Here’s some great video of the early hours of Operation Odyssey Dawn. It’s shot from the deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge who’s AV-8B Harrier jump jets are likely the same ones that have been mopping up Moammar Gadhafi’s ground forces over the last few days. Seen in the clip is one of […]
From the monthly archives:
March 2011
A USAF Strike Eagle participating in Operation Odyssey Dawn had what reports called a “mechanical problem” in the skies over eastern Libya earlier today, and the crew was forced to eject. One of the aviators was picked up right away by the CSAR effort (we’re guessing a USMC TRAP team off of Kearsarge). The other […]
The opening salvos of Operation Odyssey Dawn not only harkened the return of high-end fights not seen in years, they also served as the combat debut for several new weapons that didn’t exist the last time the West kicked off a similar adventure. First, let’s look at the modified Ohio class ballistic missile submarine USS […]
Here’s something that’s been on our minds for a few days now. What if Moammar Gadhafi turns to terror strikes as retaliation for the international bombing campaign against his forces? We all know Gadhafi is no stranger from using such tactics from bombing several European airports and a Berlin nightclub to blowing up Pan Am flight […]
By Kevin Coleman — Defense Tech Cyberwarfare Correspondent The last few days has shown the complex, threat ridden environment that cyber has become while at the same time how unprepared we are at this point to address these challenges. RSA/EMC a critical player in cyber security, disclosed they suffered a breach and some information was […]
