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Another one for the VLS arsenal https://www.twz.com/land/patriot-pac-3-missiles-to-arm-navy-arleigh-burke-class-destroyers

Hoodafeknos.

Starmer is in a world of hurt. He was already unpopular. Now he has been dragged along behind two pedophile cases - the UK ambassador to the US Mandelsson who has ties to Epstein and another guy, and now Lord Doyle, who was one of Starmer's spin-doctors who punted for an accused pedophile...

"On April 15, 2026, the United Kingdom announced its largest drone package for Ukraine to date, pledging at least 120,000 drones for delivery throughout the year. "The package included thousands of strike, reconnaissance, and logistics drones that London described as battle-proven on the...

Rheinmetall buys in https://united24media.com/latest-news/german-rheinmetall-launches-serial-production-of-kraken-k3-scout-naval-drones-18079 "The German defense company Rheinmetall has started the serial production of the Kraken K3 Scout naval drones." ... "The production is a joint effort...

https://www.tradewindsnews.com/tankers/us-navy-pushes-two-more-vessels-back-to-iranian-waters-as-blockade-heads-off-27-ships/2-1-1977243

I guess some people are favoured. https://www.tradewindsnews.com/tankers/dynacom-tanker-sails-through-strait-of-hormuz-with-ais-off/2-1-1976522

https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/iran-war-israel-us-strait-hormuz-2026/card/seized-iranian-flagged-ship-was-part-of-fleet-that-frequented-china-uFWfcfChWNDvCpoj3E3D The Iranian cargo ship seized by U.S. forces in the Gulf of Oman this weekend is part of a fleet that often sails to China, one of...

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/russian-shadow-fleet-tankers-british-waters-ministry-of-defence-b2960957.html https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/a33cd64efc4172e4 .... With any luck at all Starmer will be gone in May after the local elections. On the other hand there are lots of...

https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/us-funding-helps-cyprus-upgrade-military-bases-for-its-role-as-a-regional-safe-haven/article70883336.ece https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0e55y0pzgwo In Rubio vs Starmer Rubio wins. Starmer - the ultimate anti-colonialist. I would not be...

The multi-function Blackhawk. https://www.twz.com/air/the-h-60-black-hawk-gunship-evolves-with-new-wings-and-weapons The US Army is promoting them. They need Foreign Military Sales to keep the production lines open due to the loss of national funding...

More on vertically launched JAGMs. https://defence-industry.eu/lockheed-martin-advances-jagm-vertical-launch-capability-to-counter-drone-threats/ "The vertical-launch approach removes the need for a forward firing arc, allowing missiles to be launched from confined environments such as ship...

USMC team taking shape. https://www.twz.com/air/f-35s-quarterbacking-drones-seen-as-gateway-to-usmcs-6th-gen-fighter All USMC F35Bs to be Block 4 in 10 years. USMC F35Bs quarterbacking CCAs - currently the CCA of choice is the Kratos MQ-58 Valkyrie which will be apparently fitted with a...

The Spectre qualifies for the combined MUSV/LUSV programme that was renamed the MASC programme which had a target of several dozen units deployed by the 2030s with the firts 5 or 10 units in service by April 2028. The MASC programme has been reconfigured from the USN buying the vessels to the...

Saildrone is a name that has come up previously. They build long endurance USVs employed by the USN and its Task Force 51. They have the 7m Explorer, the 10m Voyager and the 20m Surveyor, "Designed for months at sea, Surveyor fuses radar, EO/IR, ML-based detection, passive acoustics, AIS...

I can agree. But I believe it is not the nature of the belief that matters but the commonality of belief. It matters less if a community believes in god or man than that a community shares a common set of beliefs which establish the assumptions on which that community rests and bases their...

Fair comment But the Battle of Amiens was fought with the novel technologies that created the stalemate. It took into account all those MGs, Stoke's mortars, Mill's bombs, advances in crewed aerial vehicles and crewed ground vehicles. It also took into account all the advances in battle...

"“We have seen him effectively reverse course on a reversal of a reverse course. Now, I think by one count we’ve seen six different positions taken by the premier on this issue,” said UBC Political Science Lecturer Stewart Prest. "“Clearly, this isn’t working.”" Clearly 😁 Unfortunately, as...

How to sneak into an enemy harbour, bypassing blockades and booms. UUV sticks onto the hull of a passing ship and hitches a ride. The ships forward motion drives water through the UUVs hydrogenerator to keep the batteries charged indefinitely. The UUV has a 24 cu foot payload bay that can be...

Legitimate solution. With respect to Arctic Mobile Base it depends how mobile they are intended to be. I can't see them usefully navigating the arctic with blue lights flashing and sirens blaring trying to get to a MAJAID site. If they are intended to supply emergency services then the...