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US Air Force Buys Tesla Cybertrucks as Missile Targets: Live-Fire Testing for Adversary Vehicle Simulation at White Sands Key Takeaways Fact Details Number of Vehicles 2 Tesla Cybertrucks among 33 total target vehicles Military Branch US Air Force Test Center Location White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico Purpose Precision munitions testing and training Program Special Operations Command (SOCOM) Stand Off Precision Guided Munitions Reasoning Enemies might use Cybertrucks in combat zones Cost Cybertrucks retail at $80,000+ each Condition Don't need to run, just roll when towed The Air Force's Unusual Shopping List The U.S. Air Force is planning to buy two Tesla Cybertrucks, not for transportation or patrol, but to use them as target vehicles for precision munitions testing. Yeah, you read that right - they're buying these expensive electric trucks just to blow them up. The US Air Force Test Center plans to purchase 33 target vehicles for use at the White Sands Missil...

  Yield Curve Forecasting and Economic Analysis Key Takeaways Yield curves normalized in early 2025 after prolonged inversion, with the 2s/10s spread turning positive at ~40 basis points . Term premiums surged to decade highs due to tariff uncertainty and deficit concerns, driving long-end volatility . Recession probability rose to 46% as growth forecasts were slashed (2025 GDP: 0.3% vs. prior 1.2%) . Vasicek and DSGE models outperformed surveys by incorporating real-time market data and tariff shocks . Tactical trades : Curve flatteners (short 2Y/long 10Y) gained as long-end yields defied hawkish Fed rhetoric . 1. Yield Curve Normalization: The Great Un-Inversion 2025 started with a key shift: the deeply inverted Treasury curve finally turned positive. After 2+ years of negative spreads, the 2-year/10-year gap hit +40 basis points by January. This wasn’t about economic euphoria though. Federal Reserve cuts and "bumpy inflation" narratives drove the move, flattening the short...