Well I Did say that Russia was going to be making an aggressive move soon. The nature of Putin, his goal of reviving the "Russia Empire" and reincorporating former integrated colonized satellite states was predictable as a pattern, but not in all its specifics. I need not cite the unrest i...

Ahh--George I got in but I am on the Forum. Well, thanks to George bush's decision to NOT ALLOWformer Iraqi soldiers into the new Iraqi Army and to Mr. Obama's sticking to the date announced for withdrawal, we are faced with going into Iraq for a third time. At the End of the Last war their were sev...

I honestly feel that, to use an often quoted phrase, in this case 3 connected phrases: 1. those who do not know History are doomed to repeat it. 2. History never repeats itself 3. Historical Situations reoccur. Well let us comment on number one, no, history does not repeat itself in the sense that y...

So Many things are happening in the notices and the reports that pass infront of me that it is almost overwhelming, are you aware of any of the following: 1.A French Submarine "Saphir" 'sunk" the Theodore Roosvevelt in a joint naval exercise. This is not altogether unusual, the "...

So Many things are happening in the notices and the reports that pass infront of me that it is almost overwhelming, are you aware of any of the following: 1.A French Submarine "Saphir" 'sunk" the Theodore Roosvevelt in a joint naval exercise. This is not altogether unusual, the "...

I receive about two to five Defense related items a day. I apologize for not getting them up for discussion in a completely timely fashion. One source is Defense One. On the opening page of Yahoo today I received picture and commentary on Chineses drones in use in Nigeria. I just finished reading a ...

Several Subjects come to mind for discussion, but I cannot cover them in one post, today. The first concerns Russian intention and capabilities regarding expansion. Briefly I think Putin is very much in the same place Adolph Hitler was in when the expansion of Germany, (yes-reclaiming its original &...

1. news is not all that good at the moment with respect to our defense establishment. It revolves around one major problem M-O-N-E-Y. If one's economy is strong, we could bleed ourselves into a deeper hole by, basically, borrowing money from China, albeit indirectly, or so I am told. I have no speci...

PS-did you know that a "littoral " class or brown water navy destroyer (such as, I believe, the one constructed from, at least in part, steel recovered from the twin towers is more expensive to build than a "Arleigh Burke" Class. Did you know that the Arleigh Burkes, known as des...

Hi, well no body appears to be interested in commenting, but this is an informational site as much, if not more than, a discussion sit. But in the event I can induce it to shoft a bit I offer the following question: How many Troops should we maintain overseas, or, comment on what type you feel are m...

The Russians have developed a new stealth aircraft similar in appear to the F-22 much as the Chinese Stealth Aircraft is similar to the Joint strike Fighter. Is is called the "TA 50 PAKFA". I am able to fly some of the plans maentioned in Hawx one and two, aerial combat simulation games, w...

I was able to tag into a DOD "mirror site" and I will be posting on the above mentioned subject. Generally the articles post the US in the more favorable position, but I am presently a bit more sanguine. The US is tied down in The middle East to some extent and it will be unlikely to pull ...

Hi You Bunch of silent folk: I imagine you are partially not responding because John Thurston is often out of touch. A valid point. Nevertheless, I will do what, when, where and as much as I can. I apologize to all. I was down for nearly 18 months due to two complete (well as complete as they can be...

Hello all: As you may have noted, the Chinese Air Force (known in China as the People's Liberation Army Air Force) demonstrated their new Strike Fighter. It is no surprise that with all the stuff they make for us, to the extent that that might be able to infiltrate successfully) the J-35. To the nak...

Hi: First: the political news from the Bay State: Democrats got, at the very least a"bloody nose" in the most "Democtratic" of states (read more honestly as entrenched Oligarchal Democrats) especially related to the loss of the corner office on Beacon Hill to the Democratic Candi...