cold war ii

Artist's impression of Royal Fleet Auxiliary (RFA) Fleet Solid Support Ship. Source: http://www.rfanostalgia.org/gallery3/index.php/RFA-DRY-CARGO/Future-Solid-Support/NDP_FSS

The usual crew of retired military and political types are warning that the UK is not able to meet its defence requirements with the present budget and kit. Given the collective expertise on this board what advice would you give the Prime Minister who takes over in May after the election? I...

Just a thought that occurred. The German Armed Forces have been massively downsized since the end of the Cold War. Assuming a decision were taken to re-arm to meet current threats what projects would be back on the table? Or what stuff would you like to see?

Sikorsky S-97 promotional image found on Facebook. Source: https://www.facebook.com/SikorskyAircraft/photos/a.10150612755535770.381102.274850400769/10152287802345770/?type=1&theater

Russians Scramble To Edit Wikipedia So The Kremlin's Claims Make Sense I note that on the English-language Wikipedia page for the Su-25, there's this bit of wisdom: Does the exchange rate between feet and meters change at lower altitude?

On May 13, 2013, China launched a rocket from the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in Sichuan Province. The Chinese Academy of Sciences stated it was a high-altitude scientific research mission, but unofficial U.S. government sources say it was actually a test of a new ballistic missile related...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25178299 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgZslWEQZHY http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?232992-Chinese-mission-to-Moon-launches http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-11-26/chinas-jade-rabbit-moonshot...

Artist's impression of Boeing GL-SDB (Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb). Source: http://defense-update.com/20121207_fire-support.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Diameter_Bomb#Ground-launched_SDB

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9240230/Fear_of_thinking_war_machines_may_push_U.S._to_exascale Chinese and European efforts much bigger monetarily. This is what is frustrating about government when you spend money on everything you claim to have no money for programs like this. I mean...

http://www.dtic.mil/ndia/2011IAMD/ScottPerry.pdf http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a535111.pdf http://www.dtic.mil/descriptivesum/Y2011/MDA/stamped/0604880C_PB_2011.pdf http://www.dtic.mil/descriptivesum/Y2012/MDA/stamped/0604880C_4_PB_2012.pdf...

Sorry havent been around on here was at Heli Expo 2013 in las Vegas a month ago and catching up on leads. Anyhow I went on my FB and Literally a few minutes ago, Bell unveiled their newest product not yet built - a new generation light utility battlefield tiltrotor - The V280 Valor at Quad A...

Huntington Ingalls LPD Flight II http://youtu.be/yI5GFP_b7kQ Source: http://visual.ly/lpd-flight-ii

At present it looks unlikely if the Army will need a Challenger 2 replacement for the foreseeable future. I got into hot water for suggesting that when and if we ever did, we should take a leaf out of the Australian or Canadian book and buy off the shelf. What options are out there? What would...

FTA: "A report published by China Aviation Journal, China has successfully launched its own space plane prototype" http://www.suasnews.com/2011/01/3610/russians-and-china-said-to-be-working-on-their-own-x37-type-craft/

http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=5489543&c=SEA&s=ASI So, seem within a few months the Varyag will be sailing under its own power. How long til the J-15 reaches production?

With the Future Surface Combatant finally progressing into a more formal design project to become the Type 26 firgate, there have been a number of CGI images and articles appearing in the press recently. This is a 4 year study with the first ships due to start building in 2016 and will form the...

Fun. I liek the C-5A for scale. Clearly we need a folding wing C-5C to fit below decks. ;D

More Than 23,000 Nukes Found in 14 Nations, Report Says Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009 There are an estimated 23,360 nuclear weapons stockpiled in 14 nations, with the great majority held by Russia and the United States, two nonproliferation experts said in a report issued this week (see GSN, Oct...

The Arleigh Burke-class (DDG-51) guided missile destroyer was known as the DDX program from 1978-79 and the DDGX program from 1979-1980. The DDX program should not be confused with the DD(X) program building the Zumwalt-class guided missile destroyer. Line drawing of an early DDGX design...

Help! I am confused! What is the difference between the different "Blocks" of MV-22 and CV-22? Are there any visible differences on thew outside of the aircraft? And are Block A, B and C (MV-22) just other names for Block 10, 20, 25, 30 (CV-22)? Anybody who could help` Thanks a lot!