Josh

Also in the works. Both efforts I think were delayed by the Ukraine war so lessons learned could be digested.

The polls have it at a dead heat. But obviously polls are generally off by a margin of error of 2-3% even in a good year. 2-3% this year would sweep the swing states in either direction. If the race really is close, the Dem ground game is to the Trump outsourced PAC effort what Delta Force is to the Peace Corps. ETA: the Iowa poll is probably way off but it’s cross tabs are super alarming for MAGA.

Trump was never shy about weapons sales. He is fine with selling things to anyone; he’s a businessman. Give him Greenland and he’d probably even stay in NATO. F-22 was at the time sensitive technology and the ban on sales came from Congress, not the president, and it seemed to have to do with Israeli-Chinese technology sharing (there were also concerns with technology sharing with Japan after some submarine tech was compromised). AFAIK while Japan and Australia were interested, no one Europe ever was anyway.

The baseline brad drivetrain and chassis is I believe used in the AMPV which is replacing all M-113 derivatives. So a Brad based vehicle will be with the US for decades, even if in a secondary role. As to why replace it: total revamp of armor, sensor, and drivetrain requirements.

If you ignore the fact one is a twin engine aircraft and the other single, sure.

Ok, all of the above is pretty jingoistic even by your standards. It would be much more fair to say that Chinese social media was unimpressed by the aircraft. I think the biggest flaw with the Su-57 is that non U.S. NATO F-35s outnumber it 10:1, and total F-35 production about an order of magnitude more than that. There is no reason to nit pick over the fit and finish of one aircraft; Su-57 will never be relevant due sheer lack of production capacity. A very, very far cry from the J-20.

Historically, no other president has had two dozen of his own cabinet and his vice president say he is unfit for the job and/or they will not vote for him. So let’s put a pin in this post and see how it ages.

That anyone here thought it relevant seems equally trivial. The goal of Trump and his acolytes seems to be owning the left, not policy. His healthcare plan has been two months away for nine years; his actual policy is like fusion power: just keep waiting. Here’s a garbage truck he cannot get into and an apron he cannot tie on by himself, and a machine that cooks fries without anyone touching them…who knew?

It is interesting to see the garbage truck clips paraded here as some kind of own. At best it’s a mediocre meme; at worst Trump stumbled and completely missed the door handle of the truck getting into it. There’s also an amazing still of him with his mouth open and a very clear “tan line” between his face and his lips, like he took his YMCA Giraffe jerk off dance to the next level. On the left, it inspires laughter without comment. Polarization is a heavy influence on content I guess.

Fair enough, even pre war Zelensky seemed to steer away from any statements for or against or confirming anything. It’s a practical stance most U.S. Allie’s adopt, regardless of their actual feelings on the matter. Though one can point to Bibi as almost the polar opposite…

Is that confirmed by wreckage or just assumed by accuracy? In any case, I would assume it requires a MaRV to achieve high accuracy - simply knowing where you are is not enough if the weapon has control mechanism. Certainly some of the Iranian weapons seem to have control surfaces on their upper stage/RVs. Whatever peppered the area of that AB (name please?) clearly either did not know where it was or did not have any controls to do anything about it. It looks like 70-80% hit sand. I wonder if the defense system cannot differentiate missile types by their altitude and speed and prioritize higher accuracy systems?

Their funeral. They did not achieve very decisive accuracy last time, and Israel made it clear they can easily hit a variety of Iranian targets with precision in response.

I understand gunfire and missiles, but I’m surprised HPMs are not allowed either.

No, as noted 6000 on order in addition to deployed units. A lot of people have not noticed that the U.S. is actually rather ahead in C-UAV technology and deployment, primarily because the army has been dealing with the problem in Syria for most of a decade. AFAIK the 100+ MSHORAD is the worlds first dedicate mobile armored anti UAV system, with hemispherical radar, ESM, E2, 30mm, 7.62mm, Stinger, and Hellfire (latter to be removed). There are at least three different HPM emitter systems in testing as well.