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https://www.cnn.com/2026/04/20/world/video/us-releases-video-of-marines-seizing-iranian-ship-vrtc

 

Hot-air balloon filled with people lands in California backyard


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The homeowners rushed outside and saw a hot-air balloon with a basket of about a dozen people landing on their lawn.

 

Hot-air balloon filled with people lands in California backyard
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Not that uncommon. Balloonists only have a limited control over where they land, so it is often on a residential side streets. They usually have a chase vehicle with a team to help recover the balloon and haul it away, so they try to find landing spots that are easily accessible by car. The tradition of celebrating a balloon landing with champaign arose from balloonists carrying wine and other luxury items to give to the farmers whose fields they damaged when they landed in them so as to avoid being pitchforked instead.

 

How the hell do you hit a firetruck?

 

Anyone up for a relaxing, care-free day of boating?

 

South Korean fighter jets collided due to pilots taking pictures, report finds


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The incident took place because that pilot had wanted to take photos to commemorate his last flight with his military unit

 

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Taking pictures and video is not at all uncommon. But it it still the pilot in command's responsibility to do safely.

 

Taking pictures and video is not at all uncommon. But it it still the pilot in command's responsibility to do safely.

Aviate, navigate, communicate, photographicate.

 

... and socialmediate ...

 

Aviate, navigate, communicate, photographicate.

In... that... order!

 

 

 

Sure, that carrier is nowhere near the effective range of those drones and there is a ring of defense ships surrounding it to handle drones or whatnot.

 

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Sure, that carrier is nowhere near the effective range of those drones and there is a ring of defense ships surrounding it to handle drones or whatnot.

I don't think the video was claiming the carrier (or the weapon) was engaged in offensive operations against the drones, but that it (the weapon) changes the economic calculus of defending the carrier against drones, were an attack to occur.

Are you saying that the containerized weapon is not on the deck for defensive purposes? I'll defer to your judgment: I have no other source of info on this.

 

I don't think the video was claiming the carrier (or the weapon) was engaged in offensive operations against the drones, but that it (the weapon) changes the economic calculus of defending the carrier against drones, were an attack to occur.

Are you saying that the containerized weapon is not on the deck for defensive purposes? I'll defer to your judgment: I have no other source of info on this.

Sure, it's (that one in the video) there for defensive purposes but main for testing. It's not hardened or mounted for the heavy evasive movements you would use under active attack. Not something you would depend on to defend a carrier.

 

Sure, it's (that one in the video) there for defensive purposes but main for testing. It's not hardened or mounted for the heavy evasive movements you would use under active attack. Not something you would depend on to defend a carrier.

So, what would be the defensive response were an enemy (not necessarily the one in the current theater, but perhaps some future adversary) were to send a thousand cheap suicide drones against a carrier group?

 

So, what would be the defensive response were an enemy (not necessarily the one in the current theater, but perhaps some future adversary) were to send a thousand cheap suicide drones against a carrier group?

First they would have to be so stupid as to be in effective range, stupid not to detect a thousand launcher setups and stupid to stay still and get hit.

 

First they would have to be so stupid as to be in effective range, stupid not to detect a thousand launcher setups and stupid to stay still and get hit.

Don't forget: the "other side" will likely be in charge again someday.

Stupid is as stupid does.

 

what would be the defensive response

The ones being used now are dependent on chinese GPS satellites for navigation and targeting which apparently did not stand up to the mil spec quality of US equipment and failed to survive US active signal jamming where it was used. As has most chinese supplied electronic military equipment. Made in China has become true disaster in most cases... We kinda gave china a peek at our hand and they are worried about their future endeavors.