[RedWulf]

Not surprising. Russia is and always will be a land power. China has the same handicap.

[Paladin2]

Rusia should be letting A10s get the jobs done. Trump could help get that set up.

[ari-freedom]

Yeah....russia is sort of a joke. But they try

[ari-freedom]

Yeah....russia is sort of a joke. But they try

[windsorknot]

"Well, boys, I reckon this is it — nuclear combat toe to toe with the Rooskies..."

[nickcarraway]

Is Trump going to give them the technology to fix it?

[wheresmyusa]

“after the Kuznetsov’s landing gear failed and couldn’t receive the aircraft”

Am I the only one that had a snort-chuckle after reading that line??

[Sawdring]

"If your enemy is secure at all points, be prepared for him. If he is in superior strength, evade him. If your opponent is temperamental, seek to irritate him. Pretend to be weak, that he may grow arrogant. If he is taking his ease, give him no rest. If his forces are united, separate them. If sovereign and subject are in accord, put division between them. Attack him where he is unprepared, appear where you are not expected."

[elhombrelibre]

Someone told me here on FreeRepublic that these reports were not correct. I know they are. I provided an open source to prove it. Why do some people blindly believe Putin and Putinism is without any flaws? His authoritarianism runs completely contrary to conservative values of the rule of law. He has set himself up as a president for life, yet there are some who seem to think that’s what a great leader does. It’s weird.

[RockyTx]

IDEA

test ‘arrestor-gear’ on a
‘land ship’...(runway with wires)
before trying it at sea

or not.
please discuss

[Daniel Ramsey]

I’ll step out of the box here, why not send them one of our older ones on a rental agreement? You know like a Ryder truck.

[redfreedom]

We’ve been building aircraft carriers that work since before WWII. Yes, there’s just gobs of technology to deal with, but if Russia can finally figure out how to get people in space, you’d think they could come up with a basic low tech aircraft carrier that’s fairly reliable.

[NonValueAdded]

Before we laugh too loudly ... NAVSEA: Advanced Arresting Gear Design Flaw Delayed Testing Schedule Two Years, Adds Risk to On Time Ford Carrier Delivery.

That said, Russia is getting combat ops training out of this.

[Uncle Sam 911]

This thing was belching smoke all the way to the middle east and had tugs following close behind.

[PLMerite]

Anything that requires more finesse than a human wave attack is difficult for them.