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Crew_1996

Not penny stock but small cap. MRLN. Read up about them. Ai autonomous piloting from takeoff to touchdown. $2m per plane per year fee. Currently testing USAF cargo planes as well as commercial aircraft in New Zealand. Plan is for 2 pilot planes to go down to 1 pilot. Zero completion in their sector. When it went public 100% of private ownership shares were converted/held at ipo (all involved thinks the stock will rise) Market cap around $700-800m. This will be a multi multi billion company if MRLN is adopted by either USAF or commercial companies. And if it’s adopted by both. 🚀

Sanpaku

Absolutely. They act first, ask for forgiveness after. We've seen this before in IDF strikes against Iranian natural gas processing plants, to which Iran responded with strikes against Ras Laffan in Qatar. The two militaries doubtless share air traffic control frequencies and IFF codes, when flying over Israel, Jordan, and Iraq, but all mission planning? I doubt they're that integrated. IDF commanders have complained about crowding from USAF deployments at Ovda and Lod/Ben Gurion airbases. So far CENTCOM has kept mum, but every US base in the region except Incirlik (Turkey forbid its use in this war) has been damaged, some like NSA Bahrain so severely they've been effectively abandoned. There's bound to be resentment. IMO, this is the second or third conflict Israel has manipulated the US into, after Iraq in 2003 and the 12 Day War last June. So long as Netanyahu regards the US as his proxy, with picked pro-Zionists in US national security positions and in Congress, I doubt the IDF runs everything by CENTCOM. Just enough to prevent blue-on-blue 'friendly fire'.

torokunai

keeping it in the Strait, just like the USAF & USN did most of the bombing of NVN south of the 19th parallel.

ThrownAwayByTheAF

Did 10 USAF. First time I had army food I was genuinely pissed off. I had to eat it all week for what I was doing at the time. Go Air Force.

Ex-Traverse

Boeing Tanker doesn't even generate an earning... They've been in the negative for years. It's a fixed price contract with the USAF. All this signals is that Europeans are starting to source defense in Europe, which make sense. Don't make any moves based on Boeing's defense side, it's largely about the commercial side that matters.

rbraalih

Hot news, RAF fairford airfield in angloporia has cancelled its airshow 17 July because going to be too busy refuelling USAF planes Speculate accordingly

VapidResponse_

Is this true? General Atomics is a private company and is the sole provider of combat UAS to the USAF and allies. They’ve been around for a long time and just secured a $13 billion USAF contract with Saudi Arabia, with Qatar and India on the horizon.

I_am_Nerman

There's only 2 planes right now in the Persian Gulf. Both USAF tankers

the_Q_spice

Don’t buy any defense contractors based on fixed-price contracts. Ever. The F-35 is already bought and paid for. The contract cost was fixed at $24.3B for 296 aircraft, including sustainment and replacement. That means the sales are accounted for… but any losses are not. So if any get shot down, guess who covers that $83.4M per airframe cost? They also keep facing cuts because their production times are suffering so badly that they can’t effectively produce test aircraft. As a result, the USAF has had to elongate the life of T-38s and even procure F-18s as trainers and test aircraft. FWIW; work at an airport with an Air National Guard base that uses F-35s. They have acquired both F-18s (Boeing) and T-38s (Northrop Grumman) for training explicitly because they don’t have enough F-35s to fill the role. 8 F-35s ($667.2M) were cancelled as a result of just the unit at my airport because they now don’t have a need for them.

seisenplano

2 USAF tankers in the strait right now, first time I see 2, can someone seer some light on this ? Looks like a strike package or just patrolling F18s form the carriers?

orrangearrow

The USAF air bridge of C17 military stuffs has been on steroids the last week and Now peace talks have been pushed to Monday. All signs point to extensive action this weekend

seisenplano

USAF tanker in the middle of strait of whore mooze in elliptic patterns: possible refueling fighter jets (but is speed around 400kts quite fast for refueling, refuel speed is 300kt sharp)

seisenplano

USAF tanker flying in the strait of whore moose, it is refueling something

jokull1234

>Iranian outlets are now reporting air defense drills in various parts of the country, which just so happened to coincide with a launch in Kuwait and a spike in USAF activity in the Middle East. > >No attack against Iran is ongoing. Whoever sold futures into this got fucked lol

ai-moderator

#TLDR --- **Ticker:** MRLN **Direction:** Up **Prognosis:** Buy Shares (OP is holding 300 shares) **Catalyst:** Won a $104M USAF contract over Lockheed Martin to build an AI "Pilot in a Box" for existing aircraft fleets. **OP's Nemesis:** Overpaid, napping pilots and "Top Gun" culture.

