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Tsavo Lion Mon Dec 27, 2021 4:47 am
Such long range cruise missiles could be shot down with S-125s and would not be an enormous challenge really.
they r not in the RF & PRC inventories, & won't be effective against low flying JASSMs anyway. Its stealthy airframe makes it extremely difficult to defeat.
The loss of C-130s might matter to their crews.
at >700-800km away from their targets, I doubt they'll be shot down; if modified unmanned old C-130s r used, their crews will be on the ground, other planes or on ships.
C-130s still have to operate from airfields so any airfields these C-130s are taking off from will likely be targeted by China with ballistic or cruise missile attack to stop the flow of subsonic cruise missiles.
They could fly from Australia &/ Hawaii, supported by tankers. Also, FYI,
Modified C-130 floatplanes r coming up for W. Pac ops: The development of a removable amphibious float modification for an MC-130J would enable "runway independent" operations, which, ..would extend the global reach and survivability of the aircraft and Air Commandos. "Seaborne operations offer nearly unlimited water landing zones providing significant flexibility for the Joint Force,"...Utilizing the MAC capability may provide unlimited operational access to waterways to distribute forces if land assets are compromised. "We believe MAC will be able to be used by our sister services, allies, and partners on various C-130 platforms... Further, expanding the operational use of an amphibious aircraft alongside other innovative tools will provide even more complex dilemmas in future battlespaces for our strategic competitors."
China does not have more ships than the US Navy has missile tubes... considering the shift in US focus they could move some of their fleets operating in different locations to the Pacific if there were any real expectations of a conflict.
many assets already been moved; if it wasn't worth it, that capability wouldn't be invested in. Planes r more mobile than ships, & they don't need large flight & ground crews. China has a huge fleet of Maritime Militia operated fishing boats that would be used around Taiwan too.
I remember a congressman saying that he was disgusted at the price of the F-15 and that never again will America ever spend 20 million dollars on a fighter plane.... HAHAHAHAHA... he was of course right... because they have never been that cheap since... but he meant it was too expensive for what it was... which led to the F-16 and F-18 programmes of lighter cheaper fighters... except they weren't cheaper at all.
it's called "the death spiral"; but until 6 gen. fighter ACAVs replace them, they'll have to foot that bill.
They can pour more money into failed products all they please...
if they were failed fighters, why prohibit their export even to UK, Japan, SK & Israel? r the F-4/15s they operate/d failures too?
India was never part of the Su-57 programme. It was part of a programme to create a new heavy stealth fighter based on the Su-57, but when they realised all the changes and modifications they wanted made to the Su-57 like better stealth and two seats... they would have to pay for themselves...
so, it wasn't good enough w/o extensive mods even for the Indians. No wonder they bought those Rafales instead!
even Finland ordered 64 F-35s for $9.4B, & Morocco Wants F-35 Fighters To 'Ward Off' Algeria That Plans To Acquire Russian Su-57 Jets.
And lets see how wonderful these two countries think these planes are after 10 years of service...
Finland can always get JAS-39s & Morocco can get Eurofighters or F-15/18s.
The obvious problem there is that S-400 can shoot down ballistic tactical nuke delivery platforms, and crossing the nuclear threshold against S-400 users like China and India and Turkey and Russia means they can then respond in kind... considering US SAMs can't deal with Iranian BMs, what are their chances against BMs and other weapons from other countries?
the US doesn't stand still & upgrades/develops the means to deal with them.
If the Su-57 was that good, China would be buying them to complement the J-20s, like they got the Su-35s.
Who said they are not negotiating to buy a batch?
if they did, we would hear about it; don't underestimate their ability in judging fighters!
They should include that in the advert to sell S-400s... so powerful that the US would resort to nuclear weapons in their presence... because all the other systems and weapons of that super power are impotent...
The Soviet VMF had 800km range supersonic Granit AShMs for years, but that didn't scare the USN from sailing the oceans & seas around Eurasia. Dozens of C-130/17s can release 100s of decoys/chaff to overwhelm their radars before they or others drop JDAMs & CMs on them. Besides, they could send attack helos & UAVs with LRMs.
Lastly there is The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast bomb that could be modified for stand off use.
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GarryB Mon Dec 27, 2021 4:13 pm
they r not in the RF & PRC inventories , & won't be effective against low flying JASSMs anyway. Its stealthy airframe makes it extremely difficult to defeat .
The Soviets made SA-3s in enormous numbers as the mid to lower altitude air defence systems in partnership with the SA-2 for high altitude threats, they are still used for simulating targets and could be quickly set up in the case of high tensions to operate under the control of a new SAM system...
Stealthy targets like F-35 stealthy that can be detected 5,000km away with Russian radar?
The SA-3 missiles are command guided so the level of stealth of the target would not be very important.
Even just positioning them on the border with the EU and loading them up with nuclear warhead payloads might be interesting...
Once the first attack starts Russia does not have to remain fully defensive... they could actively target sources of enemy attacks like airfields and aircraft on airfields enormous distances from Russian borders let alone targets inside Russia.
Further, expanding the operational use of an amphibious aircraft alongside other innovative tools will provide even more complex dilemmas in future battlespaces for our strategic competitors."
Hahaha... new planes are now so expensive in the US that they find they have to cannibalise their storage cupboards of older planes for numbers attacks because newer planes are just too expensive.
How long will C-130s last in a salt water environment... what will enormous floats do to their already mediocre performance.... why do you think they would be safer in water than from motorways on land?
Sounds like they want more money to spend on old shit... this will be amusing.
many assets already been moved; if it wasn't worth it, that capability wouldn't be invested in . Planes r more mobile than ships, & they don't need large flight & ground crews. China has a huge fleet of Maritime Militia operated fishing boats that would be used around Taiwan too.
The fact that the US is shifting its forward deployment of murderers to Australia tells us that their current rogues gallery occupying South Korea and Japan are not enough and they need more warm bodies to throw at the Chinese...
Amusing you are fixating on what they are doing while ignoring the obvious question... why?
WTF does the US have to do with Taiwan... and how is Taiwan going to pay for all this... Oops... they aren't... the US Taxpayer is going to pay for it... that is you.
It really is a death spiral and the promise with every generation is that it will be cheaper... you know... like the F-35 isn't... and with each new generation the promise is that it will be a whole generation ahead of the enemy and it will be so superior that we wont need as many but we will still have way more than they can afford... but when it comes time to actually build these things reality hits home and they are much much more expensive than they promised and in many areas not superior at all.
Just on the face of things the Su-57 is not only superior to the F-35, it is also much much cheaper and it is the medium Russian stealth fighter... their light stealth fighter is going to be even cheaper... in fact cheaper than most US drones.
It is called a death spiral because of where you end up... death by having all your money sucked out of you...
The F-22 was prohibited from export because it probably had as many problems as the F-35 currently has, so letting other allies get their hands on them would mean their secrets would be revealed... not how stealthy they are... but how not stealthy they are... yet enormously expensive to buy and to operate...
The F-35 needs a large production run and wide deployment to break even let alone make a profit so it was designed as a plane all of Americas allies can buy so the US MIC can leech from the allied world instead of just the massive jugs of the US worker/taxpayer... which are starting get smaller and less reliable.
They wanted modifications that would only make it twice as expensive to buy and rather more expensive to operate but only slightly more stealthy. They knew the Russians wouldn't want such changes itself so any real changes in that regard they would have to fund themselves, which they weren't prepared to pay for, so they decided to let the Russians complete development on their own and modify the resulting aircraft... pretty much what they did with the Su-30MK.
BTW they spent more on 36 Rafales than they spent on Ka-27s and Ka-31s and MiG-29Ks and an aircraft carrier they bought from Russia... in fact they spent three times more on the Rafales.... so for the price of 12 Rafales they got 14 MiG-29Ms, and about a dozen Helix helicopters of different types... and an aircraft carrier...
Not if they buy F-35s, because they wont be able to sell them to anyone else, and I doubt anyone else will want them considering their operational costs per hour.
You mean like the Israeli F-35 should be able to deal with any SAM system Syria is currently operating because the best they have are S-300s which are ancient and have been in service for 50 years...
Judging fighters based on what? How many have they flight tested?
The Soviet VMF had 800km range supersonic Granit AShMs for years, but that didn't scare the USN from sailing the oceans & seas around Eurasia.
500km range Granits... and if such a premise were true then the Urans the Russians operate would be enough to keep the Royal Navy and most HATO navies in port for good...
Dozens of C-130/17s can release 100s of decoys/chaff to overwhelm their radars before they or others drop JDAMs & CMs on them.
Overwhelm what radar?
Decoys and chaff launched from the aircraft releasing long range standoff weapons is just a really good indication that the attack has started and would be rather counter productive wouldn't it?
The whole point of using drone launch platforms would be being able to fly closer to the target than is safe to launch your weapons so they can take a longer and more indirect route to the target to try to surprise said target.
The problem of course is that when Russian long range radar starts to detect cruise missiles and standoff weapons being launched from transport aircraft then not only will they start preparing for defence by powering up air defence systems, they will also likely start preparing response attacks to take out airfields and HQs on enemy territory and neutralising enemy forces on enemy territory nearby too... MiG-31Ks will take off and attack any enemy ships without 2,500km of Russian territorial waters and MiG-31BMs might be launched with 300km range AAMs to shoot down those C-130s... the flight radius of a MiG-31BM at mach 2.4 is about 700km... and the only things probably able to shoot down MiG-31BMs would be AEGIS ships with long range AAMs, but they will be fighting for their lives against Kinzhal from MiG-31Ks launched from well beyond their vision or reach.
Besides, they could send attack helos & UAVs with LRMs .
Really? Which western attack helicopter has better flight speed and range than an F-15 or B-1B?
The thing weighs 11 tons... it would need the wings of a B-52 to fly with the engines as well... why would you waste time with such a ridiculous standoff weapon?
They already have Tomahawks...
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Isos Mon Dec 27, 2021 5:22 pm
You prove him his idea is stupid he comes up with a new one. Garry don't loose your time with him.
Tsavo Lion Tue Dec 28, 2021 3:39 am
Stealthy targets like F-35 stealthy that can be detected 5,000km away with Russian radar? The SA-3 missiles are command guided so the level of stealth of the target would not be very important.
does China have them to? the scenario of using C-130/17s is vs. the PRC in the China Seas, not the RF.
r there nukes small enough to fit on an SA-3?
I repeat: the scenario of using C-130/17s is vs. PRC in the the China Seas, not the RF.
not at all: those floats r new & can turn any C-130 into an amphib., no need to build extra planes or land/floating airfields & dedicate extra forces to maintain & defend them.
How long will C-130s last in a salt water environment... what will enormous floats do to their already mediocre performance....
the USN/MC & CG been using them for decades from shore bases near salt water; their performance will be~ =or better than the AG-600, even with floats; if any range is lost, they can use IRPs.
