Recent content by Kirkhill

If the army figures they have a grip on the C-UAS battle why are they conducting a re-org? https://www.defenseone.com/defense-systems/2025/08/pentagon-stands-new-group-coordinate-anti-drone-efforts/407778/

Quick reminder: The man leads a minority government.

The Black Sea is an active range. The Baltic is tense but quiet. Less problematic to take potshots in the Black Sea?

https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2025/8/25/armys-project-flytrap-looks-to-zap-some-drones The US Army figures they have the static C-UAS battle sussed. Now they are trying to figure out how to apply the technology to blocking during the offense.

https://patriotpost.us/articles/119388-the-status-of-the-navy-part-i-2025-07-28 https://patriotpost.us/articles/119791-the-status-of-the-navy-part-ii-2025-08-11

GA-ASI CCA takes the air - beats out Anduril https://aviationweek.com/defense/aircraft-propulsion/ga-asi-notches-first-us-air-force-cca-flight-test

https://www.stripes.com/branches/army/2025-08-28/missile-demonstration-first-time-europe-18899812.html Adding "stand-off" to the Apache - Spike N-LOS.

https://www.defenseone.com/defense-systems/2025/08/how-many-drones-does-it-take-replace-destroyer/407743/?oref=d1-featured-river-top Operational Analysis begins - shades of Macnamara.

Doesn't sound like any office I ever worked in. Projects were communal affairs even when one person was the designated lead. Of course I am a relic of smoking in the office and a beer with my Swiss Chalet at lunch. As well as 54 hour shifts when commissioning plants.

I am going to suggest that WFH has done nothing for skills transfer, succession planning or innovation to other stove pipes.

I don't know. But they likely wouldn't have the same glitches at the same time. Might could get half your fleet in the sky.

Anyplace it gets cold enough to cause glitches in the software? Pretty sure it gets to -18C in Cold Lake and Bagotville.

And here's one for the Gripen crew... https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/08/27/pilots-mid-air-phone-call-to-manufacturers-f-35-crash/ So, somehow, somebody allowed water into the hydraulics. Fair enough. Operator error and revise your maintenance procedures. Two ships in 9 days...

https://cimsec.org/a-system-of-systems-analysis-is-needed-for-maritime-strike/ This article references explicitly the needs of Maritime Strike given the preponderance of Over-The-Horizon / Beyond-Visual-Range munitions on the developing battlespace. I included it under artillery and the...