Here’s a little roundup of other goings on in the defense world that we didn’t write about this week: Some cool gadgetry was hawked down in Rio at LAAD11, Latin America’s biggest arms show. Steve Trimble at The DEW Line’s got some great info on everything from France’s design for a new stealthy bomber to […]
From the monthly archives:
April 2011
Here’s another video in Military.com’s exclusive Tip of the Spear series on the United States’ special operations units from across the armed services. In this installment we join the snipers of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Precision Marksman Observer Team as they train for what they do best; spotting and, if necessary, taking out any threats to a Coastie […]
Here’s an idea that’s occasionally surfaced amongst top officials in the U.S. Air Force for a few years now that appears to be gaining traction with the Royal Air Force; Using its coming fleet of 14 Airbus A330-based tankers to carry ISR gear, making them much more than just flying gas stations that can double as cargo-haulers. RAF […]
In case you haven’t seen this, submarine maker Electric Boat is pitching the idea of building a stretched Virginia class attack sub capable of carrying up to 194 Tomahawk cruise missiles. Basically, a 90-foot plug would be put into new boats, allowing them to triple the number of guided missiles they carry. And yes, it would add $500 […]
For the second time in less than a month, an F/A-18C Hornet suffered an engine fire aboard an aircraft carrier. On April 11, the pilot of the Hornet shown bursting into flames brought the plane aboard the USS Carl Vinson after an engine caught fire following a touch and go landing. He shut that engine […]
