New drones and fighters could fry enemy hardware from a distance. Russia will arm its sixth-generation combat drones with microwave weapons. These weapons, which disable an aircraft’s electronic equipment, already exist today “and can hit targets within a radius of tens of kilometers,” said Vladimir Mikheev, a director of state-owned Russian electronics firm KRET, in…
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Military News: Meet the Latest Round of Obama’s Military Scapegoats
“Lack of Warfighting Toughness?!” Give me a Friggin break. If anybody has a “Lack of Toughness” It is the Commander in Chief of the United States Military. Wasn’t it Truman who said “The Buck Stops Here?” Well no-bama, the Buck Stops with the Commander-in-Chief and your absolute lack of any Military or Tactical Resolve toward…
Military News: Marine Corp to Remove the Word “Man” from 19 Job Titles So Women Feel “More Included”
Give me a break. A Marine is a Marine, regardless of sex, color, race or religion. Enough with all this “equality” shit and people being concerned with names and titles. If you earned your globe and anchor, then by all practical standards, that makes you equal to every other Marine. If women want to serve…
Military News: Second Navy Officer Fired Over Iran’s Detention of 10 Sailors
It’s unconscionable that the Navy is making Rasch and Moses the fall guys for this incident after the Obama Administration pretended that nothing amiss had happened in the first place. After the sailors were released, Vice President Joe Biden dismissed the entire incident as the routine treatment of boats with mechanical difficulties. Denying that the…
International Military News: China’s New Type 93 Attack Sub
A new image emerged on 21 June providing confirmation of the latest variant of the People’s Liberation Army Navy’s (PLAN’s) Type 093 nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN). Published on Chinese online forums, the picture shows that the new Shang-class submarine appears to have a new ‘bump’ shape after the sail that may be intended to help…
Modern War: How Tactics Used in Iraq and A-Stan Can Make The U.S. More Vulnerable in Future Wars
We need to ask ourselves which lessons are worth retaining versus which do we think we should retain but make us more vulnerable. Editor’s Note: This article is drawn from a talk given by the author to the Special Operations Medical Association Scientific Assembly in Charlotte, North Carolina, on May 24, 2016. Question: Do the…
Military Defense News: Russia’s T-50 Stealth Fighter Has Engine Problems
United Aircraft Corporation is gearing up to start serial production of theSukhoi T-50 PAK-FA fifth-generation stealth fighter, according to Russian media reports. The eighth prototype T-50 — which is nearly compliant with Moscow’s requirements for a next-generation fighter — is set to make its first flight on June 20. “Unlike the previous aircraft, the eighth airframe is fully equipped…
Military News: 10 Wars That Could Break Out In The Next Four Years
The incoming Commander-in-Chief already has a handful of issues waiting for him or her on January 20th and surely doesn’t need any more foreign policy headaches. Unfortunately, the job is “Leader of the Free World” and not “Autopilot of the Worldwide Ramones/P-Funk Block Party.” Inevitably, things go awry. Reactions have unintended consequences. If you don’t…
Military Defense News: Navy to Christen Newest Destroyer “USS Michael Monsoor”
The Navy will christen the newest destroyer, USS Michael Monsoor (DDG 1001), Saturday, June 18 during a 10 a.m. EDT ceremony at the General Dynamics-Bath Iron Works shipyard in Bath, Maine. The second ship in the Zumwalt-class of destroyers, DDG 1001 is named in honor of Medal of Honor recipient Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class…
Military Defense News: Women to be Included in Draft
And the Hits just keep on coming… Stupid, Stupid, Stupid. First off, initiating another draft would be a COLOSSAL mistake, one of the things that makes the U.S. superior is that we are a 100% VOLUNTEER MILITARY FORCE. Now you want to throw women into that mix just for the sake of inclusion and “Equality”….