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Naval Power: China vs. U.S. (Part 1)

There is a lot of discussion these days about the relative naval power of the U.S. Navy (USN) and that of The People’s Republic of China (PRC), the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN). I find it tends to be either … Continue reading

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How many ATACMS for Ukraine

With the news that the U.S. will now send a small number of ATACMS to Ukraine, and of course over a year of asking why we haven’t sent them, I thought I’d do a little analysis of the numbers we … Continue reading

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Understanding the US Constitution

So many questions I see display an incredible lack of understanding of the structure of the United States of America and its constitution. So how can this be explained simply? I’ll try. Coming out of the Revolution you had 13 … Continue reading

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Whither the JSOW-ER

One of the more interesting changes in the FY22 Defense Budget proposal is the U.S. Navy’s cancellation of the JSOW-ER powered glide bomb (nee, cruise missile) and its adoption of the JASSM-ER cruise missile instead. There is, not surprisingly, very … Continue reading

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Some color on the F-35 “problem”

When I read statements about, well just about everything, I do mind experiments to try to better understand what I’m reading. The controversy over the F-35’s operating costs are a perfect example. Not so much the current numbers, but even … Continue reading

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What’s going on with the US Air Force Fighter programs?

A funny thing happened on the way to 2030, what everyone thought the US Air Force fighter force makeup was going to be changed. In a big way. In particular, the long standing position that all fighter/attack aircraft had to … Continue reading

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Covid-19 Vaccinations: Just get on with it

With multiple Covid-19 vaccines now approved having received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA), and with others on the way, two big questions keep resurfacing. One is on the prioritization of who should be offered the vaccines first, the other is about … Continue reading

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Hello world!

I’ve had this blog “allocated” for years, who would have thought it took Covid-19 to really use it. For my primary blog, which is Tech Focused, please go to Hal2020

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