Fullbore Friday
red light at morning
CDR Salamander
National security, maritime challenges, naval issues with a flavoring of other things I find interesting.
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The Hidden, Slow, Wet, & Deadliest of Drones
...MINES!...
Episode 45: 19AUG2026
Listen now | Elections to EMALS
Defending Down Under from Darwin to Perth
you're going to need a bigger production line
In 2026, all Remaining China Doves & Apologists are Suspect
they are not distracted trying to police the world--they want to dominat it
So, we have a shipbuilding National Security Presidential Memorandum
if it is broke, then fix it...or don't complain when someone else at least tries
Mid-Aug Maritime Melee - on Midrats
get out of spin and level out
Fullbore Friday
hold your manhood cheap
The Small Warship We Should Have Had
...they're right there...
It is Time for a Nuclearesque Treaty
we can't be lucky forever
Keeping an Eye on the Long Game: Part CIV
yes, they know better. the issue is they don't care
What if the TLAM was Combat Ineffective Tomorrow?
...math is hard...but do it anyway
Sea Power and The Hill, with Brent Sadler - on Midrats
no one owes you a navy
Fullbore Friday
duty station
CBO Ponders BBGN
...there will be math, history, and psychology...
Episode 44: 05AUG2026
Listen now | ...from relationships to the gift of Winchester...
It's OK to say Japan is rearming. It is.
Let's normalize plain speaking
Hold you breath, click the heels of your LOX boots three times, and you have a SSGN!
don't look a gift VPN in the void
If you use pliers as a screwdriver, you just make a mess
...an honest review of airpower and Epic Fury...
Shipbuilding, Merchant Shipping, Commerce, and the American Project - with Sal Mercogliano on Midrats
...all you need to know...
Fullbore Friday
...war in the high north...
Someone Called a Code Red on the CNO
...the NYT should be ashamed of itself...
The Modern Deep Battle
precision and range
Squinting at the Iran Decision Brief
back to centerline