IMO right now the new front page looks too similar to a news paper and artlicle mashed together with the ads. I think this new layout is good for articles but not too good for a site that holds information and specs.
edit: oh one more thing is that if we press the discussion button on the front page, we totally skip the defence news
I would make a suggestion to the admins of sinodefence and of defencetalk it would be so much better if with one 1 account users could log to each board instead of having to keep to separate accounts and also passwords. I hope you can give me a positive reply.