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  • Devin Nunes aide exchanged information with Lev Parnas about Ukraine campaign, documents reveal

    01/18/2020 10:10:18 AM PST · by hsmomx3 · 43 replies
    CNN ^ | 1-18-20 | By Jeremy Herb and Manu Raju
    (CNN)New documents released Friday evening by House Democrats show communications between indicted Rudy Guiliani associate Lev Parnas and an aide to the top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee in which they arrange interviews with Ukrainian officials and apparent meetings at the Trump hotel in Washington, DC, including with Giuliani
  • HORROR: Flight Attendant in Chicago Unresponsive After Vagrant with 21 Convictions Spears Her in the Head with Log in “Javelin-Like Manner”

    11/17/2023 5:08:35 PM PST · by artichokegrower · 47 replies
    Gateway Pundit ^ | November 17, 2023 | Christina Laila
    A flight attendant in Chicago is unresponsive and may die after a vagrant with 21 convictions in Ohio and 16 arrests in Illinois speared the young woman in the head with a log for no reason.
  • Booty of Roman Weapons Found as Sharp as The Day They Were Hidden

    09/07/2023 12:40:30 PM PDT · by Red Badger · 56 replies
    Science Alert ^ | 07 September 2023 | MARIANNE GUENOT & CHRIS PANELLA
    (Israel Antiquities Authority/YouTube) Israeli researchers made a rare find during a survey of a Dead Sea cave: Four perfectly preserved Roman swords thought to have been used in battle 1,900 years ago. The swords were likely "booty" hidden by rebels from an opposing faction, who would have been in danger if they were caught carrying the Roman weapons, Eitan Klein, one of the directors of the Judean Desert Survey Project who worked on the dig, said in a statement. Four Roman-era swords, their wooden and leather hilts and scabbards and steel blades exquisitely preserved after 1,900 years in a desert...
  • Pennsylvania javelin coach charged with having sex with 17-year-old student

    04/13/2023 10:32:32 PM PDT · by Krosan · 106 replies
    New York Post ^ | April 14, 2023 | David Propper
    A Pennsylvania javelin coach was charged with sexually assaulting a 17-year-old boy she coached and told authorities she was romantically involved with, according to prosecutors.
  • Putin revamps Russian tanks with Arena-M shield to counter Western weapons in Ukraine

    04/05/2023 5:15:51 PM PDT · by Widget Jr · 64 replies
    Hindustan times ^ | April 5, 2023 | Hindustan Times - staff
    Russia upgraded its main battle tank fleet to take on Ukraine's western tanks. As per TASS, Russia is installing the modern Arena-M reactive armour and high precision systems group on its tanks like the T-72, T-90, and T-80. Russia's T-72 main battle tank successfully passed tests using Arena-M armour. The Russian defence ministry is planning to quickly replace armoured troops with the Arena-M suite. Watch this video to know more.
  • U.S. Aims to Turn Taiwan Into Giant Weapons Depot

    10/05/2022 7:21:39 AM PDT · by JonPreston · 19 replies
    DNYUZ ^ | 10/5/22 | DNYUZ
    “Stockpiling in Taiwan is a very active point of discussion,” said Jacob Stokes, a fellow at the Center for a New American Security who advised Mr. Biden on Asia policy when he was vice president. “And if you have it, how do you harden it and how do you disperse it so Chinese missiles can’t destroy it?”“The view is we need to lengthen the amount of time Taiwan can hold out on its own,” he added. “That’s how you avoid China picking the low-hanging fruit of its ‘fait accompli’ strategy — that they’ve won the day before we’ve gotten there,...
  • US Munitions 'Dangerously Low' Under Biden Drawdowns: Report

    10/03/2022 9:25:30 AM PDT · by Blood of Tyrants · 35 replies
    NEWSMAX ^ | 10/3/22 | Charlie McCarthy
    Presidential drawdowns for military aid to Ukraine has left the United States with dangerously low levels of weapons stockpiles, according to a report obtained by Newsmax. President Joe Biden has used drawdowns – which allow the president to withdraw existing weapons, ammunitions, and material from existing U.S. military stocks to assist other nations – to aid Ukraine in its war against Russia. A Bank of America Securities report obtained by Newsmax's Logan Ratick said that presidential drawdowns have reduced U.S. weapons stockpiles to levels not seen in decades.
  • Gonzalo Lyra: Quality (or Lack Thereof) of NATO Weapons

