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Posts Made By: Rod Kaufman

March 29, 2016 03:22 AM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

They Cracked It...

Posted By Rod Kaufman

http://money.cnn.com/2016/03/28/news/companies/fbi-apple-iphone-case-cracked/index.html

April 2, 2016 05:22 PM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

Nukes! Who Has 'Em?

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Here ya go:
http://www.redstate.com/streiff/2016/03/31/donald-trump-sure-might-use-nuclear/

April 2, 2016 03:38 AM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

Nukes! Who Has 'Em?

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Here ya go:
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/fact-sheet-who-has-nuclear-weapons-how-many-do-they-n548481

April 22, 2016 04:46 AM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

An Alert Captain

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Give that man a cigar:
http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/21/politics/us-soldier-saves-denmark-school/index.html

April 26, 2016 01:43 AM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

F16s Shoot Up Control Tower/School

Posted By Rod Kaufman

First the control tower:
http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/25/europe/norway-fighter-jets-fire-on-control-tower/index.html
Don't forget that one in the school:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/2004/11/04/f-16-accidentally-fires-on-school.html
I can tell you what it is: the firing switch is located way too close to the other controls in the plane so when the pilot manipulates the controls, he hits the wrong one...

April 26, 2016 01:55 AM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

Bakersfield Storm 4-24-16

Posted By Rod Kaufman

I could see this thing from my home 70 miles away!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRuwIIXIc4E

June 18, 2016 10:39 PM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

Operation Mole Cricket 19

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Led to the dissolution of the former Soviet Union...
Soviet-made air defenses attacked and wiped out. 29 top line MIGS blown out of the skies with no friendlies lost:
http://www.jpost.com/Magazine/Operation-Mole-Cricket-19-456909

June 23, 2016 01:42 AM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

F35s Updated

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Equipping 'em with Israeli cyber defense systems. Awesome!
http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Politics-And-Diplomacy/Liberman-F-35-stealth-will-increase-Israels-deterrence-457479

July 27, 2016 04:36 AM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

A New Moon Race Coming Soon!

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Israel Vs America:
http://money.cnn.com/2016/07/26/technology/google-lunar-xprize/index.html

July 30, 2016 06:14 PM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

Israeli & USA Military Cooperation

Posted By Rod Kaufman

The combined Israeli American training effort to combat ISIS in the link in the initial post in this thread is called operation "Noble Shirley".
For those who wonder why it's called operation "Noble Shirley":
http://www.jpost.com/Diaspora/American-Jew-among-those-killed-fighting-ISIS-alongside-Kurds-in-Syria-462183