Avatar photo2 More Chinese Booomers?

Hans Kristensen spotted two Chinese 130 m-long SSBNs, side by side, at Huludao Shipyard in Google Earth. I am very excited to see how the Chinese operate these suckers once they are kitted out and the JL-2 is ready. I guess this means I need to write part three of my three part series on …

Avatar photoKyl On Classified Space Spending

Senator Jon Kyl (R-AZ) engaged in a long discussion over the classified budget on programs to defend satellites that made some of his colleagues, including Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) very uncomfortable as Senator Kyl pointed out what wasn’t in the budget and gave some hypothetical examples. I’ve highlighted some suggestive passages from Congressional Record. Mr. …

Avatar photoQuestioning Russia's Bomb Test

A few weeks ago I blogged about Russia’s “Father of All Bombs,” a fuel-air bomb they claimed to be the world’s largest non-nuclear weapon. Did the Russians really drop the bomb off a Tu-160 bomber or was the drop a hoax? David Axe at Wired has some interesting speculations.

Avatar photoSo Long, St. Pete

Now this is a long-term blow to the RRW and Complex 2030.