China/Taiwan

Looks like a game of chicken with high powered weapons.  I haven’t had to drag this clip out in a while.

Glad we are doing this

All US forces need to train against aggressors with the best equipment possible.  The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in battle.

Things getting warm over Taiwan?

Taiwan says they didn’t shoot down a PRC jet.  Hmmm.

Tsar Bomba

I’ve previously written about the worlds largest man-made explosion, the 50 megaton Tsar Bomba, here, here and here.  Now the  Russians have released footage of the explosion and the preparations leading up to it.  Amazing.

The best editorial you will ever read

William Shatner clears some things up.  I hope the government listens.

Naval developments outside the box

Both the US and China are looking for unconventional ways of expanding their naval power. I suspect that we will see more of this type of out of the box thinking from both sides as tensions increase.

Now this is interesting

UPDATE: More here.

 

The future of air combat?

Taiwan

A thought provoking article.  This is the area that I think is the most likely conflict in our future.

F-117 Aggressors

More on the use of F-117s as Aggressor aircraft at Red Flag.  Looks like there are more 117s flying than previously thought.

Just when you think 2020 can’t get worse

Boy, 2020 just doesn’t give up.  A war in the Taiwan straight is just what we need.