The Here, Now

[Gnomey]

Good shots!

 

[Dimlee]

Combined Resolve 16, Germany. Multinational BLUFOR battalion.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Dimlee]

366th Fighter Squadron F-15E Strike Eagles support NATO mission in Romania.
Source: Youtube.

 

[Dimlee]

Somewhere, on the Sea of Azov coast. Just another exercise.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots!

 

[Dimlee]

Christmas is not over yet in some places.
Santa Claus's reindeer RAF's Globemaster III delivered over 1,000 NLAW munitions to Ukraine.
Good Santa.
I have nothing to send in return. But I'll contribute to the UK's economy by buying some Gordon's Gin this weekend. And since NLAW was developed by SAAB, I'll add a jar of Lingonberry Jam and will turn the next song of ABBA up to eleven.
But seriously, the friend in need...

 

[MIflyer]

How'd you like to walk out of your back door, look basically straight up, and see this?

It's this evening's Falcon 9 launch first stage booster firing to return to Cape Canaveral for landing.

 

[SaparotRob]

Coooool.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots guys!

 

[Dimlee]

4,800 miles long airbridge. From Dover AFB to Borispol, Ukraine.

 

[Wurger]

 

[Dimlee]

M777 howitzer in Donetsk region, Ukraine.

 

[Gnomey]

Nice shots guys!

 

[Torch]

M777 howitzer in Donetsk region, Ukraine.
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Wonder who's teaching them so fast and where?

 

[XBe02Drvr]

Wonder who's teaching them so fast and where?

Motivated pupils absorb training quick, wherever they are.

 

[GrauGeist]

There is also the fact that the Ukraine has trained with NATO nations from the 90's onward, especially between 2014 and 2021.

 

[Admiral Beez]

Wow, this is a surprise. The French won't be happy.
Australia to acquire nuclear submarines as part of historic deal with US and UK to counter China's influence

My guess is the new Labour government in Canberra tosses or at least amends that deal to acquire SSNs.

How Australia’s new leader can fix the submarine deal

Australia's new prime minister, Anthony Albanese, can reconcile his party’s support for the three-country submarine deal known as AUKUS and its opposition to nuclear weapons by insisting that the nuclear-powered subs it acquires be fueled with low-enriched uranium.

thebulletin.org

This change in government could see significant changes in foreign policy, trade and climate policy for Australia. Australia is one of the few nations where the government actually fine buyers of EVs, for example.