Last week, we told you an Iranian news agency claimed that Tehran had obtained four S-300 surface-to-air missiles from Belarus and at least one other supplier. Now, the Belarusian government is telling the world it did no such thing. Further, the Belarusian state run military-industrial consortium says it has never even talked to Iran about […]
From the monthly archives:
August 2010
In his continuing war on the “culture of endless money that has taken hold” within the Department of Defense since 2001, Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced today plans to eliminate Joint Forces Command, based at Norfolk, Va., curtail the use of contractors and eliminate up to 50 flag officers and 150 senior civilian positions over […]
Defense Secretary Robert Gates is expected to announce in a Pentagon press conference today the elimination of U.S. Joint Forces Command, based at Norfolk, Va., as part of a broad restructuring aimed at cutting costs. He will also announce a 10 percent reduction in the use of contractors next year, according to news reports. DoD […]
By Kevin Coleman Defense Tech Cyber Warfare Analyst Is the Wikileaks fiasco the first defeat for the United States in the cyber warfare domain? Exploring this question shows just how little we have planned for, created doctrine for, and are ready, able and willing to respond to threats to the United States in the cyber […]
by Craig Hooper Defense Tech Naval Warfare Analyst New M777 ultra-lightweight titanium-enhanced howitzers make for a great technical buzz, but one wise Marine, SGT Timothy Caucutt, wonders if the Corps will be able to actually use it without the help of private-sector Tech Reps. His award-winning essay in this month’s Marine Corps Gazette, “Paying pirates: […]
