Japan has long had a peculiar type of nuclear deterrent. They have large quantities of reprocessed plutonium and a stockpile of highly enriched uranium. All monitored and inspected by the internation… (View Post)

Th The inability to cool the electronics and radar in the Nimrod AWACS was one of the more entertaining aspects of the design. Essentially, it could use the radar (and computers) until the fuel tempe… (View Post)

“When I first came here, this was all swamp. Everyone said I was daft to build a cathedral on a swamp, but I built in all the same, just to show them. It sank into the swamp. So I built a second one.… (View Post)

The problem with the Germans getting involved in GCAP is that they will demand a huge work share based on the claim they will buy the most aircraft. Then they will cut the buy and demand they keep th… (View Post)

The actual theory of carrier operations is creating a zone/bubble within which the carrier group controls the sea. Without a carrier, the frigates and destroyers are trying to create that bubble with… (View Post)