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When did the Gripen become 5th gen? No stealth, still using an F404 derived engine (GE would not sell the F414 cores, so the next revision will use F414s purchased from the US). What justifies the 5th gen claim? And why would India spread itself all over the map like this, with Rafales...

Pfft. Sanctions limited to weapons suppliers, who don't sell to China anyhow. Or is China purchasing US weapons on the side somewhere?? Symbolic action only.

The only interesting thing about this thread is how it attempts to troll Americans, and got basically no response. Whatever guys.

The Ticonderoga mk 41 has 122. Ticonderoga-class cruiser - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Edit: that's VLS. has a few more launchers for Harpoons as well.

Hazardous materials would have to be marked. Might be hard to see exactly what it was from the street if the package was left on the porch, or immediately received and taken inside.

Boston bombers were Chechen. The police could not sue you - that would be civil matter. They could charge him with interfering with an investigation, or disturbing a crime scene, or destruction of evidence, or the like - all crimes. But suing him would be out.

Yeah, this really torques me as much as the killings themselves. Some Muslim kills a bunch of people, and the Muslim community isn't thinking "how did this happen", it's "well, the most important thing is how this might have a negative impact on the Muslim community". Yep, dead non-Muslims not...

The F-18 was never in US Air Force service. It was always a Navy plane. The E/F is pretty modern, its been reworked many times. Clearly a Gen 4.5 jet. Variants have been proposed to move it closer to Gen 5, as an alternate to the F-35. The Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps have been...

Whywhywhy? Having a bunch of different aircraft that do basically the same thing, but require separate supply chains is pointlessly wasteful.

One of the Cracked authors has been doing a whole series of "ask a _____" where ____ is some person that would have unusual experience or outlook.

No, he specified he was North Vietnamese, and fought against Americans. He was literally a winner - his side won. He just is being honest about his experience. FWIW, this was originally a Cracked article: 8 Things Vietnam War Movies Leave Out (By an Enemy Soldier) | Cracked.com Credit where...

1) Screen real estate. I'm currently running a 24" and 28" monitor. Can't do that with tablet, they don't come that big. 2) Variety of input devices. Touch screens are good for a few things. Mice and keyboards are better for a lot of things. There are storage and processing advantages too...

? 11Nov is the end date for WWI. The date was made a holiday by the US, Canada, the UK, and probably others. It is known by different names in different places (Armistice Day, Veteran's Day, Remembrance Day, etc). In the US, it is the newer of two days of remembrance for veterans. The US...

Baywatch - 142 countries House - 250 "territories" Oprah - 156 countries The Simpsons - 200 countries Then there is American Idol, airing in 100 countries. It's a knockoff of Pop Idol (Britain) which was a knockoff of Popstars (Australia) but neither of it's forebearers were so successful...

One of our Olympic gymnasts was ethnically/genetically south asian: Raj Bhavsar - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia I think it goes more to the culture you grow up in. There are sports for every body type. For this thread - short players have done very well in soccer - lower center of gravity...

I don't think I'd rate sports as being "above" or "below" one another, generally. You could say one is more demanding of a particular kind of fitness, body type, or skill, but overall, sport doesn't lend itself to inter-sport comparisons. How would you compare wrestling and gymnastics? As far...

No one whines in the US because families being compensated is a settled matter. They are compensated, and no politician would think of saying they shouldn't be compensated. This guy's kids need to be drafted.

Most countries don't go. The only shame is if a team deserves to go, and does not - but that would be shame on FIFA.

No, missiles don't have pilots, which is the limiting factor for agile aircraft. The MiG-31 is not an agile aircraft in any event. It is an interceptor, not a dogfighter. I'd expect a PK around 50-60% for AIM-120s vs MiG-31s. The MiG is the wrong aircraft if you intend to intimidate opfor...

The AIM-120 is an air-to-air missile, not a MANPAD, with a 90+mile range in the latest variants. Speed is Mach 4. You are not outrunning it with a Mach 3 capable aircraft, particularly when aircraft accelerate slower. You are not going to be cruising around at very high speeds due to fuel...