why do you think they would be safer in water than from motorways on land?
they can use water instead of runways & bays/coves instead of hangars that can be bombed.
no, they'll be saving huge $ & a lot of time. Dozens of old C-130s in storage can be reactivated to replace those used as float planes, if need be.
to prevent the PRC becoming a hegemon in the W. Pac; the US Taxpayer pays interest on US gov. loans, but I pay 0 as my income isn't big enough to be taxed.
The F-22 was prohibited from export because it probably had as many problems as the F-35 currently has, so letting other allies get their hands on them would mean their secrets would be revealed...
it's the latter rather than the former reason.
in fact they spent three times more on the Rafales.... so for the price of 12 Rafales they got 14 MiG-29Ms, and about a dozen Helix helicopters of different types... and an aircraft carrier...
I guess they had enough $ to get them now, instead of waiting for Su-57s that had to be produced & modified, which would take years that they don't have any liberty to waste.
they could still sell them to UK, Norway, Israel, Japan or back to US- small price to pay to keep Finland in NATO's orbit.
well, don't they already have J-11/15/16s & Su-35s, common with their Su-30MKKs that r F-15E counterparts & J-20s (now in serial production)+J-31/35s that r rough Su-57 & F-35 counterparts? what's the point adding another type of a redundant fighter? there is even less reason to want it than the Indians now have.
The problem of course is that when Russian long range radar starts to detect cruise missiles and standoff weapons being launched from transport aircraft then not only will they start preparing for defence by powering up air defence systems, they will also likely start preparing response attacks to take out airfields and HQs on enemy territory and neutralising enemy forces on enemy territory nearby too...
I repeat: the scenario of using C-130/17s is vs. the PRC in the China Seas, not the the RF. Actually, some of those CMs have >925km range & they'll be used against ships, ports, airfields & troop concentrations along the Taiwan Strait & on the island itself if & after it's been invaded. If China strikes Guam, Okinawa & bases in Micronesia/Australia/Hawaii, she'll receive a return fire on Hainan, her new SCS/Mainland AF/N/BM bases, naval/civ. shipyards, & possibly the 3 Gorges Dam, killing many Ms of people. w/o nukes.
Besides, they could send attack helos & UAVs with LRMs.
they can be based on ships & been trained for that in many exercises; even the old long range CH-53Es with or w/o IRPs could be armed with even more CMs than CH-64s & AH-1J Sea/Super Cobras. Attack & SF versions V-22s have the speed, range & IRPs. Old P-3s can carry 10 CMs each.
no, an old unmanned C-130 loaded with it would do it.
In 2022, the USAF is going to retire 47 F-16C/Ds, 48 F-15C/Ds, & 13 C-130Hs.
That's 108 total that could be used as armed drones.
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GarryB Tue Dec 28, 2021 11:10 am
My point is that cruise missiles fly low but are relatively easy targets to shoot down... any old missile that is obsolete for hitting faster manouvering targets could be directed to take down these drones and cruise missiles.
Both the Soviet Union and China built old SAMs in enormous numbers and plenty of those are still used as target drones to test air defence units... it wouldn't take much to set up batteries able to launch enormous numbers to deal with large numbers of simple incoming threats... existing IADS are designed to share target information so the system that is detecting and tracking the target does not need to use its own missiles for the engagement... why not use old otherwise obsolete missiles for the job? Save the newer ones for more difficult targets.
Are you joking? SA-3 had a warhead of about 60kgs and was used against bombers... they have nuke warheads for 152mm artillery, so 40kgs... so yes... nuke warheads should not be an issue really...
Their radars and systems should detect C-130s 800km away and their Flankers shouldn't have too much problem operating 1,000km out to sea patrolling for such threats...
So why are they not already in use?
the USN/MC & CG been using them for decades from shore bases near salt water ; their performance will be~ =or better than the AG-600 , even with floats; if any range is lost, they can use IRPs.
Brilliant... reduce their range with floats and then risk inflight refuelling aircraft to give them a chance... the Chinese should be looking to join the MiG-41 project perhaps?
Makes you wonder why more aircraft don't operate on floats from water...
And where will these C-130s be operating from... where do they get their reloads of missiles? How will they avoid Chinese aircraft carriers?
to prevent the PRC becoming a hegemon in the W. Pac;
Yeah, because obviously the US should control that piece of real estate.... is it oil or lithium they are after?
They wanted a two branch airforce... Soviet/Russian planes and French planes. They wanted Mirage 2000s, but the French made them buy Rafales instead... they took 10-15 years to try to get them to sell Mirage 2000s or drop the price on the Rafales and they did neither... in fact in spite of the price cap of 10 billion for 126 aircraft they ended up spending 8.4 billion on 36 planes. They would be squealing like stuck pigs if it was a Russian plane, but it seems they expect it from France...
Don't be silly... they wont be allowed to sell them...
Congress is full of spiteful people who hold grudges and love to use revenge as a tool...
How many of these aircraft does China actually have in service... if they had the chance of getting a rather better fighter of course they would take it... do you think if Russia offered to sell China some brand new production Blackjacks at a reasonable price that China would say no thanks... we have Tu-16s in production already so we don't need more bombers...
possibly the 3 Gorges Dam, killing many Ms of people. w/o nukes.
Such an attack would justify a nuclear response...
Actually, some of those CMs have >925km range & they'll be used against ships, ports, airfields & troop concentrations along the Taiwan Strait & on the island itself if & after it's been invaded.
If the US wants to interfere in what is essentially a civil war then they should be prepared for the fact that Russia will help China and they can do that by sharing information about approaching threats... aircraft and cruise missiles... if Russian radar on Russian territory can detect F-35s on the Iran Iraq border then they can probably also detect C-130s from enormous ranges too...
If China strikes Guam, Okinawa & bases in Micronesia/Australia/Hawaii,
US attacks against China would justify attacks on these places and more...
they can be based on ships & been trained for that in many exercises; even the old long range CH-53E s with or w/o IRPs could be armed with even more CMs than CH-64s & AH-1J Sea/Super Cobras . Attack & SF versions V-22s have the speed, range & IRPs. Old P-3s can carry 10 CMs each.
But why? They would be pathetic missile carriers... slow... low altitude... very vulnerable to any air defence system on islands or even very small ships...
A modern fighter flying at medium altitude could launch simultaneous attacks on 4-6 of them at a time with a good chance of killing all 4-6 with each volley and they don't have the speed or range to run away...
An old C-130 would never get close enough to drop it on anything but the weakest and most unprotected target.
Might be useful over Afghanistan assuming they have no aircraft in the air... but even then it makes more sense to use a better bomber.
The ones they withdraw will likely be the most worn out pieces of crap they have in service and they will likely have most of their parts stripped out of them to support other aircraft still in use.
At best they would be ground targets for air attack practise...
Tsavo Lion Tue Dec 28, 2021 12:53 pm
My point is that cruise missiles fly low but are relatively easy targets to shoot down...
not these small stealthy ALCMs.
as soon as the 1st Chinese nuke goes off anywhere in that conflict, the US will be free to use theirs.
they'll need their own big tankers to do that, & they would be shot down by ROC/US/JSDAF F-15/16/22s.
there was no need for them until recently.
Brilliant... reduce their range with floats and then risk inflight refuelling aircraft to give them a chance...
they won't decrease range by much; 1-2 engines could be shot off to reduce fuel burn; refueling points could be set up by other C-130s/ships, if need be.
when was the last big war in the W/S. Pacific? CV/Ns & land based planes were good enough to deal with NK & Vietnam. But those didn't have IRBMs & bombers to destroy distant airfields.
And where will these C-130s be operating from... where do they get their reloads of missiles?
from numerous islands in Philippines, Indonesia & Micronesia, & from ammo ships &/ storage sites on islands.
How will they avoid Chinese aircraft carriers?
they won't be sailing that far past the 1st Island Chain, to avoid the USN & AF planes & SSNs on the high seas, not to mention their allies planes, subs & ships.
Yeah, because obviously the US should control that piece of real estate....
open H2O isn't a real estate; losing Taiwan would mean losing Japan & SK, not to mention Philippines. With Japan in China's shadow, US bases there eventually will be gone & Russia will get stronger in the FE. 5 US States & 2 territories r on/in the Pacific, & California on the West Coast is the most populous. No wonder the US & UK r beefing up Australia that is treated like crap by the Chinese & courting India.
in fact in spite of the price cap of 10 billion for 126 aircraft they ended up spending 8.4 billion on 36 planes. They would be squealing like stuck pigs if it was a Russian plane, but it seems they expect it from France...
France sold Mirages to Taiwan & they were very happy with them & after market support. If Russia had a similar product when the Indians needed it, India would order them, just like all those MiG-21/23/27/25s, Su-30s, IL-38/76/78s & Tu-142s.
the uS won't antagonize Finland by prohibiting sales to other US allies, lest she goes back to the RF orbit or full neutrality. If she has problems with F-35s, they'll be taken back & newer/st F-15/16/18s would be offered.
How many of these aircraft does China actually have in service...
they r, or will be, producing more, if need be.
if they had the chance of getting a rather better fighter of course they would take it...
perhaps they don't see the Su-57 ready/fitting their req's or much better than their own J-20s.
do you think if Russia offered to sell China some brand new production Blackjacks at a reasonable price that China would say no thanks...
that's a different animal; I heard a rumor that China offered to build a few Type 55 ships in exchange for Tu-160 blueprints & production rights.
possibly the 3 Gorges Dam, killing many Ms of people, w/o nukes.
the mere expressed threat of its destruction would be enough to chill some hot heads in the PLA & Beijing.
if Russian radar on Russian territory can detect F-35s on the Iran Iraq border then they can probably also detect C-130s from enormous ranges too...
not if they fly normal corridors as before or low before they release their CMs. "War is deception!"
not if only invasion force & related targets r attacked.
certain targets would be best attacked by certain of those aircraft.
Recall that AH-64s killed SAM sites before other aircraft followed into Kuwait.
I bet they could send EW UAVs/planes/helos before a few armed C-12321 stored/130 drones flying low like CMs.
not necessarily any/all of them; at least some could make a few more flights w/o much repairs & be good enough for drone conversion.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/43545/hypersonic-strike-aircraft-capability-is-part-of-air-forces-shadowy-project-mayhem
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https://www.military.com/daily-news/2021/06/23/air-force-plans-cut-45-planes-its-workhorse-c-130-fleet-upgrade-others.html
The U.S. Air Force believes it can sustain and upgrade 92 of its oldest C-130 military transport aircraft even as it aims to downsize the overall Hercules fleet over the next few years, according to top brass.
During a Senate Armed Services Airland subcommittee hearing Tuesday, the Air Force reiterated budget plans to reduce its C-130 fleet to 255 aircraft in the near future from about 300 currently.
Of those 255, 163 would be newer J-models the service already has or are on order from Lockheed Martin Corp., said Lt. Gen. David Nahom, deputy chief of staff for plans and programs, adding that 92 older H models would receive necessary modifications to keep them viable. He first disclosed these figures at a House Armed Services Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces hearing earlier this month.
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"To get to 255 is a stretch goal. That's if we can get that with mutually agreeable replace missions," Nahom said. He was referring to state National Guard and Reserve units that fly C-130s someday transitioning to a new mission. Nearly half of the service's current C-130 aircraft, or 149, are flown by the Guard, according to an Air National Guard fact sheet.
