Never had President Milei down as a Ronnie Barker tribute act, but there you go...

This was meant as an ironic observation about Desert Storm, not new nomenclature for warfare…

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 6mo ago

Trump on Truth Social owns the libs by pointing out his war in Iran hasn’t lasted as long (so far) as Vietnam or World War 2

My Facebook feed seems to suggest it didn’t take Mr Amorim long to get a new job…

Quite. Those of us Europeans who remember the Buccaneer, Jaguar and Tornado (latter still going in Italy & Germany of course) can't comprehend why he thinks this is 'low'... www.youtube.com/watch?v=lteL... - approx 2:15-2:35 refers ("I said below their radar, Bloggs - not their sonar!")

"Well, they tell me mail in means aliens can vote too easily, and I saw what they did, you know, to that astronaut, John Hurt, I think his name was, so going somewhere aliens can't steal elections protects our great space force men and women much more than Sleepy Joe did... <extemporises bafflingly>

Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social · last yr.

trump just said part of the reason he's moving the space force HQ from colorado to alabama because colorado allows mail-in voting.

It's like the ghost of Sir Hugh Trenchard has entered the room... (before shaking his head sadly and leaving)

Marisa Kabas@marisakabas.bsky.social · last yr.

HEGSETH: whoever controls the skies will control the future of warfare.

Blaming international treaties from which you (or the side you support) have withdrawn and claiming that they mean that proper force protection planning is not possible takes coping to interesting levels. A very helpful thread from Frank Kuhn explains thus:

Frank Kuhn@frankkuhn.bsky.social · last yr.

There are claims out there that Ukraine’s attack on Russian strategic bombers (see article below) was possible due to provisions in the strategic nuclear arms control agreement New START which purportedly requires both parties to park their heavy bombers in the open. This is utter nonsense. 1/ 🧵

Approaches to Offensive Counter Air, 2025. RAF (top) Ukraine (below)...

Recently-declared National Security Threats to the United States of America #1 & #2:

I have a feeling that NBC Sports may have written & posted this in about the 87th minute of the match, somehow...

Hello all, I will be more active here moving forward. Cross-posting my newest research on Russian military reconstitution. carnegieendowment.org/research/202...

Russian Military Reconstitution: 2030 Pathways and Prospects

As the Kremlin’s antagonism toward Ukraine and the West sharpens, it will be critically important for policymakers and warfighters to anticipate, monitor, and respond to Russia’s military reconstituti...

carnegieendowment.org

Can't see that working as the new Top Gear presenting line up, to be frank...

TheNewDomShow@thenewdomshow.bsky.social · 2y ago

Life is pretty tough today, but at least I'm not in this car.

In the same spirit as this excellent post - a collection of (alleged) comments on Confidential Reports for officers of the armed services. A couple have multiple variations and some have almost certainly gained a little gilding over time, but...

Lis Copenhagen 🌻🦋@liscopenhagen.bsky.social · 2y ago

27 cleverly put insults. Couldn't help chuckle a bit 😉

I must be doing something wrong, but this site seems far harder to use than you-know-where. I get posts from 39 minutes ago halfway down my feed; posts from 3 days ago at the top, and an array of replies to posts to which I can't find the originals for. It's not exactly welcoming...

🌌🔭How dependent are we on space? In a new article for FASI, @nuclearbalm.bsky.social defends the importance of space systems and explores the need for better communication around our critical dependence on space. Read here🔽 www.kcl.ac.uk/space-depend...

Space Dependence: a need for better communication

Space is one of the UK's Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) sectors. During a time when there's a cost of living crisis, prioritizing investment in space may seem unnecessary. However, it's…

kcl.ac.uk

On the basis that this may be of interest to some followers - in my not-so-secret life as one of the Directors of the Freeman Air & Space Institute at King's, here's a piece of research from Julia Muravska on European air and missile defence. ow.ly/upJO50Q1wYF

<Blinks rapidly> Well this all seems awfully civilised (for now...)