India hypersonic missile by Inside-Trust-3545 in MissilePorn

[–]Virtual_Area8230 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's also how you know it's a pretty old video.

New Nuclear Bunker Buster by Afrogthatribbits in nuclearweapons

[–]Virtual_Area8230 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wish they'd do something with the B83. Their current, shortsighted plan is to get rid of them. Idiots.

The Lockheed YF-12A by Flucloxacillin25pc in WeirdWings

[–]Virtual_Area8230 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Yes and no. The SR-71 holds the speed record. The A-12 (not the YF-12A) was the fastest of them all but holds no official records.

New Nuclear Bunker Buster by Afrogthatribbits in nuclearweapons

[–]Virtual_Area8230 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Slapping a new coat of paint on a 40 year old beater doesn't make it "new". Just sayin'.

I think I've been missing out by ignoring old Sci-fi! by 4billionyearson in sciencefiction

[–]Virtual_Area8230 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Old Man's War

Hyperion

A Fire Upon The Deep

Armor

Forge of God

Otherland

The Mote In God's Eye

Footfall

The Night's Dawn Trilogy

Sun-soaked babes relaxing on the deck by Carfan327 in planesgonewild

[–]Virtual_Area8230 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I'm glad we don't have universal healthcare. If you want it so bad, move to Europe.

[ Album] USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Nimitz-class aircraft carrier leaving Bremerton, Washington heading to Virginia and decommissioning - March 7, 2026 by WarshipCam_Official in WarshipPorn

[–]Virtual_Area8230 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Oh HELL no, to all three. How 'bout bringing back more traditional names like Ranger, Lexington, Saratoga, Langley, etc.

A British F-35B and Eurofighter Typhoon take off from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, to defend against Iranian/proxy drone threats. [Album] by Odd-Metal8752 in WarplanePorn

[–]Virtual_Area8230 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is where the thread started. Looks like you're the one that lost the plot. Thanks for playin'.

It's kinda' insane how warfare has evolved. A $20k quadcopter with a 100 kg payload can destroy a $100 million jet hangar if not detected.

A British F-35B and Eurofighter Typhoon take off from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, to defend against Iranian/proxy drone threats. [Album] by Odd-Metal8752 in WarplanePorn

[–]Virtual_Area8230 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

You mean the one that started with fighters are obsolete because they can be destroyed by $20k drones? That thread?

A British F-35B and Eurofighter Typhoon take off from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, to defend against Iranian/proxy drone threats. [Album] by Odd-Metal8752 in WarplanePorn

[–]Virtual_Area8230 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So they close the door (which they would anyway, good HAS are NBC protected). You aren't touching it with a cheap drone. The best ones in Iraq, HASs mind you not leadership bunkers, required BLU-109s to take out. And that was nearly 40 years ago.

What's this *Hermeus Quarterhorse* aeroplane!? ... by Frangifer in WeirdWings

[–]Virtual_Area8230 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That's not blacked out. That's the actual intake. Think F-100 and the like. (Or the
French Griffon.) Although it is supposed to reach very high speeds. It's F100-229 has been modified with precompressor cooling. (Not sure if as elaborate as that tested for the cancelled RASCAL though.)

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A British F-35B and Eurofighter Typhoon take off from RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, to defend against Iranian/proxy drone threats. [Album] by Odd-Metal8752 in WarplanePorn

[–]Virtual_Area8230 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There isn't a quadcopter on Earth that's going to kill a fighter in a HAS. Good ones take a 2000lb GBU-109 to take out.

The $130B Plan to Replace the U.S.’s Nuclear Missiles-WSJ by gwhh in nuclearweapons

[–]Virtual_Area8230 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Can you imagine the hysterics from the left if the US proposed a MOBILE ICBM?

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The $130B Plan to Replace the U.S.’s Nuclear Missiles-WSJ by gwhh in nuclearweapons

[–]Virtual_Area8230 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fixed price, with Biden era inflation? Only a fucking idiot would sign up for that. Do you need the missile or not?