"And we may not get there. We understand that, but we believe that 163 is a good number," Nahom said. J-models typically have new engines and better propellers; they also have more lift capability, can fly faster and have a longer range.
The service also maintains some special mission C-130s -- such as EC-130 airborne communications jamming aircraft and the LC-130 "Skibird," which can land on ice and snow for Antarctic missions. It was not immediately clear how these aircraft would be affected by the potential fleet downsizing. However, in its fiscal 2022 budget request, the Air Force is already looking to mothball 20 of the oldest C-130 Hercules transport H-models, which includes two EC-130H and five MC-130H special operations aircraft.
As the service brings in new C-130J models, it will incur additional costs to sustain those aircraft in the future, Nahom said. "That comes obviously at an added cost to what we can do with that money for other areas that we're frankly carrying greater risks than on the C-130," he added.
The C-130 serves as the airlift workhorse for supply missions around the world, largely due to its tactical advantage: Much more flexible and agile than its larger cousin, the C-17 Globemaster III, the C-130 can carry approximately 45,000 pounds and airdrop loads up to 42,000 pounds.
C-130s also have been reconfigured for crucial missions stateside, such as the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System to battle wildfires; the Modular Aerial Spray System aircraft to spray for pests such as mosquitoes; and the WC-130 "Hurricane Hunter" aircraft for weather reconnaissance.
Last month, Lt. Gen. S. Clinton Hinote, the Air Force's deputy chief of staff for strategy, integration and requirements, said lumbering C-130s might be vulnerable as they deliver supplies or transport personnel during a near-peer conflict.
Instead, the Air Force should look to more innovative solutions, such as a high-speed vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, he told Military.com in an interview. He made similar comments during the seapower and projection forces hearing earlier this month.
"[The] C-130 capability is not well-suited to address this risk," Hinote said during that panel. "That's why we feel we need to retire a certain number of the older C-130s, while addressing this airlift risk in new ways, with new capabilities."
In May, Army Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, head of the National Guard Bureau, told lawmakers he's against sizable C-130 cuts just for the stateside missions alone.
The Guard must "retain every single one of those flying squadrons because of what they bring for our nation," he said during a May 4 House Appropriations Defense subcommittee hearing.
Senators haven't jumped to support a potential cut, nor have they been quick to back high-speed vertical takeoff and landing aircraft or other innovative solutions as a trade-off for more modernized equipment.
Instead, Sens. Dick Durbin and Tammy Duckworth, both Illinois Democrats, have urged the Senate Appropriations Committee to support the procurement of extra C-130Js, known as the Super Hercules, for the Air National Guard.
"We support strong funding for the quick modernization of all Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve C-130H aircraft that are not recapitalized with the newer C-130J models," they said in a June 4 letter to the committee with nine other signatories.
The service has asked for five new C-130Js this budget cycle. Durbin and Duckworth want "at least eight additional" aircraft, according to the letter.
"Such robust funding will help our brave service members have the best, newest equipment to provide for their safety, as well as our vital airlift capability and national security needs," they wrote.
Tsavo Lion Thu Dec 30, 2021 4:04 am
https://www.19fortyfive.com/2021/12/f-35-the-best-stealth-fighter-jet-on-earth/
Whatever its shortcomings, it'll help other aircraft, ships, etc. to accomplish their missions.
GarryB Thu Dec 30, 2021 1:50 pm
Physical size is not as relevant to RCS as you seem to think... the B-2 is stealthier than the F-22 or F-35...
That really does not help America at all... it just leaves American cities exposed to nuclear strike... cities full of law abiding tax paying Americans who probably couldn't find Taiwan on a map, and even the ones that can couldn't give a shit about them at all.
And why should they? Is it written in the constitution that the American government needs to defend Taiwan? Pretty sure the people writing the US constitution were afraid of the US becoming an imperial power like the British forces they fought to get independence from.
The very idea that the US is now worse than the British is rather amusing don't you think... sorry... all these years in America you probably don't think.
Not allowed.
No they don't. With external fuel tanks and an air to air missile load out they should be able to operate 1,500km from base for a good period of time... Taiwanese and Japanese planes will not have any air bases to operate from... those anti carrier ballistic missiles will also likely work well against airfields too...
Still no need... but by all means continue to make them...
Fuel ships refuelling an air armada of attack drone carrying aircraft would be an excellent target for ballistic anti ship missiles.
China also has BM to target ships...
And how happy to host US murderbots will those countries be when China starts attacking the airbases the attacks are coming from?
I would say in those places there would be enough pro Chinese people to attack US forces and destroy their equipment in place as guerillas...
If you are mounting swarm drone and missile attacks then ships wont be that important... ballistic missiles will be flying to the US and Japan and Australia...
open H2O isn't a real estate; losing Taiwan would mean losing Japan & SK, not to mention Philippines .
Bullshit. China are not interested in SK or Japan or the Philippines and have never said they would invade any of those countries.
This is like the bullshit that got US troops in to Vietnam... was that not enough fun for you... 50K bright fair haired American boys dead... five times that physically and mentally damaged... not to mention how many million natives murdered brutally, and their land and their very blood poisoned by Agent orange and agent purple and all the other "agents" they poisoned that country with.
Any other country did that it would be a war crime...
With Japan in China's shadow, US bases there eventually will be gone & Russia will get stronger in the FE.
US bases in Japan are for Japan to decide and no one else... not even the US. Eventually Japan will work that out and throw away the chains that hold them and become a free country... but until then they live in a prison of their own design.
Russia is already getting strong in the Far East and the Far North... Taiwan doesn't make any difference in that regard.
5 US States & 2 territories r on/in the Pacific, & California on the West Coast is the most populous.
Yep... nice easy fresh targets you are happy to sacrifice for some Taiwanese people...
No wonder the US & UK r beefing up Australia that is treated like crap by the Chinese & courting India.
Hahahaha... it was Australia badmouthing China at the demand of the US that got China to do an America on them and say well if you think we are so bad and so evil we will look elsewhere for all that coal and other material we buy from you... BTW the US was no so anti China as to not try to sell some things they stopped importing from Australia... but of course it is China that is the bad guy.
France sold Mirages to Taiwan & they were very happy with them & after market support.
India bought Mirage 2000s from france and liked them very much and not only wanted more but wanted to buy a licence to build more... but France demanded they buy Rafales because that would help them reduce the production price for the French military who are not interested in buying M2Ks any more... they could also charge a huge amount more for the newer aircraft design...
the uS won't antagonize Finland by prohibiting sales to other US allies, lest she goes back to the RF orbit or full neutrality.
You mean like they wont antagonise Turkey because US nuclear weapons are based there and it critically controls the entrance to the Black Sea and also occupies a place very close to Russia... yet they were quite happy to totally screw them over by knocking them out of the F-35 deal for which they were making parts, and also deny them delivery of the 100 f-35s they ordered and also refused to return the money they paid...
Real world buddy... the US would **** over absolutely anyone including its own poor and middle class...
If she has problems with F-35s, they'll be taken back & newer/st F-15/16/18s would be offered.
What if she wants Rafales or Typhoons?
Well I can see them not knowing anything concrete about the Su-57 so of course they wont think it fits their requirements because it is as unknown to them as the J-20 is to the west...
I heard a rumor that China offered to build a few Type 55 ships in exchange for Tu-160 blueprints & production rights.
Hahaha... beware Chinese whispers. Why would Russia adopt a foreign designed and foreign made warship that does not use their own weapons.... that would be the sort of ridiculous rumour a fanboy would make up and try to sell on the internet...
Or cause them to triple its air defence protection and seriously consider a pre-emptive self defence strike... perhaps a 50 megaton ground burst detonation along the San Andreas fault or Yellowstone park?
What normal corridors... and the west leaks like a sieve.... there are too many honourable people who realise such stupid fucking idiot ideas will just get everyone killed.
Why do you think that?
What if that invasion force changes course and attacks Japan instead?
US forces fighting Chinese forces would lead to Chinese land based forces attacking US forces in the region... simply for self defence.... they don't know what your intentions are and having all those forces available to use becomes a threat to China taking back its disputed territory...
They used helicopters to fly very low below radar levels of the main radar sites... civilian and military... that was 1990 and their radars were not that good.
Modern Radars tend to see right to the wave tops over water so taking a helicopter just makes you really slow and really really easy for a fighter to shoot you down.
Even a modern MiG-21 would massacre helicopters... load them up with R-77s or the Chinese equivalent and fly at 800km/h at medium altitude... they will detect helicopter at long range and be able to engage them at long range too... fire your four missiles and turn back and refuel and rearm and repeat... those helicopters and troop transport planes would get murdered.
I bet they could send EW UAVs/planes/helos before a few armed C-123 21 stored /130 drones flying low like CMs.
Newer fighters to take down the EW aircraft... manned or unmanned.... and old fighters for everything else... it would be a massacre.
BTW I love how powerful US carriers are that you don't even mention using them... how much did they cost and you are not even considering using them?
Sounds like they have a hard on for tilt rotor aircraft.
Honestly I am surprised they haven't built a four engine quad tilt rotor design aircraft yet... it would be more stable and likely rather safer too... and presumably better weight performance.
Take the blinders off mate... it is the most expensive military programme on record and it has delivered a dog... the faster they make them the quicker the US and her allies fold.
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Airbornewolf Fri Dec 31, 2021 8:20 am
Tsavo Lion wrote: https://www.19fortyfive.com/2021/12/f-35-the-best-stealth-fighter-jet-on-earth/
As someone that facilitated logistics for the F-35 in my millitary:
It really is a piece of shit.
I was an part of an Team that needed to prepare our airbases for the F-35, so i heard a lot, and experienced a lot during this project.
Also there was a lot of "negative" experiences on the training base Luke in Arizona with my nations pilots training with the F-35.
1. It needs exorbinant of maintenance hours for its flight hours, not to mention its damn stealth coating.
2. Because it got too heavy, they removed the self-isolating foam from the fuel tank. that is build around the engine.
3. the F-35 failed multiple times to win an dogfight against an F-16...with fully loaded external fuel tanks.
4. dont fly it in thunder, ironically the F-35 is called "Lightning" but it can not handle lightning. it results in avionic's failure of control.
5. Thales Netherlands discovered that Lockheed builds sattelite kill-switches at random positions into the F-35 export models. Just not the one's Israel is receiving.
6. it is too slow, and has an too limited payload to ever defend itself from anything fixed wing. Russians fly circles around this thing and puts its very airfields into strike-range of enemy craft.
7. as mentioned before, extremely limited payload. two bomb bays with one bomb. otherwise you need to hang ordnance on external payloads what defeats the purpose of Stealth.
8. it needs runway's in pristine conditions, seriously?. ever heard of wartime conditions?. the F-35 should be able to accept an piece of highway as an runway.
9."but it's VTOL". yes...just exactly like the harrier that could only do that with very, very limited payload. So you need an runway for max payload and by that the 'VTOL" Arguement is defeated.
