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Your Church Has a Safety Team — But Have They Actually Prepared? – USA Carry
On a quiet Sunday morning, the sanctuary is full. Children shuffle into pews. A greeter smiles at the door. The worship team begins to play. Now imagine this: a raised voice in the lobby. A door that should have remained closed swings open. A volunteer freezes for half a second too long. In critical moments, hesitation is not caused by…
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F-117 Nighthawks Flew 2 Percent of Desert Storm’s Sorties and Hit 40 Percent of the Targets — More Than 1,500 of Them in 43 Nights, Without a Single Loss. 8 Years Later a 1961 Soviet Missile Shot 1 Down.
Summary and Key Points: In Operation Desert Storm, the F-117 Nighthawk flew 2 percent of the combat sorties and struck 40 percent of the targets — more than 1,500 of them across 43 nights, without losing a single aircraft. Eight years later, on the night of 27 March 1999, three…
Japan’s Electromagnetic Railgun Has Fired More Than 100 Shots Without Replacing Its Rails. The US Navy Spent About $500,000,000 on Its Own Railgun and Shut the Program Down in 2021.
Summary and Key Points: The US Navy spent about $500,000,000 on an electromagnetic railgun and effectively shut the program down in 2021. One of the reasons was that the weapon destroyed itself: every shot sent enormous current through two conductive rails, and the rails eroded fast enough that the barrel…
General Dynamics Is Delivering All 250 M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams Tanks to Poland in About 24 Months. Warsaw Ordered Them for $4,750,000,000 Along With 17 Bridge Layers and 26 Recovery Vehicles.
Summary and Key Points: Poland ordered 250 M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams tanks in April 2022, weeks after Russian forces crossed into Ukraine, and General Dynamics Land Systems is delivering them all in roughly 24 months. The $4,750,000,000 package covered more than the tanks: 17 M1074 Joint Assault Bridges, 26 M88A2 Hercules…
The US Air Force Retired the F-117 Nighthawk in 2008 and Never Stopped Flying It. The Service Now Says the Aircraft Will Stay in the Air Until 2034 — 26 Years After Its Own Retirement.
Summary and Key Points: The US Air Force retired the F-117 Nighthawk in 2008, and it is still flying today. The service has said the aircraft will remain in the air until 2034 — 26 years after the retirement ceremony. Lockheed built 64 of them: 5 development airframes and 59…
The Dutch Submarine HNLMS Walrus Cost About $340,000,000 and ‘Sank’ the $4,500,000,000 US Navy Aircraft Carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt and 7 Escorts in 1999. Then It Passed 1,500 Yards From the Carrier to Prove It Was Never Detected.
Summary and Key Points: HNLMS Walrus cost less than a single Aegis escort. It was a Dutch diesel-electric boat with a submerged displacement of 2,800 tons, one of 4 built in Rotterdam and commissioned in the early 1990s, and modern estimates put its price between $340,000,000 and $500,000,000. In February…
Armed Homeowner Halts Forced Entry During Night Break-In Encounter
The Brief: A Phoenix resident successfully deterred an intruder attempting to break through his front door. After retrieving a firearm from a safe, the resident confronted the suspect from a secure position. The intruder fled the scene, and police confirmed the resident acted lawfully in self-defense. Safety instructors advise homeowners…