The Russian defense industry may not have long to survive. Long the provider of massive amounts of weapons to the Soviet armed forces and those of satellite nations and much of the Third World, today some experts believe that only a massive infusion of funds from the Russian government can save the industry. Further, the […]
From the monthly archives:
September 2009
This just came across the wires from the UK’s Western Mail: A British-built steam supercar broke a 103-year-old world land speed record for steam-powered vehicles in the United States yesterday. The 25ft-long British Steam Car — nicknamed the “fastest kettle in the world” — reached an average speed of 139.843mph on two runs over a […]
This article first appeared in Defense Technology International. The U.S. Marine Corps is acting as the lead service on the Bell-Boeing MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor, with three deployments to Iraq under its belt and a squadron flying from the deck of the USS Bataan amphibious assault ship. Meanwhile, the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (Afsoc) […]
Here’s another one for you, this time an exclusive video of the T-Hawk Class 1 UAV in flight and an interview with an Army UAV operator flying it. Pay attention to his pros and cons on the system. Neat idea — and it’s come a long way since its inception as part of the FCS […]
Installment #2 here folks, this time it’s the Tactical Unattended Ground Sensor. Basically it’s a more robust version of the U-UGS we posted earlier that is designed to be placed in the field. One commander I spoke with said he likes the idea and sees some use for it at a vehicle checkpoint, for example. […]
