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Author Archives: John Reed
Japan Intercepting Record Numbers of Chinese Planes
Here’s some interesting information about how China is becoming increasingly assertive in the Western Pacific. Japanese fighters scrambled to intercept Chinese intelligence planes near or in Japanese airspace a record-setting 83 times between Apr… Continue reading
Posted in Around the Globe, Balance of Power, China Rising, Eye on China, Fast Movers, Planes, Copters, Blimps
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Wednesday Aircraft Porn: The Ekranoplan
Happy Wednesday (evening), I thought I’d post these awesome pictures of the Soviet Union’s Lun-class Ekranoplan rotting in a shipyard in the Russian town of Kaspisk on the Caspian Sea. Seeing the vessel laid up like this feels like I’m looking at… Continue reading
Posted in Around the Globe, Bizarro, Crazy Ivan, Old Skool, Planes, Copters, Blimps
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BAE Developing IR Cloaking Device
We’ve seen plenty on stealth jets and stealthy ships. Now, BAE Systems is hustling to give ground vehicles what almost amounts to a nighttime cloaking device.Called ADAPTIV, the system features hundreds of hexagonal metal “pixels” that quickly ch… Continue reading
Posted in armor, Arms Trade, Around the Globe, Ground Vehicles
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Video: F-16s Intercept Russian Bombers
Remember how the Russian’s caused a minor ruckus a couple of years ago when they resumed flying long-range, Cold War-style patrols with their Tu-95 Bear strategic bombers (that were designed in the 1950s)? Well, those patrols are still going on and N… Continue reading
Posted in Around the Globe, Crazy Ivan, Fast Movers, Old Skool, Planes, Copters, Blimps, Video Lounge
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Video: Gadhafi’s Hat
Just watch this great video of a Libyan rebel wearing what he says is Gadhafi’s hat.
Posted in Around the Globe, Assymetric Warriors, Video Lounge
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Special Operators’ Holographic Maps
It used to be that military tech was far ahead of tech that was routinely available on the civilian market. In many ways, those days have passed. However, that’s not quite the case with this mapping tech.For the last five years, special operators in … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Globe, Assymetric Warriors, Commandos, Door Kickers, Special Ops
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