seisenplano

Right now Q4 global hawk on the strait of whore moose over the area where the carrier group is. Recon or strike preparations? Do anyone have intel of how much USAF planes are landed in Middle East? Yesterday I saw the usual C17 train but also 2x times the number of tankers, what do you think VM?

EntrepreneurOld7858

It never really was a war, just a one sided ass kicking by the USAF and Navy.  But boy those 🇮🇷🤖's REALLY want you to think theyre capable of doing anything lmao🤌

Affectionate-Tax9885

High levels of USAF air transport activity from Europe to Middle Eastern bases

SlfImpr

The number of US air force planes heading to the Middle East tonight is higher than usual. Flightradar24 shows \~20+ USAF C-17s, KC-135s, and other transports/tankers routing Europe-to-Middle East right now. [https://x.com/WarMonitor3/status/2043445985762758905](https://x.com/WarMonitor3/status/2043445985762758905)

2AMTrader

USAF going to strike targets after market close

2AMTrader

Looks like USAF prepping for air strikes.

lostinspacs

A USAF tanker is flying over the gulf again 😬

learngladly

USAF refueling planes loaded with aviation fuel to resupply warplanes on long-distance missions. Nobody ever calls them "tankers" that I ever heard of.

Hatchie_47

The thing is, this war wasn’t purposeless. You can certainly disagree on whether the outcome was worth the cost but not that it wasn’t there. In what universe is Iran stronger after this war? The regime lost many leading characters and while noone is ever irreplaceable losing leadership at this scale always takes time to settle. Irans ability tu support militant groups that terrorize the entire region is certainly diminished for foreseeable future. Any semblence of Iran having a working air defense is lost. USAF flew thousands of sorties over Iran and Qatar did more damage then Iranian air defense. So Iran know US can literaly return anytime they want and they can’t prevent it. Iran lost large portion of it’s ammunition stockpiles and ability to regenerate it. It can be rebuilt but the regime was in dire straits to begin with so it might take years. The two points on which the war failed is forcing regime change (for now). And if the regime does survive long term I think any reservations regarding nuclear weapons are gone. Again, disagree on the outcomes compared to the cost - especially the costs beared by the rest of the world. But thinking Iran is somehow better of after the war isn’t delusional - which is why I suspect that source of the claimson social media is largly Iranian bot farms…

Fearless_Swim4080

Say what now? The US Army has had exactly nothing to do with this conflict. Just the USAF and US Navy (including Marines) have been involved so far. The US military is obviously beatable by Russia, China and (hopefully not, but technically capable) NATO since everyone loses in a nuclear war. Either way, trump's a moron, who should have never started this.

Curious_scientist420

[Is a massive attack on Iran underway? USAF’s B-52 Stratofortress bomber takes off from RAF Fairford airbase in Britain](https://www.india.com/news/world/is-a-massive-attack-on-iran-underway-usafs-b-52-stratofortress-bomber-takes-off-from-raf-fairford-airbase-in-britain-middle-east-donald-trump-tehran-kharg-island-strait-of-hormuz-8372350) That’s all I can find online, not a great source. Anyone got a real source?

ajibtunes

**BREAKING : United States Air Force (USAF) B-52s are departing RAF Fairford taking off fully loaded. ~7 hour combat flight time to Iran puts them in striking range by 8 pm UTC **

Retaining-Wall

Did you know: nobody but the USAF has the ability to fly for 7 hours at night on instrument flight rulees? Nobody else has that capability.

not_my_monkeys_

He isn’t, he just thinks the USAF can cripple Iran’s economy overnight. Which is also a serious war crime, of course. But let’s not exaggerate what’s being threatened.

