Category Archives: Military technology

The Mig-25 – a story of BLUFF and unintended consequences

Posted on 20 November, 2021 by Eclipse Now

This is my pick for this month’s Weird History prize!

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The Chinese government weaponized the virus and released it to wreck the world economy! – or not.

Posted on 9 April, 2020 by Eclipse Now

I am particularly disgusted with the racism growing rampantly around Australia at the moment. Apparently Covid 19 is all a Chinese conspiracy. After all, as this post claims, it hasn’t hurt them and their lockdown is almost over – therefore … Continue reading →

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A cheaper top up to our firefighting fleet?

Posted on 18 January, 2020 by Eclipse Now

Last year Prime Minister Scott Morrison came back from his Hawaii holiday to appear to do something about the Aussie bush-fires. So he agreed to hire 4 DC10’s at $5 million each or $20 million for the lot per year. … Continue reading →

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I may have been wrong on the F-35

Posted on 8 February, 2016 by Eclipse Now

There are a few myths about the F-35 that I used to believe: 1. It was too fat to be a proper fighter, and did not have the right wing-to-body ratio to fly well. This is false, as lift is … Continue reading →

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