Ops Brief 072: Daily Drop - 89 July 2025 (We Let China Buy Farmland. WTF Were We Thinking?)

The Ones Ready crew is back with a blistering Daily Drop that reads like a classified briefing laced with caffeine and outrage. Jared goes scorched-earth on the U.S. finally banning Chinese farmland buys (spoiler: it’s 2025 and somehow this wasn’t already illegal). Meanwhile, the Army wants to quadruple Patriot missiles—because what’s deterrence without volume? The Air Force still can't decide if the F-15EX should have a roommate. Space Force gets a budget bump, but bureaucratic gatekeepers still cling to outdated classification nonsense like it’s a Cold War cosplay. And don’t worry, the KC-46 is still a flying contradiction—does it even have SATCOM?

Oh, and if you're still here: Nashville. October. OTS. Let’s go.

🔥 Key Takeaways:

🇨🇳 Finally banning Chinese nationals from buying U.S. farmland—because national security apparently wasn’t obvious.
🎯 Army wants four times the Patriots—are we prepping for WW4?
🛠️ Right-to-repair bill might finally stop the Pentagon from mailing radios back like it’s 1996.
🛰️ Space Force budget finally treated like we’re living in the 21st century.
💥 Air Force's KC-46 might not have SATCOM... in 2025. Let that sink in.
✈️ F-15EX seat wars: single vs. dual. It’s the dumbest civil war nobody asked for.
💸 $16B in Air & Space Force “wishlist” items because budgets are just polite suggestions.
💣 KC-46 breaks a boom during F-22 refueling—again.
🧑‍🚀 GAO calls out absurd classification BS blocking space partnerships. Jared rants accordingly.
🎓 Kirtland’s low-key collab with universities to protect satellites—science meets space drama.
🧠 AI-based targeting trials mean the machines are learning… hopefully the right targets.
🎯 OTS ANNOUNCEMENT: Nashville, TN – Oct 25-26. You heard it here first.
⏱️ Timestamps:
00:00 – Let’s ride: Daily Drop intro
00:07 – Sponsor shoutout: 18AlphaFitness.com
01:05 – Quadruple Patriot missiles?!
02:30 – Chinese farmland ban: why it took this long is insane
04:10 – Military “right to repair” finally gets traction
06:00 – Indo-Pacific exercises ramp up—ACE is go time
07:20 – $16B wishlist: missiles, spare parts, satellites, oh my
08:40 – National Guard’s F-15EX seat drama
10:15 – Enlistment bonuses go brrr 💸
11:30 – But retention bonuses? Still broken
12:30 – More KC-46s incoming… with maybe no SATCOM?
13:45 – KC-46 boom damaged refueling F-22
14:20 – Red Hill retaliation: colonel exposed
15:00 – Space Force goes international (but classification is a joke)
16:45 – Space Dev Agency warned on risky launches
17:20 – Kirtland’s satellite mission gets real
18:10 – Trump-era drone exec order impacts today
18:45 – AI targeting systems start testing
19:10 – Hypersonic missiles tested, ready for Zumwalt class
19:40 – 🔥BREAKING: Nashville OTS announced for Oct 25–26

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