ViolettaQueso

Agree. I’m the proud daughter of a USAF captain born on base in Alaska during Vietnam Nam end (me born not him). I don’t blame the soldiers but I do hate how those commanding them from afar are treating them, our other veterans, most of the country and, our constitution.

esInvests

hey man, my high school mentor was USAF comms. for VA loan (which im not an expert so please take this with a grain of salt) has occupancy requirements. i know there is a waiver for intent to occupy but im not positive how long that can sit for. it needs to qualify for primary residence. as for the rest of the housing market, it really depends on how you choose to invest. real estate is fantastic but i will say getting out of residential and into commercial was a massive improvement for me. residential is fine early on but its a bit more volatile (renting specifically).

FirstGenerAsian

Erik, active USAF here. Also picked up options trading while I’m in and want to get a better understanding of real estate for the future. My understanding is to you my VA loan every chance I can get but only if I PCS (move) to a CONUS base. I’m currently overseas, is it possible to use it now? What’s the best way to put it to good use and how can I time the housing market best?

plannedgravy

USAF has to buy another F15. Bullish.

kim82352

> BREAKING!! ANOTHER US AIRCRAFT EMERGENCY!! > A USAF F-16CJ “Wild Weasel” (F-16C Block 50/52 configured for Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses, SEAD) transmitted a 7700 emergency squawk over Saudi Arabian airspace near the Iraqi border. The aircraft has since disappeared from FlightRadar tracking.

A55BAG

a single low-flying USAF C-130 Hercules was spotted in Southern Iran. What can you accomplish with a single transport?

2020isgreat

Iranian media has posted what appears to be debris from a USAF F-15E Strike Eagle, reportedly downed earlier today. um

2020isgreat

USAF A-10 Warthog departing England for the Middle East today. [](https://x.com/Osinttechnical/status/2039724844342788590/photo/1)

FinancialFreedom12

I have no idea, I don’t work for a 3 letter agency or department of war (defense). I will say I was in the USAF for 11 years and I promise you, if they wanted everyone dead, they could do it.

Muted-South4737

Why didn't the USAF simply fly him to Mt Doom?

dwoj206

if the USAF and Navy are involved, a lot... a lot a lot.

No-Insurance100

So tired of hearing nonsense from American nationalists claiming the USAF is carpet bombing Tehran. Not a single American manned aircraft has overflown Tehran except maybe a B-2. Every attack is with standoff munitions and Tomahawks. They launched more Tomahawks in one month than the entire Iraq War. American pilots are terrified to go into Iran proper. Remember the Vietnamese were dropping B-52s like crazy with old Soviet SA-2s

M4roon

That's what I was saying! It's my first time in my life seeing a bigass expensive USAF plane just raw dogged.

M4roon

Hm.. that E- 3 Sentry is the first picture I've seen in my life of a bombed USAF airplane. US only has 16 of those too btw. Think you guys might have an actual war on your hands.

not_my_monkeys_

Interesting point. My understanding is that the MEU moves with its own integrated support, in terms of engineering, logistics etc. But I could be wrong. And I suppose the exact nature of assets already in the theater to potentially support them are classified. If not for Kharg, what do you expect the MEU’s likely to be intended to accomplish? I’m trying to think what else an infantry battalion with a small dedicated air wing can do in the Strait that the USN and USAF can’t do.

titsmuhgeee

Calling it now: This is a strategic pause to reload all assets prior to the USS Tripoli and other warships carrying Marine Expeditionary Units and air assets attempting to enter the Persian Gulf through the Straight of Hormuz. Israel will keep the pressure up, as we're seeing this morning, then when the naval and marine assets are ready to pass through the Strait, there will be another major USAF/USN offensive while they pass through to provide cover. We will try to pick off any missile systems that come out of the caves to send ordnance towards the ships in the Strait. If history has taught us anything, it will probably happen Friday night or over the weekend once markets or closed. Given the timeline of when the Tripoli left the Pacific, it should be on track to reach the Persian Gulf late this week.

torokunai

USAF needs more than 2 days to plan the missions anyway

callsonreddit

USAF Pilot Suffered Shrapnel Wounds after F-35 Hit Over Iran [https://www.airandspaceforces.com/usaf-pilot-shrapnel-wounds-f-35-hit-iran/](https://www.airandspaceforces.com/usaf-pilot-shrapnel-wounds-f-35-hit-iran/)

