Defence and Freedom
@DefenceFreedom
A blog (mostly) about defence policy and military affairs. Some humour, German politics and economic stuff is in between.
Israelische Reservisten berichten, dass die Armee auf Palästinenser, die weiße Flaggen halten, schießt. Wenig verwunderlich. Schließlich hat die Armee auf diese Weise auch schon Geiseln getötet: man hielt sie schlicht für unbewaffnete, sich ergebende palästinensische Männer.
Report: IDF shot at Gazans holding white flags near aid site, reservist says haaretz.com/israel-news/20…
“Both sides are too extreme.” One side is trying to arrest all of the opposition, defying court orders, and jailing people in a prison surrounded by alligators. The other is writing stern letters and was so obsessed with norms that they didn't even lock up coup conspirators.
We’re getting past meme time. This actually needs to happen
Erich Fellgiebel zählt zu den Attentätern des 20. Juli. Im August 1944 verurteilt ihn der „Volksgerichtshof“ zum Tode. Als NS-Richter Freisler ihm zynisch den Tod ausmalt, sagt Fellgiebel: „Herr Richter, beeilen Sie sich mit dem Aufhängen, sonst hängen Sie eher als wir.“
Russian blogger “Unfair Advantage” describes more refinements in Ukrainian heavy drone tactics including a special technique for bunker busting. “Penetration of heavy UAVs (Baba Yaga-type agrodrones) deep into the defense for bombing. 1/
A Russian description of evolving tactics used by Ukraine's growing numbers of heavy drones (“Baba Yagas”) at night. “‘Baba Yaga’ in conjunction with other types of drones. 1/
People mock but I’ve talked to an engineer that builds scaled down versions the JB-2. What Ukraine needs. With modern LW materials, better aiming tech, swept wings & reducing the warhead by 70% you get a cheap cruise missile (cheaper than Shahed) w/ 250kg warhead & 1200km range.
Britische Regierung „gibt zu“: Atomkraftwerk Sizewell C kostet nun £38 Mrd. (rd. 45 Mrd. Euro), fast doppelt so viel wie die ursprünglichen £20 Mrd. Neue Mehrkosten. Synergien mit Hinkley Point? Bisher nur Versprechen. Realität: wieder explodierende Kosten ft.com/content/d43159…
BREAKING: as global warming accelerates wildly normally reticent Establishment scientists begin to discuss plausibility of near-term human extinction 🧵
Italian 65mm guns on captured British trucks in service as the Autocannone da 65/17 su Morris CS8 in North Africa in 1942 as well as a captured "portée" gun truck in German hands
The US DOD is planning to evaluate the Australian Missile Canister Loading Equipment (MCLE) capability to conduct VLS reload at austere ports and piers for U.S. Naval surface vessels. MCLE facilitates a safer VLS reload in elevated environmental conditions (up to sea state 4) by…