Politics

[skydiver386]

How many of these dumbass Democrats are welcoming illegal immigrants into their homes?

I bet, not a singe one.

We all saw what happened when a planeload landed at Martha's Vineyard. Democrats are the Kings of "Not in my Backyard".

 

[mark-hunter]

Seems like the Russian government has little value for the life of these pour souls and those in the military.

What I think is this.
If the ship sails on a mission, it has to be manned. There is no much choices.

But this ship itself is scrap metal designed in seventies.

Now, imagine horrors of battle of Atlantic, old generation ships, single hull (no double hull protection) at night, with wooden life boats, in winter north Atlantic, under attack of submarines wolf packs. How to defend against torpedoes? Only by luck.

This is similar situation.

In armed conflicts at sea, this modern drone technology has not been experienced till now.
As red leg said, it would present a challenge even to US Navy.

These drones, most probably are made of composite materials (plastic), and low surface profile, This means early warning systems such as radars are limited in effect. Navy radars are certainly more sensitive then civilian radars, but nevertheless. Radar range is limited by the height of its antenna. Low profile plastic target is low profile plastic target, and when below horizon is invisible.

Secondly, to build such drones, you basically need a basement size facility, and to launch it you need just a trailer and some convenient access to the water. You dont need port facility, or large industry, which makes it impossible to prevent by bombing infrastructure.

Defense against these systems in final approach, I imagine to be similar to what they were experiencing in early stages of ww2 Atlantic convoys, or ships without escort at that time, without sonars, and radars at the beginning. Now lets imagine low visibility and fog? A Nightmare.

I think the best warning system could be provided by a drone imagery and IR, circling around the floating assets. Maybe. But who has that?

 

[Newboomer]

How many of these dumbass Democrats are welcoming illegal immigrants into their homes?

I bet, not a singe one.

Remember Martha's Vineyard. and how the aliens were treated. Those dem aholes talk big but do nothing. Typical hypocrisy.

 

[sgt_zim]

What I think is this.
If the ship sails on a mission, it has to be manned. There is no much choices.

But this ship itself is scrap metal designed in seventies.

Now, imagine horrors of battle of Atlantic, old generation ships, single hull (no double hull protection) at night, with wooden life boats, in winter north Atlantic, under attack of submarines wolf packs. How to defend against torpedoes? Only by luck.

This is similar situation.

In armed conflicts at sea, this modern drone technology has not been experienced till now.
As red leg said, it would present a challenge even to US Navy.

These drones, most probably are made of composite materials (plastic), and low surface profile, This means early warning systems such as radars are limited in effect. Navy radars are certainly more sensitive then civilian radars, but nevertheless. Radar range is limited by the height of its antenna. Low profile plastic target is low profile plastic target, and when below horizon is invisible.

Secondly, to build such drones, you basically need a basement size facility, and to launch it you need just a trailer and some convenient access to the water. You dont need port facility, or large industry, which makes it impossible to prevent by bombing infrastructure.

Defense against these systems in final approach, I imagine to be similar to what they were experiencing in early stages of ww2 Atlantic convoys, or ships without escort at that time, without sonars, and radars at the beginning. Now lets imagine low visibility and fog? A Nightmare.

I think the best warning system could be provided by a drone imagery and IR, circling around the floating assets. Maybe. But who has that?

Yeah, detecting them is a challenge, but flooding the ISM band should be a pretty effective defense.

 

[Red Leg]

Yeah, detecting them is a challenge, but flooding the ISM band should be a pretty effective defense.

I think they are actually using Starlink on these boats.

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

Going one step bigger than the small drones flying about..........

Xwing Awarded Military Airworthiness for Autonomous Cessna Caravan

The company autonomously transported time-sensitive military cargo over the course of a weeklong Air Force exercise.

www.flyingmag.com

Xwing Awarded Military Airworthiness for Autonomous Cessna Caravan​

Xwing operates N101XW: a modified Grand Caravan with a 41-foot length, 15-foot height, 52-foot wingspan, and maximum payload of 3,000 pounds. Since its first autonomous flight in 2020, N101XW has flown more than 500 autonomous hours across 250 missions. According to the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), data collected from those tests show the aircraft can fly about 1,000 nm with 1,200 pounds of cargo.

The goal of Agile Flag was to show how autonomous flight could deliver critical, time-sensitive cargo quickly and cost effectively. The Air Force gauged how autonomy could serve as a “force multiplier and risk mitigator” for the military’s agile combat employment (ACE) concept. ACE involves the dispersal of aircraft and equipment between major military hubs and smaller airfields to improve resilience and survivability.

 

[Red Leg]

Going one step bigger than the small drones flying about..........

Xwing Awarded Military Airworthiness for Autonomous Cessna Caravan

The company autonomously transported time-sensitive military cargo over the course of a weeklong Air Force exercise.

www.flyingmag.com

Xwing Awarded Military Airworthiness for Autonomous Cessna Caravan​

Xwing operates N101XW: a modified Grand Caravan with a 41-foot length, 15-foot height, 52-foot wingspan, and maximum payload of 3,000 pounds. Since its first autonomous flight in 2020, N101XW has flown more than 500 autonomous hours across 250 missions. According to the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), data collected from those tests show the aircraft can fly about 1,000 nm with 1,200 pounds of cargo.

The goal of Agile Flag was to show how autonomous flight could deliver critical, time-sensitive cargo quickly and cost effectively. The Air Force gauged how autonomy could serve as a “force multiplier and risk mitigator” for the military’s agile combat employment (ACE) concept. ACE involves the dispersal of aircraft and equipment between major military hubs and smaller airfields to improve resilience and survivability.

