off of a bench. Over the past month or so I’ve been shooting lying down or prone. If you’ve ever shot […]
Non-Nuclear Subs a Growth Business?
Sweden’s Saab certainly thinks so. Saab plans to be a big player in the diesel-electric submarine business. As the WSJ explains here, submarines have a unique value in defending a country. For the first time since the Cold War, the world sub fleet is growing. Driven by changing strategic threats, surging global trade and new […]
VIDEO: Ghost Gunner
If you didn’t know about the Ghost Gunner, now you do. From GhostGunner.net: “Ghost Gunner is a general purpose CNC mill, built upon a large body of open source work, including the gshield 3 axis motion hardware, the grbl g-code parser and motion controller, and popular microcontrollers. All Ghost Gunner schematics and design files will be […]
Best Sniper Cartridge?
If you’re interested in long-range shooting it’s important to pick the right cartridge for you. I like the Sniper 101 video series by TiborasaurusRex. Don’t be put off by the name. This is an incredibly informative series for serious shooters or those who aspire to be. Like most skills in life it’s important to build […]
F-35B Program Too Big To Kill?
The Niskanen Center’s Matthew Fay writes “Apparently it does not matter how many costly upgrades and redesigns the F-35 needs, or how poorly it performs even its most basic tasks. The program really might be ‘too big to kill.‘”
A10 Thunderbolt Warthog Will Attack ISIS
Originally posted December 15, 2014. From Defenseone.com: The House Armed Services Committee voted to adopt an amendment that keeps the Air Force’s contentious A-10 “Warthog” aircraft flying through the next fiscal year. The amendment passed through committee late Wednesday with a 41-20 bipartisan vote. It will be funded by moving $635 million over to the Overseas […]
American Forces Dominate the Undersea Realm
David Majumdar, writing in the National Interest, looks at America’s undersea power. While a new long-range stealthy unmanned strike aircraft could eventually give the carrier the long-range reach and hitting power it needs, there are those who argue that submarines are far more effective weapons against such high-end threats. Though potential enemies like China can […]
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