Recent content by -dikweed-

Huh, not totally unexpected.  I wonder what the numbers would, I would imagine only enough for a battle group. 

Redistribution of wealth is the hallmark of the civilized world.  Nearly every single Western country with the exception of the United States  has a socialist capitalist system. Even the US has many socialist aspects.  It does not make us all a bunch of Marxists.  Please, enough with the...

I did not say it was fact, I said I had the perception. In any case, abuse rates are higher in the US military than among non-military families, but the former only eclipsed the latter after the Iraq invasion began- Researchers in the States blame the rise in abuse on PTSD. ...

Unfortunately, this kind of abuse seems more common in the military than the general public- although I think I only have this perception because the media reports the hell out of these incidents. I remember a guy from 4th AD here in gagetown got caught for sexually abusing his daughters a few...

In university, I did a paper on TD's, ugh, more extreme views.  I was widely ridiculed by my more leftist peers. Its true, these sorts of things become massive scandals when it involves the Tories.  Like I said before, the public is looking for ant sort of excuse to prove once and for all that...

I feel obliged to point out that the Tories are the subjects of massive man crushes by the majority of the active members on this web site.  Love the hand that feeds you, so to say.  These scandals have been routinely dismissed on these boards as feeble, underhanded attempts to embarrass the...

We have more important priorities for the AF...Search and Rescue, MALE UAVS, escort choppers, etc.

I've never really liked the small VSTOL carrier concept that the Euros seem so enamored with.  They simply don't have the sortie capacity to make operating a carrier worthwhile.  Furthermore, they don't have significant AAW escort capability.  Spain may get a total of 6 F-100, and that would...

I wasn't trying to be a smart ass, just that I had missed that thread  ;)

sorry boss, I had gone through most of those threads at one time or another, must have missed the one discussing the T-50.

The answer seems simple to me.  All you have to ask is what aircraft was designed nearly from the outset as a F-5 replacement. Answer: the CAS variant of the Korean T-50 Golden Eagle, the A-50. http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/t-50/ "The aircraft has seven external hardpoints for...

Also, as I understand it...the PUMA is INCREDIBLY expensive, and the fact that there is only confirmed orders for 400 vehicles is not going to drive down the economies of scale However, its possible to turn that beast into a 43 ton armored mini-behemoth- the protection level compared to the LAV...

There is always rumors that the LAV III isnt performing well (pretty bogus rumors in my opinion). But how are they going to justify to the public? "Oh yeah, sorry we spent billions building a fleet of wheeled LAVS, but they can't move well enough on anything else than a level road- probably...

Lock if already posted Canada may become the first export customer for Germany's brand-new Puma tracked infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) -- at least that is what the Puma's manufacturers believe. "We are seeing high-level interest within the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) in a...

Actually, NB papers, principally The TG and the Daily Gleaner, publish alot of military-related articles due to the presence of CFB Gagetown.  The NB media has always supported the Afghan mission....but then again, every paper is owned by the Irvings.