Military.com is running a Stars ans Stripes article reporting that “Laser-related eye injuries among U.S. Soldiers in Iraq have risen significantly in the last six months, prompting the military to review its use of green lasers.” According to the story “the lasers, also called ‘dazzlers,’ put out a green light that looks a bit like […]
From the monthly archives:
June 2009
Reuters is reporting that the F-22 originally scheduled to be at the Paris Air Show this week is not going after all. And while Air Force reps said the issue was aircraft availability, the rumor mill is generating a more intriguing explanation. According to the report “European industry executives said there might have been concerns […]
CNN reports that on Thursday, 11 June near Subic Bay in the Philippines, a Chinese Navy (PLAN) submarine hit the sonar towed array of USS John S. McCain, an Arleigh Burke destroyer. McCain, commissioned in 1994, displaces 8,850 tons fully loaded and has provision for an SQR-19B(V)1 passive (listening only) towed array. Neither the ship […]
A gray area between the state of war and peace has emerged over the past few years. Intimidation through the use of threats of armed aggression has taken a back seat to the acts of cyber aggression as a means of political pressure. Last week Nordic regional governments met to discuss on topics that included […]
There’s a great story this morning in the New York Times about the Pentagon giving Gen. McChrystal a lot of leeway to put together his “dream team” of Afghan command. It’s precisely what the doctor ordered and the kind of thing that folks like Nagl and the Kagans have been saying would be the key […]
