The U.S. Navy might achieve the biggest breakthrough in catapult design in more than 50 years this month if it can launch an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet from its new magnetic catapult system. According to Chris Cavas at Defense News, the sea service is prepping a Super Hornet to be launched from the electromagnetic launch system (EMALS) before […]
From the monthly archives:
December 2010
Stuxnet exploited weaknesses in Windows 7. Windows 7 is made by Microsoft. Microsoft is based in the United States. Stuxnet hit computers running Windows 7 in Iran. Those computers were being used to help Iran make nuclear materials. Just sayin. Is it a secret way of infiltrating our enemies systems as some in the comments suggest this post is […]
Check out these pics of Russia’s attempt at building a rival to the F-22; the Sukhoi T-50 PAK-FA. This is the jet being developed to replace Russia’s rundown fleet of MiG-29s and and oldest Su-27s. It’s also going to serve as the basis for India’s first Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft; essentially a two seat version […]
Here’s more troubling news for the F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter. Italy is considering reducing the number of short take-off and vertical landing variants of the jet it buys, according to my old colleague (and hilarious guy) Tom Kington at Defense News: The doubts over the [Italian] Air Force’s purchase STOVL JSFs and the […]
Here’s an interesting tidbit from a recent Defense News article on the mysterious X-37B space plane; the craft has seven, yes, seven dents in it from collisions with space debris! “For the first flight, we’re extremely pleased with the outcome of the entire mission of the X-37B,” said Richard McKinney, the deputy under secretary of the […]