AnonymousTimewaster

I'm largely thinking about interest rates atm myself. Gold might have a boost from a new conquest, but I dont see it recovering to ATHs whilst interest rates are going up Long term, the more erratic America looks, the more we'll see richer but less developed economies like Brazil starting to look at things like nuke programs as it's proving to be the only way to prevent the USAF yeeting bombs into their presidential palaces.

gamblingPharmaStocks

This is the take of someone that didn't bother to read primary sources. > dotcom era had a ton of small companies that were valued on future income that never came which lead to the bubble burst Yes, but in parallel to the dotcom bubble there was a telecom bubble, made of companies with real revenues and incomes. The main customers of these companies weren't dot-com frauds, and weren't CLECs either. They were the big companies with solid cash flows. They were AT&T, Verizon, BT Global Services, France Telecom, the incumbents. They were the USAF, and they were corporate building their own networks: banks, walmart, ford... And at some point they decided they didn't want to keep ramping up the spending, not because they went bankrupt, but just because they changed their mind. > The barrier for entry to this new 'thing' called internet was extremely low. I'll spare myself the effort of typing a paragraph. Open The Information and look at the publications of the past 4-5 weeks. Then tell me how many AI startups are getting >$1B investment without even having a product. Anyway, it doesn't matter. Neither in the 2000s nor now startups are driving the sales. > Amazon, Alphabet, Msft, Meta, Oracle, xAI etc. > These companies are 'too big to fail' so even if there is a short term bubble burst They are not banks, nobody cares if they fail. Chapter 11 and business as usual. But anyway, for the bubble to burst they don't need to all fail. Maybe ORCL and xAI. The others may just decide to stop spending. > Basically pouring money from the government coffers into the mega cap so that they can keep their bonuses and stock buybacks. The government doesn't have the money for this. > BOTH the income that will be generated by the use of AI and the efficiency gains (money savings) This is exactly the same thing. > It already saves them more money than they invest What are you talking about? Meta is going to turn cash flow negative... > With a budget of 100$, anyone can create movies and visual effects that cost tens of millions of dollars. Nobody is going to watch a bad movie just because it is cheaper. At best you can compete with social media content. > 16 ai-agents were tasked to write a C compiler and managed to do it in two weeks, writing 100,000 lines of code. For non CS folks, writing a C compiler is a monumental task that has You are probably not a CS folk either. Or you would know that the compiler was trash and didn't work... > It is way beyond chat now. This is very true, I pay myself for Claude and OpenAI subscriptions. Still, it's not gonna make the money people hope.

JOPAPatch

The USAF says [70% are in an up status](https://taskandpurpose.com/news/military-kc-135-iraq/), but judging by their age and [grounding due to tails falling off](https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2023/02/15/hundreds-of-tankers-recon-jets-grounded-in-hunt-for-faulty-tail-pins/), I think it’s safe to say we can’t afford to lose any.

PipsqueakPilot

I mean, the Iranians literally struck radome in the middle of 5th fleet headquarters. They hit a bunch of parked aircraft at a USAF base in Saudi Arabia. They've been striking oil related targets across the entire Arabian peninsula, from refineries to storage tanks. I wouldn't be betting on all 11 pumping stations being sufficiently protected to make a strike unlikely if the Iranians choose to target them. But one of my last jobs in the AF was in the MAAP cell of CPD an AOC, so what do I know? MAAP = Master Air Attack Plan, CPD = Combat Plans Division, AOC = Air Operations Center.

Gold-Perspective5340

The USAF is borrowing a very nice slice of the Cotswolds. I think they're here for the very good local beers and competitively priced farmers markets ... 🤷‍♂️

Ok_Wafer_6246

“Air superiority” doesn’t make Iranian missiles impossible. The Pentagon claimed local air superiority on March 2, yet hours later the IRGC ignored the ceasefire and launched rockets at neighboring countries. If the USAF were destroying everything before launch, the Safeen Prestige and Prima wouldn’t be burning. In reality, IRGC units pop up, fire, and disappear before a Reaper can react. The Strait of Hormuz is a ghost town for a reason, and it’s not because the U.S. has everything under control.

