So, the latest edition of SKIES Magazine is out and they are reporting that nTACS program will be divided into three phases (p.62): Phase 1: 427 Special Operations Air Sqn will be getting 18 new helicopters; Phase 2: will be the acquisition of an attack/recce helicopter, and Phase 3: the...
Two interesting articles on the rise of Xenophobia in Russia and one on how Russian/Ukraine war is depleting its workforce, especially in its critical oil/gas sectors...
I asked my browsers AI this question:
How does the Lithium-Ion batteries work on the South Korean KS-III submarines?
Answer: The South Korean KSS-III (Dosan Ahn Changho-class) Batch-II submarines use advanced lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries developed by Samsung SDI to replace traditional...
Bad news for the kiddies:
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2025/12/24/2359699/-BREAKING-Trump-shoots-down-suspicious-aircraft-entering-US-airspace-along-the-eastern-seaboard?pm_campaign=front_page&pm_source=trending&pm_medium=web
SCOTUS hands big loss to POTUS ruling he did not have the authority to Federalize the National Guard to enforce laws in Illinois.
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/23/supreme-court-national-guard-ruling-00704962
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/26438519-25a443-order/
And since we are talking about new ships for the USN; The War Zone has confirmed that the new USN FF(X) program, that will replace the cancelled Constellation Class, won't have a dedicated VLS.
Now I'm just a landlubber from the Prairies, but even I think that would be crazy...
More news from AP:
https://apnews.com/article/trump-navy-golden-fleet-battleship-0940368b39b19f03abe8689ebad08380
And this class of ships is going to be called ...drum roll, please!... the Trump Class!
Article states it will have a "[d}isplacement in the region of 15,000 to 20,000 tons." So, smaller than the Soviet Kirov class that weighed in at 24,300 tons (28,000 tons full load).
Edit: Fix typo.
At the end of the article Noah has some comments including this snippet, "This choice is actually something that had been pushed by the Federal government. I believe it was either Champagne or Joly who pushed for, at least, module production to take place in Canada. Marmen was one of the...
A couple of articles from the Globe and Mail and the CBC that may shed some light on what is happening:
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-caf-espionage-case-linked-to-allegation-that-postmedia-journalist-has/...
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