In January of 2009 the world witnessed the third successful cyber attack against a country. The target was the small country of Kyrgyzstan. The country is only about 77,000 square miles in size with a population of just over 5 million. The attackers focused on the three of the four Internet service providers. They launched […]
From the monthly archives:
January 2009
Army Secretary Pete Geren has ordered the recall of more than 16,000 sets of body armor following an audit that concluded the bullet-blocking plates in the vests failed testing and may not provide Soldiers with adequate protection. The audit by the office of the Defense Department inspector general, not yet made public but obtained by […]
This article first appeared in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report. The Pentagon attempted to force the U.S. Air Force to forego an open competition for the service’s $15 billion combat, search and rescue (CSAR-X) helicopter replacement program and wanted the service to conduct a directed buy of Bell-Boeing CV-22s, Boeing MH-47s, Sikorsky MH-60s, or a […]
I know most of you have already seen the Knight’s Armament sniper application for the iPhone. I ran across it at SHOT Show just like everyone else but since the MSM latched onto it, I decided against posting it for fear my beloved readers would skewer me for being so late. But our friends at […]
Have fun with this one, folks. Our friends over at Soldier Systems Daily blog found a cool feature on the web site for Brownells — a leading manufacturer and customizer for ARs and other “black guns.” Click HERE and use their online application to build your own rifle. Trick it out like a freakin’ commando […]
