CV32

Been meaning to put this up:

They do love their propaganda, even if its rather flimsy.

Admiral Says China Outnumbers US in Attack Submarines (DOD Buzz)

Russia lost all its early-warning satellites (Russian strategic nuclear forces)

The New Strategic Realities of U.S. Carrier Operations (USNI News)

China's J-10 advocated as Argentine 'Typhoon beater' (Jane's)

CNO: Next-Generation Navy Fighter Might Not Need Stealth (DefenseTech) ACC Chief: Stealth ‘Incredibly Important’ For Next USAF Fighter (Aviation Week)

France confirms sale of Rafale to Egypt (Defense Update)

4,817 Targets: How Six Months Of Airstrikes Have Hurt ISIL (Or Not) (Breaking Defense)

Time to build and process the radar picture. Limitations of computing power and a mechanically scanned array. Lockheed Martin rolls out Crowsnest solution (Jane's) With Israeli EL/M-2052 radar.

Spoiler Alert * * * * * * * * Achieved major victory with 2d16h33m to go. (I self-impose sortie limits, PGM inventory, and day/night restrictions). The island bases were pummeled and then assaulted by paratroops dropped from C-130 Hercules. The two closest Chinese bases at Hainan Island and on the mainland were also destroyed. Udon Ratchathani was the only friendly base damaged, but heavily (41%) and so I moved surviving aircraft to another Thai airbase. Only two friendly ships were lost, a pair of Vietnamese vessels that were operating a little too close to the action. Curiously, Hawks proved to be workhorse in the strike role, but also suffered the most losses. Friendly air suffered about a couple dozen casualties. Further notes and observations: * Chinese cruise missile attacks were nasty, especially with a lack of good friendly radar coverage, but constituted the bulk of the Chinese firepower that quickly petered out * The air threat was reduced to roving J-20 pop up attacks * The Chinese naval threat was minimal, too far from friendlies and exposed to air attack by Blue * Friendly surface shipping did not play much of a role at all, being too far from the FEBA * No neutrals?

The Eyes of the Future RN Carrier Strike Force (Defense Update) excerpt Something I haven't seen modeled in any sim/game.

Dust off your South Atlantic battleset! Argentina and China agree fighter aircraft working group (Jane's)

F-35 needs 230 high priority design mods (JSF Nieuws.nl)

Training tool/game Strike Group Defender by ONR and MIT Lincoln Laboratory Strike Group Defender NPS Brief 2014 (pdf)

Edward Saylor, 1 of last 4 WWII Doolittle Raiders, dies at 94 (Stars and Stripes)

Battling my way through it, rainman. The distances and the geometries involved make it an additional challenge! There are real life lessons in here, for sure.

With the Raptors Over Syria (Air Force Magazine, February 2015)

U.S. to Aid India in Building Aircraft Carriers (DOD Buzz)

Thanks! Hope to take this one for a spin over the weekend.

JSF Program Ditches Tests To Protect Schedule (Aviation Week)

After Paris shootings, Europe's police forces reconsider arms rules (Stars and Stripes) Needing more good guys with guns? Well, duh.

State of Defense (Defense One)

Latest Operational Test & Evaluation (OT&E) report here (pdf)