Bonus: you know Lockheed buy'd this design from the Russians after the fall of the soviet union right?. the YAK-141?.
They did not came up with it themselves.
You know why the russians sold it?. because it does not work. It is not an weapon anymore because of its complexity, pricetag and lack of offensive capability.
I could go on for a bit here...the F-35 should have had it's neck twisted while it was still maturing in the crib.
I assume you did not know all of the above Tsavo, so you are welcome.
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GarryB Fri Dec 31, 2021 4:11 pm
To be fair the F-35 is an improvement on the Yak-141... the fan lift system means it is cold air that is blown down at the front of the aircraft, with the Yak-141 it is hot air that is depleted in oxygen because the two small turbojet engines the air just passed through consumed the oxygen and converted it into carbon monoxide... that hot oxygen starved air near the front of the aircraft is a serious problem when landing vertically because as you approach the ground your main engine intakes start sucking in thin hot oxygen depleted air and choke and an engine stall 10m above the ground is fatal to a 15-20 ton object.
The Americans didn't buy the whole design from Yakovlev, what they bought was the engine nozzle design for the main engine.
The rear engine on the Yak-141 is an 18-22 ton thrust turbofan capable of operating in full Afterburner with the exhaust nozzle rotated downwards by 95 degrees... so not just vertically down but 5 degrees forward...
The British Harrier did not have afterburner, so the Americans had nothing comparable.
The Yak-141 also had an auto ejection system like the Yak-38 and Yak-38M which saved a lot of lives.
With current technology and current methods the idea of VSTOL is flawed and a bit of a dead end.
Perhaps electric jet engines could solve some of the problems like hot jet exhaust making belly mounted fuel tanks and weapons impossible... limiting weapons to wing pylons... and vectored exhaust nozzles with full 3D motion so wing tip and nose and tail puffer jets are no longer needed...
Would add that the shaft driven lift fan on the F-35 is what gives it a bad shape for a high speed aircraft and massively increases internal volume but no in a useful way... increasing drag and reducing speed potential...
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AZ-5 Mon Jan 10, 2022 5:09 am
..a very expensive project by the Americans.
Meeting the B-21 Raider: 2022 to bring new bomber's eagerly awaited rollout
By Stephen Losey
WASHINGTON — The coming year will see the U.S. Air Force's most anticipated new aircraft rollout in recent memory as the service debuts its next stealth bomber. But 2022 will also bring what are expected to be tough choices and retirements as part of the upcoming budget proposal for the following fiscal year. The B-21 Raider will be rolled out to the public in 2022, though there is no concrete date. Several months afterward, the Raider will make its first test flight. "We'll do something special as we bring out the B-21," such as a ceremony for the unveiling or the follow-on first flight, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown said in September during Defense One's online State of Defense conference. This will be the first public unveiling of a new Air Force bomber in more than three decades, since Northrop Grumman's B-2 Spirit bomber was revealed to the public at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, in November 1988. The B-2′s first public flight took place the following year, in July 1989.
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The future Air Force Northrop Grumman B-21 stealth strategic bomber will cost $203 billion over 30 years
The average cost of a B-21 strategic bomber is about $550-million in fiscal 2010 dollars, or about $639 million in 2019 dollars. WASHINGTON – The U.S. Air Force's next-generation B-21 stealth bomber program will likely cost taxpayers at least $203 billion to develop, purchase and operate 100 aircraft over 30 years, according to new service estimates. Bloomberg reports. The figure represents the most complete estimate to date for the heavily classified B-21 strategic bomber program won by Northrop Grumman Corp. in 2015. The total cost, priced in fiscal year 2019 dollars, includes $25.1 billion for development, $64 billion for production, and $114 billion for 30 years of sustaining and operating a fleet of 100 bombers. Those costs are part of a huge bow wave of spending facing the U.S. military and American taxpayers as the Pentagon seeks to upgrade the nation's land-sea-air triad of nuclear weapons, and for systems like new Ford-class aircraft carriers, Columbia-class ballistic missile submarines, and nearly 2,500 F-35 jet fighter-bombers for the Air Force, Navy, and Marines.
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kvs Mon Jan 10, 2022 6:12 am
Still wanking themselves silly with delusions about doing bombing runs over Russian territory.
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Isos Mon Jan 10, 2022 6:43 am
**** they manage to sell again the B-2 but more expensive...
That's impressive how stupid they are and how good is their marketing department.
LMFS Mon Jan 10, 2022 7:18 am
Isos wrote: **** they manage to sell again the B-2 but more expensive...
Agree is B-2 2.0, but this time it should be cheaper and more similar to a real weapon than the most legendary hangar queen the world has known, or that is the idea at least. Another proof of the "success" of their stealth fleet deployment is them having to substitute platforms in the middle of their life like they are planing to do with the F-22
lancelot Mon Jan 10, 2022 7:26 am
100 bombers. We shall see. This is "cheaper"? Well I guess there is inflation but if they built 100 B-2s I doubt it would have cost more per unit.
I put more faith in the B-52 re-engine program. Perhaps it will still be used in the XXIInd century.
I recall the F-22 and B-2 being promised in vast quantities making them cheap per unit. This never happened and will not happen
for this new wonder waffle either.
Their numbers means 2 billion per aircraft from a to z.
It's close to B-2 IMO
Remember also it's just some guesses and actual price will be much higer.
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PapaDragon Mon Jan 10, 2022 9:30 am
100 bombers are supposed to cost 200 billion over the course of 30 years?
Why do I have a feeling that extra digit will be added to that pricetag?
GarryB Mon Jan 10, 2022 6:40 pm
Agree is B-2 2.0, but this time it should be cheaper and more similar to a real weapon than the most legendary hangar queen the world has known, or that is the idea at least.
Last time they said a brand new plane was going to be cheaper... was the JSF which led to the F-35...
They want a stealth bomber to attack land targets in Russia... it would be cheaper to fit four weapon pylons under each wing of a 747 with two tandem triple clusters of cruise missiles on each.... 6 missiles per pylon and 8 pylons per subsonic plane... 6 x 8 = 48 missiles...
Cheap to fly around... long flight range... during peace time it could be used as a troop transport to shift troops around in relative comfort...
Replace the cruise missiles with 2,000lb bombs and you have a serious bomber...
An extra digit for each of those 30 years I suspect...
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Podlodka77 Wed Jan 12, 2022 8:17 am
This guy Tsavo lion was attacked by many AMUR TIGERS...
Don't get me wrong Tsavo (respect for you) but the Airbornewolf has killed every other conversation about the F-35 - he tore everything down literally. Respect, Airbornwolf, your knowledge is impeccable - i think. I'm not a pilot, but that man seems to know what he's writing about. And i agree with him that Yak-141 was unfinished project which was not completed and that aircraft never went into series production and the USSR disintegrated in the meantime. It is probably also true that the Americans were in negotiations with the Yakovlev. So why not to sold that to US. We all love weapons on this forum, there is no reason to quarrel. .
I don't know if you'll see this message, Airbornwolf, but I would like taht you give me your opinion on the following...
Are there any chances that the F-35 will become a reliable and worthy replacement for F-16 in the future ? Maybe its "unfinished" yet, but what about future ?
i try to be realistic because some praise and some criticize that plane.
GarryB Wed Jan 12, 2022 5:09 pm
The F-35 was destroyed at birth because of the greed of the US MIC.
It was supposed to be built in large numbers in three versions so no other type of fighter would really be needed.... it was going to be the new HATO fighter... used by HATO members and HATO allies alike in huge numbers... the automated support system was going to be state of the art and because everyone was using essentially the same aircraft they could pool all their spare parts together and make them cheaper... all the benefits of standardisation and unification.
Except they wanted more.
They wanted it to be totally cancel proof, and they found with the C-17 programme... well known for being expensive but not really needing to be expensive... what they found is that if you built factories that made parts for your white elephant... in this case the F-35... in the voting districts where the congressmen that had voting or veto powers over pentagon funding, then they would never cancel orders.... in fact they will order more planes every year so the Pentagon could "save money" by not including C-17s in the budget because they knew the congressmen who controlled the purse strings would put in a few planes to make sure that factory in his district kept working... the pentagon could shave billions off of what it asked for by not asking for C-17s but orders for billions of dollars for C-17s would be added by the guy who was supposed to be approving the budget.
The problem of course is that spreading production into high unemployment areas of random congressmens states was the opposite of centralisation and parts were coming in from all over the place and coordinating it was a nightmare and despite making all these parts now super expensive they weren't necessarily well made, and often they were not good at all because to make them slightly less expensive they had to go for cheaper materials...
These things are expensive without the quality you would get if you were spending that money on better materials and quality skilled workers... most of the money probably went on distribution and transfers and trucking things around the country.
They achieved their goal of making it cancel proof... but ignored the more important goals of actually being a good plane, and being affordable...
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Tried to spot one from my garden about 10 minutes ago but to no avail!
https://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/news/regional-news/raf-fairford-live-american-b-6632491
Final preparations are underway for the arrival of a number of America's iconic bomber planes, the B-52s, to RAF Fairford.
Speculation began to mount at the start of the week, when US Air Force (USAF) crew and cargo were transported from the B52's North Dakota home to Gloucestershire.
With a C5 Galaxy military transporter plane arriving early this morning, packed with US air crew and supplies, the wait for eager aviation enthusiasts is nearly over.
Sources say that four B-52s set off from their Minot Air Base around 2am GMT, with a brief refuelling over Nova Scotia before making their way over the Atlantic.
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US B-52s practise bombing over Scotland... has Wales, England, Ireland and France been warned?
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PICT embraces the opportunity to explore new horizons.
Pittsburgh, PA, June 8, 2015- PICTClassic Theatre will enter its twentieth year in 2016, and today PICT announced a number of changes to its current and upcoming seasons, including an expanded schedule, additional productions and a move to a more flexible model of performance venues.
Many changes have been in the planning stages since PICT received the official notification that its relationship with the University of Pittsburgh will cease in the New Year. Because of expansions planned in the University of Pittsburgh's Theatre Arts Department, the Stephen Foster Memorial can no longer be home to PICT's Mainstage Series in 2016.
In addition, this current season will continue past The Tempest and Oliver Twist and into the New Year. Two additional productions are planned, including a new production of Stanford's global smash-hit, Pride and Prejudice, which just finished two sold-out runs in Dublin and at the Hong Kong Arts Festival. This will be added to the season in early 2016, bringing the current season to a total of nine productions.
These moves by PICT come on the heels of the recent successes including the sold-out performances of Jacques Brel at the Peirce Studio in Pittsburgh's cultural district.
Because of the changes that are the result of the move away from the University of Pittsburgh, the company is taking its financial health very seriously. In fact, PICT is not only looking for every opportunity to save, it is also focusing on new ways to raise money.


