One of the decisions not yet made by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is the future of the Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV), the new “amtrac” being developed for the Marine Corps. The EFV program was initiated in 1996 as a “high-speed” combat vehicle to carry Marines from amphibious ships offshore to the beach and, once […]
From the monthly archives:
April 2009
This article first appeared in Aviation Week & Space Technology. The U.S. Army is short of meeting its annual requirement to train helicopter pilots by about 300, says Gen. Martin Dempsey, who oversees the service’s Training and Doctrine Command. With high demand for helicopters in Iraq and Afghanistan, this shortage is frustrating commanders abroad who […]
O.K. folks, let’s pick some scabs here… It may be chalked up by historians as the most catastrophic intelligence failure of all time, but for the Air Force, it seems to be an opportunity to dance in the end zone. One of the main justifications for the invasion of Iraq — what many critics say […]
Editor’s Note: This comes from our boy Steve Trimble who edits Flight Global’s DEW Line blog. As far as I’m concerned, Steve is the “Rainman” of aviation minisculia and I’d throw my money on his bet every time. See what you think… The facts are a bit sketchy here. This clip was posted to YouTube […]
North Korea warned the United Nations Security Council on April 7th, 2009 that it would take “strong steps” if the fifteen nation body took any action in response to Pyongyang’s launch of a long-range rocket three days earlier. The United States voiced its displeasure calling the launch a “provocative act” that violated a 2006 Security […]