the_Q_spice

Just as a heads up for folks, airports tend to have a *lot* of fuel reserves. The one I work at is a really tiny regional airport and our Jet A prices haven’t really changed at all yet. We also just refilled all 7.5 million gallons we keep on hand, and the largest user (USAF) has to replace at-cost (if they use it at $5.15/gallon, they sell the replacement fuel to us at $5.15/gallon and the US Government eats the financial loss). I say this because the national average for Jet A is around $6.40/gallon, but at least my airport is sitting at $5.15/gallon right now. Jet fuel has a lot of weird factors that play into pricing and it isn’t as simple as “oil go up, jet fuel goes up too”. Sustainable Aviation Fuel also serves a massive buffer at the $8/gal point as it can be used to dilute Jet A at up to 50% and is about 10-15% more efficient for its weight - so $8 of SAF is equivalent to about $6.80 of Jet A. Both SAF and fuel farm stocking also tends to be bought on a full year cycle as well. Just an example of this is [FedEx buying 5.5 million gallons of SAF earlier this year](https://newsroom.fedex.com/newsroom/global-english/fedex-takes-delivery-of-saf-at-dallas-fort-worth-and-new-york-jfk-international-airports) at DFW and JFK. That fuel is already bought, and was purchased at those January prices. Where that price increase *is* the case though is AvGas (that sweet, sweet 100 Octane, Leaded!). TLDR: outside of general aviation and regional airlines, fuel prices are already priced in for most major airlines. Most traffic in the US is through regional carriers though, so that’s where your passenger airline costs will likely increase. Again for clarity; I work at an airport and deal with stuff like this as my job.

UsernameTaken_123

USAF 🤝 friendly fire

Yawning_Creep

As an Israeli that spent all day in the bomb shelter... I can only say it was so worth it. What a fantastic achievement 💙🇮🇱💙 💙IDF 💙 + USAF. ♥️🤍💙

Mondkohl

Both brigades combined would be insufficient for the task. There is no upside to US boots on the ground, so it’s extremely unlikely beyond perhaps a few raids. There will be no invasion of Iran, not by anyone in the west. Just a concerted air campaign, although “just” doesn’t really do justice to the combined might of the USN and USAF.

Mrsparkles7100

Looking at USAF SkyBorg program :)

TracyM45

No deal until uranium enrichment facility gets obliterated by USAF

captain_ahabb

45,000 is far short of the number you'd need to occupy the entirety of Iran (and those are mostly not ground troops anyway, they're USAF or USN). Iraqi Freedom was 200,000 men and that was generally regarded in hindsight as too small for the mission. Iran is twice the size of Iraq with much more rugged terrain. I wouldn't want to try to do it with less than 750,000 troops- a number that the US military would struggle to reach even if they activated the entire National Guard at the same time. Practically speaking you'd need a draft or a major volunteer surge to generate a force of that size without fatally compromising the US military in other theaters (Europe, Korea, domestically etc)- which means months to intake and train the draftees. It's just not plausible. Plus there would be severe logistical issues- Iran's neighbors don't want the IRI to be overthrown and Iran lacks a major cargo terminal, so you'd have to supply a huge force over the beach or from the air.

hv876

Not sure if this is the reason, but USAF took out an Iranian drone targeting USS Lincoln

Independent-Tree-985

Have you considered enlisting in the Air Force? The USAF may or may not have new positions opening in greenlad

therealjerseytom

As if we don't already have such an outrageously powerful military... where the biggest air force in the world is the USAF, and the second biggest is the US Navy. Where we can go in and pluck out heads of state like a damn claw machine and "run the country." And our insane debt level as it is? A 65% increase in spending? This guy is out of fucking control.

Lime1028

So many NATO soldiers lost their lives fighting the US's wars in the middle east, many times to US friendly fire. Just speaking from the Canadian perspective in Afghanistan alone, [Tarnak Farm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarnak_Farm_incident) - 4 dead form US F-16 dropping a 500 lbs bomb on Canadian forces traning exercise [Sangin FOB](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friendly_fire_incident_at_Sangin) - 1 US KIA, 1 WIA, 1 CAN KIA, 3 WIA, 1 ANA WIA, after US humvee opened fire on allied forces with a mounted MG [Operation Medusa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Medusa) - Pair of USAF A-10s straffed Canadian positions with their cannons. Miraculously, there was only 1 KIA, but dozens were wounded. A total of 165 Canadians lost their lives fighting in Afghanistan after entering the conflict in 2001 due to the US declaring Article 5 of NATO in response to 9/11.

liverpoolFCnut

Looking at the USAF activity in the carribean , it is probably some clown-ass shit against that poor, moth-eaten country. Anything to take attention away from the economy and his tanking approval rating.