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This was the third album from Queen. It was a particularly effective set. In fact, it is one of their most consistent releases. The music here is not always progressive rock, but there are prog-leaning tunes. It's also experimental enough to land under that heading. This still holds up remarkably well all those years later.
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The sounds of a carnival begin this track, and the album. Guitar rises up after a bit. The band launch out from there into a strange, but very proggy fast paced tune. There is a lot of glam rock built into this, too. The guitar really drives some hard rocking sections on this thing. There really is some unusual exploration built into this thing.
Killer Queen
This was the first song from Queen I ever heard. I remember buying the vinyl single when I was a kid and playing it like crazy. Starting with finger snapping, they launch into a great tune from there. I can hear some hints of the kind of songwriting and power that would eventually become "Bohemian Rhapsody" on this. The tune has plenty of both that glam element and progressive rock. Brian May's guitar work really cuts through so well, too. It's a pretty safe bet you've heard this tune.
Tenement Funster
Picked guitar brings this into being. There is a bit of Mott the Hoople vibe to this. Roger Taylor handles the lead vocals while John Deacon puts in some scorching guitar work as Brian May sat this one out. The tune gets into some killer glam rock zones and really rocks like mad.
Flick of the Wrist
This was the flip-side of the "Killer Queen" single, so it was the second Queen song I ever heard. The opening crescendo brings a prog meets glam vibe. The cut works out with an arrangement that really amplifies that concept. This is so dramatic and powerful. I almost think that it's a stronger tune than the A-side of the single. It's hard rocking and so classy. It makes me think of "Prophet Song," which would be in the band's future. That's my all-time favorite Queen song, so I suppose it makes sense that I like this number a lot. The song structure is complex and surprising, yet it works so well. This is not only outside of the box, but it throws the box out of the window, really. There is a lot of classical music built into it, too.
Coming out of the ending of the last track, this is at its heart a piano and vocal cut. It gets a more powered up arrangement further down the road, though. This has a real classic Queen texture to it in so many ways. The wall of sound at points is so powerful.
Now I'm Here
There is a real killer hard rock element to this. It's one of the most straightforward pieces of the disc. The glam rock vibe is all over this thing, really, but with a bit more of a straight blues rock sound. There even seems to be a bit of a nod to Chuck Berry at the end.
In the Lap of the Gods
This comes in with a dramatic introduction. It works out from there in dramatic fashion. Prog and glam merge really well on this piece. It has some strange bits as it continues. There are also some hints of parts of "Bohemian Rhapsody" here. There are some decidedly theatrical elements built into the number, too.
Here is another Queen song that has had some airplay over the years. It's a fierce stomper with an almost punk rock vibe. Yet that glam thing is at its heart. While a lot of it is fully powered up and rather screaming, the verses are just vocals over a rhythmic element. .
A piano and vocal tune, this just a bit over a minute long.
Deacon wrote this tune and plays most of the guitars on it. It has a fairly trademark Queen sound, but is a bit more of a pop-rock styled number. It works well, but isn't a highlight.
Bring Back That Leroy Brown
Bouncy and jazzy, this is a bit of an oddity. Then again, they often did this kind of piece. The banjo lends something different here. It's not one of my favorite tunes on the disc, but it is fun. I do like some of the guitar fills on it, too. The bass work is worth checking out, too.
She Makes Me (Stormtrooper in Stilettos)
Percussion and strummed guitar makes up a lot of this cut as it starts. May handles the lead vocals on this one while Deacon plays the acoustic guitars. The track dissolves into weirdness at the end.
In the Lap of the Gods... Revisited
I dig this revisit of the piece. It's trademark Queen in so many ways. It has a nice balance between the mellower and more rocking zones. This gets quite powerful and is really a satisfying close to the set. An explosion serves as the actual end of the disc.
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Pro-Drudge Drones See a Conspiracy!
By Joe Conason • 10/06/97 12:00am
It isn't easy to portray Matt Drudge, the would-be Walter Winchell of the Internet, as a victim. The reckless and malicious rumormongering that made Mr. Drudge briefly infamous over the summer made him seem more of a victimizer. But the jaunty proprietor of the Drudge Report has found a pair of patriotic champions who insist that not only is he a victim, but the target of a White House conspiracy to curtail his First Amendment rights.
Last August, as you may recall, Mr. Drudge emitted an "exclusive" dispatch to the effect that Sidney Blumenthal, a former journalist and newly appointed assistant to the President, was concealing an "explosive" secret. The Drudge Report quoted an anonymous Republican operative claiming that "there are court records of Blumenthal's violence against his wife," Jacqueline Jordan Blumenthal, and that this "spousal abuse past" had been "effectively covered up." Mr. Drudge was unable to provide even a wisp of evidence for these charges, or for his assertion that he had tried to reach Mr. Blumenthal for comment.
Those who have known the Blumenthals for many years, as I have, were not surprised when Mr. Drudge withdrew his lies with a one-sentence disclaimer the following day. Nor did it seem especially remarkable to learn several days later that the Blumenthals had decided to sue Mr. Drudge and his Internet sponsor, America Online, for $30 million.
What is amazing, however, is that David Horowitz and Peter Collier have stepped forward as sponsors of a "Matt Drudge Defense Fund & Information Center," and have secured "pro bono" counsel for him. If you are not already familiar with this duo, Messrs. Horowitz and Collier are ex-radicals who have made a career of denouncing their former New Left comrades and causes for the past decade or so. With financial aid from big conservative foundations, they run a conglomerate of organizations that serve primarily to promote themselves and their books. Both are authors, notably of popular biographies of the Rockefeller, Kennedy and Ford families. Earlier this year, Mr. Horowitz published his latest volume, a memoir that concludes (after recounting his lousy childhood and bad marriages) with a homily about family values.
Exactly how Mr. Drudge and his vile assault on the intact Blumenthal family fit into the Horowitz-Collier project is unclear. Mostly they worry about "political correctness," multiculturalism, liberalism and other such supposed threats to the American way. Their hectoring style is altogether familiar to anyone who suffered through the 60's listening to ultra-left blowhards, except that the rhetorical wind now roars in the opposite direction. They are as confident of their righteousness today as they were 30 years ago, plodding a well-worn path traveled by other former communists-turned-conservatives and picking up a few bucks along the way. And like their predecessors, they still fail to perceive the irony in their conception of themselves as the lonely vanguard of historical truth.
Truth, historical or topical, is not a major concern of Mr. Drudge, who boasts that his work is produced without the burden of normal journalistic standards. Yet on the Horowitz-Collier Web site, his Drudge Report is promoted as an "independent and reliable" glimpse of "the mediascape as it exists: a frenetic, blurred, amoral world of Washington, New York, Hollywood and global happenings." Cutting through this technobabble, what seems plain enough is that Mr. Drudge is the pet of a certain right-wing clique.
Still, it seems curious that Messrs. Horowitz and Collier, who have sought to anoint themselves as the voice of the Hollywood right, would choose this moment to glorify a figure as detestable as the worst supermarket tabloid. They do love publicity. But do the foundations that pay for the Horowitz-Collier operation admire this brand of wretched excess? Do the producers and actors who attend their conferences agree that Mr. Drudge was exercising legitimate free speech and should be encouraged? Or do they feel, as so many in the industry have suggested lately, that this kind of character assassination deserves to be opposed with legal action?
Before bringing their lawsuit against Mr. Drudge, the Blumenthals, both of whom work in the Clinton Administration, carefully sought the advice of the White House Office of Legal Counsel and got a spontaneous nod from the President and Vice President. In the eyes of Messrs. Horowitz and Collier, this was evidence of a Clintonite conspiracy "to shut Drudge up" with the "full power and resource [sic] of the White House," despite the fact that the Blumenthals have retained private counsel. Their lawsuit is an attempt to define the limits of libel on the Internet, not a plot to suppress free speech.
Mr. Horowitz calls himself a "strong libertarian" with doubts about libel laws. But there could be another, less high-minded reason for his defense of Matt Drudge-namely, a rancid old grudge. In his memoir, Mr. Horowitz dwells at length on a mocking piece about him published 10 years ago by the "leftist" Mr. Blumenthal, then a staff writer for The Washington Post . To cloak petty retribution in the Bill of Rights would be perfectly in character for someone who now decorates all his old resentments with snippets of the American flag.
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Akhil Bharatiya Kshatriya Mahasabha also known as All India Kshatriya Mahasabha was founded in the year 1897
It was formed to promote, protect and fight for rights and interests of Kshatriya community of the Indian society.

