USVs as weapons make very little sense to me. “What if we made it a torpedo, but slower and more visible?” Especially in a world where we have all of these FPV quadcopters - very easy to envision a world where defense is on the better part of the cost curve for countering these.
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David Alman
Профиль VivelyAirman + consultant + aero engineer interested in national strategy, domestic policy, environmentalism, good food, and all things aviation. Views = mine alone and not representative of anyone I work for. #airpower
Zero sympathy. Still a terrible person. If he actually felt bad he’d donate shares / money to USAID.
The Guardian‘I got carried away’: Elon Musk expresses regret about Doge and wading into Trump’s orbit
Rest in peace to our air defense soldiers, killed in action doing the noble work of trying to protect friends and strangers. Breaks my heart.
Jim LaPortaThe Defense Department identified the two active duty service members who were killed on July 17 and July 18.
Archer announcing their collaboration with Anduril to reach new levels of snake oil production. It is insane how every startup and fail company eventually shifts to trying to collect those sweet government dollars. Incredible skepticism is required. www.investors.archer.com/news/news-de...
Anduril and Archer Unveil Jointly-Developed Autonomous VTOL Platform For Commercial and Defense ApplicationsAnduril and Archer today unveiled a jointly-developed series hybrid-electric VTOL platform built to serve both defense and commercial applications. Anduril showcased the defense variant, Thunder, a Gr...www.investors.archer.comThe hagiography will be mind melting. That Ossoff is in this position is insane and speaks to how insane our politics are.
David AlmanIt is absolutely mind boggling how Ossoff launched from "rich kid" with no qualifications to "lost house election" to "Senate" to "probable 2028 President" based on insane circumstances and Republican incompetency.
Stupid stupid stupid. WSOs are great at tactics, but you need someone to help with the 13th air refueling of the mission at night in the weather. Classic Air Force to spend billions on a new piece of hardware and then mess up the people side. www.airandspaceforces.com/air-force-to...
The United States military is always looking for good Americans to compete for slots to fly fighter jets. Of course, that does require you to sign the dotted line.
The Washington PostA dispute among Cabinet officials over who could ride in fighter jets flying over D.C. on July Fourth escalated to President Trump, who gave the go-ahead to acting attorney general Todd Blanche despite objections from Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy.
Literally insane. Gwynne shows who she really is, which makes sense after working for Elon. Also, how is this not illegal? Accounts named after an elected official with billionaires donating? It’s just blatantly buying votes. www.cnbc.com/2026/07/06/s...