This article first appeared on Aviation Week’s Ares weblog. The German government is apparently starting discussions on whether to politically back a one-year deployment of NATO E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System aircraft to support the NATO mission in Afghanistan. But there’s concern the issue could cause political waves. According to the German weekly news […]
July 2008
New National Defense Strategy posted by the Pentagon.
Well, the snake eaters have come out from their hides and begun to comment on yesterday’s article about a test shoot I participated in with some SF Soldiers who demoed the SCAR. Aside from the inevitable implication that somehow I was endorsing the weapon myself, the gist of the upcoming debate seems to be leaning […]
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak is in town this week to discuss with White House and Pentagon officials what to do about Irans nuclear program. Accompanying Barak is Israeli Transport Minister Shaul Mofaz; hes the former IDF chief who set off a firestorm recently when he said an Israeli military strike against Iran is unavoidable. […]
