Category Archives: TTG

“Putin’s arms shipments no longer dare enter the Black Sea. Russia is losing the logistic war”

Navies spend more time (ideally) preventing conflict in the first place, but if that fails, the big effort is protecting their own side’s logistics and/or denying the enemy theirs. History is littered with examples of combatants who overreached their supply … Continue reading

Posted in The Military Art, TTG, Ukraine Crisis | 41 Comments

Gaza aid reaches shore in first sea delivery

The Spanish ship Open Arms left Cyprus on Tuesday with 200 tonnes of food desperately needed for Gaza, which the UN says is on the brink of famine. Videos posted online show a crane moving crates from the barge to … Continue reading

Posted in Israel, Middle East, TTG | 8 Comments

Starship reaches orbit

Starship has successfully launched and reached orbit a short time ago. I knew the launch was coming up, but this one caught me by surprise. I guess I was too busy watching the birds and squirrels in my little patch … Continue reading

Posted in Space, TTG | 12 Comments

Aleksandar on the French General Staff Assessment

Someone leaked French Joint Staff assessment to a French newspaper.Nothing new for most of us, ukraine can’t win and in fact is weaker and weaker. “The situation looks exceedingly bleak for Ukraine, which might in part explain Macron’s recent declarations … Continue reading

Posted in The Military Art, TTG, Ukraine Crisis | 71 Comments

NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft is talking nonsense. Its friends on Earth are worried.

“Frankly, I’m very worried,” he says. Ever since mid-November, the Voyager 1 spacecraft has been sending messages back to Earth that don’t make any sense. It’s as if the aging spacecraft has suffered some kind of stroke that’s interfering with … Continue reading

Posted in Space, Technology, TTG | 16 Comments

Lithuanian Intelligence 2024 National Threat Assessment

Lithuanian intelligence assessed that Russia has the capability to continue sustaining the current tempo of its war in Ukraine and will likely have the capability to gradually expand its military capabilities in the near term. Lithuanian intelligence published its 2024 national … Continue reading

Posted in Baltics, Intelligence, Russia, TTG, Ukraine Crisis | 35 Comments

Gaza aid ship expected to set sail from Cyprus

A ship carrying desperately needed humanitarian aid is expected to set sail this weekend, bound for Gaza. The Spanish vessel, Open Arms, is scheduled to depart from Cyprus – the closest EU country to Gaza – and hopes to use … Continue reading

Posted in Gastronomie, Israel, Middle East, TTG | 90 Comments

Toyota’s development of solid state EV batteries

Toyota says it is close to being able to manufacture next-generation solid-state batteries at the same rate as existing batteries for electric vehicles, marking a milestone in the global race to commercialise the technology. Its headway in manufacturing technology follows … Continue reading

Posted in Energy, Technology, TTG | 44 Comments

“Russia Threatens Moldova With ‘Military Scenario’ Over Transnistria”

Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister, Mikhail Galuzin, has warned Moldova of “a military scenario” if it attempts to resolve the problem of the breakaway Transnistrian region by force. “We are extremely concerned about such a possibility and have always made it … Continue reading

Posted in Europe, Russia, TTG, Ukraine Crisis | 41 Comments

Everglades Challenge 2024

It’s that time of year when I invite the Turcopolier Committee of Correspondence to check out this year’s running of the Everglades Challenge. I discovered this event well over a decade ago. I still have dreams of participating in this … Continue reading

Posted in Messing about in boats, TTG | 11 Comments