October 2008
The Wall Street Journal had an interesting OpEd yesterday sort of dove tailing with Colin’s story from Friday that broke the news of Democratic party Brahman Barney Frank’s call for a 25 percent cut in defense spending. Now, Frank is not a DoD budget decisionmaker, but his views tend to jibe closely with the liberal […]
Some of you wondered what this Integrated Tourniquet System Blackhawk designed was all about. So in the interest of full disclosure, I’ve posted their video demo on how it works. Now, some of you wondered about the construction of the ITS into the garments. Basically, the Nylon strap that makes up the bulk of the […]
This article first appeared at AviationWeek.com. Raytheon plans to launch a small unmanned air vehicle from a submerged U.S. Navy submarine early next year to demonstrate its concept for extending the boat’s sensor range in littoral operations. Last month the company demonstrated its UAV launch concept under Phase 1 of the Submarine Over the Horizon […]
With extended deployments to tough combat zones like Afghanistan and Iraq, the Marine Corps — and more recently the Army — (and the Navy and Air Force, though those are not as “combat” driven as the others) have revamped their uniforms used in everyday operations. The rugged terrain, urban operations, weather extremes and austere conditions […]
