I’m sure you’ve read all about the air strikes going on in Libya right now so I’ll spare you from any recap. However, I want to share this quick rundown of all the allied weaponry being thrown at Col. Gadhafi’s forces that my old colleague Chris Cavas tacked on to the end of a story about the […]
From the monthly archives:
March 2011
If the Navy and Air Force were feeling left out as a result of how the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have progressed (and if the last QDR reflected a ground war/COIN focus) then ‘Operation Odyssey Dawn’ is a dream come true. But to our eyes here at Defense Tech ‘OOD’ is less about a […]
So, happy Saturday. NATO planes and warships are finally striking Libya. In the meantime, we thought we’d show you India’s notion for a 21st Century battle uniform. Dubbed the Futuristic Infantry Soldier As a System, or F-ISAS, the kit consists of body armor and WMD protection integrated to the uniform, a hand held computer, helmet with […]
So, it’s being reported that the Air Force has sent one of its WC-135 Constant Phoenix jets to Japan to figure out just how much radiation is seeping from the nuclear reactors. They do this by deliberately flying through radioactive clouds and scooping up air samples to be analyzed. The jet’s mission, famously ordered by […]
Check this out. These grainy images are supposedly pictures of the prototype of Russia’s T-95 tank which was to have been the basis for a 21st Century Russian armor fleet. Moscow is said to have scrapped funding for the tank last year yet still withheld most details of the behemoth. However, thanks to a tipster, DT […]