Autonomous fighter aircraft and ground combat platforms are already under development for a wingman role.

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

Currently reading "The Sixth Battle." I rarely read fiction, but some retired Navy guys suggested this and it's quite good. I'm about 2/3 of the way thru it. The title is based on the premise that there were 5 great carrier vs carrier battles in WWII and this on makes six. The book has a lot of techno jargon on military systems, both Russian and American. Lots of details on the various missiles, drones, decoys, jamming systems, etc. The author also knows Africa well, as just about all the African countries are aligned with Russia and they are attacking South Africa. The go old USA rides to the rescue. This war occurs somewhere around early 2000s. Interesting stuff and some similarities to what's going on today. Lots of boots on the ground action throughout the eastern cape.

 

[WAB]

What I think is this.
If the ship sails on a mission, it has to be manned. There is no much choices.

But this ship itself is scrap metal designed in seventies.

Now, imagine horrors of battle of Atlantic, old generation ships, single hull (no double hull protection) at night, with wooden life boats, in winter north Atlantic, under attack of submarines wolf packs. How to defend against torpedoes? Only by luck.

This is similar situation.

In armed conflicts at sea, this modern drone technology has not been experienced till now.
As red leg said, it would present a challenge even to US Navy.

These drones, most probably are made of composite materials (plastic), and low surface profile, This means early warning systems such as radars are limited in effect. Navy radars are certainly more sensitive then civilian radars, but nevertheless. Radar range is limited by the height of its antenna. Low profile plastic target is low profile plastic target, and when below horizon is invisible.

Secondly, to build such drones, you basically need a basement size facility, and to launch it you need just a trailer and some convenient access to the water. You dont need port facility, or large industry, which makes it impossible to prevent by bombing infrastructure.

Defense against these systems in final approach, I imagine to be similar to what they were experiencing in early stages of ww2 Atlantic convoys, or ships without escort at that time, without sonars, and radars at the beginning. Now lets imagine low visibility and fog? A Nightmare.

I think the best warning system could be provided by a drone imagery and IR, circling around the floating assets. Maybe. But who has that?

My wife’s uncle was in the Canadian merchant marine in the war of the Atlantic. He relayed many incidents of the convoys under attack. It was random luck of the draw to survive.

 

[Red Leg]

My wife’s uncle was in the Canadian merchant marine in the war of the Atlantic. He relayed many incidents of the convoys under attack. It was random luck of the draw to survive.

That North Atlantic convoy experience likely played a huge role in Ruark's alcohol issues and early death.

 

[rookhawk]

Just saw this and found it funny, had to share with Politics thread:

 

[cash_tx]

GOP warning of 'national security threat' is about Russia wanting nuclear weapon in space: Sources

The White House will meet with congressional leadership as a top Republican is requesting President Biden declassify information on a "serious national security threat"

abcnews.go.com

 

[Red Leg]

GOP warning of 'national security threat' is about Russia wanting nuclear weapon in space: Sources

The White House will meet with congressional leadership as a top Republican is requesting President Biden declassify information on a "serious national security threat"

abcnews.go.com

The scary thing about nukes in orbit is not the threat to the satellite network regardless what they are reporting. How do you dial a yield and target an explosion that doesn't hammer your own network and a major ally like the Chinese? The scary aspects of this is a nuclear weapon at a 250 mile orbit (or maneuverable to one) periodically passing over the central US every 4 hours or so. See our discussion a few pages back.

 

[spike.t]

Russia’s Putin signs law to seize assets of those who discredit military

Latest attempt to crush dissent comes into effect ahead of presidential elections in March.

www.aljazeera.com

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

 

[Boyd Brooks]

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

 

[Corey0372]

I think they are actually using Starlink on these boats.

Some might be (have been I think) but Musk and starlink have said they don't want the tech used on weapon systems (doesn't mean Ukrainians haven't been sneaky and doing it anyway, haha). Starlink apparently put a geofence around Crimea and other areas to deter the use of nodes on weapons platforms. I read some reports about USVs using starlink losing connection when they hit the geofence.

There's a good chance they're being controlled via some kind of mesh network similar to Trellisware or Persistent Systems infrastructure. Perhaps using UAVs/ other USVs as relays.

 

[PARA45]

Scary alliance between two nasty gangs.

Deadly alliance brewing between MS-13 and bloodthirsty Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang behind NYC cellphone robberies, FBI fears

The bloodthirsty Venezuelan gang is behind a cellphone robbery spree in New York, law enforcement is warning.

nypost.com

I don't recall where I read this, but it seems that Maduro copied the play book from Fidel when Fidel cleaned his prisons and sent all the criminals into the US during the Mariel Flotilla. Maduro apparently has done the same thing and sent Tren de Aragua gang members as refugees. This gang is as ruthless as the MS-13 is.

 

[Randy F]

Scary alliance between two nasty gangs.

Deadly alliance brewing between MS-13 and bloodthirsty Venezuelan Tren de Aragua gang behind NYC cellphone robberies, FBI fears

The bloodthirsty Venezuelan gang is behind a cellphone robbery spree in New York, law enforcement is warning.

nypost.com

I don't recall where I read this, but it seems that Maduro copied the play book from Fidel when Fidel cleaned his prisons and sent all the criminals into the US during the Mariel Flotilla. Maduro apparently has done the same thing and sent Tren de Aragua gang members as refugees. This gang is as ruthless as the MS-13 is.

That goes really well with the plea from the Dems for everyone to "open your doors".