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@fabian_fridholm @MansRAD Som F127 på 12 000gt, större än de flesta jagare och närmare kryssare i tonnage. De kallas fregatter helt pga politik.

@MansRAD Jag har försökt läsa på om korvetter och fregatter, men det verkar inte vara någon tydlig skillnad — lite som du antyder att Finland kallar dem korvetter?

Mycket fylligt och bra inslag om fregattköpet med bla Lars Wedin där alla aspekter och invändningar ventilerades och hanterades. Från 58 minuter. sverigesradio.se/play/avsnitt/2…

@fabian_fridholm @MansRAD En korvett seglar på egna vatten medan en fregatt seglar de sju haven 😜 Men en korvett har tidigare varit mera specialiserad på en uppgift tex ASW med ringa eller ingen beväpning för annat (AAW etc), men en fregatt haft mera mångsidig beväpning. Sen finns tyska "fregatter"

@Lazarus_Navy @ValkStrategy Humans wouldn't fly slow prop engined glorified gliders though

@ValkStrategy But not like losing 24 manned aircraft with human pilots onboard.

Unmanned units are by design expendable.

@lacho_ai_ @atrupar @sawyer_kat18846 No, the prime minister would give orders, not take them like an errand boy

@atrupar @sawyer_kat18846 Ain’t he already?

Trump: "I'm right now at 99% in Israel. I could run for prime minister, so maybe after I do this, I'll go to Israel and run for prime minister."

If you were a Massie supporter and you’re now threatening to leave the Republican Party, stop voting, or vote Democrat… you’re the adult version of “I’m taking my toys and going home.” Take a couple days to be pissed off, that’s fine. But then get back in the fight with us. If we quit every time something doesn’t go our way, we’ll never win. The America First movement isn’t a fragile little club that folds at the first setback, it’s a war for this country. Real warriors don’t rage-quit when the battle gets ugly. They reload and keep charging. Stay in the fight. 🇺🇸 ~ Tiffany Savage 💋✌🏻🇺🇸

@AngusinCanada @JeffFisch

@JeffFisch It’s Kiev, fuckhead.

Hey chuckles. 1. Given your failure to display any concern over the 100s of attacks on Ukrainians, your alarming post rings silent. 2. It’s ‘Kyiv.’ Take a note of it.

@varangi44632193 @mason_8718 T31 was already seen as too big, thus the smaller 120 variant

@mason_8718 Great question 🤷‍♂️

I usually post South Korea related defense sector, but Sweden's selection of France's FDI is worth a brief analysis of. Although Babcock and Saab had partnered early on, FDI ultimately prevailed. Since Sweden prioritized rapid acquisition from the outset, it would have been difficult to change the outcome, even if Babcock and the UK had various advantages in the competitive bidding process. While evaluation factors in open tenders for high-value combat platforms—compared to subsystems, ammunition, or missiles—are influenced more by offset, private industrial cooperation, and politics than by performance and price, this case proved that France's proposal was superior in every aspect. I wonder how much the Swedish military and government gave points to Babcock, Naval Group, and Navantia. 🇬🇧🇫🇷🇪🇸 While French politicians and the media offered congratulations, the British side showed a rather dry reaction. But it seems that Spain's Navantia is the most concerned. (At least my view) This was the case even when major Korean shipyards like Hyundai Heavy Industries and Hanwha Ocean competed against Navantia in various bids in the past, and Navantia appears to have been underperforming recently. There is no specific lesson to be learned for France. France possesses robust own solutions, along with determination and networks; when selling abroad, it pursues profit regardless of politics, religion, or agenda, much like Israel and South Korea. In other words, this selection was merely France serving the Swedes a nice dish it is confident in. And Sweden was satisfied. 🇫🇷🇸🇪 (Even if the AH-120 were at sea right now, the result would be the same.) I predict that the UK will take this opportunity to invest heavily in the shipbuilding industry under government leadership, just as the United States is currently doing. Hopefully.. Due to external factors such as economic recessions, epidemics, and war, unstable defense companies often go bankrupt quickly or undergo mergers and acquisitions or the sale of their defense divisions. Companies like Hyundai Heavy Industries, Hanwha Ocean, and (or Samsung Heavy Industries) generate revenue not only from their defense divisions but also from assets such as oil tankers, container ships, bulk carriers, LNG carriers, LPG carriers, offshore plants, and oil rigs. Alternatively, they provide loan support to loss-making affiliates through the financial, energy, and semiconductor sectors of their holding companies or subsidiaries. Government subsidies are another option, but they are not the best path in several respects. For this reason, each defense company is still intensely focused on sales to increase revenue, maintain their position, or avoid bankruptcy. Anyway, congratulations to Naval News, Naval Group, France, and Sweden.

