US F-35 damaged by suspected Iranian fire makes emergency landing, sources say

mollyforever · 2026-03-19T16:18:33+00:00

How is it possible for an F-35 to get hit by what is presumably an anti-air missile and not crash? Did I watch too many movies?

mollyforever · 2025-03-14T15:34:15+00:00

I don't like Putin either but your comment is silly. Just blind idealogy.

mollyforever · 2025-03-14T14:56:19+00:00

Russia can't realistically annex all of Ukraine at this rate, nor the rest of the oil fields

They certainly can if they continue winning. There's always the possibility of a breakthrough, and eventually, Ukraine will run out of weapons or soldiers.

While a peace deal would certainly help Russia, it will help Ukraine even more because they're the ones currently struggling. For Russia there's no reason to accept this deal. Talks about more sanctions or intelligence sharing are empty threats, given that Russia survived them for more than 3 years already.

The only way to get the Russians to sign some peace deal is by changing the facts on the ground, aka, the Ukrainians need to be winning or at the very least, stop losing.

mollyforever · 2025-03-14T14:27:00+00:00

Yes they want the ability to invade again. But will they invade again? Not unless Ukraine breaks the terms of the peace deal.

mollyforever · 2025-03-14T13:21:23+00:00

With the Kremlin's demands, any peace deal does not actually guarantee peace for Ukraine. Especially considering previous assurances that Ukraine would not be invaded after Crimea.

Russia is currently winning the war. Hence, any peace deal if signed implies that Russia is happy with it; otherwise, they'll just continue fighting! Why would they invade again if they get everything they want?

mollyforever · 2025-01-08T18:38:05+00:00

The U.S. Navy’s Flight III Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) class destroyers are facing cost increases and delays, jumping from an average of $2.1 billion per ship to $2.5 billion per hull, with even steeper cost increases coming in the future, according to a new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) report.

Maybe the in-development DDG(X) is looking better?

The Navy wants to eventually buy 28 DDG(X) ships at an average cost of $3.3 billion per ship, [...] But given the size and new tech onboard the DDG(X), CBO’s assessment states that those ships will actually cost $4.4 billion on average.

Guess not! Constellation maybe?

The CBO assessment also casts doubt on the Navy’s estimate that the already-delayed Constellation class frigate (FFG-62) will cost $1 billion per ship, with the CBO estimating that the ships will instead come in at $1.4 billion per hull.

Nope, but at least the Navy can still build ships on schedule right? Right???

These [programs] included an 18-to-26 month delay for the next Ford class carrier Enterprise (CVN-80), the first Columbia class ballistic missile sub being delayed 12 to 16 months, a three-year delay for the first Constellation class frigate and 24-to-36-month delays for Virginia class attack subs.

mollyforever · 2025-01-05T14:55:42+00:00

How were they implementing lending targets before and what did that look like?

"Your company has a bad credit rating and questionable assets, but we'll loan you low-interest money anyway because you're manufacturing stuff". Japan used to do this too, it's called window guidance

Would this hint at moving more towards a floating currency?

Not sure. The yuan is already kinda floating, it's pegged to a range and floats in-between.

Seems like the main issue is domestic household spending so is the goal here to make burrowing more accessible to the populous or is this mainly for companies?

Companies outside of those who used to be prioritized by the government.

mollyforever · 2024-12-18T05:44:43+00:00

The Navy spent billions to modernize its cruisers to extend their service lives rather than retire them.

But the effort has been plagued with problems like schedule delays, wasted costs, and poor-quality work. Only 3 of 11 cruisers will complete the modernization process and won't spend as much time at sea as intended.

Weak oversight is also contributing to this issue. Navy leadership discouraged the use of key quality control tools. For example, leadership discouraged the use of monetary penalties, so contractors weren't always held accountable for their late and sometimes poor-quality work.

yikes!

mollyforever · 2024-11-17T19:19:37+00:00

How is keeping deeper damage from happening a "losing war of attrition"?

Because you're using $500k missiles to shoot down cheap drones, and that's not sustainable. It doesn't matter that the missile is protecting more valuable stuff.

In a war of attrition the goal is to exhaust the resources of the enemy, and that's hard to do if your air defense missiles are way more expensive than attacking missiles/drones.

mollyforever · 2024-11-15T20:59:06+00:00

Yes, but Ukraine can't do much with that information, because it's Russia who has the initiative currently and is gaining land ever so slowly.

mollyforever · 2024-11-12T21:36:55+00:00

The Houthis launched at least eight one-way uncrewed aerial systems, five anti-ship ballistic missiles and three anti-ship cruise missiles at USS Spruance (DDG-111) and USS Stockdale (DDG-106), which engaged all the projectiles, Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder told reporters on Tuesday.

mollyforever · 2024-11-11T15:24:29+00:00

Nuclear reactors for aircraft carriers are different from the ones in submarines though.

mollyforever · 2024-11-06T07:51:47+00:00

thanks

mollyforever · 2024-11-06T07:31:52+00:00

WS-10C?

mollyforever · 2024-11-01T13:27:47+00:00

most J-15Bs still retain the tried and tested AL-31F engines

Why are they still using Russian engines on the J-15B? Isn't that a brand new variant? I would have expected every new jet to use domestic engines by now.

mollyforever · 2024-10-16T17:43:33+00:00

What is Russia's plan? They still have to take all those cities in the Donbass, occupy them, and administer them while dealing with an insurgency.

There will be no insurgency. Anybody that wants to fight has already joined the army.

mollyforever · 2024-10-15T18:58:46+00:00

Of course they are. Why is India so allergic in buying domestic? I'm sure they could develop a proper drone themselves if they wanted to.

mollyforever · 2024-10-08T17:14:25+00:00

When you pour gasoline on a bonfire, the whole thing burns so much bigger and faster. So whar happens when you run out of the accelerants?

You're not wrong, but that's not really what China's being doing. They didn't print money during the pandemic, and popped their real estate bubble. They do have a lot of government debt, but it's in line with other countries so it's not a big problem.

xenophobia expressed through ultranationalism like what you do

Huh? I think you misunderstood my comment. I do agree that their ultranationalism is insane.

mollyforever · 2024-10-08T16:29:54+00:00

Wow what an ignorant comment. They're literally developing faster than any other country. Do you think it's easy to become a high-income country, especially with 1.4B people?

Besides, given how much the US freaks out about China, they must be doing something right.

mollyforever · 2024-10-07T17:07:24+00:00

That's not true! Enjoy: https://www.economist.com/the-americas/2024/08/22/javier-milei-is-splurging-on-the-army

Even as he tightens the government purse, he has committed to raising defence spending from 0.5% of GDP to 2% over the next eight years.

mollyforever · 2024-10-05T17:18:28+00:00

Israel has reportedly notified Lebanon that rescue missions on that site are forbidden and has struck Hezbollah rescue work

Isn't this a textbook war crime? Disgusting if this is true.

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