[EDITOR’S NOTE: I have traveled out to Ft. Bliss to participate in a media event intended to outline the Army’s modernization effort for its brigade combat teams. I’ll be out in the field tomorrow shooting video taking some stills and doing interviews (and generally getting smart on the program) and will provide data dumps here […]
From the monthly archives:
August 2009
Another defense acquisition disaster… Obama Axes Pentagon Plan To Build Billion Dollar Tank In Shape Of Dragon –John Noonan
This article first appeared in Aviation Week & Space Technology. Russian air force ambitions stretch far beyond the $2.65-billion Sukhoi fighter order at the MAKS 2009 show. Aspirations include fielding an unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) alongside its fifth-generation fighter and developing a next-generation strategic bomber. The fighter deal is a fillip to the air […]
Ok dear readers, here’s one for you. The following photo ran with the following generic caption: U.S. troops keep a watchful eye out as people go to the polls for the country’s 2nd Presidential elections, August 20, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan. Security is on high alert as the Afghan people go the the polls. The […]
First of all, dearest readers…lighten UP! Yesterday’s post on the Russians buying an amphibious assault ship from the French was tongue in cheek, and if you don’t get the irony, watch Spinal Tap or Tropic Thunder a few more times. OK, so I want to introduce to you an exciting new source we’ve secured for […]