TheBigBadBrit89

Common sense, the ability to Google, and I’m a USAF veteran. https://www.pbs.org/wnet/amanpour-and-company/video/ai-and-drone-warfare-how-new-technology-is-transforming-the-future-of-war/ What kind of question is that? Do you honestly think that AI isn’t important in drones? Come on now.

EntertainmentOk8254

I started college at 23, BS degree & went into USAF to fly. You have plenty of time. FWIW, USA Airlines now have flight schools with financing available. (Co-signer?) $130k or so, but 4 years into the Rt. Seat at Southwest or United = easily paid back! If you need a challenge, enlist in USAF or ? Make friends you’ll have for life, Govt. pays for your schooling. Lots of career options, don’t sell yourself short. Learn from your mistakes & move on.

Evilbred

They were dropped from the USAF CCA project.

Evilbred

They could moonshot based on their XQ-58 Valkyrie, it's a CCA picked up by the USMC. That said, they're not in the wider USAF CCA program (that's Anduril and General Atomics), so I think Kratos is probably not a buy at their current P/E. I've dealt with the Kratos team, and my take was they were 2 steps behind the pack and trying to do everything on a shoestring budget. People only buy them because they can't buy Anduril or General Atomics.

Sigma_Function-1823

Depends on the branch. USMC is the most pro trump while big army and big navy not so.much. No idea about the USAF.

cookingboy

I guarantee you America has a higher budget for narrative shaping around the world lmao. In fact Reddit’s biggest user base was from an USAF base IP address lmao.

Leading-Emotion-3244

If you buy expect to hold at least until 2027 when their full scale demonstrator flies around for USAF and NASA

Leading-Emotion-3244

50% reduction in fuel. Quieter for passengers since most are forward. Quieter on the ground since engines direct sound up. Uses existing engine technology. More room for passengers, even in coach. The coach will be more like premium economy. Low risk to develop, NASA and USAF are paying for the tanker refueler model. JetZero just has to do their due diligence to put passenger seating and interior design. I just put $80K in NOC. They're doing all the engineering for JetZero. I can't buy JetZero since they're private, but at least I can buy NOC. They designed and built B-2, that's what bombed Iran. The only downside to this design is its just more complicated and expensive to fabricate than the big tube design. IMO air travel can't possibly be any worse than it is today. It sucks. We are all sardines. This is something new that will work, so I threw some money at it. Just my 2 cents.

Mrsparkles7100

I Created a random wisdom tree tech pie of etfs. All doing well. Only one in the red is cloud computing. Everything else is green 2%-27% FOR NOW :) Quantum, renewable, nuclear, strategic metals and rare earth minings are the strongest so far. For something different in the pie is Biorevolution Long term medical potential is mix of medicine, robotics and increased computing power. Look at how robotic limb replacement could change over next 10-20 years. Add in cybernetic augmentation. For people with disabilities plus you know you’ll have the ones who become addicted to body change. Nano bots which is already happening. 2024 article https://www.bbc.com/newsround/articles/c2kj7v7wjyko Nanobots: Scientists create tiny robots that can be injected into the body - CBBC Newsround For advanced limb cybernetic replacement, waiting for the controversy when it’s introduced into the para olympics. Nike Go Faster legs with power output same as Usain Bolt. Then meetings over how much power can the limbs be regulated to produce. Another thing with nano bots or mini swarm drones was DARPAs Insect Allies program. Gene edited insects to carry edited viruses to protect crops. Promise we won’t use it in any offensive weaponised way. How could that mix of tech change farming round the world. DARPAs cyborg moth experiment was one of my favourites. USAF Skyborg progject. Then imagine how that could be spun into civilian applications. So you could look at the ETFs and the companies they have inside them. Also look at companies working on digital ID. Thales is one such company and this looks to be a worldwide change. UN is invested into everyone one having a legal identification as part of their 2030 mandate.

