Seriously? Another meeting with the Joint Chiefs, another strategic trial balloon with the “McChrystal lite” strategy and we’re going to study each province and its political needs? Are you freaking kidding me!? Meanwhile, our troops fight on with what they have… …while Washington does its “solemn duty”…whatever… – Christian
From the monthly archives:
October 2009
So here’s a little sidebar story from the Oct. 28 suicide attack on the UN guest house in Kabul. Turns out a contract truck driver held off Taliban attackers with his AK while 15 UN workers were barricaded in a laundry room behind him. John “Chris” Turner was pouring 7.62 down range during the 2 […]
Well, I’m sure it’s not a mystery to some people, but when I saw this video on Military.com, I scratched my head wondering: “Is this a new SkunkWorks project or am I having Terminator flashbacks?” Let’s put it this way…when the JSF gets canned, at least Lockheed has a fallback. – Christian
It looks as if high speed operators are about to go digital — very digital. According to PEO Soldier program manager for the Ground Soldier System — the son of the cancelled Land Warrior program — a Special Forces battalion will be outfitted with the high-tech network gear next year for use in combat operations. […]
This article first appeared in Defense Technology International. Thales U.K. has been awarded a �150-million ($245-million) supply and in-service support contract for the Surveillance and Target Acquisition (STA) suite of FIST, the U.K. Defense Ministry’s Future Integrated Soldier Technology program. The STA suite will, Thales says, comprise weapon sights, observation equipment and target-location systems from […]
