Bunker Talk: Let’s Talk About All The Stories We Didn’t Report On This Week

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After missing a couple weeks, it’s probably time we all get together for a little bunker talk. This is a weekend open discussion post for the best commenting crew on the net, in which we can chat about all the stuff that went on this week that we didn’t get to. In other words, literally an off-topic thread.

We can talk about these dismal 5th generation fighter mission capable rates for 2018:

The point I have been driving home for years. Also, another reason to be skeptical as can be about claims coming from the program office and prime contractor. https://t.co/DRFSfWyUuj

— Tyler Rogoway (@Aviation_Intel) October 26, 2018

Or this new combat buggy from Mother Russia:

Russian new "Eskadron" assault buggy with 2 rocket pods ,16 rockets. pic.twitter.com/RQGAA7hV1u

— Caesar (@Ninja998998) October 26, 2018

Or yet another submarine scare in Sweden:

Several eye witnesses spotted what they believe was a submarine in the Stockholm archipelago this summer, Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter reports

Expert om farkosten: ”Sannolikt var det en ubåt https://t.co/BpNFJBmNfu

— JuVi (@SciteCito) October 26, 2018

Or even the fact that Canada’s next frigate will have better close-in defensive capability than the Royal Navy’s new supercarriers:

It seems that the future Type 26 frigate for Canada, will be equipped with SeaRAM systems. pic.twitter.com/qMTPkMznsi

— Naval Analyses (@D__Mitch) October 25, 2018

There is also this intense display of modern weaponry over Israel just hours ago. Iron Dome is one incredible weapon system to watch in action:

How’s your night going? In southern #Israel, this is what residents saw: incoming terrorist rockets from #Gaza being intercepted by the Iron Dome: pic.twitter.com/C0ce8iYsTt

— StandWithUs (@StandWithUs) October 26, 2018

מטח הרקטות שייורט בשמי שדרות pic.twitter.com/wdMVZRRxhH

— almog boker (@bokeralmog) October 26, 2018

Once again, this is an entirely open exercise, let’s chat!

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Tyler’s passion is the study of military technology, strategy, and foreign policy and he has fostered a dominant voice on those topics in the defense media space. He was the creator of the hugely popular defense site Foxtrot Alpha before developing The War Zone.