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Jun 19, 20232 min read
Russian Tactics Designed to Spare Key Population Centers While Destroying Ukrainian Military Power
Contrary to corporate media and Biden Administration spokespeople, Russia has not been targeting civilian populations. It if it were,...
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mfredenburgsites
Jun 15, 20235 min read
Russian Invasion Was Provoked By United States and NATO
THE ATTACK BY RUSSIA WAS PROVOKED You could argue that the provocation did not justify the attack, but to say there was no provocation is...
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mfredenburgsites
May 30, 20232 min read
Talk of F-16s to Ukraine a Triumph of Symbolism over Substance
“When [we] have F-16, we will win this war,” said Yurii Ihnat, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian Air Force Command. “The idea that we’re...
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mfredenburgsites
May 16, 20232 min read
$20,000 Drones vs. $3M Anti-Air Missiles
$20,000 Shahed -136 Drone vs. $3M Patriot Anti-Air Defense Missile - Do the math! Commentary Putting geopolitics aside for the moment,...
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mfredenburgsites
May 9, 202310 min read
Bakhmut Meat Grinder Has Been Major Part of Russia's Winter Offensive
Former NATO Commander General Wesley Clark repeats US/NATO talking points, but does admit that Bakhmut is a "meat grinder." RUSSIAN...
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mfredenburgsites
Apr 4, 20231 min read
The B-52's Relatively Low Cost Per Flight Hour As Compared to Other Heavy Bombers
From Top to Bottom: B-2 Spirit, B-52H Stratofortress and B-1B Lancer According the November 2022 GAO report on "Weapon System...
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mfredenburgsites
Mar 31, 20231 min read
THREAT TO NATO COUNTRIES IS DISINGENUOUS RIDICULOUS RATIONALE FOR US/NATO PROXY WAR WITH RUSSIA
BREAKOUT 2021 Russian Def Budget - $66 Billion 2021 U.S. Def Budget - $801 Billion 2021 NATO Countries (sans US) collective defense...
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mfredenburgsites
Mar 9, 20233 min read
Air Force Continues Attack on the A-10, its Most Capable, Cost Effective Ground Support Plane
World's Best and Most Sophisticated Close Air Support Plane - the A-10 "Warthog" As reported in DefenseOne Magazine, the Air Force is...
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mfredenburgsites
Mar 3, 20233 min read
Retrofit to F-35 Fleet to Fix Catastrophic Engine Vibration Won't Fix Unfixable F-35
Entire Fleet of F-35s will require a retrofit to fix catastrophic vibration issue As recently reported in Air and Space Forces Magazine,...
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mfredenburgsites
Feb 28, 20233 min read
The 2008 USS Enterprise Refurbishment - A Billion Dollar Example of DoD Waste Prompted by CVN-78
The "Big E" being escorted by two nuclear powered cruisers, the USS Longbeach (CGN-9) and the USS Bainbridge (CGN-25) in its 1964,...
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mfredenburgsites
Feb 24, 20233 min read
U.S. HIMARS VS. RUSSIA'S TORNADO-S MULTIPLE LAUNCH ROCKET SYSTEM
Russian Tornado-S MLRS vs United States Army HIMARS As reported in National Defense, the National Defense Industry Association's...
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mfredenburgsites
Feb 23, 20232 min read
M1 Abrams Tanks from the United States Will Not Get to Ukraine Anytime Soon
Contrary to false reports, Ukraine has not yet received any M1 Abrams tanks from the U.S. Since Biden's January 25, 2023 announcement...
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mfredenburgsites
Feb 22, 20232 min read
Defend Taiwan by Deploying Whole Lot of Mines In Taiwan Strait
Wide variety of naval mines that would make it much more difficult for China to invade Taiwan A relatively low cost way to make the...
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mfredenburgsites
Feb 21, 20231 min read
China's Satellite Tech Increases Threat to U.S. Carriers
Chinese Jilin-1 Satellite The Chinese spy balloon allowed to traverse the United States may have gathered some useful intel, or as Sen....
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mfredenburgsites
Feb 20, 20231 min read
For Ukraine "No" is Just a Delayed "Yes" When It Comes to Getting What it Wants From Biden Admin
Six Weapon Systems Ukraine wants or for which it already has commitments, including the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS), F-16,...
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mfredenburgsites
Feb 14, 20232 min read
Warthog Blows Away F-35 in CAS Tests Despite Air Force Trying to Stack Deck Against A-10
A-10 "WARTHOG," THE WORLD'S BEST AND ONLY DEDICATED CLOSE AIR SUPPORT PLANE SUMMARY ON A-10 Vs F-35 CLOSE AIR SUPPORT FLY-OFFS FROM...
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mfredenburgsites
Feb 10, 20231 min read
US Carriers Carriers Still the Best and Biggest By Far
With over 100 years of experience in operating aircraft carriers, the US Navy has both the most carriers and the biggest carriers. And...
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mfredenburgsites
Feb 8, 20231 min read
Russia's Navy a Pale Shadow of the Soviet's 1980s/90s Navy
SOVIET ERA NAVY - CIRCA 1990 In 1981, the Soviet Navy had thousand of ships and hundreds of submarines. In terms of submarines and...
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mfredenburgsites
Feb 8, 20231 min read
China Now Has More ICBM Launchers than United States
PHOTO OF CHINESE ICBM BEING LAUNCHED CHINA IS THE NUMBER ONE THREAT China has rapidly been modernizing and expanding its nuclear arsenal...
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mfredenburgsites
Feb 7, 20232 min read
A Few Hundred Tanks, Regardless of Type, is About Escalation,Not Defeating Russia on the Battlefield
AFTER REFURBISHMENT, UP TO 178 LEOPARD 1 TANKS COULD MAKE IT TO UKRAINE IN UNDETERMINED NUMBER OF MONTHS Three European countries,...
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