I thought it would be worthwhile to centralize news about munitions plant problems, given the exciting state of world affairs. First up is one apparently minor incident at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant on Monday, 2024-04-15;   https://www.wnep.com/article/news/local/lackawanna-county/no-injuries-after-fire-at-scranton-army-ammunition-plant-downtown-investigation-general-dynamics/523-3244ec2d-cfbe-46fc-a7dc-d13f7eca7e1f   Quote   SCRANTON, Pa. — Flames broke out at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant Monday afternoon. Fire crews responded to the heat treat buildin ..read more

We can see the Western way of war still based of an evolution of knights , the airplanes, the tank, the ship  are the armatures for our warriors, also  they are symbols of industrial revolution, they show  our prowess, they make children dream , they show the advancement of our societies , have the utmost performance,  they make possible to have heroes, a ship sinking  seems to be a human dying. Now if the soulless missile/drone takes over all of that fired from +3000km or more distance in ten thousands?   ..read more

https://www.breitbart.com/middle-east/2024/04/13/report-iran-launches-attack-against-israel-with-long-range-drones/   Those crazy farkers in Iran have started WWIII it looks like ..read more

Watching all the vids online about the destruction of Ukrainian and Russian weapon systems, I can't help but notice there are some missing elements that don't necessarily apply to a modern military: 1) Tanks hit at range by ATGW, Drones, hand held weapon systems etc. - Can this really happen to a modern army whose tanks are equipped with APS of one variant or another? I don't think any western army would deploy armour if it was not equipped with some form or active protection system. 2) Tanks being destroyed by drones dropping an explosive into an open hatch - Like who the heck would do that i ..read more

I thought we should have a topic for this, since ultimately the tracking /transport layers will have 400-500 satellites, and additionally it appears there will be a remote sensing layer with a couple hundred satellites of its own for NRO. There are over a dozen test/Tranch 0 satellites already on orbit, schedules for a couple dozen more to be launched, and contracts for over fifty more tentatively scheduled through 2027. A complete constellation would probably be available in the early 2030s. The goal is tracking of ballistic and hypersonic weapons using networked LEO satellites with laser cro ..read more

Industry must be happy. https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2024/01/08/german-leaders-abandon-blockade-of-eurofighter-sale-to-saudi-arabia ..read more

https://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/2024/01/austin-anomalies.php   Quote   Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was admitted to intensive care at Walter Reed on January 1. He was suffering complications from an undisclosed surgical procedure. For some reason he held his hospitalization as a secret to be kept inside the Pentagon. No one in President Biden’s world was notified — not Biden, not National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, not communications spokesmen inside the White House. No one mentioned Austin’s disappearance and incapacity when he failed to appear for a White House m ..read more

https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/news/your-marine-corps/2023/12/28/the-marine-corps-has-trained-its-final-8-scout-snipers/?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=marine-dnr ..read more

He definitely made his mark in the firearms world. https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/obituary-gaston-glock-man-behind-gun-dies-aged-94-apa-2023-12-27 ..read more

The company is slowly expanding it's empire: https://www.defensenews.com/industry/2023/12/19/czech-ammo-maker-colt-cz-to-buy-brazilian-owned-competitor ..read more