David Jordan
@davidjair.bsky.social
King's College London. Director, Freeman Air & Space Institute; military historian prone to talking about aeroplanes. Lapsed pianist & hockey player. Views here entirely my own.
Quite. Those of us Europeans who remember the Buccaneer, Jaguar and Tornado (latter still going in Italy & Germany of course) can't comprehend why he thinks this is 'low'...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lteL... - approx 2:15-2:35 refers ("I said below their radar, Bloggs - not their sonar!")
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lteL... - approx 2:15-2:35 refers ("I said below their radar, Bloggs - not their sonar!")
October 25, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Quite. Those of us Europeans who remember the Buccaneer, Jaguar and Tornado (latter still going in Italy & Germany of course) can't comprehend why he thinks this is 'low'...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lteL... - approx 2:15-2:35 refers ("I said below their radar, Bloggs - not their sonar!")
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lteL... - approx 2:15-2:35 refers ("I said below their radar, Bloggs - not their sonar!")
"Well, they tell me mail in means aliens can vote too easily, and I saw what they did, you know, to that astronaut, John Hurt, I think his name was, so going somewhere aliens can't steal elections protects our great space force men and women much more than Sleepy Joe did... <extemporises bafflingly>
trump just said part of the reason he's moving the space force HQ from colorado to alabama because colorado allows mail-in voting.
September 2, 2025 at 8:41 PM
"Well, they tell me mail in means aliens can vote too easily, and I saw what they did, you know, to that astronaut, John Hurt, I think his name was, so going somewhere aliens can't steal elections protects our great space force men and women much more than Sleepy Joe did... <extemporises bafflingly>
It's like the ghost of Sir Hugh Trenchard has entered the room... (before shaking his head sadly and leaving)
HEGSETH: whoever controls the skies will control the future of warfare.
September 2, 2025 at 8:24 PM
It's like the ghost of Sir Hugh Trenchard has entered the room... (before shaking his head sadly and leaving)
Blaming international treaties from which you (or the side you support) have withdrawn and claiming that they mean that proper force protection planning is not possible takes coping to interesting levels. A very helpful thread from Frank Kuhn explains thus:
There are claims out there that Ukraine’s attack on Russian strategic bombers (see article below) was possible due to provisions in the strategic nuclear arms control agreement New START which purportedly requires both parties to park their heavy bombers in the open.
This is utter nonsense. 1/ 🧵
This is utter nonsense. 1/ 🧵
‘An epic failure’: Russia reels from surprise Ukrainian attack on bomber fleet
Audacious drone raid threatens Moscow’s military operations and exposes vulnerability deep within its territory
www.ft.com
June 3, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Blaming international treaties from which you (or the side you support) have withdrawn and claiming that they mean that proper force protection planning is not possible takes coping to interesting levels. A very helpful thread from Frank Kuhn explains thus:
Approaches to Offensive Counter Air, 2025.
RAF (top) Ukraine (below)...
RAF (top) Ukraine (below)...
June 1, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Approaches to Offensive Counter Air, 2025.
RAF (top) Ukraine (below)...
RAF (top) Ukraine (below)...
Recently-declared National Security Threats to the United States of America #1 & #2:
May 5, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Recently-declared National Security Threats to the United States of America #1 & #2:
I have a feeling that NBC Sports may have written & posted this in about the 87th minute of the match, somehow...
December 15, 2024 at 7:50 PM
I have a feeling that NBC Sports may have written & posted this in about the 87th minute of the match, somehow...
Reposted by David Jordan
Hello all, I will be more active here moving forward. Cross-posting my newest research on Russian military reconstitution.
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
Russian Military Reconstitution: 2030 Pathways and Prospects
As the Kremlin’s antagonism toward Ukraine and the West sharpens, it will be critically important for policymakers and warfighters to anticipate, monitor, and respond to Russia’s military reconstituti...
carnegieendowment.org
November 11, 2024 at 1:06 PM
Hello all, I will be more active here moving forward. Cross-posting my newest research on Russian military reconstitution.
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
Can't see that working as the new Top Gear presenting line up, to be frank...
Life is pretty tough today, but at least I'm not in this car.
August 27, 2024 at 8:40 PM
Can't see that working as the new Top Gear presenting line up, to be frank...
In the same spirit as this excellent post - a collection of (alleged) comments on Confidential Reports for officers of the armed services. A couple have multiple variations and some have almost certainly gained a little gilding over time, but...
August 18, 2024 at 9:55 PM
In the same spirit as this excellent post - a collection of (alleged) comments on Confidential Reports for officers of the armed services. A couple have multiple variations and some have almost certainly gained a little gilding over time, but...
I must be doing something wrong, but this site seems far harder to use than you-know-where. I get posts from 39 minutes ago halfway down my feed; posts from 3 days ago at the top, and an array of replies to posts to which I can't find the originals for. It's not exactly welcoming...
August 16, 2024 at 6:23 PM
I must be doing something wrong, but this site seems far harder to use than you-know-where. I get posts from 39 minutes ago halfway down my feed; posts from 3 days ago at the top, and an array of replies to posts to which I can't find the originals for. It's not exactly welcoming...
Reposted by David Jordan
🌌🔭How dependent are we on space?
In a new article for FASI, @nuclearbalm.bsky.social defends the importance of space systems and explores the need for better communication around our critical dependence on space.
Read here🔽
www.kcl.ac.uk/space-depend...
In a new article for FASI, @nuclearbalm.bsky.social defends the importance of space systems and explores the need for better communication around our critical dependence on space.
Read here🔽
www.kcl.ac.uk/space-depend...
Space Dependence: a need for better communication
Space is one of the UK's Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) sectors. During a time when there's a cost of living crisis, prioritizing investment in space may seem unnecessary. However, it's…
www.kcl.ac.uk
February 9, 2024 at 4:10 PM
🌌🔭How dependent are we on space?
In a new article for FASI, @nuclearbalm.bsky.social defends the importance of space systems and explores the need for better communication around our critical dependence on space.
Read here🔽
www.kcl.ac.uk/space-depend...
In a new article for FASI, @nuclearbalm.bsky.social defends the importance of space systems and explores the need for better communication around our critical dependence on space.
Read here🔽
www.kcl.ac.uk/space-depend...
On the basis that this may be of interest to some followers - in my not-so-secret life as one of the Directors of the Freeman Air & Space Institute at King's, here's a piece of research from Julia Muravska on European air and missile defence.
ow.ly/upJO50Q1wYF
ow.ly/upJO50Q1wYF
October 30, 2023 at 4:51 PM
On the basis that this may be of interest to some followers - in my not-so-secret life as one of the Directors of the Freeman Air & Space Institute at King's, here's a piece of research from Julia Muravska on European air and missile defence.
ow.ly/upJO50Q1wYF
ow.ly/upJO50Q1wYF
<Blinks rapidly> Well this all seems awfully civilised (for now...)
October 19, 2023 at 8:42 PM
<Blinks rapidly> Well this all seems awfully civilised (for now...)