DRS’ Neptune micro-UAV is pretty damn cool. It’s launched from the back of a ship, or where ever you might happen to have carried it’s portable catapult and can glide to a parachute-assisted landing on water or land where it can be picked up by waiting forces. It only takes two people to launch and […]
From the monthly archives:
May 2011
Well, it looks like the tail of the secret stealth helicopter used in the raid to kill Osama bin Laden will make it back to the United States after all. For a while there, many were concerned that the tail section of the craft would find its way into the hands of longtime supplier of […]
By Kevin Coleman — Defense Tech Cyberwarfare Correspondent Last week another hearing up on Capitol Hill brought out concerns and warnings over cyber attacks on the critical infrastructure of the United States. The intelligence community agrees that a major cyber attack within the United States is becoming increasingly possible. This should be no surprise to […]
So, it’s your Sunday roundup of the stories we didn’t get to last week. First off, enjoy the video of China’s J-20 stealth fighter dumping fuel while flying at a relatively low altitude over populated areas. I guess the aviation authorities figure the highly flammable and toxic jet fuel will evaporate before raining down on […]
So, the Federation of American Scientists just published the Pentagon’s latest 53-page Selected Acquisition Report for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program published in December of 2010. This trove of info is produced annually to give lawmakers the DoD’s latest estimates for the plane’s cost and development performance. This report shows that Pentagon officials estimate the F-35A Air […]
