This article first appeared in Defense Technology International. The Russian military has been sparing in its use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), primarily because the models in service were designed in the Soviet era and are obsolete. Although local manufacturers are years behind the U.S. and Israel in UAV developments, some indigenous systems are being […]
From the monthly archives:
March 2009
A “dead heat” is a race, campaign or other contest that is so close that it is impossible to predict the winner. That’s what it looks like when it comes to the continuing race for cyber warfare supremacy, and experts agree this will be the case for the foreseeable future. With images of the Cold […]
Defense Tech has learned that the Obama administration is likely to name Amb. Ray Mabus to be the next Navy secretary. As you know, Donald Winter resigned Friday, March 13, per his plan to give the Obama administration time to find a successor. As far as we know, no one else has broken this story […]
NATO fleet deploys to either fight pirates or sack Troy Sometimes I wish they’d they’d let Marines name ships instead of just task forces Iranian RC clubs make for great target practice Article on “shadow fighters” just as awesome as it sounds “Lafayette, we are here back“ Urban legend — but still damn funny –John […]
CNN reports: Russia expressed interest in using Cuban airfields during patrol missions of its strategic bombers, Russia’s Interfax news agency reported “There are four or five airfields in Cuba with 4,000-meter-long runways, which absolutely suit us,” Maj. Gen. Anatoly Zhikharev told Interfax. Zhikharev, who is the chief of staff of the Russian Air Force’s long-range […]