    05/16/2022 4:25:09 AM PDT · by ganeemead · 21 replies
    The Saker ^ | 5/16/22 | Gonzalo Lyra
    Lyra describes Javelin missiles bouncing off Russian tanks, NATO replacing good weapons with fragile junk (follow the money) and other things that nazi soldiers are not allowed to complain about...
  • Lockheed Martin to ramp up javelin missile production amid Ukraine war

    05/09/2022 4:55:52 AM PDT · by GonzoII · 36 replies
    The Hill ^ | 05/08/22 11:13 PM ET | MONIQUE BEALS
    Lockheed Martin CEO Jim Taiclet said on Sunday that his company would nearly double production of their javelin missiles as the U.S. has sent hundreds of the weapons to aid Ukraine’s resistance to Russia’s invasion. “Right now, our capacity is 2,100 Javelin missiles per year. We’re endeavoring to take that up to 4,000 per year, and that will take a number of months, maybe even a couple of years to get there because we have to get our supply chain to also crank up,” Taiclet said on CBS’s “Face the Nation.” “We’re starting now to ramp it up because...
  • It Will Be Years Before Raytheon Can Build New Stinger Missiles

    05/01/2022 5:20:20 PM PDT · by elpadre · 52 replies
    defenseone.com ^ | April 26, 2022 | Marcus Weisgerber
    It will be years before Raytheon Technologies can build new Stinger shoulder-fired missiles due to a dwindling supply of weapons parts, the company’s CEO said Tuesday. The U.S. has shipped Stingers to Ukraine’s military, which has used them to shoot down Russian aircraft. But there’s only a finite supply as Raytheon has not made Stinger missiles for the U.S. military in nearly two decades. “We're going to have to go out and redesign some of the electronics in the missile and the seeker head,” Raytheon Technologies CEO Greg Hayes told investment analysts Tuesday during the company’s quarterly earnings call. “That's...
  • To Knock Out Russian Tanks And Survive, Ukrainian Missileers Have Learned To Shoot And Scoot

    04/02/2022 9:17:02 PM PDT · by Zhang Fei · 83 replies
    Forbes ^ | Apr 2, 2022, 08:00am EDT | David Axe
    To knock out Russian vehicles, Ukrainian teams lie in wait along roads — sometimes for days — before firing their missiles and sprinting away to their own vehicles for a quick escape. That’s the basic tactic the Ukrainians have worked out as Russia’s wider war in Ukraine enters its sixth week. Ukrainian missileers packing foreign-supplied anti-tank guided missiles, such as the American Javelin, as well as locally made ATGMs such as the Stugna-P and Corsar, have plunked at the Russian invasion force, knocking out a vehicle here and a vehicle there until the losses have become unsustainable for the Kremlin....
  • Putin’s Problem: Up to 1,000 Switchblade Kamikaze Drones Are Headed to Ukraine

    03/17/2022 11:24:44 AM PDT · by tlozo · 153 replies
    1945 ^ | 3/17/2022 | Sebastien Roblin
    On Wednesday, March 16 a congressional briefing revealed the U.S. 100 “Tactical Unmanned Aerial Drone Systems” included as part of an $800 million military aid package to Kyiv as it struggles against Russian invasion in fact referred to lethal Switchblade kamikaze drones. That same package also included 2,000 more Javelin anti-tank missiles, 800 Stinger missiles, and 7,000 lighter AT-4 and LAW single-shot anti-tank weapons. But the term “unmanned system” doesn’t actually refer to an individual drone, but rather to a complete package of ground launch and control systems, and potentially multiple drones. And indeed according to journalist Michael Weiss, a...
  • New Reports Suggest Russian Losses in Ukraine Are Absolutely Catastrophic

    03/12/2022 5:15:51 AM PST · by george76 · 133 replies
    Townhall ^ | Mar 12, 2022 | Matt Vespa
    How many Russian soldiers have been killed in Ukraine? It’s tough to know. We have Ukrainian sources saying their land has become a killing field for Russian forces, with at least 11,000 killed since the start of the war. It is true that the Russian offensive has become stuck in the mud. Tanks are running out of gas. That 40-mile Russian convoy outside of the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv has yet to move. What’s going on? Other estimates of the Russian war dead are in the 4,000-6,000 range which is probably a tad more accurate. Still, that’s more Russians killed...
  • The Ukrainian Conundrum

    03/08/2022 3:55:44 AM PST · by Jyotishi · 19 replies
    The Pioneer ^ | Sunday, March 6, 2022 | Dr. Swasti Rao
    The Russia-Ukraine war is changing the very foundations of the global order. As the debris settle, we will see a more militarised Europe & a more multipolar world with repercussions for India's interests as well, writes Dr. Swasti Rao Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine is likely to be a hinge point in contemporary history. It has shown that brute power politics and the threat of war can very well be unleashed in the most developed, democratic and industrialised parts of the world. The concomitant background of the rather overdone ‘conflicting sphere of influence’ debate does not explain the unfolding ground situation....
  • Secret to Ukraine's fierce resistance? Javelin antitank missiles

