Archive for the ‘Military Equipment’ category

Russian officials announced yesterday that a small amount of radioactive metal sodium-22 was seized last month in luggage at the Moscow airport en route to Tehran. I question this report personally because in my mind the behavior of the Russians towards the Iranian nuclear program has been suspect. I could very well be wrong because I [...]

The man that you see pictured here is the only American known to be a captive of the taliban in Pakistan. He was a Pfc when he was lured away from his unit in Afghanistan by someone sympathetic to the Taliban and captured. He has been a prisoner for almost three years. According to his [...]

 North Korea test-fired a short-range missile on the same day that the death of it’s leader Kim Jong-il’s death was announced. I don’t know if this was routine or just the new president showing everybody that he is in charge, but an unnamed South Korean official was quoted by Yonhap news agency as saying he did not believe [...]

   The Army is developing new night vision optics which should give infantrymen even more of an advantage when they are fighting at night. For those of you who haven’t used night vision equipment know that they give a huge advantage when used to fight in darkness. They give you a clear clean look at the [...]

The US has started several new alliances with Asian countries who are indirectly threatened by the Chinese. Thhey say that the alliances are not aimed at containing China but no one in any kind of mind should believe that. Thats why I am a soldier and not a politician because I would just tell them [...]

You can purchase an official Navy ring online from any qualified, reputable ring dealer. Before you attempt to purchase your ring determine the dealers policy towards warranty and repair. Ask him if he will give you a lifetime warranty. If he is confident of the workmanship of the ring he won’t hesitate to stand behind what he sells. Will he [...]

This strange looking contraption is being tested by the military as a means of resupplying front line troops. The military has a knack for coming up with catchy names for its new equipment and in keeping with the tradition they call this one the Multifunction Utility Logistics Equipment Vehicle or the (MULE) for short. This vehicle [...]

The Iranians claim that they have shot down a US drone near their border with Iraq. The drone is question is purported to be a RQ-170 which is a very sophisticated piece of equipment. I don’t know if this report is true or not but I’m sure that it is possible. If in fact they [...]

  The Phillipines are reaching out to other countries in order to build up their military against Chinese invasion. Other countries in that area are running scared also because of the increasing amount of aggression that the Chinese are displaying in certain situations. The US is dealing with many of them to show that we [...]

    The Military will allow the Super Cobra Attack Helicopter to be used to perform drug interdiction missions. As far as I’m concerned this is wonderful. I believe that we need to use the tecnology which has been developed for our military ring customers who use it to be used for every possible benefit that we [...]