Clark Griswold

Considering post kinetic outcomes, bad cases, decent short read War on the RocksA Worst-Case Scenario for the War with IranThe war with Iran has prompted many questions about what comes next. Will the Islamic Republic regime survive? What could replace it? Will Iran dissolve

https://www.darpa.mil/news/2026/darpa-new-x-76-speed-of-jet-freedom-of-helicopter Yes please

Probably What would / could we do if it was disclosed? Rhetorical and just putting myself into the shoes of US leadership right now, I’d probably suppress it. If any of the crew were killed, different story. I know one of the crew was injured on ejection (ejection itself has physical consequences too), I’d tell the Kuwaitis to be prepared to quietly and amply compensate them after hostilities are over. The primary objective is to win the war, military operation, collapse the regime, etc… I hate it, it is morally compromising and not a good but necessary thing for where we are now.

Probably another factor working against it I wonder if this had gotten flying before the A330 MRTT if it would have found a launch customer

Same as Boomer6, video gone, if it was intentional I doubt we will ever know that for sure, like Egyptian Air 990, we know what probably happened but never proven for sure

Is it dead as a potential acquisition?

Not sure if we’ve discussed this in this thread but I wonder if this idea would get more traction if it were unmanned, optionally manned or certified single pilot (automated boom)?

Was that 70k at launch or at X nm from launch?

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Good point Looked on the web, I couldn’t find anything addressing this, @ClearedHot is there anything publicly released addressing this? Looking at the jet Mounting on the side, either on the tail section or the lower central fuselage, if the sides and gear sponsons were replaced with a new integrated structure, giving up one of the paratrooper doors, might have had to rework the landing gear system The main issue I see with side mounting versus low and center mounting is the extension of the boom, it would be mounted higher and the boom would always be extended near the end of it’s range, maybe still in the range but with less play and without the lateral movement possible to the opposite side it’s mounted on

Targeting missile production in this week’s episode

Same, I thought it was a drunk boating party that you would see go thru Jupiter Inlet that had a terrible idea and tragedy ensued

https://redstate.com/beckynoble/2026/02/26/shocking-video-of-wrong-way-truck-driver-in-mo-address-of-trucking-company-will-make-your-blood-boil-n2199599

Yup, it sounds like a bat shit crazy situation https://www.nbcmiami.com/news/local/boat-reportedly-involved-deadly-shooting-cuba-coast-stolen-florida-keys-mcso/3773451/#