Old Smokey is at it again.

https://ukdefencejournal.org.uk/russian ... ire-again/

Bugger! Somebody tipp-ex out Vanguard!

A better New Year to everyone. Try not to watch the cricket.

Latest round of top trumps:

Je ne parle pas français. Where are they being built and timeline?

Here's a couple of normal take offs and the excellent view from flyco.

Boeing down but not quite out:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/boeing ... -1.6262851

There's a lot of talk of "situational awareness" in that video but I can't help thinking - how well can the pilot see the runway!

One tax fudge later and hey presto:

A big thumbs up to the USMC. Unfortunately I can't find the button.

KF-21 project not going smoothly:

Any advance on 80?

I had a full head of hair when that was first launched.

HARM replacement entering low rate production:

Sacre Bleu!

As Tempest said the other day, some flat-top porn:

Haven't watched much of the Olympics but turned the telly on this morning and the 49ers had just set off. Glued to the screen as they won by a coat of varnish. Also watched that Norwegian chap smash his own 400 metre hurdles world record. Anyone else remember Ed Moses strolling along miles ahead of ...

Apparently Monmouth and Montrose are to be "gifted" to the Greek Navy. Don't know if this is a reliable source - uses that generic robot voice all too common on videos nowadays - just came across it on youtube. You may have to put up with an advert at the start of the vid. https://www.yout...

I've got Italy in the sweep at work. This is what's known as a "win-win" situation.

This source is quoting 45000T for both designs:

Hyundai are trying to cram an awful lot into 30000 T.

When you see her next to CdeG - which is a "proper carrier" remember, that you really appreciate how big she is.



By "proper" I mean not an LHD/LHA or, perish the thought, a "through deck cruiser."

Have to keep reminding myself this isn't just cgi anymore:



A carrier - on the RAF's website!

Next thing you know Man City will be winning the European Cup.

Which is bigger? The camera never lies:

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