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There are Iranians, and then there are Iranians. There might be some questions of control. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/a746cfd45938b540 Apparently you can't run an economy without money.

Jolly Jack Tar?

We have never used Canadian money. We have used Huguenot money. We have used British money. We have used American money. And often it was money from the same families that moved from La Rochelle, to Amsterdam, to London, to New York. And some of that money also moved to Hong Kong, Singapore...

Vacuum Tube Era 1935 - Watson Watt invented radar 1942 - Radar was miniaturized and shock proofed so that it could be mounted on a 40mm HE-T shell and fired at aircraft 1945 - Millions of those radar fused shells had been produced at a then year price The 1942...

I will stipulate all your points. Especially your points about the British Army. In their defence, as with the Ukrainians, when you have no money then you become imaginative. Unfortunately for them, unlike the Ukrainians, they have no political support either. With respect to the FPVs - the...

"In January, the US-based magazine Newsweek reported that China had started dredging sand on an obscure feature in the Paracel Islands, the disputed archipelago known as Xisha by the Chinese and Hoang Sa in Vietnam. "More recent satellite images suggest that China has significantly expanded its...

So, like North Korean and Iranian factories?

A tried and true tactic with lots of solid historical recommendations. Modern lawyers keep insisting that stuff like water, food, fuel and medicines pass through thereby extending the blockade to the disadvantage of the people mounting the blockade.

Excellent! Thanks for engaging. 😁 Where's the enjoyment otherwise? Stipulated. But I think that problem is being addressed, if not entirely solved to everyone's satisfaction. Given the rate of employment of these UxVs, their rate of change, and the multifarious means of communication...

I am betting that Taiwan can build rockets, and the programmed chips to fly them, faster than the Chinese can build ships for them to sink and aircraft for them to knock down.

Yes.

This one is radical Mulit-year procurement for capital projects like aircraft and spacecraft. https://aviationweek.com/defense/budget-policy-operations/us-air-force-exploring-multiyear-procurement-aircraft-spacecraft "The U.S. Air Force is putting together options to set up a multiyear...

Solar panels making rain in the UAE The generate their own air pump. https://www.techradar.com/pro/maybe-its-not-science-fiction-solar-panels-are-causing-rainwater-to-fall-in-one-of-the-driest-places-on-earth "A modelling study led by climate scientist Oliver Branch at the University of...

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/uk-has-taken-delivery-of-over-8000-drones-since-2024/ The UK has taken delivery of more than 8,000 uncrewed systems since July 2024 as part of a £450 million investment in drones - over £300 million of the total spend was on uncrewed systems research and...

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/bmt-shares-more-detail-on-modus-uncrewed-ship-concept/ "A modular family of uncrewed surface vessels designed for sustained undersea operations is being developed by BMT, building on its MODUS concept first revealed in 2025. ... “a family of uncrewed vessels”...

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/hybrid-asw-push-raises-command-comms-and-legal-challenges/ "The Royal Navy’s move towards crewed and uncrewed teaming in anti-submarine warfare could reshape how operations are conducted, but speakers at UDT 2026 set out a series of practical challenges that...

Back to defending the infantry squad... https://taskandpurpose.com/news/marines-drone-optic-2026/ https://taskandpurpose.com/tech-tactics/army-xviii-airborne-drone-ammunition/

https://www.forcesnews.com/services/army/british-army-awards-contract-arx-robotics-build-uncrewed-ground-vehicles A bit more on the ARX Robotics contract. Both articles reference a build rate of 1800 vehicles per year. I have always been a fan of the Bren Carrier as an adjunct to the light...

Things are looking up at Ryerson (currently operating as Toronto Metropolitan). 1. It is not a pro-Palestinian rant. 2. It says nothing about DEI 3. I like it. 😁 https://theconversation.com/canada-urgently-needs-a-civilian-defence-strategy-before-the-next-crisis-forces-one-280194

A bit more on developments... There are apparently multiple units and they incorporate infantry. https://united24media.com/latest-news/ukraine-unveils-drone-assault-units-integrating-robots-and-infantry-on-the-battlefield-17951