So, BAE Systems and Boeing have teamed up to add lethal lasers to the already tricked out Mk 38 chain gun system used for close-in defense on U.S. Navy ships. In March, BAE — maker of the MK 38 system (shown above) — recieved a contract to build a demo laser system to show that […]
From the monthly archives:
July 2011
By Kevin Coleman — Defense Tech Cyberwarfare Correspondent Recently German police discovered their systems had been successfully attacked by hackers. Their preliminary investigation indicated that the hackers had broken into their systems and were actively inside federal police and customs service computer systems for months. At this time, indications are that the systems came under […]
By Joe Buff — Defense Tech Undersea Warfare Contributor The State of Israel has long followed what early nuclear war-fighting theorist Henry Kissinger called a policy of nuclear ambiguity. Israel, officially, neither confirms nor denies possessing any nuclear arms, although many defense analysts, politicians, and diplomats the world over have long considered Israel an undeclared […]
So this week’s cover of Bloomberg Business week is blasting us with a message we’ve all known for a long time now,“Cyber War Has Begun.” In any case, the cover article shares this fascinating vignette of (potentially-state-sponsored) cyber-espionage using old-fashioned, physical spy-craft: In the early morning hours of May 24, an armed burglar wearing a […]
So it might be 2040 before the Air Force’s fleet of A-10 Warthog attack jets is replaced by the F-35 and whatever drones emerge in the coming years. Check out this solicitation for tooling necessary to keep the jets flying until 2040. Here are the basics: The Government is contemplating to contract for engineering services […]
