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A video summarizing the coflict:

A new electric aircraft is being developed and (apparently) soon to be marketed. While the current version can be considered a fairly expensive toy, the idea of an all electric VTOL without complex mving wings or rotors is very interesting, and it should be possible to scale this idea. These...

Reviving an old thread, based on an interesting article from Strategypage: https://strategypage.com/htmw/htseamo/articles/20201225.aspx While a nuclear powered, semi icebreaker LASH (Lighters Aboard Ship) might be a bit much, given the extreme conditions that it is ment to operate under, the...

I suspect the idea of "just-enough overmatch to succeed" does not mean no contingency reserves, but rather you only take out enough "Lego blocks" from the bin to do the job. If you under estimate, you (hastily) grab another handful of pieces, while if you overestimate, you (grudgingly) return...

Secretary Mike Pompeo outlines a new American strategy focusing on fragility. This is a very "bottom up" and 4GW sort of thinking about defence and security issues: https://strategypage.com/on_point/20201222205918.aspx

The United States reacts to joint Russian/Chinese patrols in the Pacific and Arctic. Of course this calls into question our ability to respond, especially in a meaningful way over a prolonged period of time...

The United States reacts to joint Russian/Chinese patrols in the Pacific and Arctic. Of course this calls into question our ability to respond, especially in a meaningful way over a prolonged period of time...

Also doctrine. A WWII American squad had a scout team, and assault team and a fire support team. W WWII era German squad was essentially built around an MG-42 team. If future squads have robotics or other exotica, then they will have to be adjusted and built around that as well.

A story to keep an eye on and follow up as they happen: https://www.skynews.com.au/details/_6215946537001 I wonder how many names from Canada will be on that list?

Except that no Canadian media company outside of Rebel even looked for this information, and the story would never have broken otherwise. Here is the National Post: https://nationalpost.com/news/politics/secret-documents-reveal-liberals-dismay-at-cancelled-china-exercises

China claims it has now successfully tested the DF-21 against a moving ship. If true, this could mean a major change to the balance of power in the Western Pacific...

Well maybe not everything, but this article argues that a common mistranslation has seriously affected how "we" in the West understand both Clausewitz and how we apply his ideas to warfare: https://thediplomat.com/2014/11/everything-you-know-about-clausewitz-is-wrong/ While we have moved away...

The HU, "Sad but True" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpxA_ZxGX_M Genghis Khan's descendants graciously allowed Motorhead to cover this song.....