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My bad. I was thinking of 6G engines, not 5G engines.

As far as I know South Korea is hoping to develop an engine with similar thrust to GE F414 by 2035. That would not be sufficient thrust for the engine to be used in Kaan. What changes would be needed for TF35K to become a 5G engine? Why take on a much more demanding development challenge when...

https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/vladimir-putin-russia-ukraine-war-budget-soviet-b1185899.html The massive attack on Ukraine, which all expected to succeed in defeating the country in a few days or weeks, did not succeed. The prospects of a drawn out war succeeding were very poor once...

https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-ukraine-strikes-russian-airfield/ Unless Ukraine (a) has weapons capable of shooting down the aircraft launching glide bombs (b) attacks those aircraft in Russian air space before they launch the glide bombs the glide bomb attacks can continue...

In some cases Russia is being reduced to barter in order to trade internationally. Companies in other countries do not want payment in rubles, banks do not want to be involved in buying or selling rubles...

I asked a question, so I don't have an assertation to argue but I would say that referenda held in controversial circumstances should not be considered valid unless independent observers report them as being free and fair. The Russian regime now in power is not known for its interest in free...

If a large majority of the inhabitants of the Donbas - excluding recent immigrants from Russia - do not want to be Ukrainian citizens, is it worth Ukraine conquering the area?

If 180 ballistic missiles can do no more damage than that to Israel, how much of a threat is BM attack from Iranian soil? It looks like a very expensive failure to me. Mass drone attacks next from Iran?

Sanctions were supposed to have a devastating effect on the Russian economy. Oil and gas production was supposed to drop lower and lower due to the withdrawal of western expertise and specialist equipment. That has not happened, in part because equipment has been ordered by other countries then...

Russia stopped publishing a lot of economic data some time ago. Why would it do that? I think nobody disputes that the Russian economy is growing strongly, attributable largely to strong growth in defence production. But I would say that the war is having a bad effect on Russia economically ...

https://www.economist.com/leaders/2024/09/26/the-war-is-going-badly-ukraine-and-its-allies-must-change-course In my opinion Ukraine would not have survived long without the US sending it US weapons. However, my view is that the US priority is not the liberation of Ukraine but rather the...

I guess that some of their usefulness is in increasing the number of fighters the air force has after the losses during 2.5 years of combat. I think I have read that the radar on the donated F-16's is better than the radar on Ukraine's Mig-29's. If that is right, being able to detect...

How many F-35 were built for Turkiye but not delivered?

Sadly it is at risk if not all shipped before the next US president takes office. If Trump wins, he could put an indefinite hold on undelivered aid.

According to the latest figures I read, probably August, inflation was 2.2%. Poverty? I cannot give you a figure but the EU is rich by world standards. Average income: around €28,000 a year. Took me less than 5 minutes to check the income level. You would do well to do a little checking before...

What a stupid comment in the attachment: Zelensky seeking fame and fortune. The guy already had fame and fortune before he became president. He is not a bad helmsman. A country that, on paper, stood no chance of resisting the Russian onslaught for long is still there 2 years later.

UK central government chose to reduce funding to local government. Local government is supposed to maintain roads, provide a library service, adult education. All cut back severely. With $3 trillion+ UK GDP, spending $1 billion or $2 billion a year on Ukraine is easily affordable. Up to now UK...

US, EU, Canada, Norway, UK can afford to go on for ever. Russia cannot. But will Ukraine's supporters change their mind and force Ukraine to sue for peace?

What has happened? Russia decided to attack Ukraine, expecting Ukraine to fold in a few days by the Red army taking Kiev. Unexpectedly that did not happen. A large number of countries then decided to support Ukraine by supplying it with weapons. Many countries that supplied weapons to Ukraine...

The West was frightened when Russia invaded Ukraine and that fear indirectly allowed Putin to set the rules of engagement in his war of aggression. The legendary Red army was expected to overwhelm Ukraine in a matter of days or weeks. It transpired that the strength of the Red army, while...