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Re: Naval and Defense News
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2026 7:27 pm
by Nikel
Pic by DefenceGeek. Scenario material.
INSS
Strategic Assessment: Scenarios for US Intervention in the Unrest in Iran and Possible Iranian Responses
https://www.inss.org.il/wp-content/uplo ... .-2086.pdf
US CENTCOM
Sailors aboard USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) perform routine maintenance as the aircraft carrier sails in the Indian Ocean, Jan. 26. The Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group is currently deployed to the Middle East to promote regional security and stability.
Star Wars vibes.
L3Harris Delivers Multi-Intelligence Aircraft to US Air Force
https://www.l3harris.com/newsroom/press ... -air-force
TWZ piece, RAAF AC is already in the db.
https://www.twz.com/air/australia-just- ... ul-weapons
Re: Naval and Defense News
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2026 3:46 pm
by ParachuteProne
What do we know (If anything) about the rumored "Sonic weapons" used in Venezuela ?
I find the idea more frightening than nuclear weapons if they have a fairly large radius of effect.
Re: Naval and Defense News
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2026 3:50 pm
by thewood1
While any new tech brings some uneasiness about deployment, saying its more unsettling than nukes seems a little hyperbolic. A potential non-lethal disabling weapon vs a weapon that can kill thousands and render square miles uninhabitable seems a little crazy.
Re: Naval and Defense News
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2026 3:53 pm
by ParachuteProne
Because non-lethal can be used on any group for any reason.
Just my opinion.
Re: Naval and Defense News
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2026 4:01 pm
by Nikel
Re: Naval and Defense News
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2026 4:48 pm
by ParachuteProne
Possibly LRAD, but it sounds like it was effective over a wider area.
I've seen reports (Just reports), of it taking down air defenses as well. Perhaps just the people manning them ?
From a game perspective, a weapon like this would end a ground battle before it started if it had a wide enough effective radius.
Guess we will have to wait and see if it is used again or more info comes out.
Re: Naval and Defense News
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2026 5:42 pm
by thewood1
ParachuteProne wrote: Tue Jan 27, 2026 3:53 pm
Because non-lethal can be used on any group for any reason.
Just my opinion.
Again, its different. Ask any sane person if they would rather be shot with a bullet of taken down temporarily by this device. Wide area or not.
btw, a MG or cannon has the same indiscriminate capability. And they are permanent.
Take a Look at the Angry Kitten EW Pod
Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2026 5:21 pm
by DWReese
Re: Naval and Defense News
Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2026 4:23 pm
by Nikel
Re: Naval and Defense News
Posted: Fri Mar 27, 2026 12:59 pm
by Blast33
Photo taken from a visit to a French FREMM frigate who is protecting the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, SE of Cyprus.
A nice comparison to your CMO screen
https://x.com/le20hfrancetele/status/20 ... 23621?s=20
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Re: Naval and Defense News
Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2026 8:51 am
by Nikel
U.S. Navy Commissions Submarine USS Massachusetts (SSN 798)
https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/20 ... s-ssn-798/
Old Submariner
The new breakdown of America's Silent Service as Block IV Virginia-class submarine USS Massachusetts (SSN-798) joins the fleet.
Original video by Daniel Ferro.
US Navy Ohio-class SSGN conducts personnel transfer in the Bay of Gibraltar escorted by HMS Cutlass.
https://x.com/NavyLookout/status/2038958843963510938
Cutaway by H I Sutton.
AirAssets video
USS George H W Bush CVN-77 departed Naval Station Norfolk for deployment and will catch up with the rest of the strike group offshore. Rumor has it they will not be going to Middle East.
https://x.com/AirAssets/status/2038991934778167788
