Author Archive: Stephen Green

SPACE: Air Force considers SpaceX Starlink for military applications.

Communications capability is a big deal on aircraft of all sorts, but particularly for military aircraft. A new report suggests that the United States Air Force is considering SpaceX’s Starlink Internet connectivity for its potential military applications. One of the major contractors to the United States Air Force, Ball Aerospace, builds “conformal antennas” for tactical aircraft used by the USAF.

Ball Aerospace is working with SpaceX to investigate if Starlink satellite Internet connectivity might have military applications. Word of the Air Force considering Starlink came in a recent request SpaceX made with the FCC. The request said that SpaceX is seeking to make modifications to its experimental authorization for additional testing activities to be undertaken with the federal government.

Left unsaid: With up to 42,000 satellites (not a typo) in orbit once completed, Starlink comms ought to be fairly robust against enemy attack.

KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEF: Military Brass Bravely Launch Operation Tucker Carlson. “Not even eight weeks of Biden and members of the military are turning on a private citizen because he offended their delicate sensibilities. Is there nothing about America this drooling idiot can’t ruin?”

VODKAPUNDIT PRESENTS YOUR DAILY INSANITY WRAP: The Racist Ice Cream Horror Has Been Eliminated.

Insanity Wrap needs to know: Why hasn’t the press asked the President if his ice cream represents white supremacy?

Answer: Sorry, we forgot Donald Trump is no longer the President.

Before we get to the sordid details, a quick preview of today’s Wrap.

  • Beauty only goes skin deep, but ugly is a marketing campaign
  • It was a dark and stormy speech
  • The government will tell you whether you’re independent enough to celebrate Independence Day

Bonus Sanity: Kira Davis fact-checks the fact-checkers.

And so much more at the link, you’d have to be crazy to miss it.

STRATEGERY: The Biden Administration’s Afghan ‘Peace Plan’ Is an Act of Desperation. “It puts pressure on the Afghan government while whitewashing the Taliban, for starters.”

While Foggy Bottom hasn’t yet officially acknowledged the authenticity of either document, American press outlets have cited anonymous officials confirming that both documents are genuine.

Per the February 29, 2020, agreement between the Trump administration and the Taliban, the U.S. has until May 1, 2021, to withdraw all American forces from Afghanistan. If the Biden administration fails to do so, then U.S. forces could be more frequently targeted by the Taliban, al-Qaeda, and allied jihadists once again. For the past year, the jihadists have been willing to let the Americans leave. That could change quickly if May 1 comes and goes without a withdrawal extension. Thus far, the Taliban has rejected any suggestion that U.S. or allied forces stay past the agreed upon withdrawal date.

It is with that fast-approaching date in mind that the two State Department documents were written. The proposed “peace” plan is an act of desperation filled with holes.

I get the feeling that the Biden Administration’s major issue with the pre-existing agreement is that it has Trump’s name on it.