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No More Smoke on the Water From Russia’s Aircraft Carrier

Getting new boilers

Thomas Nilsen 14 Dec 20 2802 14

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The ’30-Year, Single-Elimination, Suck-Up Tournament’ or How America Selects Its Generals

To one day make general a US officer has to successfully suck up to about 60 superiors over the course of his career

John T. Reed 13 Dec 20 7280 20

Our Benevolent Empire

US Navy to Form a Second China-Centered Fleet to Encircle China From the South

The 1st Fleet would be based in Singapore or West Australia, opposite of the 7th Fleet in Japan

Dave DeCamp 7 Dec 20 897 19

Those Pesky Chinese

For the First Time China Hits Moving Ships With Ballistic Missiles

Joseph Trevithick 19 Nov 20 1411 17

Those Pesky Russians

Putin’s New Model Army: Russian Military Force Dazzles After a Decade of Reform

Phoenix rises

The Economist 3 Nov 20 3031 0

Empire WoesImperial Decline

Imperial Navy’s ‘Littoral Combat Ships’ Keep Breaking Down

So much so that they're not regularly escorted by special repair ships on deployment

David B. Larter 2 Nov 20 1275 4

Empire Woes

China Happy: Taiwan Blows $8 Billion on F-16s That Are Useless Militarily, Purely a Political Purchase

That's a huge chunk of its procurement budget that now can't be spent on much more useful systems (missiles, small attack ships)

James Holmes 30 Oct 20 1363 9

Our Benevolent Empire

Not to Be Left Out of the China Action, Marines Roll Out Subversive New Strategy

No war like the budget war

Mark Perry 29 Oct 20 1309 13

War in Syria

Russian Airstrike Hits HQ of Syrian Islamist Group Close to Turkey; 80 Killed

Russian message that it is displeased with Turkey de-stabilizing the Caucusus?

Marko Marjanović 26 Oct 20 1525 16

Armenians Are Losing the War in Karabakh Because Their Air Defenses Can Not Handle Slow-Flying Drones

Hindsight is 20/20 but turns out it was a big mistake not to have had modern drone-killing systems in place

Zoran Vukosavljević 24 Oct 20 2014 16

War in Syria

Turkey Withdraws From Military Outpost in Syria Surrounded by the Syrian Army

Turks had been surrounded there since August 2019

Marko Marjanović 20 Oct 20 1156 8

Venezuela Under Siege

China Arming Venezuelan Navy With Ship-to-Ship Missiles

H.I. Sutton 18 Oct 20 1390 32

51st State AdventuresWar in Syria

Israeli Soldiers Enter Syria, Blow Up Syrian Army Sites

The New Arab 18 Oct 20 1103 11

Empire Woes

Imperial Troopers Are Obsessed With Chasing the Elusive Technological Breakthrough That Will Revolutionize Warfare

Tech as a magical replacement to working on yourself

Navy Matters 14 Oct 20 622 8

Turkey Has F-16s Stationed in Azerbaijan

But claims they have not participated in the Turkish-backed Azeri offensive

Ragip Soylu 8 Oct 20 564 5

Empire Woes

Empire’s Navy Wants 530 Ships, but Has No Strategy on What to Build

"The United States could instead expand its inventory of A2/AD weapons and encourage its allies in Asia to do the same"

Brandon Valeriano 7 Oct 20 769 13

UK Monitor: 64 of the 1200 Syrian ‘Moderate Rebels’ Hired by Turkey for Azerbaijan Are Already KIA

Add the wounded and that is 20-25% of the force in under a week

AFP 5 Oct 20 575 3

Did Turkey Prepare the Azeri Karabakh Offensive?

The internet rumor mill detected the build-up of Syrian fighters in Azerbaijan a full two months before the outbreak of hostilities

David Matevosian 2 Oct 20 573 1

Syria’s “Moderate Rebels” Say Turkey Is Recruiting Them to Fight for Azerbaijan Against Armenia

Reportedly some were shocked and appalled to learn that Azeris are Shia and thus "apostates"

Bethan McKernan 29 Sep 20 575 2

How Bells, Whistles & Greed Blew Up the Imperial War Budget

When you go into combat you want to do it with a complex, unproven, hi-maintenance technology demonstrator

Dan Grazier 28 Sep 20 1210 11

Those Pesky Russians

Can Russia Keep Up With the West Militarily?

In a word, yes. Western observers are anticipating a manpower, funding or material implosion in vain

Michael Kofman 28 Sep 20 1055 25

Bonesaw SaudisOur Benevolent Empire

US Officials Must Be Prosecuted for Yemen War Crimes

When the Congress ordered Trump to end the undeclared war he "vetoed" its order

Doug Bandow 26 Sep 20 475 2

Marine Corps Is Scheming New “Littoral Regiments” Specifically to Park Them off the Coast of China

Imagine if China was designing "littoral regiments" to park in Cuba and the Caribbean

Paul McLeary 24 Sep 20 1324 13

REALISTIC DRILL: Su-30 Accidentally Shot Down in Russian Wargames

There was a dogfight and somebody forgot to disable the canon on the Su-35

Anti-Empire 24 Sep 20 1596 8

Conflicts of Interest

PODCAST: Afghan Talks Off to a Rocky Start as Violence Spikes

More than 100 died on a single day

Kyle Anzalone 23 Sep 20 59 0

The Chinese Navy Tests Commercial Ships as Helicopter Carriers

In a serious naval war the US and China would conscript hundreds of civilian vessels

David Axe 21 Sep 20 497 2

Conflicts of Interest

Iranian Assassination Claim Likely Aimed at Stoking Tensions

An attempt to kill the JCPOA before November?

Kyle Anzalone 18 Sep 20 248 5

Conflicts of Interest

The ‘Bountygate’ Narrative Collapses as Trump Hires Afghan War Skeptic

Can Will Ruger help end America's longest war?

Kyle Anzalone 16 Sep 20 238 1

Our Benevolent EmpireWar in Syria

Donald “No New Wars” Trump Says Mattis Stopped Him From Assassinating Assad in Strike

It was apparent at the time Mattis had put his foot down in a major way and had overruled the stupidity Trump and Bolton had in mind

Field Empty 16 Sep 20 601 3

Conflicts of Interest

PODCAST: 9/11 Victims Advance Case to Find Truth About Saudi Role in Terror Plot

Will Prince Bandar have to testify?

Kyle Anzalone 14 Sep 20 163 9

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