Back in 2007, U.S. Air Force officials openly stated that cyberspace as a war-fighting domain. At that time the statement attracted little attention. Today, cyberspace has rapidly evolved into a key domain similar context to land, air, and sea for military conflict. This evolution has occurred at a pace few had anticipated. The US Department […]
From the monthly archives:
February 2010
Got a note from a friend of mine the other day who’s a big proponent of so-called “Counterinsurgency Aircraft.” Truth be told, he nixed his cash-out career as a lobbyist to work for a COIN plane-making company, but the former Marine Hornet driver knows of what he speaks. It’s a shame the Air Force seemingly […]
An alert reader pinged me on the Tip Line about another, older vid, of a MiG shooting down a Predator. I love it that the Predator shot back. And I am also intrigued by the question one reader posed as to why the pilot wouldn’t just go to guns on the drone but instead used […]
This article first appeared in Defense Technology International. There is no equivocation in how the Israeli military views cyber-security. “Using computer networks for espionage is as important to warfare today as the advent of air support was to warfare in the 20th century,” says Maj. Gen. Amos Yadlin, chief of military intelligence. Speaking recently at […]
Lots of discussion on the Predator/Reaper Class A post. And I take the point that the drones tend to crash on landing a lot and that that may be a major factor in the rate vice shootdowns. But Winslow remains undeterred: Some interesting, and instructive, comments from some of those who reacted to your piece. […]