Early years
After Revolt of 1857 position of many Taluqdars and Rajput Estate Holders, who supported the revolutionists or participated with them were compromised. The British impounded many of their lands and properties and they were taxed with heavy fines. Raja Hanumant Singh, the Chief of Kalakankar was one such Taluqdar, who was dispossessed of his many properties for supporting Revolt of 1857. Raja Hanumant Singh, realized a pan India organization was necessary to put the voice and injustice faced by their community. He founded the association with other Taluqdars of Oudh and organization named the Ram Dal in the year 1857.  It was renamed Kshatriya Hitkarni Sabha in 1860.
The association was thus formed to protect and fight for rights and interest of Rajput communities. Kshatriya Mahasabha is successor to the Kshatriya Hitkarni Sabha, which was renamed  Kshatriya Mahasabha 1897 under the leadership of Raja Balwant Singh of Awagarh with Thakur Umarao Singh of Kotla, Raja Rampal Singh of Kalakankar and Raja Uday Pratap Singh of Bhinga. Akhil Bhartiya Kshatriya Mahasabha came into existence on 19 Oct 1897, creating a platform to promote the cause of the Kashatriyas and Rajputs

A news letter called ' Rajput Monthly' was launched in 1898. The association had its first conference in the Rajput Boarding House at Agra. Maharaja Sir Pratap Singh of Jammu & Kashmir sponsored the launching of an Urdu publication called the Rajput Gazette as a fortnightly form Lahore.

