Moderate temperatures, nearly perpetual sunshine, flat landing areas and subterranean resources make the rim of the Shackleton Crater — situated within the solar system’s largest impact crater — an ideal location for a lunar homestead, down near the moon’s south pole. NASA hopes to send the first pioneers there by 2020. “Hardscrabble” was what future […]
November 2007
British army Apache attack helicopters in Afghanistan are the only Apaches in the country that fly with the mast-mounted Longbow radar installed — and that is giving them a distinctive edge in the NATO-led operations against Taliban and other opposing militant forces, the commander of the unit says. Lt.Col. Jon Bryant, commanding officer of the […]
America’s underwater special forces ops might not like it at first, but this dolphinlike device, PowerSwim, will let them reach targets fast — and without having to catch their breath. The device is compatible with standard scuba gear, as well as the front-mounted rebreathers (artist sketch, above) used by special operations personnel to avoid telltale […]
Here’s an interesting story we’re running at Military.com today. The use of UAVs on an increasing number of Naval platforms is remarkable in its own right. But it seems to me also that as this continues, the size of the platform from which UAVs operate could get smaller and smaller. Guided-missile destroyer USS Oscar Austin […]
Our friends at Av Week have this story so wired, I couldnt wait to post this update. And, as you well know, Im a bit obsessed with it. It now seems that one of Israels first shots in its raid into Syria in September was a fusillade of 1s and 0s. From Aviation Week: The […]
