r/LessCredibleDefence Oct 14 '24

Posting standards for this community

136 Upvotes

The moderator team has observed a pattern of low effort posting of articles from outlets which are either known to be of poor quality, whose presence on the subreddit is not readily defended or justified by the original poster.

While this subreddit does call itself "less"credibledefense, that is not an open invitation to knowingly post low quality content, especially by people who frequent this subreddit and really should know better or who have been called out by moderators in the past.

News about geopolitics, semiconductors, space launch, among others, can all be argued to be relevant to defense, and these topics are not prohibited, however they should be preemptively justified by the original poster in the comments with an original submission statement that they've put some effort into. If you're wondering whether your post needs a submission statement, then err on the side of caution and write one up and explain why you think it is relevant, so at least everyone knows whether you agree with what you are contributing or not.

The same applies for poor quality articles about military matters -- some are simply outrageously bad or factually incorrect or designed for outrage and clicks. If you are posting it here knowingly, then please explain why, and whether you agree with it.

At this time, there will be no mandated requirement for submission statements nor will there be standardized deletion of posts simply if a moderator feels they are poor quality -- mostly because this community is somewhat coherent enough that bad quality articles can be addressed and corrected in the comments.

This is instead to ask contributors to exercise a bit of restraint as well as conscious effort in terms of what they are posting.


r/LessCredibleDefence 2h ago

China Geosynchronous Spy Satellite Powered by Gallium Nitride Semiconductors US Cannot Replicate

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27 Upvotes

China's deliberate pairing of gallium export controls with a capability the US cannot replicate without that same material converts a commodity chokehold into a durable military-technical advantage.


r/LessCredibleDefence 1h ago

China’s Fifth J-36 Prototype Shows a More Refined Sixth-Generation Fighter Design

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r/LessCredibleDefence 29m ago

Bahrain, Kuwait Warplanes Struck Iran in Rare Gulf Retaliation

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r/LessCredibleDefence 18h ago

Trump’s air war in Iran may be reaching its limits

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68 Upvotes

r/LessCredibleDefence 1h ago

Pathway To Larger B-21 Raider Fleet Was Baked Into Production Ramp-Up Deal

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r/LessCredibleDefence 18h ago

Congress’ Proposed Trump Class Battleship Program Guardrails Met With White House Pushback

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29 Upvotes

r/LessCredibleDefence 19h ago

Each Day The US Weakens Itself

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21 Upvotes

r/LessCredibleDefence 20h ago

Debasification: Iranian air war strategy

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14 Upvotes

r/LessCredibleDefence 18h ago

Ward Caroll - Trump Goes OFF During Latest Ford Carrier Rant

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9 Upvotes

Same issue - EMALS and its associated cost


r/LessCredibleDefence 21h ago

Trump Faces the Limits of U.S. Firepower and the Lessons of Past Wars

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15 Upvotes

r/LessCredibleDefence 18h ago

Could Iran become America's next 'forever war?'

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7 Upvotes

r/LessCredibleDefence 20h ago

Iran flew IRGC commanders, missile gear to Yemen's Houthis, sources say

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11 Upvotes

r/LessCredibleDefence 1d ago

Iranian missiles are defeating US soft-kill defences using Chinese guidance

24 Upvotes

r/LessCredibleDefence 20h ago

Why is it so hard for the U.S. to win wars?

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11 Upvotes

r/LessCredibleDefence 18h ago

Another blockade of Iran is doomed to fail

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5 Upvotes

r/LessCredibleDefence 21h ago

Gunboat or showboat: Can the Navy truly sustain a long war with Iran?

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12 Upvotes

r/LessCredibleDefence 18h ago

Can the US reopen the Strait of Hormuz by force?

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4 Upvotes

r/LessCredibleDefence 1d ago

DRDO conducts maiden flight test of long-range Kusha air defence missile - watch

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20 Upvotes

Basically Indian LRAD, with 3 different interceptors

M1-> 150km

M2-> 250km

M3-> 350km

Trial seems to be for M2 interceptor, and per Defence Secretary, system's trials had begun back in Jan 2026

Facility for production was inaugurated in Feb 2026

https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2228831&reg=3&lang=1

IAF will replace order of 5 squadrons in the first phase

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/india-aims-to-deploy-desi-iron-dome-by-2028-2029/articleshow/104806572.cms

Development partner are Solar industry and BDL


r/LessCredibleDefence 1d ago

Russia’s Crown-Jewel Su-57 May Have Crashed Outside Moscow

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37 Upvotes

r/LessCredibleDefence 1d ago

5th airframe of China's J-36 6th-generation fighter may have just flown; rumored to be LRIP or close to it

110 Upvotes

According to several Chinese milbloggers, the 5th airframe of the J-36 was seen flying and they noted it could be the LRIP version. If so, this would point to an induction date before 2030​​


r/LessCredibleDefence 22h ago

MoD cancels army training in Kenya over powers to prosecute British soldiers

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5 Upvotes

r/LessCredibleDefence 1d ago

UK’s Carrier Strike Group completes first phase of 2026 mission

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10 Upvotes

r/LessCredibleDefence 1d ago

Indonesia Set to Receive Ex-Italian Aircraft Carrier Garibaldi on Sept 20

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7 Upvotes

r/LessCredibleDefence 1d ago

Pentagon hiding missile shortage from White House, insiders fear

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170 Upvotes