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On a military note. The youtube channel HypOps actually modeled a Carrier Strike Group attack on Venezuela using Command Modern Operations. I've used said software recently on a course at Barker College. Thought some of you might find it fascinating.

More to the point. I wonder how one can argue that Putin is wrong to attack Ukraine and the US is right to attack Venezuela. The thing with spheres of influence is that the same doctrine can be argued Russia and China too. This is indeed the Putin worldview. It's odd to hear Canadians argue...

Capex is not the only problem. Do the same comparison again with opex. What's the marginal cost per Watt? Heck, what's the cost per watt on the capex? Sure. If you're in SK and can't get offshore wind easily, nuclear makes sense (I am not even sure SMRs are competitive with conventional...

An important driver for replacing the Cyclone is the cost on both sides. We've spent hundreds of millions. Sikorsky has eaten hundreds of millions in development costs and contract penalties and legal fees. Hence the rumours. They give us a discount on Romeos to get out of a growing...

One of the big reasons I took an interest in studying cleantech is to understand the geopolitics and energy security implications of stories like this: Pakistan has had a long history of IMF bailouts tied to energy prices going up. The Chinese exports of solar PVs could break that cycle. It...

Betz's Law tells you how much of the wind can be converted into mechanical energy. It's essentially drives the density limit of turbine placement. That's become a less relevant concern with offshore wind where there tends to be a lot more room. Mostly though in conventional discourse, nobody...

Used Command: Modern Operations on my EWOC course in the Spring for the final tabletop exercise (more vignette). Spoke to the DS. It took them over a month of full time work to build the scenario. But if any of you have used CMO, it is massively impressive what can be simulated. There's...

I feel bad for the RW folks at DAR. Their strategy to transition to Future Vertical Lift got screwed by the Cyclone problems and delays with FVL in the US. So now, whatever we buy won't get delivered till the end of this decade and will be obsolete by the end of the next decade. That's a...

You're right on Betz law. Gawd. I haven't read my textbook in a decade. Correct. Either way it most certainly wasn't 25-30% of rated capacity for offshore though. Quick Google says UK is currently at 44% offshore. I think you get closer to the 50-60% of rated capacity with size.

Not sure where you got this idea. But offshore wind is typically in 50-65% range. I think what you're struggling with is the idea that there's a one size fits all solution. That was the old model. Build a plant to burn something. Make electricity. Today, what you build depends on where you...

The entire US Army ISR fleet is moving to Global 6500s. And people are pretending that Globaleye is important.

There's a reason there's so many Indopacom stress memes every time Trump bombs useless shit elsewhere.

Les deux. Lol. Edited.

Was he air dropping presents in Venezuelan waters, Nigeria and Iran? Also, this is a nonsense metric made up by his supporters and sympathizers. The test is restraint when difficult (say after 9/11). Not when easy. He's failed spectacularly. And worse. His caving and using expensive...

Ummm no. Putting a receiver on a clean aircraft is much easier. All the same plumbing. Less aero and weight penalties. It's only a problem for Saab where the Globaleye has no room. But that's not the only aircraft targeted for the upgrade. People keep forgetting about the Phoenix. Boom...

Trump has consistently chickened out against Xi and Putin. He can't seem to fathom the US is more powerful. He defaults to being a puppy around them.

Funny that anybody believe Trump thinks deeply about geopolitics. His focus is on stuff like this. https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/31/trump-arch-washington-dc-america-250-00708590 I urge everyone to listen to the podcast. Part of the reason they are f'd is because conspiracy theorist...

We need to talk policy. Trump is capitulating to China. Will we fight in the Indo- PAC without the US? Was listening to the Net Assessment podcast. They detailed how much Trump is caving in. One of their sources...

It seems a stretch to say that is the first autonomous formation. I was reading about the USN testing drone swarms delivered by fighters during my PG a decade ago. In any event simple deconfliction and collision avoidance isn't that much of a deal. What we really need to see is a drone swarm...

You can afford more expensive clothes far more easily than developing countries can afford energy.