    03/02/2022 7:08:06 AM PST · by 11th_VA · 70 replies
    TOKYO -- Despite fielding a smaller army, Ukrainian forces have put up a tougher response than anticipated to Russia's invasion thanks in no small part to the multitude of Javelin missiles provided by Western nations. Measuring 1.2 meters in length, the Javelin can be transported and fired by a single soldier. Yet the weapon, made by American contractors Lockheed Martin and Raytheon, has enough firepower to pierce tank armor from 2.5 km away. The traits have made the Javelin the weapon of choice for repelling tank invasions in urban settings. A Javelin operator can covertly approach and engage a target...
  • The (US) Javelin Is Wrecking Putin’s Army — Here’s How The Anti-Tank Weapon Works

    03/01/2022 5:27:15 AM PST · by blam · 104 replies
    Nation And State ^ | 2-1-2022 | Ross Pomeroy via RealClear Science,
    Ukraine is a highly devout country – about 87% of its 41 million citizens practice Christianity. So it’s notable that, to many Ukrainians, Mary Magdalene now has a new moniker: St. Javelin.St Javelin (left), Ukrainian Defense Ministry / AP (right) via Euronews The viral meme (shown above) recasting the “Apostle of the apostles” is in reverence to a device that knows no religion: the FGM-148 Javelin portable fire-and-forget anti-tank missile. Since the start of Putin’s dastardly invasion of Ukraine, Ukrainian freedom fighters have extensively utilized the American-made weapon system – co-produced by Lockheed Martin and Raytheon – to rain destruction...
  • Who is St Javelin? How Did She Become Face of Ukraine Resistance Amid War With Russia

    02/27/2022 7:16:16 AM PST · by PilotDave · 40 replies
    India.com ^ | 27 Feb 2022 | Desk
    A photo of a saint holding a Javelin, an anti-tank missile launcher, in her arms is going viral on social media. As Russia continues to wage war on Ukraine, the photo, being hailed as ‘St Javelin’, has become a symbol of Ukraine’s resistance. Snip Javelin is an anti-tank-guided munition that can be carried and launched by a single person. Designed by the US defence firms in the late 1980s, the Javelin weighs about 50 pounds. Javelin can be fired from the soldier and does not need any millie launcher. According to reports, Ukrainian defence is largely depending on the Javelin...
  • Estonia plans to provide Javelin missiles, howitzers to Ukraine

    01/03/2022 8:59:23 PM PST · by RomanSoldier19 · 3 replies
    https://menafn.com ^ | 12/31/2021 | menafn.com
    The Estonian Ministry of Defense is considering providing Ukraine with anti-tank weapons, Javelin missiles and 122mm howitzers, the national television and radio station ERR has said. Prior to the final decision, permission must be obtained from the United States, the country of origin of the missiles, and from Finland and Germany, the former owners of the howitzers, the report said. 'In principle, Estonia has made a decision in its Ministry of Defense that our wish is to support Ukraine with armaments and ammunition in the current difficult security situation. […] The things we are currently considering or working on are...
  • First They Came for the Muscle Cars .....

    01/19/2021 8:51:56 AM PST · by Red Badger · 135 replies
    https://www.ericpetersautos.com ^ | By Eric - September 21, 2020
    You had to be there to remember – and to understand – so here’s a refresher. In 1964, group of young Pontiac engineers created the GTO by pairing an expensive big-car’s engine with an inexpensive medium-sized car – thereby creating the first mass-market muscle car. Which was mass-market because it wasn’t just about muscle. That had been done before, by Chrysler (letter series cars) and Oldsmobile, too. What made the GTO different – and dangerous, in the view of a certain kind of killjoy – was that it was cheap. Or at least, affordable. You didn’t have to be a...
  • Russia Will Hate This: Ukraine Cleared to Move American Javelin Missiles to Front Lines

    07/11/2020 9:47:57 AM PDT · by NorseViking · 8 replies
    National Interest Online ^ | July 8, 2020 | Caleb Larson
    U.S-supplied anti-tank weapons could change the balance of power in favor of Ukraine. In an interview, Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief Ruslan Khomchak said that following the advice of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) advisors, Ukraine’s American-supplied Javelin anti-tank missiles would be moved up to Ukraine’s front lines in their conflict against separatists in the country’s east—though the missiles would have to be used only defensively.