The Ghost of John Hancock.

@star_excelsior @GrandpaRoy2 You're correct, the GLSDB was the issue. However, the new GBU-53 SDB-II "Stormbreaker" deals with any potential jamming issues by adding a newer, hardened anti-jam GPS receiver plus a tri-mode (MMW)/IIR and SAL seeker which also allows it to engage moving vehicles/ships, etc.

@GrandpaRoy2 current me if I'm wrong but it was the GLSDB that had the major problems while the standard SDB dropped from aircraft performed adequately.

The American GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb failed during its initial introduction in Ukraine because it could not handle Russian GPS jamming. Here the impact of that intense jamming is still apparent in the accuracy of the improved SDBs that have since been reintroduced in Ukraine.

@HotmSandy @Leopard24theWin Wat? You haven't asked about the performance parameters once. Instead, you're trusting the French CoS which made a definitive statement on it being "better". Does he even have a SAM/BMD background? Hell, is he a engineer?

@WarPoet78 @Leopard24theWin Me me and me Good bye

"In its search for an alternative to the US-made MIM-104 Patriot air defence system [...] Ukraine appears to be turning to Germany." Es ist höchst bemerkenswert, dass man SAMP/T NG in Gänze liegen lässt und stattdessen eine Eigenentwicklung wagt. deaidua.org/news/2026/04/1…

@HotmSandy @Leopard24theWin I've read the "Ukranian data". I'll take 15+ years of direct experience + in industry over some random Frenchmens interpretation of it. Especially in regards to Patriot. I've forgotten more about BMD than you'll ever hope to know on the subject. But do feel free to inquire...

@WarPoet78 @Leopard24theWin Ukrainian date are more reliable than your words

@HotmSandy @Leopard24theWin Hell, ask Grok. It's called physics...

@WarPoet78 @Leopard24theWin

@HotmSandy @Leopard24theWin Real world use says otherwise. There's zero chance that a system that uses proximity fuzed/blast fragmentation W/a sub 50 pound warhead is going to be better than a kinetic, HTK interceptor. Also, PAC-3 MSE is better in every category. Altitude, range, etc. Your CoS is a muppet.

@Leopard24theWin Our general chief of staff says the SAMP is better than the Patriots

@VLS_Appreciator IRIS-T, PAC-3 MSE and Arrow-3 is probably the best complete IADS system you can get right now. PAC-3 MSE/LTAMDS for terminal phase SRBM-MRBM coverage and Arrow-3 for theater level, midcourse phase MRBM-IRBM threats (Oreshnik) with IRIS-T for mobile SHORAD/MR-SAM coverage? 👌

The German systematic disregard for the SAMP/T-NG is more than frustrating. A mature, efficient European system with a shared missile across platforms seing a production ramp-up, but no not good enough.

@Anan91279224 @JoeTruzman A "civilian" in a plate carrier? Muppet...

@JoeTruzman He is not armed. He does not have a weapon. He is a civilian.

A view from another drone (I am assuming it's IDF) showing the killing of the Hezbollah member by an Egoz unit.

@EndGameWW3 @broken_arrow_76 Say stupid shit, get bodied in the replies and then act like a self righteous ignorant muppet. Never go full retard...

@broken_arrow_76 Big time...

Can't beat an enemy who views death as an honor...

@zarathustra5150 @EmpireEnjoyer3 Including drones and aircraft destroyed on the ground undoubtedly messed with your "per capita figure", dunce...

@EmpireEnjoyer3 Wrong. You’re like the black people who can’t do per capita.

US lost more aircraft in 1 day than it had on any single day since 1972 during the Vietnam War. Professor Mearsheimer noted the deep irony in what Hegseth tried to spin as some kind of great success story actually produced the worst single-day air losses in over half a century.

@redroverrrrr @MaRy_JaNe1209 @LiveFromBrexit @NickAdamsinUSA @mend_alyn The Donald still looks like a brain surgeon compared to that utter retard cackles. He was the lesser of two evils and it wasn't even close. It'd be nice if we had actual competent candidates who actually gave a damn about their voters, but no. We get Kamala and Trump...

@MaRy_JaNe1209 @LiveFromBrexit @NickAdamsinUSA @mend_alyn Well thanks for saddling the rest of us with this cretin. And we still have at least three years of this hell. Instead of telling people to fuck off, you should be contrite and apologize for the harm you've caused.

Turns out the original photo was posted by @NickAdamsinUSA but someone in the Trump camp decided it would be wise to alter it to add a demon and repost. 👀 Credit to: @mend_alyn for the find!

