<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" ><channel><title>Defense Tech &#187; Afghan Update</title> <atom:link href="http://defensetech.org/category/afghan-update/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://defensetech.org</link> <description>The Future of the Military, Law Enforcement and National Security</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:07:13 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <item><title>Last Summer’s Mysterious Global Hawk Crash</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/20/last-summers-mysterious-global-hawk-crash/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/20/last-summers-mysterious-global-hawk-crash/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:34:13 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Afghan Update]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Air Force]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Around the Globe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Drones]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=16089</guid> <description><![CDATA[Does anyone know anything about the mysterious RQ-4 Global Hawk crash that occurred downrange — possibly just inside Pakistan close to the Afghan city of Jalalabad — last August? The Air Force’s crash report database doesn’t allow you to open up the accident investigation board’s report on the incident which received surprisingly little media coverage. I say this because the Global [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/20/last-summers-mysterious-global-hawk-crash/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>48</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Our New Megabase in Afghanistan</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/03/our-new-megabase-in-afghanistan/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/03/our-new-megabase-in-afghanistan/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:43:40 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Afghan Update]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Air Force]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Around the Globe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Counterinsurgency]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Drone Bombing Campaign]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Drones]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=15868</guid> <description><![CDATA[So, this is some drone-related news about the Afghan war that we missed. While most media attention has been focused on CIA drone bases in Pakistan, the U.S. last year transformed the remote ex-Soviet air field at Shindand, near the Iranian border, into the second biggest air base in all Afghanistan. The perimeter of the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/03/our-new-megabase-in-afghanistan/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>33</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Super Tucano Wins USAF’s Light Attack Contest</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2011/12/31/embraer-wins-usafs-light-attack-contest/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2011/12/31/embraer-wins-usafs-light-attack-contest/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 17:37:09 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Afghan Update]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Air Force]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Around the Globe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Money Money Money]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Old Skool]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Planes, Copters, Blimps]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=15851</guid> <description><![CDATA[It’s official, the Air Force has selected Embraer’s A-29 Super Tucano as the Light Air Support (LAS) aircraft, better known as a counterinsurgency (COIN) plane. The air service is buying 20 Super Ts from Embraer and its U.S. partner, Sierra Nevada Corporation, for $355 million, according to an announcement that Embraer released last night. Remember, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2011/12/31/embraer-wins-usafs-light-attack-contest/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>158</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Army to Send Three Unmanned Spy Helos to Afghanistan</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2011/12/27/army-to-sent-three-unmanned-spy-helos-to-afghanistan/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2011/12/27/army-to-sent-three-unmanned-spy-helos-to-afghanistan/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 27 Dec 2011 16:15:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Afghan Update]]></category> <category><![CDATA[army]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Drones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rotary Wing]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=15806</guid> <description><![CDATA[The drone war in Pakistan may be on a temporary hiatus, that hasn’t stopped the Army from moving to send three of its newest drones to neighboring Afghanistan this Spring. The service is sending three of Boeing’s A160 Hummingbird drone choppers downrange for up to one year to feed the military’s insatiable hunger for more [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2011/12/27/army-to-sent-three-unmanned-spy-helos-to-afghanistan/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>28</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>USAF’s New Drone Not Going to Afghanistan</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2011/12/22/predator-c-not-going-to-afghanistan/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2011/12/22/predator-c-not-going-to-afghanistan/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 18:27:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Afghan Update]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Air Force]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bizarro]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Drones]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=15759</guid> <description><![CDATA[Two weeks ago news reports emerged claiming that the Air Force will be sending a one-off copy of General Atomics Predator C Avenger UAV to Afghanistan where it would be tested in a combat environment. The reports were based off an Air Force solicitation announcing its intention to buy the jet-powered drone and test out its ability to perform ISR missions [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2011/12/22/predator-c-not-going-to-afghanistan/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>29</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Marines Get First-Ever Combat