This article’s headline is not much of a challenge. Years ago, an Air Force colonel described the ideal fighter pilot to me: “Blond hair, blue eyes, square jaw, steel muscles, instant reflexes—and an IQ of 4.” Quick reactions, of both man and machine, are central to victory in air combat, and thinking slows reaction time. There were exceptions, of course. Colonel John Boyd, America’s greatest military theorist, was a fighter pilot, and Germany’s famous “Red Baron” of World War I, Manfred von Richthofen, wrote extensively and intelligently about air combat at its dawn. But for the most part, a room full of fighter pilots is a rock garden.
Some people are catching on. Elon Musk recently said the F-35 fighter/bomber, America’s first trillion-dollar weapons program, is already obsolete because drones outperform it at a far smaller cost. In rapid air-combat maneuvering, a fighter pilot can only take so many g-forces on his body; a drone faces no such limitations.
For the first time since the 14th century, when great carracks ruled the waves, Portugal is leading the world in ship design. The Portuguese navy recently ordered the world’s first purpose-built drone carrier. It looks like an aircraft carrier writ small, at about 8500 tons, but I suspect it can carry more drones than our Ford-class carriers can manned aircraft. It is projected to cost about $135 million—approximately one-hundredth as much as a U.S. Navy carrier.
When you can cut your cost to 1 percent of what you were previously paying, that should get your attention. I hope Elon is planning a trip to Lisbon. […]
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Why One Survival Food Company Shines Above the Rest
Let’s be real. “Prepper Food” or “Survival Food” is generally awful. The vast majority of companies that push their cans, bags, or buckets desperately hope that their customers never try them and stick them in the closet or pantry instead. Why? Because if the first time they try them is after the crap hits the fan, they’ll be too shaken to call and complain about the quality.
It’s true. Most long-term storage food is made with the cheapest possible ingredients with limited taste and even less nutritional value. This is why they tout calories so much. Sure, they provide calories but does anyone really want to go into the apocalypse with food their family can’t stand?
This is what prompted the Llewellyns to launch Heaven’s Harvest. They bought survival food from multiple companies and determined they couldn’t imagine being stuck in an extended emergency with such low-quality food. They quickly discovered that freeze drying food for long-term storage doesn’t have to mean sacrificing flavor, consistency, or nutrition.
Their ingredients are all-American. In fact, they’re locally sourced and all-natural! This allows their products to be the highest quality on the market, so good that their customers often break open a bag in a pinch to eat because they want to, not just because they have to due to an emergency.
At Heaven’s Harvest, their only focus is amazing food. They don’t sell bugout bags, solar chargers, or multitools. They have one mission – feeding Americans in times of crisis.
What they DO offer is the ability for people to thrive in times of greatest need. On top of long-term storage food, they offer seeds to help Americans for the truly long-term. They want them to grow their own food if possible which is why they offer only Heirloom, Non-GMO, Non-Hybrid, Open-Pollinated seeds so their customers can build permanent food security on their own property.