At that time the princely states rulers and large zamindars held the sway and they started various schools and colleges in their territories for education and giving preference to students of Kshatriya community.

However, after independence, the situation changed dramatically for the upper Kshatriya caste and its influential members. The princely states were merged into the Union of India and later Zamindari was also abolished and association was directionless, immediately after independence of India in 1947. However, under president ship of Babu Ram Narayan a prominent Rajput politician from Bihar, meeting was held at Ujjain in the year 1955 and association was revived.

Centenary

The centenary celebration of the association was held in 1987 at New Delhi under president-ship of Raja Digvijaysinhji Prajapsinhji Jhala.

Activities

Re-conversion of Muslim Rajputs
In year 1922 under chairmanship of Raja Nahar Singh the organization took pioneering decision to bring back 4 lakh converted Muslim Rajputs back into Hindu fold by way of purification ritual. The historic meeting, where the decision was taken, was held at Agra on 31 December 1922. Later on, under guidance of Madan Mohan Malviya thousands were brought back in to the Hindu fold after purification. Inspired by this pioneering effort of the Kshatriya Mahasabha, a few months later at Akhil Bharatiya Hindu Mahasabha, which was founded by Madan Mohan Mavaiya himself, in its 1923 annual meet at Kashi also passed similar resolution to bring back converted Muslims in to Hindu fold by purification rites

Role in Resolution of Jagirdari Act

During the years 1952-1954, the institution played a pivotal role in respect to Jagirdari Case. The writs were filed in Supreme Court of India with respect to Resumption of Jagirdari Act. The Supreme Court of India accepted the role of Mahasabha, as a central co-ordinator in this case. The Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru advised Govind Vallabh Pant, the earstwhile Chief Minister of Uttar Paradesh to negotiate with Akhil Bharatiya Kshatriya Mahasabha to end the stalemate.

Demanding Reservation on Economic Basis
As back as in year 1980 the association demanded that reservation should be given on economic basis rather than on caste basis.  Again in the year 2001, a memorandum containing lacs of signatures was submitted to Hon'ble President of India through District Collectors, demanding reservation on economic basis rather than on caste basis. A nationwide rath yatra from Jammu to Kanyakumari demanding reservation on economic basis rather than on caste basis was flagged off in October 2010, which ended in March 2011.

Successful agitation for declaration of birthday of Maharana Pratap as public holiday
In the year 2013 Akhil Bharatiya Kshatriya Mahasabha started an agitation and demanded with Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav to announce a public holiday on 9 May, as it is the birth anniversary of legendary warrior Maharana Pratap,  similar in line with  Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh, where 9 May is a public holiday. After continuous efforts of two years, finally in 2015 Uttar Pradesh government, declared Maharana Pratap Jayanti a public holiday on May 9 every year.

Raising Issues of Atrocities on Rajputs
The association is today active in raising the issues related to Thakur and Rajput community, for example in 2004 is launched a major campaign for released of various Thakur caste members jailed by Mayavati government. The organization has strong presence in Bihar

The organization is known for taking up the rights, issues and cases related to Rajput and Kshatriya members of its own or together with other Kshatriya organizations in India like Karni Sena, Hadoti Mahasabha.

Publication of Books
The organization also helps publish well researched books on Rajput history and kings like Prithiviraj Chauhan, Maharana Pratap and other articles.

The Kshtra Dharma magazine published by them has been edited by historians like Raghuvir Sinh and saints like  Krishnananda Saraswati

Past Presidents
There are several notable persons since its inception, have headed the organization.
Raja Balwant Singh of Awagadh - 1897
Maharaja Sahab Rampal Singh of Kalakankar- 1899
Maharaja Sir Partap Singh of Jammu & Kashmir -1902 & 1913
Lt. Col. Partap Singh of Idar -  1903
General Maharaja Sir Ganga Singh of Bikaner - 1904
Raja Kaushal Kishor Singh of Manjholi - 1906
Raja Pratap Bahadur Singh of Partapgarh -1907
Maharaja Sir Jaswant Singh of Sailana - 1911
Maharaja Dhalip Singh of Sailana - 1920
Maharajadhiraj Sir Nahar Singhji of Shahapura -1922
Rao Sahab Gopal Singh Kharwa of Ajmer - 1924
Maharaja Sawaj Jai Singhji of Alwar - 1925
Maharaja Sahab Sajjan Singh of Ratlam - 1929
Maharaja Dhalip Singh of Sailana - 1930
Maharaja Ram Singh of Orchha - 1933
Kunwar Saheb Sir Vijay Partap Singh of Bagla, 1940
Maharaja Ram Ranvijay Partap Singh Bahadur of Dumraon - 1941
Maharaja Kumar Vijay Anand of Motihari - 1942
Raja Kamakhya Narayan Singh of Ramgarh - 1942 & 1953.
Maharaja Yadvendra Singh Judeo of Panna - 1946
Maharaja Sawai Tej Singh of Alwar - 1947
Thakur Sahab Col. Maan Singhji Bhati of Jodhpur - 1948
Babu Ram Narayan Singh of Hazaribagh - 1955
Maharawal Lakshman Singh of Dungarpur - 1960
Raja Shripal Singh of Singramau, Jaunpur - 1986
Raja Dr. Digvijay Singhji of Wankaner - 1997
 Sh. Mahender Singh Tanwar - 2019

References

Hindu organisations based in India
1897 establishments in India
Indian caste movements

