The threat posed by cyber attacks continue to evolve. As such governments around the world are scrambling to address the threat. One such governmental body is the European Union (EU). Earlier this year a thirty-four page document detailing a study on CYBER SECURITY AND POLITICALLY, SOCIALLY AND RELIGIOUSLY MOTIVATED CYBER ATTACKS was quietly released. The […]
From the monthly archives:
June 2009
Remember Dick Cheney? No, not the vice president, the Secretary of Defense. Well, back in 1991 he cancelled the A-12 “Avenger II” program because of massive cost overruns. But JUST NOW the program was legally terminated. Here’s an excerpt from an article running at Military.com: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has […]
This article first appeared in Defense Technology International. A strong argument could be made that given the recent innovations in ground-vehicle armor, and vehicle-mounted communications and sensor equipment brought about by the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. military is in a “Golden Age” for tactical vehicles. It’s jarring to think that just a […]
You all might remember we reported a new kind of flexible body armor being developed by pre-Dragon Skin designer Allan Bain back in October. At the time, Bain had tested his armor against some pretty mean armor-piercing rounds (a Swiss-made armor piercing round that is more powerful than the one specified by the Army) shattering […]
John Lehman, Secretary of the Navy from 1981 to 1987, has addressed “What the Navy Should Look Like” in response to the service’s current array of problems. Under Lehman’s guidance in the 1980s, the Navy almost reached his goal of 600 active ships, including 15 aircraft carriers and four battleships. He rejuvenated Marine aviation with […]