@TruckerKev22985 @Faytuks The US out of JDAMS? LOL...

@Faytuks Limited because he’s out of ammo . Iran will be at the same level before the end of war

BREAKING: President Trump is looking at resuming limited military strikes in Iran, according to officials and people familiar with the situation. -WSJ Trump could also resume a full-fledged bombing campaign

@Pin__Terest @vcdgf555 That's what you took from all this. Lmao...

@vcdgf555 The whole thing makes me think the Iranians didn’t demand Vance, as the admin claims, but rather Vance insisted for photo ops, as part of his not-yet-declared presidential candidacy. I wish we had competent people in the White House focused on governing, not self enrichment.

I do wonder about this line.

@MisbehavingE @dex_eve

@dex_eve Or fourth - US gets expelled from Middle East, KSA & Iran jointly control Strait of Hormuz & China is the guarantor.

There is a third road - one I do not think is likely but is entirely possible - in which no deal is reached, the Strait gradually defacto reopens, and the conflict ends status quo ante bellum.

@JewishWarrior13 @neontaster And? This happens routinely between the USAF/USN and the Chinese in the South China Sea...

🚨 WSJ: The exchange of messages over the communication network between the Navy forces of the IRGC and the US Navy warships that crossed the Strait of Hormuz yesterday: "This is the final warning, this is the final warning," the Iranians broadcast. "The passage is in accordance with international law, there is no intention to challenge you, and I am acting according to the ceasefire laws of my government," the US side replied.

@brianskeptical @CjksmithJody @MeidasTouch

@CjksmithJody @MeidasTouch Radars in Canada to detect and track Russian missiles headed for the States aren't protecting Canada, Sparky.

Carney: "The days of our military sending 70 cents of every dollar to the United States are over." *thunderous applause*

@carol_nasvytis @Doranimated A Canadian talking about losers and humiliation. You snow Mexicans aren't even the best at your national sport these days. Both the women and men lost against the "losers of America". The state of WA/Idaho have a bigger Airforce/Navy than the entire Canadian military. Losers...

@Doranimated The little secret : you exposed yourselves as losers in front of the whole world. This will be studied for a millennium as a “ 50 ways to f’ up a war”

No fresh news out of the negotiations. But while we’re in this media blackout, let me whisper you a little secret: The US and Israel are winning. How do I know? Because Iran loudly insisted it wouldn’t even come to the table unless its full 10-point demands were accepted as the starting point, and unless Israel immediately stopped all operations in Lebanon. Trump brushed off both conditions and yet here Iran is, sitting at the table anyway. That’s the real story behind the headlines. Shhh! Keep it between us. If the media actually reported it straight, I’d have nothing left to tweet about.

@JohnBattle3vlk @kwoods04 @pippojacono @MT_Anderson @vcdgf555 Ya well besides being "international waters"; that's Oman's territorial waters, not Iran's. So...

@kwoods04 @pippojacono @MT_Anderson @vcdgf555 As is international waters. Especially when it’s Iranian waters.

so many questions... When did she enter? Is she escorting? Anyone else with her? What about those "lost" mines? 🇺🇸USS Michael Murphy (DDG-112)

@gregmcantwell @JonahDispatch

@JonahDispatch Counterpoint: Biden pardoned people who didn’t commit crimes. Trump pardoned boatloads of people who did.

A few points just to get ahead of all the tedious replies: 1) I think Biden’s end of term pardons were outrageous and wrote that they were impeachment worthy. 2) one of the reasons I thought they were outrageous was that they were all but guaranteeing that the cycle of abuse would get worse. 3) Trump pardoning every one in his administration can simultaneously be proof that the cycle is getting worse, while also be wrong on the merits, but understandable given the game theory dynamics at play. 4) Trump outrageously abused the pardon power in his first term. Biden compounded that. Trump has already abused it outrageously in his second term. He will abuse it more than necessary because he will want to protect obvious bad acts by his loyalists and defend against inevitable bad acts by Democrats. I carry no brief for anybody here. I want to amend the constitution to either check or remove the pardon power.

Not great.

@GaryGlobs @Biotchinvestor @vtchakarova A 21 follower account accusing another blue check account as a bot is wild...

@Biotchinvestor @vtchakarova Insane cope, you’re a bot account anyway. But your handlers and their bosses are gonna fuck us all.

In about a week, everyone, not only America, will be finally talking about the fourth systemic risk-driven global crisis - much worse than GFC, Covid or Russia’s war on Ukraine. And I will be like: I’ve been trying to warn you for the last six weeks despite all the rude bashing.