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So? That still doesn't invalidate what I said, and if they end up in Pakistan the balance becomes more even, these are the best tank-killers on the planet. Talk right now is of any A-10 sales being to Eastern European nations like Poland or Lithuania, Turkey has been thrown around too - this...

China’s Sea Aggression to Bring Vietnam, U.S. Closer, Says Osius China’s territorial maneuvers in the contested South China Sea are bringing its Communist neighbor Vietnam and the U.S. closer together, according to the new ambassador to Vietnam, Ted Osius. In his first interview with a...

What Japan's 'Proactive Contribution to Peace' Looks Like in Nepal On April 25, Nepal was hit by a 7.8-magnitude earthquake. Less than a month later, a second, 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck on May 12, followed (as the first quake had been) by numerous aftershocks. As of Sunday, May 17...

Army Tests New Acoustic Threat Detection System The U.S. Army is experimenting with acoustic threat detection systems to help soldiers in combat zones pinpoint the location of incoming fire, from automatic weapons to rocket-propelled grenades, officials said. The service is testing products...

Would the US government sign off on such a sale? Boeing may be exploring options, but the US government has the final say and they've been reluctant to let the A-10 go. Maybe for Eastern European nations, to shore up their defense against Russia? I can't see an A-10 flying in Pakistani or...

Navy Has Begun EMALS Testing on Carrier Ford Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) transits the James River during the ship’s launch and transit to Newport News Shipyard pier three for the final stages of construction and testing in November 2013. US Navy photo. The Navy conducted...

Forsvaret Update: Bell 412-sp ute på flyvning Fregatten Fritdjof Nansen i Trondheim Hærens befalskoles mestringsøvelse ble avholdt i perioden 5-13. mai 2015. Mestringsøvelsen skal bidra til å bygge elevenes befalsidentitet og den skal gi elevene styrket selvfølelse og selvtillit. For å...

I'd say no, if only because people tend to be more ready to accept their new lives than to accept their's ending. It's not that the judicial examination of life imprisonment is any less rigorous, its that the prisoners themselves choose not to peruse legal recourse as much as they are inclined...

:o:Holy sh**!!!

I have a question though. Saying "Pacific century" is a bit neutral, will it remain positive or negative in its impact. Continued trade and prosperity or balkanization to combat regional threats. I suppose the smart money is on a bit of both, Europe's own experiences tended to fall into both...

China, Russia the US, Indonesia and Vietnam - a rising star, Japan, that's a lot of economic firepower. East and West, the Pacific rules the world, especially as other regions remain tepid. Europe is still in its doldrums, Africa mired in structural problems, the Middle-East cannibalizes itself...

Maybe, but that carries a major risk. Remember, the LRSO is a nuclear armed stand-off weapon designed to replace the existing ALCM, any EMP generated from one could be confused for a nuclear-EMP - any incoming LRSO confused for a nuclear attack. That's a major risk that the US would be taking by...

This Stealth Missile Will Use EMPs To Cripple Enemy Electronics The Pentagon’s Counter-Electronics High-Power Advanced Microwave Project (CHAMP) has been one of the sci-fi like weapons programs that has the ability to change warfare as we know forever. Now it looks like the CHAMP has found...

I saw where the F-35 gets one of its most classified features, and it's amazing "This room is the most advanced painting facility in the world," retired US Air Force pilot and F-35 simulation instructor Rick Royer told me as we toured Lockheed Martin's highly secure plane facility in Fort...

You mean like this? Case and point: everyone fails, it happens.

You remember wrong. One failure after 5 successful launches and you deem the program in trouble? Sorry, it's in service (it has been since 2010) and isn't having problems. Oh and the Russian Bulava failed 4 out of 7 times in its first 7 launches, what do you think of it? Trident D-5's...

OK? I said the US and UK jointly manage the Trident, not that they co-developed it. Did you read what I wrote? Considering that France has its own, the M51, I highly doubt your claim: It matches the capability of Trident, and it is French and only French. Specifications Weight 52,000 kg...

Because Edwards Air Force Base (Area 51 - or Groom Lake if you'd rather) doesn't have launch facilities: Edwards Air Force Base It's part of the: Nevada Test and Training Range This is Groom Lake, note the lack of space launch facilities:

:lol:Somebody better tell SpaceX, they'll be pissed when they hear the US is out of the game:usflag:. X-37B launch - March 20, 2015: Yup, the US is "out of the space business":rofl:.

I don't know much unfortunately, and I don't think @SvenSvensonov would confirm sensitive operational details, command and control setups (like targeting arrangements) or anything that could compromise US and UK operational partnerships. This may be true and some of it is, the UK and US do visit...