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From what Airbus has put out there will be no more non NEO MRTT models made.

Broken Clock and all that. She’s actually been much more rational than most of 47’s Cabinet

Hostage taking works up to the point when the hostages aren’t worth as much as getting rid of the hostage takers(s).

US funding is generally designed to increase safety measure in already established foreign government programs, as well as gain access to information learned.

Iran in the rear view of a Israeli F-35… If Iran doesn’t stop Hez, I sadly do see this as an Israeli COA, especially if Israel feels abandoned. They don’t have the depth without making massive pushes into Lebanon, which will still leave the IDF vulnerable to SUAS strikes. You can’t...

I really don’t know enough about that to comment with any confidence.

Except that LocMart closed the line as well. The C-5M upgrades were not entirely new airframes. The C-5M is entirely a strategic airlift aircraft, as it has no rough field capability like the C-17. The C-17 is a combo strategic anirlift asset and tactical airlift. It is relatively...

A lot of those FPV UAS have HEAT/Shaped Charge Warheads.

PEO Soldier pushed a bridge to far with IVAS. Honestly it is a really good system for some tasks. It can teach (or monitor) by E-D-I especially for some technical tasks. However the view screen is extremely disorienting for a number of people. If you are like me and VR systems get you...

I’m not sure the C-390 can fill a lot of roles the C-130 excels at. Rough field capability and STOL.

Had the Afghanistan mission lasted longer that opinion may have been reversed. But yeah I don’t think it was a worthwhile change overall.

See my HICAR post above. The Army is already salivating at throwing the M7 in the trash. Next will be LMG and LAMG in high pressure ammo. With the advantage of being in a NATO standard caliber not some 6.8 Big Stupid Army wet dream.

Loaded question. Pros: Higher ground clearance for obstacle crossing and stand off from mines and IED. Cons: Much higher CoG which has made it a lot less stable. Bizzare interior layout

To be fair, those are have different roles. The A400 and C-130 are in a competing field - that even I (who hates to divest kit) would suggest that only one of those be retained. To me the biggest question is what is occuring on the NGAL front. Is the USAF going to try to replace the C-17...

The cages and slat armor are designed to interdict and redirect shaped charges. You need stand off to dissipate the jet.

There are training grenades in the system. Major unit fail for not having them.

I totally disagree. The BN CO has direct lines of communication to the Bde Commander and Bde staff, the Transport Platoon OC is routed through the Svc BN CoC. They are only getting the information needed for their Company at best - and not a picture of anything beyond Bde. While the OC may...

True. Marksmanship is a perishable skill. Combat marksmanship even more. Shooting needs to be viewed as a core competency across the CAF, and treated as such.

Potentially, but the bodies of a lot of Canadians or Dual Citizen Canadians getting ripped apart in the streets also doesn’t send a good message. I think it would depend on where and who was affected. The CAF ended up in FYR with the UN’s rather nebulous tasks due to Milla Mulroney being...

More on HICAR for those who care. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/5c94ef3e33114377a7aae82004ebded7/view Hypervelocity Improved Capability Assault Rifle (HICAR) Amendmendent 0001 This amendent is issued to extend the deadline for solution brief (also known as white paper submission)...