“After its firing from the submarine Dmitry Donskoy, the Bulava missile self-liquidated and exploded into the air” - Russian MoD spokesman to Interfax 23 Dec 08
And thus was written the postscript on the latest test of the star-crossed Bulava SLBM. Five failures in eight attempts would seem to call into question the fast-track to IOC/deployment [...]
Bulava Fails Latest Test - Lessons for US?
December 23rd, 2008 3 Comments
Tags: Bulava · JSF · Russia · USN
Of Wargames, JSFs and Baby Seals (Part I)
October 1st, 2008 6 Comments
“The federal opposition has dismissed new doubts about the capacity of the multi-billion dollar Joint Strike Fighter to perform against jets used by Russia and China. The JSF jets, for which Australia is likely to pay $16 billion, were comprehensively beaten in highly classified simulated dogfights against Russian-built Sukhoi fighter aircraft, it has been reported.
“WA [...]
Tags: Air Dominance · China · F-35 · PACOM · PLAAF · USAF · USN
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