Pomador_0418

We have a base in Qatar. They will have a sub base inside a USAF base to train their pilots in joint activities. Where is the harm? We have the same deal with Singapore on the same base in Idaho.

Terron1965

The TSMCC engineers will be lined up to get into USAF planes as soon as it starts. There is a reason why the Hsinchu airport runway is the third longest in the nation.

OddMathematician6102

Took them 2 yrs to get license on rhe first aircraft design now theg need it again for the 4 rotor change, so minimum 2 yers before it would even be legally commercially viable. Right mow they can only use drone operated crafts. Also over promises with very limited results and the fact that they lie in advertisements (claiming the US air force bought planes which is FALSE, using ai fake advertising with USAF on sides of fake planes, lie about development) and have never produced any vehicle remotely viable. Big cash burn with literally 0 income in vapor ware dream.

BatSignal1961

Why is the USAF toting this guy around?

D74248

> I have never "worked" except for 4.5 years in the USAF Got it.

Objective_Plankton71

When "teh BeAr cOme knockin" you buy puts, genius, that's how all the pros make money in a bear market. I understand now, you were an airline pilot on long hauls, which is literally the highest paying salaried job in the United States, and has been for the last 20 years. Shit, buy treasuries for all I care. But I'll give you a free one. Applovin and Robinhood are being added to the S&P 500 on Sep 22. When that happens, they will, emphasis WILL, go up in value because it triggers automatic mechanical trades from funds like SPY. They have to, by their bylaws, buy Robinhood and Applovin. Those are mechanical automated trades that are going to drive the price up. When they are added to the S&P 500, those two issues will go up in price. No crystal ball necessary. It happens every single time an issue is added to the SP500. It is an automatic mechanical response to programmed trading. Don't try to buy them too late. The IV will crush you. But about seven days out, buy some conservative calls on Hood and Applovin and see what happens. You could easily see 50-100% ROI, with the least amount of risk the market ever gives us. And I'm 59. I own $8MM in real estate, and I have never "worked" except for 4.5 years in the USAF. If you insist on dick measuring on the internet.

ModeForJoe

LOL, Cheeto Benito is moving space command from colorado (👐too many gheys!👐) to Alabama. Space command needs to be CLOSED and folded into the air force since it's just pointless overhead for the smallest-sized force, and it already overlaps a lot with the USAF.

Cinderella-Yang

um no. if we only count the numbers of 4, 4.5 and 5th gen aircrafts, PLAAF and USAF are roughly on par. USN naval aircraft assets are significantly lower than those two.

iamsolal

Study 2017’s USAF. You have a misunderstanding of how Bitcoin works. Miners (and 5 devs) don’t control protocol upgrades, full nodes (run by normal people) do. During the 2017 SegWit activation, many miners initially opposed it, but when nodes and users signaled support they caved and followed.

Ashnie2827

87% IV and calls outweighing puts this far out from earnings means someone’s betting big on a near-term catalyst. Could be DoD, could be Q2 guidance, or even a surprise roadmap drop. Remember, Archer’s sitting on dual revenue tracks (commercial + defense), and they’re already generating cash from USAF and DARPA while still deep in FAA cert. Retail’s focused on price; smart money’s focused on positioning. This dip looks more like engineered fear than anything fundamental breaking

Consistent-Sun5188

Archer’s deep into Stage 4 FAA certification now, which is all about proving the aircraft actually performs to spec. That’s why they’ve been cleared for USAF test flights and secured extended DARPA funding, which means the government sees real progress. At the same time, they’re pulling in non-dilutive defense revenue, while most peers are still burning cash. United’s $1.5B conditional deal is still live, Stellantis is co-locating manufacturing in Georgia, and Q2 earnings are coming up fast. Unless cert goes off the rails *(and there’s zero sign of that),* Archer’s setup looks seriously underpriced

BRK_B__

I was an aircraft mechanic in the USAF for 6 years

Critical-Future-292

Flat to decreasing revenue with low margins. Backlog is mostly maintenance with the USAF but they don’t have much potential for growth that could always change but it is what it is right now.