Resupply by Drone</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2011/12/21/marines-get-first-ever-resupply-by-drone/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2011/12/21/marines-get-first-ever-resupply-by-drone/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 15:38:57 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Afghan Update]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Around the Globe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Drones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Marine Corps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Planes, Copters, Blimps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Robots]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rotary Wing]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=15754</guid> <description><![CDATA[Here’s a major first in the use of UAVs, on Saturday one of Lockheed’s unmanned K-MAX helicopters delivered a sling load of supplies to Marines at a base in Afghanistan. This marks a pretty significant turning point in the development of drone warfare. For nearly a decade drones have been used to collect intelligence and [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2011/12/21/marines-get-first-ever-resupply-by-drone/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>58</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Army Smartphones on Way to Afghanistan</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2011/12/16/army-smartphones-on-way-to-afghanistan/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2011/12/16/army-smartphones-on-way-to-afghanistan/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2011 22:58:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Afghan Update]]></category> <category><![CDATA[army]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Comms]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Gadgets and Gear]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Net-Centric]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=15718</guid> <description><![CDATA[So, the Army’s 75th Ranger Regiment is bringing what was supposed to be  the military’s version of a smartphone to Afghanistan. Yup, the software-based JTRS AN/PRC-154 Rifleman Radio and the Android-based GD300 smartphone-style device are about to make their combat debut, according to our own Matt Cox. Here’s a teaser from his story that we’ll running [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2011/12/16/army-smartphones-on-way-to-afghanistan/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>40</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>USAF Sending New Drone To Afghanistan</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2011/12/14/usaf-sending-new-drone-to-afghanistan/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2011/12/14/usaf-sending-new-drone-to-afghanistan/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 16:13:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Afghan Update]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Air Force]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Around the Globe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bizarro]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Drone Bombing Campaign]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Drones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Money Money Money]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Planes, Copters, Blimps]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=15697</guid> <description><![CDATA[This is very interesting, just after losing an RQ-170 Sentinel drone to Iran the AIr Force is sending a single, stealthy-ish Predator-C Avenger drone to Afghansistan. The Predator C is made by General Atomics and appeared to be in the running for the Air Force’s MQ-X next-generation combat drone project. That effort was put on [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2011/12/14/usaf-sending-new-drone-to-afghanistan/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>71</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>The Army’s Latest Unmanned Bomb Detector</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2011/12/09/the-armys-latest-unmanned-bomb-detector/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2011/12/09/the-armys-latest-unmanned-bomb-detector/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:34:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Afghan Update]]></category> <category><![CDATA[army]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Around the Globe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Counterinsurgency]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ground Vehicles]]></category> <category><![CDATA[IED War]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=15668</guid> <description><![CDATA[Take a break from all the Iran-Sentinel drone drama this week and check out this video showing one of the Army’s latest anti-IED technologies. Basically, it’s remotely controlled version of a standard Bobcat construction vehicle equipped with various bomb detection and disposal tools. Developed and fielded by the Army’s Rapid Equipping Force, the little vehicle is [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2011/12/09/the-armys-latest-unmanned-bomb-detector/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>13</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Drone Eye Candy: The RQ-170 at Kandahar</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2011/12/07/drone-eye-candy-the-rq-170-at-kandahar/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2011/12/07/drone-eye-candy-the-rq-170-at-kandahar/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 19:38:54 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Afghan Update]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Air Force]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Around the Globe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cloak and Dagger]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Drones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Planes, Copters, Blimps]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=15606</guid> <description><![CDATA[Given all the attention that the RQ-170 Sentinel stealth drone has been receiving lately, we thought it would be cool to published these rare-ish photos of the bird taxiing around Kandahar airport in Afghanistan. The pictures were published on the secret projects web forum a while ago but you could only view them if you were a [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2011/12/07/drone-eye-candy-the-rq-170-at-kandahar/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>28</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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