tylerrogoway
Tyler Rogoway
tylerrogoway
Editor, Foxtrot Alpha

Right we talked about that in one of the A51 posts. Senior Citizen among others
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I am sure a good part of the Comanche lives on in these helicopters and frankly a strealthy transport makes way more sense than a reconnaisance and attack helicopter.
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Verbatim from Pfarrer’s book which had a ton of inaccuracies. Still, some of what he says may have some truth to it, as this book states they are on to a new model and the GHOST thing is supported or comes from the Area 51 project patch that could very well be associated with the program.

It comes down to rules of engagement. In this situation it is likely do not fire unless fired upon. The F-22, when networked with a slew of other assets, can disappear and reappear in totally different locations quite quickly electromagnetically if it wants to appear at all. All the while if can maintain a picture of Read more

We try to make these pieces accessible to as many people as possible, and my editors have been a huge help for getting my head out of Jargon land. Once in a while we end up with awesome terms like “submarine guns” though, I should have checked it thanks again guys.
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Oh! Haha my editor probably thought sub-machineguns meant submarine! Fixed! Thank you. Read more

I was lucky enough to check out the Vatican as a teenager with my family. It was cool back then, and I remember seeing all those guys and thinking “cool, but what a waste just for atmosphere.” When they walk around the halls in a line abreast formation it was very serious, and people who work there showed huge respect Read more

The fences in Central Park were something I had never seen before. Read more

I started going into the Swiss Mercs history, but it just got too much. Maybe for another post. How awesome is that tribute, thanks so much for posting. Read more

If you google “Vatican Armory” or “Swiss Guard Armory” some other pics show maces, axes and other ruthless looking stuff that is hundreds of years old. Just hanging out next to the other stuff. Place would be pretty cool to tour. Read more

They really do. The SEALs made the P226 very popular in the US, but their whole line is nice. Read more

I’m stunned. Maybe Fred T. operatives take Sunday off Read more

Hahaha, messy exit! No but you are right there is a small chemical toilet I believe.
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I would think the majority remains missing, and that is actual test articles, much more on the conceptual, modelling stage
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From what I know this thing was all internally developed
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Saw the pics, but that is exactly what we predicted, down to the number in the last piece.
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