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Yes. I don't happen to think that this hybrid war in which we have been engaged for some decades now has responded well to soundbites and limited objectives. You might have well have asked Haig in April 1917 if taking Vimy Ridge was going to end the war. Or Arras. Or Cambrai. Or...

Has change happened? Is that change positive or negative for Iran? For the US? China? Russia? Venezuela? I don't think announcing benchmarks and milestones to be ticked off by accountants necessarily reflects the value or success of an operation. Attrition is a goal in and of itself.

Prove me, the Ukrainians and the Brits wrong. 😉

Britain's buying in a bit more. "German robotics firm ARX Robotics has begun manufacturing autonomous ground systems in the United Kingdom after securing its first contract with the British Army, the company announced Wednesday. "The April 15 award, issued through the Army’s Task Force...

The heart of any flying machine is the engine that propels it. At one end of the spectrum we have the spinning wing, applied both horizontally and vertically to move air. The motor used to drive the spinner can be of various types. At the other end of the spectrum we have the rocket which is...

Against that backdrop consider this article about the results of the US testing FPV drones for potential military service. https://www.axios.com/2026/04/15/skycutter-ukraine-drone-dominance-pentagon Apparently the field included all the usual suspects but was one by the British face of an...

A self-healing FRP composite that can be 3D printed https://www.ecoticias.com/en/engineers-have-developed-a-material-capable-of-self-repairing-more-than-1000-times-which-promises-to-extend-the-service-life-of-key-components-in-airplanes-cars-and-wind-turbines-for-centuries/30800/ The article...

https://militarnyi.com/en/news/leopard-tank-of-the-5th-heavy-mechanized-brigade-survives-52-fpv-drone-and-molniya-uav-hits/ More on that tank that survived 52 strikes. Leopard 1A5 with locally produced and installed ERA blocks. It sounds as if part of the defences involve upgrading scrim nets...

Given the flexibility of the vocabulary can anybody be sure what those words mean?

I think that is in part my point. On the international front those that would seek legal justification are going to have a hard time of it. Not in finding laws to debate in court but finding courts that all parties accept and the law codes they adjudicate. I am pretty sure Benin had difficulty...

She turned. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/1d99dfdc84fe21dd

Aussies standing up an autonmous naval unit: MASU - Maritime Autonomous Systems Unit https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/news/2026-04-14/navy-names-autonomous-systems-unit Here are their systems: Ghost Shark XLUUV by Anduril...

The word you are looking for is "mail". "Blackmail" originated in 16th-century Scotland and Northern England as a "protection racket" run by clan chieftains and Border Reivers. Mail comes from the Middle English/Scots male ("rent" or "tribute"), which was paid to ensure safety from raids...

But, if you can't go through, and you can't go under, maybe you can go over (without breaking the bank). WIG travel is supposedly more fuel efficient than conventional flight and considerably faster than boats. They also are hader to pick up on radar and sonar (low altitude and no contact with...

On the deployment of the RN's submarine. https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/uk-submarines-to-focus-on-atlantic-and-med-lovegrove-says/ Presumably it will be operating off Gibraltar if the Spanish let it.

New CUAS vehicle Kongsberg CROWS turret on a mast armed with an HMG and 4x 70 mm APKWS II https://defence-blog.com/kongsberg-develops-new-drone-hunter-vehicle-for-ukraine/ "At the heart of the vehicle is Kongsberg’s CROWS C-UAS Kit, a mobile system built to detect and engage hostile...

Or follow the Aussies again? "The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) purchased the commercial tanker MT Delos in 2004, converting it into the fleet replenishment vessel HMAS Sirius (O 266). Converted in Western Australia and commissioned in 2006, this project provided a cost-effective alternative to a...

And Canada is setting up to be a player in the game. Vancouver's Cellula Robotics has married up with BAE, supplying their 5000 km long endurance XLAUV Solus-XR as the base platform for the Herne tha BAE is offering to the RN for its Bastion programme. And Lloyd's seems to like it...

Just think of all the popcorn you can sell. News at 11. In the meantime there is a Five Alarm fire in Tonawanda. 😄

Question to AI: How are China's oil stocks holding up? China’s oil stocks are holding up remarkably well, functioning as a "safe haven" during the current Middle East crisis due to massive stockpiling, with an estimated 1.2 to 1.5 billion barrels in reserve (covering roughly 3–4 months of...