Tag: F-35s

2 new Chinese warplanes could mean the end of US air superiority

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

As if not enough is going on in the world, the Chinese military has flown two new stealthy jets. Some military observers consider them a tangible threat to the U.S. One is a bomber and one is a fighter. Lexington Institute military analyst Rebecca Grant joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to discuss what it all means.

2 new Chinese warplanes could mean the end of US air superiority

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US Navy Destroyers Unscathed After Missile, Exploding Drone Attack

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

US Navy Destroyers Unscathed After Missile, Exploding Drone Attack

Ryder said that the attacks were “successfully engaged and defeated. The vessels were not damaged; no personnel were hurt.”

Earlier, the Houthis said they attacked the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea and two unnamed American destroyers in the Red Sea. The Iran-backed rebels said that they achieved their objectives.

Will another training accident happen soon?

This China Sanction Will Ground USAF’s F-35

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

When the trade war just started, Trump equated de-Sinicization with de-risking. However, the China’s latest sanction against US military companies will prove that after de-Sinicization, the only thing left for the US Air Force will be risk.

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Moving forward, we may observe further changes in the reliability of F-35s delivered after October 2020. However, as long as the Pentagon doesn’t replace the ejection seats with American-made ones, at least U.S. pilots should still be able to survive.

This China Sanction Will Ground USAF’s F-35

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America’s war machine needs Chinese magnets. So we’re going to make our own, and nobody knows how

Israel jails Grayzone’s Jeremy Loffredo, releases him pending investigation

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)
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The criminal case against the American reporter fell apart after an Israeli journalist testified that his own article containing Loffredo’s full video report had cleared military censorship. Yet Israel refuses to let Loffredo leave the country.

Israel jails Grayzone’s Jeremy Loffredo, releases him pending investigation

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Israel jails journalist who revealed damage to bases hit by Iranian missiles

Iranian Missiles Overwhelmed Israeli Defenses at Some Sites, Analysts Say

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)
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DUBAI—Iran’s barrage of ballistic missiles this week appears to have overwhelmed Israel’s air defenses in some places, despite causing limited damage, said independent researchers who examined emerging satellite imagery.

Iranian Missiles Overwhelmed Israeli Defenses at Some Sites, Analysts Say

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Israel censors reporting on military sites hit by Iran, obscuring extent of damage

Why America Is Out of Ammunition

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)
This chart is from the Government Accountability Office’s recent report on the Department of Defense’s lack of strategy around corporate mergers. Bow down before Powerpoint you peasants.

Today, as the U.S. is drawn into wars in Israel and Ukraine, as well as the defense of now-peaceful Taiwan, I’m writing about war. Not the policy choices, or whether U.S. military power is a net force for good or ill, but the actual practical machinery behind the American defense base that produces the weaponry necessary to sustain the military.

Why America Is Out of Ammunition

Where is the political courage of yesteryear?

Tina Marie (Ms. Cat)

Are We Back to Nuclear Brinkmanship for Good?

In his speech last week, Sullivan said the world was at an “inflection point” that demanded “new strategies for achieving the same goal we’ve held since the Cold War: Reduce the risk of nuclear conflict.” Instead, we seem to be inching inexorably back toward a time when, as Kennedy commented 60 years ago, any “two men, sitting on opposite sides of the world, [can] decide to bring an end to civilization.”

*Disclaimer: The views expressed herein are solely those of the author and may or may not reflect those of Ms. Cat’s Chronicles.