The search is on for an F-22 out of Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska that “lost contact with air traffic control at 7:40 p.m. Alaska time [yesterday] while on a routine training mission,” reads an Air Force press release titled, “F-22 aircraft overdue in reporting.” Pentagon officials just released a statement this afternoon saying: A search is underway and is […]
From the monthly archives:
November 2010
The commander of the Marine Corps’ top requirements office said Tuesday he’s shifting resources to provide a mix of new vehicles to modernize the force’s ground mobility and refitting the current fleet of 20,000 Humvees with new technologies that protect its crew from roadside bombs without putting on a lot of pounds in armor. Lt. […]
By Kevin Coleman – DefenseTech Cyber Warfare Correspondent Cyber security specialists say they have proof that back in April up to 15 percent of global Internet traffic was hijacked and rerouted through China. In April, China’s state-controlled telecommunications company redirected this non-trivial portion of the world’s Internet traffic through their information infrastructure. The redirected traffic was said to include […]
Good morning. To kick today off, how about this hilarious sequence of photos from China Defense Blog’s post about the 2010 Zhuhai Airshow: Hey you! Stop talking on the cell and get me that damn ladder. – John Reed
Well, it looks like the Pentagon may be joining those who recommend scrapping the short take-off and vertical landing variant of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter. The last few weeks have seen some serious punches thrown at the would-be-wonder jet. First, the British announced that they were cutting their nearly 150-plane F-35B buy in favor of an […]
