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We Are The Mighty: The Coolest Military Tech Coming In 2016
America’s troops have cool gear coming their way in 2016. Here’s a look at some of it:
1. The first Ford-Class supercarrier will take to the seas
The PCU Ford will join the fleet in 2016. It will be the largest and most expensive warship to ever float and features a number of technological improvements over its predecessors. Electromagnetic catapults allow it to more quickly launch aircraft and it has better generators for powering sensors, weapons, and other necessary systems.
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WNU Editor: And there is a lot more that we will be learning about in the coming months.
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ReplyDeleteLMAO over the "machete".
What a waste of money trying to re-engineer something that was perfected over 76 years ago.
http://www.leevalley.com/en/garden/page.aspx?cat=2,2120,33277&p=65248
The carrier Ford will deliver to Navy this year but won't be available to the service for a few years, needing test and improvement of dual band radar, and launch and arresting gear.
ReplyDeleteBut this machete has a saw on one side. This could be the difference between winning and losing in those pesky Pacific jungles, when victory depends upon sawing a branch.
ReplyDeleteDon,
DeleteThat's the beauty of the Pal, any branch you can effectively saw through with a machete type blade, the hook on the end does a pull through slice.
Anything you can't cut through in that manner requires a swede saw or a chain saw.
The pull/slice also has the advantage of being perfectly silent.
Jay. I am impressed by the Lee Valley machete. I definitely need one of those when I am hiking in Mont Tremblant National Park in Quebec.
ReplyDeleteWNU Editor,
DeleteThey are the best brushing tool made,
And are of similar quality/engineering to Grundfoss axes.
The gurkhas will order 5000 perfect for dismemberment
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