IHATEREBORN

Their launch permit expires this year and VA has a gov election in November. I’d be surprised if they risked waiting until Q2 with the USAF contract

daymanlol

because TSLA isn't an actual stock, elon musk literally had to take a drug test last week and the week before that he called the president of the united states a pedophile - applying logic to it has bombed more ports than USAF

rbraalih

Dunno, he is pretty cautious after seeing the awesome might of the USAF turd busters

Ninjakittysdad

lol former USAF here. That deployment was always known as a vacation. Party is over, my dudes!

Dalewyn

> Additionally, I believe USA flying bombers over Iran and had zero anti air measures deployed from Iran lends credibility to Trumps “air control” over Iran. B-2s are high value assets, any losses would be a huge embarrassment to the US regardless of who is the commander-in-chief. They aren't going to be deployed without air superiority being secured first, which the Israelis achieved in this case. Usually it would be the job of the USAF using F-22s and F-35s for precision strikes and the USN using Arleigh Burke missile destroyers for standoff missile strikes, like we saw with Afghanistan and Iraq.

AfraidAnalyst

I think the last figure I saw was ~$65k per flight house for a B-2. So 6 (reports of a 7th for backup use), figure roughly 40 hours for the flight and a bit north of $17M. Plus each carried ~$1M in munitions. Add it in the tanker support and refuels, not sure how much fuel loaded. But let’s say they took 100k pounds each (probably less than that) which for fuel is ~$100k each just for refuels. KC-46 and 135 just burning race tracks in the sky. Most things like this are already budgeted for, but in total cost assuming no budgets actually used and someone wrote a check for it? Probably around $40M for the USAF. USN depending on the block / model of the tomoheks, say higher end of $5M missions, since they are already in the area with the strike groups, roughly $150M in weapons. Perhaps other supports, give or take, $200M? Very rough guess based on my fun days of working fighter jets

FuckElonMuskkk

I don't get why we flew the b2 bombers from the US when we had a bunch overseas already? Did the USAF just want to waste alotta gas.

Ryuu-Tenno

tell me you don't understand nukes without telling me you don't understand nukes the material needed for nuclear bombs isn't the same material used in power plants. Similar, but not the same The stuff for bombs requires a very specific trigger (so shooting it with a gun, or detonating a bomb with it nearby won't actually do anything weirdly). Power plant material however is in a different state and thus requires constant supervision at all times until it's used up enough that it can no longer cause issues, and even then can still be generally left out in the open with damn near no issues (still not recommended though, thus the multiple layers of containment) The problem with the materials for nukes, is they have the ability to amplify blasts to hundreds of times what was dropped on the ones in Iran, and that makes it capable of taking out places like New York City and Tokyo. So what was hit was the stuff being turned into weapons grade uranium, or just outright weapons grade uranium (or plutonium). Plutonium's actually more stable than uranium, thus, blasting it doesn't cause as many issues. But once it goes through the full reaction cycle, that's when it can rapidly decay into uranium and whatever else, thus causing issues. (Though, while plutonium's more stable, it's still not really all that stable as an element, and even so you need a specific isotope). So, no, dropping 2 bunker busters back-to-back won't do anything to the material, just make it more difficult to access. Probably some dust, but shit's also in the mountains, so it's not like it's particularly going anywhere anyway. And I mean *in* the mountains, due to them being buried pretty deep for protection against things like the USAF.

Agreeable_Horror_363

*Drops bombs with USAF planes on a country we never declared war on* "NOW IS THE TIME FOR PEACE!"

r0bdawg11

The level of stealth that the USAF has allows them to sneak into enemy airspace and deploy precisely targeted bombs without the need to evade incoming fire. It’s a lot easier to hit a target when all you have to do is focus on dropping the bomb. Not dodging incoming missiles etc.

80s_JDM

*\*USAF aircraft of the 4th Fighter Wing (F-16, F-15C and F-15E) fly over Kuwaiti oil fires, set by the retreating Iraqi army during Operation Desert Storm in 1991* I like to think those fires are bols portfolios today though

gopoohgo

Trump is leaving the G7 early.   Per Fox, the Joint Chiefs are awaiting him in the White House Situation Room.   Combined with all the USAF tankers that entered the region in the last 24 hours, we maybe expanding our role in this

PreparationMost7116

In all seriousness, 28 USAF refueling tankers just flew out of the US, 28 that we know. The last time there were this many was...the Gulf War. 30 of them.