The Pentagons Missile Defense Agency tested a key leg in its missile shield triad yesterday, shooting down both a sub-sonic cruise missile in the atmosphere and a ballistic missile in space with a ship-based interceptor. To say the least, missile defense has been extremely controversial over the years, and it is a subject of heated […]
April 2007
On a day when the political stars seemed aligned even stronger against Americas continued involvement in Iraq, I thought it might be a good idea to get a view of events from the front line. A story thats making its way across the net comes from a Marine posted in Ramadi, Iraqi, who takes exception […]
Perhaps I can finally put up a post everyone can agree on (yeah, right), and especially on a day like today when I get comments like this Unreal. You sir, will never qualify for “Are you smarter than a 5th grader?“ Or this one You and Rumsfeld should enjoy a martini together. If this article […]
Whats more effective in the fight in Iraq and Afghanistan: air power or boots on the ground. Well if you ask the Air Force Chief of staff, hell tell you its his aircraft providing the greatest combat punch. [Air Force] Secretary [Michael] Wynne asked the staff last week to look at which component has had […]
Well it looks like the first spasm of Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle orders has been launched, with the Pentagon inking a get this — $481 million contract for 1,000 vehicles this week. Thats a half a billion dollars for 300 of the 15-ton Cougar Cat-1 (MRAP-MRUV) vehicles and 700 of the 16-ton Cat-2 (MRAP-JEERV) […]
