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Aug 27, 20241 min read
RFK JOINING TRUMP CAMPAIGN SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASES CHANCE VP KAMALA HARRIS WILL EVER BE COMMANDER IN CHIEF
Trump shakes hand with RFK, Jr. as RFK joins Trump on stage to announce his endorsement of Trump to chant's of "Bobby, Bobby..." from...
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mfredenburgsites
May 9, 20241 min read
The Role Neo-Nazis Played in Violently Overthrowing Ukraine's Democratically Elected Government in 2014
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/ukraine-has-nazi-problem-vladimir-putin-s-denazification-claim-war-ncna1290946 The academic paper: ...
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mfredenburgsites
Apr 17, 20241 min read
China's Massive Theft of Intellectual Property from the United States
Over the last twenty years China has literally stolen trillions of dollars of intellectual property from the United States, that along...
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mfredenburgsites
Oct 26, 20231 min read
Sabots Plus Sub-Caliber Rounds Equal Improved Range and Velocity
Armour Piercing Discarding Sabot Fin Stabilized (APFSDS) Tank Round Sub-caliber ammunition is ammunition in which the projectile will...
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mfredenburgsites
Oct 10, 20234 min read
900 Generals, Including 41 Four Stars Fighting Turf Battles, Has Hurt U.S. Military Effectiveness
First published in the Epoch Times at: https://tinyurl.com/466v2uae U.S.Military is Top-Heavy With Too Many Chiefs and Not Enough...
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mfredenburgsites
Sep 27, 20231 min read
NEW POLL SHOWS SHIFT IN FOCUS OF CONSERVATIVES, BUT LEAVES OUT NATIONAL DEFENSE?
The American Compass Poll Conducted in Late August Found Social Issues Have Moved to the Top of Republican Concerns over the last few...
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mfredenburgsites
Sep 11, 20234 min read
Why Warplane Sortie Generation Rate Is the One Key Performance Parameter to Rule Them All!
While the A-10's toughness is legendary, and its modernized avionics make it second to none when it comes ground attack sophistication...
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mfredenburgsites
Sep 1, 20235 min read
Air Force Wants to Replace Highly Effective Modern A-10 With a 'Flying Tinderbox'
“By scrapping the A-10, the Air Force is guaranteeing more Gold Star families will be created,” according to Charlie Keebaugh, president...
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mfredenburgsites
Aug 23, 20231 min read
U.S. Navy Ships Right to Self Defense
USS Wasp (LHD1), a 40,000 ton landing helicopter dock ship In general, international law, Navy regulations and ROE permit the use of...
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mfredenburgsites
Aug 18, 20231 min read
COMBAT RADIUS - RADIUS OF ACTION
Combat Radius with Loiter Time for F-35A, F/A0-18A and F-111 From Airpower Australia A rule of thumb for how the Combat Radius, also...
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mfredenburgsites
Aug 14, 20239 min read
Ukraine’s Counteroffensive: Between a Rock and Hard Place
After Two-Months of High Casualty Rates, Ukraine has Recaptured Hundreds of Square Kilometers out 80,000 Square Kilometers It's no...
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mfredenburgsites
Aug 10, 20232 min read
The "Russian Rope a Dope"- An Elastic Defense
The "Russian Rope a Dope" defense is an elastic defense of which variations have been successfully executed hundreds of times (over 250 ...
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mfredenburgsites
Aug 8, 20235 min read
Modern Catalina Flying Boat Will Fill Unmet Needs of US Navy and Coast Guard
Consolidated PBY-5A Catalina Flying Boat It did what a helicopter or Osprey can't. Its endurance was unmatched. Under fire, and in...
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mfredenburgsites
Jul 28, 20234 min read
That the F-35 Can't Fly Anywhere Near Lightning is Ironic and Scandalous
F-35 Lightning II Grounded Due to Lightning (For original published article see: https://www.theepochtimes.com/opinion/the-f-35-lightning...
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mfredenburgsites
Jul 27, 20233 min read
RFK, Jr. Educates Hannity on U.S. Russia Proxy War Being Waged In Ukraine
Since announcing his run for the presidency in April, RFK Jr. has been one of the most outspoken critics of the U.S. Russia Proxy war...
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mfredenburgsites
Jul 26, 20231 min read
"Ghost Decommissioning"
Overhead View of Primary Weapon Systems of DD-963 Spruance Class Destroyer "Spru-Can" When senior Navy and Pentagon personnel want to...
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mfredenburgsites
Jul 19, 20231 min read
OBIGGS NITROGEN INERTING IS PARTICULARLY CRITICAL FOR PLANES USING COMPOSITE CONSTRUCTION
EATON CORPORATION OBIGGS UNIT On-board inert gas generating systems (OBIGGS) are used to significantly reduce or even eliminate the...
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mfredenburgsites
Jul 15, 20235 min read
Devastating Cluster Munitions Will Increase Ukrainian Deaths and Casualties
DEADLY CLUSTER MUNITIONS MORE DEADLY THAN CONVENTIONAL ROUNDS IN MANY SCENARIOS The case for supplying Ukraine with 155mm dual purpose...
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mfredenburgsites
Jun 23, 20233 min read
Billions of Dollars of our Best ASW Warships Prematurely Retired and Destroyed
Spruance-Class destroyer USS KINCADE (DD 965) The United States spends more on defense than the next 9 countries combined. Yet, the...
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mfredenburgsites
Jun 23, 20234 min read
Russia's T-90M Tank - Cost Has a Quality All Its Own
“In my opinion, this [T-90M tank] is now the best tank in the world. … It is certainly better than Leopard, Challenger, Abrams [tanks], ...
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