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Cooperation doesn't equal an alliance, though I don't expect any better from Superboy:disagree:. China and the US agreed to cooperation on a code-of-conduct in the SCS... are they now allied? Japan and North Korea agreed to cooperation on returning Japanese war dead to Japan... last I checked...

B-52 can carry 12 JASSM internally on its rotary weapons racks, B-2 16 internally and B-1 24. The JASSM has or is expected to be fitted to the B-1B Lancer, B-2A Spirit, B-52H Stratofortress, F-15E Strike Eagle, Block 50 F-16C/D, and possibly the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The B-1B is considered...

What the hell happened to the Turkish sectiono_O? It used to be great with people focused mostly on defense, now there's too damn much politics and you're all fighting with each other:o:! @Hakan seems to have left the forum too. I don't blame him at all, who'd want to deal with a bunch of...

How Border Drones Were Born During the Vietnam War - Part 2 The Lockheed Batcat EC-121R, which would relay the sensor’s data to the command center Lukasik thought the weakness of the Igloo White system was that the sensors were on the ground, and drones were merely relay devices between them...

How Border Drones Were Born During the Vietnam War - Part 1 From 1968 until 1973, the US military spent about $1 billion a year on a new computer-powered initiative intended to end the war in Vietnam. It went by many names over the years — including Practice Nine, Muscle Shoals, Illinois...

The Navy Finally Says Goodbye To The Tubby Little T-2 Buckeye Jet Trainer It has served the Navy for 56 years, the vast majority of those years working as the service’s intermediate jet trainer. Thousands of Naval Aviators and Naval Flight Officers were introduced to jet operations in the...

TALOS prototype It should look something like this when operational:

Yeah, no. There's no supporting evidence to validate this claim. Just hearsay. But, Vietnamese ladies are a very common sight in nail and hair salons in the US. 80% of nail salon workers in California alone of Vietnamese decent of immigration. 51% for the US as a whole. *I can't post links...

Catch up on the Rosetta Mission with an Adorable Claymation Clip Haven’t stayed on top of the Rosetta mission? Learn about the spacecraft, lander, and what we’ve learned from the comet so far in under 3 minutes of charming stop motion. The Royal Observatory is back with another...

A Scot: :o::smitten: Redheads, my weakness:ashamed:. Mingles with a Swede And ends up with Emma Stone, who's apparently Scottish and Swedish? I'm ok with this:wub:: :sarcastic: I think this is still happening:partay:.

One of Russia's neighbors? *looks at map* North Korea... welcome to NATO. :partay:

After the M1A2's lessons in Iraq came the TUSK package - Tank Urban Survival Kit. It's counterintuitive, infantry in builtup cities armed with mine, IED, EFP, RPG or ATGMs are the bane of tanks everywhere, hence the need for infantry or air support to cover tank movements, but the TUSK package...

That would need to be a lucky shot give the size of the gap. Front: Side: Rear: The bottom of the M1A2 turret isn't flat either, it's slopped to deflect straight-on shots in-case something does enter the gap, so a direct his isn't likely. This slopping can be seen clearly in this...

The chains are a form of "hillbilly" armor, to protect the the tank from RPG fire by detonating an RPG prematurely and beyond its effective firing distance. On some tanks a "shot-trap" is pronounced between the rear of the chassis and turret, this is a critical juncture that needs protection...

I'm sure @Nihonjin1051 feels like this every-time someone quotes him in the China & Far East section: That section is just like this video clip:lol:. So one needed to bring the thread back to reality. Unfortunately so many people here live in y fantasy land that I'm sure they're in no hurry...

Stuff is good, everything is fine. I'm anxiously awaiting the birth of our daughter:wacko:, but I wont be around too often here, probably only on the weekends. And if you're wondering why I'm using this account, I locked myself out of my other one after changing the account...

Wouldn't Turkey be spiting its own nose if it disallows Russian gas transit though its territory or forces a shift in the transit pipeline plan? Yes, the ceasing of gas flow would harm Russia, and the rest of Russia's customers but considering Turkey would collect a toll for every X amount of...

*Sorry if these have been posted already, I haven't looked through the thread. Also, I want one of those jackets! These Riveting Photos Show How Russia's Su-34 Fullback Fighter-Bombers Get Built