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For the last day and a half I've been experiencing problems with Google services.  No big deal, I just flexed into Microsoft or Firefox (most the fox...MS Edge looks nice but I'm not willing to...

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They're trying to sell the tribe on the AAV upgrade while they're buying more AH-1Zs, UH-1Ys, MV-22s, F-35s and soon CH-53Ks.

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concept drawing of the missile via Press Release. HUNTSVILLE, Ala., March 16, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) will offer a new missile design to meet the U.S. Army's Long-Range...

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Thanks to Jonathan for the link! via Janes. Following the cancellation of the General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV), the US Marine Corps (USMC) has had to...

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Thanks to Charles for the link! via GCaptain Blog Argentina’s coast guard has sunk a Chinese trawler that was fishing illegally within its territorial waters, the coast guard said on Tuesday,...

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Find out what the future of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle holds with the ECP2 variant and beyond at#AUSAglobal!OK, I have no idea what a ECP2 variant is....but I bet I'm about to get service jealous.

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Above you see Lacey Wildd.  Read about her here, but what has my attention isn't her breast size...its the weight. Each one weighs 21 pounds.  That's before you talk about her Brazilian...

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A F-86 "Sabre" flies over the Strait of Georgia near Comox, BC., April 23, 2009. The "Sabre" or “Hawk One” is refurbished and repainted in the golden colours of the legendary RCAF Golden Hawks,...

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via Stars and Stripes. If the Marines were called today to respond to an unexpected crisis, they might not be ready, a top Marine general told the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday. Gen....

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via AOL Breaking Defense. “This month’s deployment of HQ-9 surface-to-air missiles on Woody Island in the Paracels, while notable, does not alter the military balance in the South China Sea. New...

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Thanks to Dwi for the link! via Observer. In 2015, during the Independence Day parade, while African-American troops wearing NATO uniforms marched on the main street of Estonia’s capital, local...

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Thanks to RC for the link! via New York Times. By then Admiral Connolly was on a four-star track, having distinguished himself as a crack test pilot, established the Navy's elite test pilot training...

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via Business Insider. On February 14, the "Northern Thunder" military exercise began, involving troops from 20 countries. Saudi Arabia's state newsdescribes Northern Thunder as"the largest military...

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via USNI Blog. A possible new Chinese radar installation in the South China Sea could put American and allied stealth aircraft at risk as part of a wider detection network similar to U.S. efforts to...

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Hey guys, this is snippets of a conversation I've been monitoring and I might have to take it down if the principals get pissed but check this out.... F-35 JSF May not be VLO to X-Band Radar in the...

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Ya know what I so hate about the current stance taken by military leadership toward the F-35?  Instead of rolling up their sleeves and getting to work to fix the F-35, they're instead reduced to...

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you can just make out the track over wheels on the left of the pic via Janes. Land systems developer Singapore Technologies (ST) Kinetics has unveiled a new concept that is aimed at improving the...

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