- LRIP: low-rate of initial production, the early phase of weapons development where kinks are being ironed out before mass-production begins
- C-130, C-17: large, US-made cargo aircraft that we have a lot of
- 1IC: first island chain -- Kuril islands, Japan, Taiwan, Phillippines, and Borneo
- 2IC: second island chain -- Guam, Marianas, Bonin islands. 1IC and 2IC are also references to US defense policy in the pacific, namely to contain the USSR (and later, China) by projecting force westward in the pacific, using islands as stopovers for logistics, etc.
- MIC: military industrial complex
- J-20 fighters: a fighter jet, Chengdu J-20, China's counterpart to the F-22
- PL-17 missiles: China-developed long range air-to-air missiles that are capable of hitting/taking down large cargo aircraft like C-130s
- AWACS: airborne warning and control system, a type of radar system capable of detecting (and defend against) incoming missiles. these systems are large and mounted on purpose built aircraft, so I think the "system" part refers to having enough of such aircraft mixed in with your fleet to reliably detect incoming missiles over a large area
- AGM-158B: US-made, a type of long-range air-launched cruise missile that is being adapted for the rapid dragon
- zerg rush to 100 B21 fleet: refers to the US push to develop a long range strategic bomber, the B-21
- LRIP: low-rate of initial production, the early phase of weapons development where kinks are being ironed out before mass-production begins
- C-130, C-17: large, US-made cargo aircraft that we have a lot of
- 1IC: first island chain -- Kuril islands, Japan, Taiwan, Phillippines, and Borneo
- 2IC: second island chain -- Guam, Marianas, Bonin islands. 1IC and 2IC are also references to US defense policy in the pacific, namely to contain the USSR (and later, China) by projecting force westward in the pacific, using islands as stopovers for logistics, etc.
- MIC: military industrial complex
- J-20 fighters: a fighter jet, Chengdu J-20, China's counterpart to the F-22
- PL-17 missiles: China-developed long range air-to-air missiles that are capable of hitting/taking down large cargo aircraft like C-130s
- AWACS: airborne warning and control system, a type of radar system capable of detecting (and defend against) incoming missiles. these systems are large and mounted on purpose built aircraft, so I think the "system" part refers to having enough of such aircraft mixed in with your fleet to reliably detect incoming missiles over a large area
- AGM-158B: US-made, a type of long-range air-launched cruise missile that is being adapted for the rapid dragon
- zerg rush to 100 B21 fleet: refers to the US push to develop a long range strategic bomber, the B-21