The joint surveillance and target attack radar system (JSTARS) was “a joint development project of the US Air Force and Army which provides an airborne, stand-off range, surveillance and target acquisition radar and command and control center. JSTARS (was to provide) ground situation information through

Secretary of Defense Ash Carter spoke about the DoD budget at an Economic Club of Washington breakfast event at 8:30 a.m. on February 2, 2016. He stated that the fiscal year 2017 budget will request $582.7 billion in funding for the Pentagon, including $71.4 billion for research and

and Missile Cruiser move immediately to Syria.

Just two days into Russia’s air campaign that was demonstrating to the world that Russia is taking on the IS (Islamic State) in Syria, disaster hit.  Prior to this downing of the SU25M, diplomatic and military contacts between Russia and Turkey (NATO member)

With the foreign policies of both the EU and the U.S. directed at Russia as the “new military threat”, the market for weaponry has never been so huge and profitable. Over 33 countries, and Ukraine will be included in the total numbers, want upgrades to their Raytheon Patriot air defense systems or will purchase new state of the art air-defense missile systems.

During the last Ice Age and until its end about 10,000 years ago, the Black Sea was variously a dry seabed, a freshwater lake, and, ultimately, a sea. Written by U.S. oceanographers William Ryan and Walter Pitman, the book Noah’s Flood (1989) offers an interesting hypothesis.

“The BAE SYSTEMS-British Challenger 3 has been unveiled as the UK’s newest and most lethal main battle tank (MBT)?” - The Challenger 3 is produced by modernizing existing Challenger 2 MBTs with 127 planned for conversion from the UK’s existing 221 Challenger 2s; 127

Transcript =Welcome to today's discussion, my name is Glenn. I'm joined by Alexander Mercouris and Jack Matlock the US ambassador to the Soviet Union who had a very important role in contributing to negotiating an end to the Cold War in 1989.

Operation Inherent Resolve 2021 – Syria – Could these be obvious signs that new Secretary of Defense is staging for a major war with Russia and Syria? Does this make sense? Pentagon Press Secretary Updates Reporters on DOD Operation Inherent Resolve 2021 – Syria: March 1, 2021

GMCStream Global MiLCOMM Special Technology Product of the Month

Lockheed Martin’s INFIRNO™ is a high performance targeting system that enables users to deploy precision guided munitions at maximum range. Its modular, reconfigurable turret allows users to swap out components to meet rapid changes in technology and evolving mission requirements.

• Performance: INFIRNO features industry leading image processing, multi-target tracking and high definition (HD), long-range infrared and color sensors that enable users to detect, identify and designate multiple targets at significant stand-off ranges, maximizing the effectiveness of munitions and increasing survivability.

Background on “Atlantic Resolve” (2014-2023)

On December 9, 2015 Lieutenant General Ben Hodges, commander, U.S. Army Europe, spoke to an audience that “We have 30,000 American soldiers -- U.S. Army -- that are U.S. Army Europe. And so we work as part of U.S. European Command. We're the land component under U.S. European Command.

On September 2, 2017 – on Book CSPAN2.org - Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice talked about her book Democracy: Stories from the Long Road to Freedom. Ms. Rice Spoke on “Democracy in Ukraine” - in which, according to my personal experiences, she clearly does not understand why the Eastern Ukrainians fought back after massive artillery bombardments of civilian residential areas and small poor villages in the Donbas.

Global Firepower Index: The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation surpassed all countries of the world in many indicators. “The compilers of the Global Firepower Index, which is published under the auspices of the British University of St. Andrews, compared the main indicators of the Russian and US armies. Russia Federation took 1st place in the strength of the ground forces,

Assessments:( Number ONE:) Russian President Vladimir Putin will try to continue conventional military operations in Ukraine to hold currently occupied territories, gain new ground, and set conditions for the collapse of Western support for Ukraine that he expects to occur this winter.

China’s Position on the Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis 2023-02-24 09:00 (Mao Ning: "On the Ukraine issue, China’s position has all along been objective and fair. We are committed to promoting talks for peace and working for the political settlement of the crisis. We always stand on the side of peace and dialogue. The US has been pouring lethal weapons into the battlefield in Ukraine, fanning up the flames and spreading disinformation. We are firmly against that.

April 4, 2023, the Department of Defense (DoD) announces critical new security assistance for Ukraine. This includes the authorization of a Presidential Drawdown of security assistance with more ammunition for U.S.-provided HIMARS, air defense interceptors, and artillery rounds that Ukraine is using to defend itself,

AGM-114L Longbow Hellfire missiles – Manufactured primarily by Lockheed Martin in Orlando Florida.Is Ukraine buying for use against Russian Forces?

Ukraine – A Nation of Conflicts and Corruption

Comecon standing for Council for Mutual Economic Assistance, was formed under the aegis of the Soviet Union in 1949 (until 1991) to respond to the formation of the Committee of European Economic Cooperation in western Europe in 1948. Its purpose was to facilitate and coordinate the economic development of the eastern European countries belonging to the Soviet bloc. (Comecon was not a western organization against the export of

Ancient War Machines

Since the beginning of warfare, military planners and generals dreamed of engineered machines to destroy military enemies first before they could inflict any destruction upon their own military forces

“Why is the uni party risking a war we’re so ill-prepared to fight? When Richard Nixon lost the election to John F. Kennedy, Nixon told supporters, “I know Jack Kennedy. He’s a patriot.” Nixon knew that the nation would be safe in President Kennedy’s hands. Most Americans do not have the same confidence in President Biden. In April 2023, fewer than four in ten U.S. adults (37 percent) said they approved of Joe Biden’s job performance as president, with six in ten saying they disapproved. By a 2-to-1 margin, American voters now believe controlling the U.S. border is more important than helping Ukraine fight Russia.