@OskarKa29225279 @Tom_Antonov @lalettre_fr @Saab @BBofors Testing the CB90

@Tom_Antonov @lalettre_fr @Saab @BBofors testing nawl? serious. Is there a more battletested handheld tankbuster?

Rt @lalettre_fr France to order @Saab’s CB90-class fast assault crafts (4 are currently on loan to the French Navy for testing) and @BBofors NAWL anti-tank systems following 🇫🇷🇸🇪 frigate deal. lalettre.fr/fr/entreprises…

@klart_skepp @BengtMinerva Allt som är bultat på däck går bra att byta ut. Får se hur det går med CMS.

@BengtMinerva Tror inte de är köpta av Saab. Däremot får de styrningar von oben. Sedan finns det viss rationalitet att ha system som personal redan är utbildade på, det finns ammo till nationellt osv. Vad är böst avvägning här är väl frågan.

Det mest fantastiska med fregattköpet är hur individer på FMV och FM lyckades bränna minst fem år på att försöka få till ett eget fartyg och sedan köptes det från ”hyllan”. Det vore klädsamt med lite självkritik.

@bennyjohnson Pedo lover

I know the loudest politics accounts are new here. Your low effort idealistic takes are adorable. But let me give you a brutal dose of cold reality having done political commentary for 2 decades: Politics is a war zone Pick a team and fight Betray your team, lose This is war

JD Vance perfectly explains why Republican voters should NEVER support Thomas Massie: Massie sides with Democrats 1 out of every 4 votes. Massie constantly votes AGAINST Trump’s agenda. Trump won Massie’s district by nearly 40 (!!!) points. Massie betrayed his voters. The end

@bamabreak24 @IamSvented @GrapevinePolice "Should not exceed the top of the bumper" 😂

@IamSvented @GrapevinePolice 32 inches is so stupid lmao that's hardly above the tires themselves

Yesterday, GPD and GFD were dispatched to Grapevine Lake, where a Tesla Cybertruck was stranded in the water. The driver drove into the lake to use the “Wade Mode” feature when the vehicle became disabled. The passengers abandoned the vehicle and the driver was arrested.

@IamSvented @GrapevinePolice Max depth! Max depth!

@GrapevinePolice Wade, not Submarine mode.

@JanChovanec14 @nicholadrummond Old A4 chassis, perfectly fine

@Fredu555 @nicholadrummond That one is a Leo2 chassis. It is an example of not doing. It's too expensive.

The Gepard 35 mm air defence system was developed in the 1960s and fielded in the 1970s. It’s an analog system operating in a digital world. No matter. It is the ideal system for knocking down drones of all sizes. It continues to operate like clockwork. The designers got the calibre right. 35 mm is the perfect balance between lethality, effective range, and cost per kill. Developed by Porsche, the Leopard I chassis on which it sits is robust, dependable, and easy to maintain. In fact, Gepard is an object lesson for the designers of all military hardware: when you get it right, it lasts forever.

@AZ_Brittney Pedophilia

Describe Trump or his presidency in one word. ✋

@aeroweanie @blackstarops Oh my

@Fredu555 @blackstarops You can't look up the tail pipe and see the hot turbine. Wink, wink

in 1988, the us coast guard retrofitted its falcon 20 "guardian" patrol jet with afterburners, making it the only aircraft of its type ever modified that way

@JukkaMyohanen @TallbarFIN Saako udin sotta? Ei voi NATO tallentaa 😂😂 🤡

@TallbarFIN Iloitkaa saakeli. Kaikki rahat aseisiin. No kyllä tässä viellä ydin sota saadaan. Sit voi kehuskella kun kaikki on mennyt.

European countries are arming themselves in rapid pace. Swedish Navy, cooperating with Finland, is already formidable and much more capable than the russian Baltic Sea fleet, Finland is also strenghtening their navy with 4 multi-role corvettes. Balance of force is shifting.

@AquadaCo5916 @ZacksJerryRig @CalebChamberla6 If they blossomed it can kill the flowers = no fruit

@ZacksJerryRig @CalebChamberla6 Snow doesn’t mean ground tempaturee have reached damage levels. Stick to hating on people you idiot

May 18th. It snowed overnight in Utah.

@atrupar Not so subtle Trump Rex, still wants to be king

the crowd goes wild for Dear Leader!

@babyblasphemy @ZacksJerryRig @kevinolearytv x.com/i/status/20558…

@ZacksJerryRig @kevinolearytv On the bright side, the Utah grid is currently 60% coal, so this is ever so slightly less polluting

The Data center @kevinolearytv wants to build here in Utah would need to plant 1.4 billion trees every year to offset his natural gas generators. Get wrecked dude.