Next week’s series of large-scale, joint U.S. South Korean military exercises intended to send a message to North Korea to quit sinking South Korean navy ships will go by the name “Invincible Spirit,” officials announced today in Seoul. The exercises will involve some 8,000 military personnel from both countries, some 18 ships, including the USS […]
From the monthly archives:
July 2010
Raytheon married-up a 32 kilowatt solid state laser to the Navy’s Phalanx close-in defense system and used it to shoot down four aerial drones off the West coast. Laser Phalanx detected, tracked and shot down all four target drones, Raytheon’s Mike Booen tells DOD Buzz’s Colin Clark. Check in often over at DOD Buzz for […]
Press reports say the aircraft carrier USS George Washington will make a port call in South Korea some time this week in preparation for joint exercises with the South Korean navy. Defense Secretary Robert Gates arrived in Seoul today and will join Secretary of State Hillary Clinton for planning meetings with South Korean counterparts. A […]
By Kevin Coleman Defense Tech Cyber-War Analyst Remember that old adage? It was a common catch-phrase used by Ronald Reagan when he was addressing Russia and the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF). Well, it has just returned and has new meaning since it would be applied to the cyber world. A group of fifteen […]
Could a downshift in requirements for the Air Force’s new search and rescue helicopter, the CSAR-X, herald a new acquisition era? Well, we are living in the Robert Gates era at the Pentagon so most anything short of reinstituting the draft seems possible. This one is pretty significant: Sikorsky and Lockheed Martin are teaming-up to […]
