Elements Of Power

Commentary and discussion on world events from the perspective that all goings-on can be related to one of the six elements of National Power: Military, Economic, Cultural, Demographic, Organizational, & Geographical. All Elements are interrelated and rarely can one be discussed without also discussing its impact on the others

Saturday, May 06, 2017

We Can't let an F-35 Myth Die!

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The "Phone it in Edition" The only thing worse than 'phoning it in'.... is doing so with incredibly poor timing. 28 Ap...
Friday, April 21, 2017

Eats, Shoots, and Leaves: F-35 Edition.

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Punctuation: It's important. Reference in Title Explained       There was a poor article published at Business Insider (as i...
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Monday, February 06, 2017

President Trump & The F-35: He's Done the Impossible!

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F-35 Costs coming down as expected. Deal with it.   President Trump set wheels in motion that have turned the long-standing 'F-35 ...
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Sunday, January 22, 2017

This Fighter Program's Problems are Outrageous!

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Time for another round of Name That Program! (Any of this seem familiar?) XXXXXXXX noted that:   (1) XXXXXXXX has revised the XXXXXXXX...
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Saturday, January 21, 2017

'Opti-Onics': Arrived in the Late 20th Century

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Via x-ray delta one  we find the visionaries at Bell & Howell understood Intelligence Strike & Reconnaissance (ISR) way back in the...
Thursday, January 19, 2017

B-2's Bomb ISIS!

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H/T Edpop at F-16.net  This is pretty much a repeat of what I posted at F-16.net It is interesting that CNN focuses on the body count . ...
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Wednesday, January 18, 2017

Not the 'Second Engine for the F-35' Cr*p Again!

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Oh dear, if only the world was this simple. Breaking Defense has an advocacy piece up at Breaking Defense titled: " Trump Wants Low...
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Thursday, January 12, 2017

Drone Swarm Testing

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The applications and ramifications are numerous, mind-boggling. For the paranoid, it probably has the added bonus of being scary as h*ll. ...
Saturday, November 26, 2016

The Cuban Communist Despot Has Died

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Finally . I join my Cuban friends in their celebration with a little something I've been saving just for this occasion: A fine America...
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Friday, November 18, 2016

"Pentagon Top Tester" Tests Nothing, But He Sure Can Whine

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It's as if his phony-baloney job depends on it Ah! The DOT&E memo leaked last month to Anthony “SlowTony” Cappacio by ‘someone...
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I am a '3rd Generation Aerospace' Professional and a retired Air Force Senior NCO. I maintained and tested airborne precision guided weapons the first half of my Air Force career [including AIMVAL/ACEVAL, TASVAL79, AIM-9L FOT&E--IYAAYAS!] and flight tested RPVs, Drones and Cruise Missiles [XBQM-106A, Pave Tiger/Panther, CALCM, ACM and 'others'] the second half. Since my AF retirement I have worked on many aircraft, UAV and weapons programs. I have worked systems, flight, and laboratory test programs about half the time, and have worked R&M Engineering, Depot Operations, and Operations Analysis (Combat and Logistics) the other half, I am now the Lead Engineer xx x xxxxxxxxxxxx xxxx xxxx (doing 'stuff') on yet another major weapon systems program and still involved in a wide range of Aerospace Engineering and Military Operations Research activities for multiple programs.
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