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Somehow, when it comes to Congress and the mainstream media, the true strangeness of the Pentagon budget always is missing in action.
Eaglen & Spoehr, 1945
Over time you notice Washington DC has a cyclical nature to it. Just look at the sine wave of the U.S.
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From the report
The Navy began procuring Constellation (FFG-62) class frigates (FFGs) in FY2020, and a total of four have been procured through FY2023, at a rate of one ship per…
Northrop Grumman and Shield AI have been selected for the next stage of the US Army’s Future Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (FTUAS) Programme.
The Increment (Inc) 2 contract will allow the Northrop Grumman-led team to determine the modular open-system architecture of their enhanced V-BAT uncrewed aircraft system (UAS).
The team will also work on the integration of advanced surveillance and electronic warfare payloads onto the V-BAT platform.
The contract has a performance period of seven weeks.
When Star Wars debuted in 1977, it marked a major departure from the depiction of sci-fi robots. R2-D2 was a cylindrical, round-headed, three-legged “astromech” droid that communicated in whistles, although it understood human speech. As the trilogy progressed, several things became clear — the little droid was brutally mission-focused, unfailingly loyal, flat calm under pressure, […]
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YJ-12 vs. Brahmos
Brahmos is a medium-range cruise missile used by the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force. It is produced by Brahmos Aerospace, a joint project between India’s Defence Research and Development Organization and Russia’s NPO Mashinostroyeniya.
On the other hand, The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) uses the supersonic YJ-12 anti-ship missile manufactured by China Aerospace Science & Industrial Corp (CASIC).
In terms of Range:
Experts disagree on the YJ-12’s claimed Range, with some putting it at 400 kilometers (km) and others at 300 kilometers (km).
(Washington, DC) – Judicial Watch announced today it received 167 pages of records from the U.S. Department of Defense which show the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA) has made race and gender instruction a top priority in the training of cadets.
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France is not currently considering a plan to buy back Mirage 2000-9 fighter jets from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and give them to Ukraine.
“No buy-back for shipment to Ukraine is envisaged at this stage,” a French official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the matter, told The War Zone Tuesday.
The official was responding to information in a report by Intelligence Online that part “of Abu Dhabi’s Mirage 2000-9 fleet could be used to make a first delivery of French fighter aircraft to Ukraine.