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VATICAN CITY, MAY 18, 2006 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in audience Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz, prime minister of Poland, accompanied by an entourage.
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POPE TO RECEIVE METROPOLITAN KIRILL
VATICAN CITY, MAY 18, 2006 (VIS) - This evening in the Vatican, Benedict XVI will receive in audience Metropolitan Kirill of Smolensk and Kaliningrad, president of the Department for Foreign Ecclesiastical Relations of the Patriarchate of Moscow.
Following the audience, due to take place at 6 p.m., the Orthodox representative will attend a concert given by the choir of Moscow's Sretenskiy Monastery in the Auditorium in Via della Conciliazione near the Vatican. The concert marks the consecration of the first Russian Orthodox church in Rome, dedicated to St. Catherine of Alexandria, which is due to take place tomorrow.
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PROMOTING COMMON GOOD WITHOUT VIOLATING LAY STATE
VATICAN CITY, MAY 18, 2006 (VIS) - This morning in the Vatican's Synod Hall, the Pope received participants in the 56th general assembly of the Italian Episcopal Conference, the theme of which is the life and ministry of priests.
Benedict XVI opened his address by referring to one of the bishops' "essential tasks" as always remaining "close to our priests," watching over their formation, concerning themselves with their material and spiritual wellbeing, ensuring they do not face difficulties alone, and performing "a careful selection of candidates for the priesthood."
"I join you, dear Italian bishops, in addressing a great thank-you to our priests for their continual and often unseen dedication, and in asking them, in a fraternal spirit, to entrust themselves to the Lord and to walk with generosity and courage down the road that leads to sanctity, also bringing comfort and sustenance to us bishops as we travel the same road."
The Holy Father pointed out how during their general assembly the prelates had also discussed the fourth national ecclesial congress of Verona. The event is due to be held from October 16 to 20 on the theme: "Witnesses of the Risen Jesus, hope of the world" and, said the Pope, "I will have the joy of participating."
"In Verona," he continued, "we must concentrate above all on Christ and hence on the Church's priority mission to live in His presence, and to make that presence visible to everyone."
Going on to quote his recent Encyclical "Deus caritas est," Benedict XVI recalled how the Church is aware of the fundamental "distinction between what belongs to Caesar and what belongs to God, in other words, the distinction between Church and State, or the autonomy of the temporal sphere."
"At the same time," he added, "and precisely by virtue of her mission of salvation, the Church cannot rescind her task of purifying reason by the proposal of her own social doctrine based upon 'what is in accord with the nature of every human being,' and reawakening moral and spiritual forces by opening people's will to the authentic needs of what is good."
The Holy Father likewise underlined how, "without doubt, a healthy laicism of the State ensures that temporal matters are dealt with according to their own norms; to this, however, are associated ethical concerns that have their foundations in the very essence of man and that therefore, in the final analysis, can be traced back to the Creator."
He added: "In current circumstances, by recalling the value for public and private life of certain ethical principles rooted in the great Christian heritage of Europe, and in particular of Italy, we commit no violation of the laicism of the State, rather we contribute to guaranteeing and promoting the dignity of the person and the common good of society."
The Pope concluded by highlighting the need to offer "a clear testimony to all our brothers and sisters in humanity. By doing so we do not burden them with useless weight, but help them, to progress along the road of life and of true freedom."
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WE ARE ALL OUR BROTHER'S KEEPERS
VATICAN CITY, MAY 18, 2006 (VIS) - Benedict XVI today received the Letters of Credence of five new ambassadors to the Holy See: Moukhtar Wawa Dahab from Chad; Amitava Tripathi from India; Domingos Dias Pereira Mascarenhas from Cape Verde; Valeriu Bobutac from Moldova; and Anne Maree Plunkett from Australia.
"You belong," said the Pope in French addressing the five new ambassadors together, "to the great family of diplomats who, throughout the world, strive to build bridges between countries with the aim of creating and reaffirming relations between peoples, both in the area of fraternal solidarity and in that of economic and cultural exchanges. ... This ... presupposes firm will and breadth of vision, in order not to reduce the decisions that must be taken to mere responses to the urgent needs of the moment."
"In order for this to happen, it is not enough to decide on peace or collaboration among nations. What is required is a solid commitment that does not seek only the interest of ... a particular section of society, to the detriment of the general interest, but that aims above all at the common good of a whole country, and ... of humanity entire. In this age of globalization, it is important that the management of public life does not depend ... only upon economic considerations, the search for ever-increasing profit, and the inconsiderate use of the planet's resources to the detriment of peoples, especially the least favored, thus jeopardizing the long-term future of the world."
Peace, the Pope went on, "is rooted in respect for religious liberty, which is a fundamental and primordial aspect of the freedom of belief of individuals and of the freedom of peoples. It is important that, in whatever part of the world, everyone can follow the religion they choose, and practice it openly and without fear, because no one can base their existence only on material wellbeing. Accepting this individual and collective dimension will, without doubt, have beneficial effects on social life."
The Holy Father concluded his address by calling on the international community to show more concern for people than for mere economic questions. "It is our duty," he said, "to be responsible for one another and for the progress of the world, because no one can answer as Cain did to God: 'Am I my brother's keeper?'"
The Pope then gave each diplomat a written copy of a speech addressing the particular situation in his or her own country. To the ambassador from Chad the Holy Father expresses his hope that, "through dialogue between the parties concerned, violence may cease and a time of reconciliation arrive," and that "leaders of the region may act with determination in favor of justice and peace."
The Holy Father congratulates the Indian diplomat for his country's efforts to resolve, "with negotiations and peaceful methods, the long running controversy with Pakistan," and highlights how "increasing dialogue and cooperation is essential in order to face other challenges in the region, such as the violence associated with political and religious extremism." In his discourse to the Moldavian ambassador, Benedict XVI explains how "the Church naturally takes to heart the debate over the status of Transdnistria. While fully appreciating the complexity of the question, I urge your government to persevere in the search for a peaceful solution, and to work in harmony with the organs of the European Union and the Council of Europe."
Addressing the Australian representative, the Holy Father writes of his joy at the celebration of World Youth Day 2008 in Sydney, and highlights the "respect for transcendent order that has led Australians to recognize the fundamental importance of marriage and stable domestic life at the heart of society." In his speech to the Cape Verde ambassador, the Pope looks forward to "a new impulse of international solidarity with the African continent, subject to such harsh trials, that it may start down the path of integral development, reconciliation and peace."
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With the release of the new Daydream View just over the horizon, it seems that the Telstra eBay store are ready to clear stock of the old Daydream View. They're selling the virtual reality headset for just $28.
Not sure what a Daydream View is? Daydream View is a virtual reality headset, made by Google and released in 2016, which allows you to plug in your mobile phone to experience VR. The major benefit of the headset is that it is user-friendly and one of the easiest ways to experience virtual reality. Straight out of the box you get the headset and a controller. Google recently announced an update to their headset, which is likely why this is going so cheap.
Originally retailing for $119, the Telstra eBay store currently has them listed for just $28 with free delivery. There's absolutely no catch. None!
If you've ever thought about jumping in and giving VR a go, this is absolutely the way in.
However, the Daydream View doesn't support all smartphones. Currently, only 15 make the cut. The supported phones include: Google Pixel, Pixel XL, Pixel 2, Pixel 2 XL, Samsung Galaxy S8, S8+ and Note 8, LG V30, Motorola Moto Z, Moto Z Force, Moto Z2 Force, ZenFone AR, ZTE Axon 7, Huawei Mate 9 Pro and the Porsche Design Mate 9.
UPDATE: The Daydream View is sold out at the eBay store - but you can still grab one from Telstra by going to their online store.
UPDATE #2: Unfortunately, this is now sold out at the Telstra store, too.
There's absolutely no catch. None!
However, the Daydream View doesn't support all smartphones. Currently, only 15 make the cut.
Hmm, Seems like a catch to me!
It's also in AUD, on eBay and is priced as a whole, even number.
Here I was hoping it would work on my Nokia 3315.
Catches these days I tell ya.
I guess you could say that's a catch - but you could also say owning an incompatible phone isn't on Telstra's eBay store. Catch-free!


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Bonavista—Trinity—Conception was a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1968 to 2003.

This riding was created in 1966 from parts of Bonavista—Twillingate and Trinity—Conception  ridings.
It was abolished in 2003 when it was redistributed into Avalon, Bonavista—Exploits and Random—Burin—St. George's ridings.

It initially consisted of the provincial districts of Trinity North, Trinity South, Bay de Verde, Carbonear, Harbour Grace and Port de Grave, and part of the provincial district of Bonavista South.

Members of Parliament

This riding elected the following Members of Parliament:

Election results

See also

 List of Canadian federal electoral districts
 Past Canadian electoral districts

External links
 Riding history for Bonavista—Trinity—Conception (1966–2003) from the Library of Parliament

Former federal electoral districts of Newfoundland and Labrador