<?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</title> <atom:link href="http://defensetech.org/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>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:24:46 +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>Eye Candy: China’s New Armored Vehicles</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/07/eye-candy-chinas-new-armored-vehicles/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/07/eye-candy-chinas-new-armored-vehicles/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:00:01 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Around the Globe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[China Rising]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eye on China]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ground Vehicles]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=16344</guid> <description><![CDATA[Here are your pics of the day; they show China’s latest infantry fighting vehicle equipped with new, thicker bolt-on armor up close and in action. These new tracs appear to be part of China’s new class of armored vehicles that recently entered service as an eventual replacement of the older Type 86 and 89 armored [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/07/eye-candy-chinas-new-armored-vehicles/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>19</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>UK and France Desperate to be Included in Mid East Ops?</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/07/uk-and-france-desperate-to-be-included-in-mid-east-ops/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/07/uk-and-france-desperate-to-be-included-in-mid-east-ops/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:11:12 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Around the Globe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Balance of Power]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Money Money Money]]></category> <category><![CDATA[navy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sea Services]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ships and Subs]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=16340</guid> <description><![CDATA[“Britain had to plead with US to take part in Iran flotilla” This headline from Britain’s telegraph newspaper shouldn’t shock anyone who has been following the latest developments of the British military. Yup, both Britian and France apparently insisted on being included in the Pentagon’s military task force that is in the Middle East with [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/07/uk-and-france-desperate-to-be-included-in-mid-east-ops/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>59</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Did Chinese Espionage Lead to F-35 Delays?</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/06/did-chinese-espionage-lead-to-f-35-delays/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/06/did-chinese-espionage-lead-to-f-35-delays/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:33:25 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Arms Trade]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cyber Security Center]]></category> <category><![CDATA[F-35 Watch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Future Wars]]></category> <category><![CDATA[JSF Watch]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Money Money Money]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Planes, Copters, Blimps]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=16336</guid> <description><![CDATA[Did Chinese cyber spying cause the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter’s cost spikes and production delays? That’s the question Pentagon budget officials are asking according to Aviation Week. Chinese spies apparently hacked into secure conference calls and listened to meetings discussing the classified technologies aboard the jets. In particular, China may have stolen info about the [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/06/did-chinese-espionage-lead-to-f-35-delays/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>154</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Meet North Korea’s Latest Drone</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/06/meet-north-koreas-latest-drone/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/06/meet-north-koreas-latest-drone/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:07:11 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Bizarro]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Drones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Those Nutty Norks]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=16331</guid> <description><![CDATA[As Iran and China and who knows who else scrambles to unlock the secrets of the U.S. Air Force’s stealthy RQ-170 Sentinel drone, North Korea is moving to reverse engineer some 1970s-vintage target drones. Yup, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency is reporting that the North has bought up old MQM-107D Streaker target drones from Syria [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/06/meet-north-koreas-latest-drone/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>32</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Army Eying the K-MAX for Tactical Airlift?</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/03/army-eying-the-k-max-for-tactical-airlift/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/03/army-eying-the-k-max-for-tactical-airlift/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:02:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[army]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Drones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Money Money Money]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Planes, Copters, Blimps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rotary Wing]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=16326</guid> <description><![CDATA[Check this out. We’ve been wondering how the cancellation of the C-27J Joint Cargo Aircraft would impact the Army’s tactical airlift needs. While the Air Force says canning the JCA won’t hurt anyone, it looks like the Army is eying the optionally-manned K-MAX helo to carry realatively small but urgent loads of cargo to remote [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/03/army-eying-the-k-max-for-tactical-airlift/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>40</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Friday Eye Candy: China’s Newest Attack Helo</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/03/friday-eye-candy-chinas-newest-attack-helo/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/03/friday-eye-candy-chinas-newest-attack-helo/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:28:14 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Arms Trade]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Around the Globe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[China Rising]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Eye on China]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Planes, Copters, Blimps]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=16320</guid> <description><![CDATA[Check out these latest photos of China’s newest attack helo, the Z-19. The twin-seat bird, an updated version of the Z-9W that’s been in service since the 1990s, is just one more example of China’s military modernization. If the chopper’s lines look vaguely familiar, it’s because the bird is based on the Eurocopter Dauphin series, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/03/friday-eye-candy-chinas-newest-attack-helo/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>118</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Meet the Air Force’s Newest X-Plane</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/02/meet-the-air-forces-newest-x-plane/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/02/meet-the-air-forces-newest-x-plane/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:13:10 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Air Force]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Drones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Future Wars]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Planes, Copters, Blimps]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=16315</guid> <description><![CDATA[Aviation Week dropped a heck of a story yesterday when it revealed the Air Force’s newest X-plane, the X-56A. The the flying wing is being designed by Lockheed Martin’s Skunkworks to test out the technologies that will allow a new crop of reconnaissance planes to stay aloft at high altitudes for long periods of times; think days or weeks. [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/02/meet-the-air-forces-newest-x-plane/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>27</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Creepy-Cool Video: Tiny UAVs Flying in Formation</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/01/creepycool-video-tiny-uavs-flying-in-formation/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/01/creepycool-video-tiny-uavs-flying-in-formation/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:39:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Bizarro]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Drones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Planes, Copters, Blimps]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Robots]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Rotary Wing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Video Lounge]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=16307</guid> <description><![CDATA[In case you guys haven’t seen this video, it’s awesome. It shows a swarm of tiny quadrotor UAVs flying in numerous formations, performing figure eights with each other and even flying around obstacles. Talk about sense and avoid! The little drones (monsters?) were developed and programmed by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s General Robotics, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/01/creepycool-video-tiny-uavs-flying-in-formation/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>90</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Get Ready for the EQ-4 Global Hawk</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/01/get-ready-for-the-eq-4-global-hawk/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/01/get-ready-for-the-eq-4-global-hawk/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:01:34 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Air Force]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Arms Trade]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Around the Globe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Drones]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Money Money Money]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Planes, Copters, Blimps]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=16298</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Air Force is paying Northrop Grumman $47 million to equip two more Block 20 RQ-4 Global Hawks with BACN. You know, the communications link that allows different types of  datalinks to communicate with one another; allowing troops on the ground to easily share info with pilots in jets overhead even if they’re out of [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2012/02/01/get-ready-for-the-eq-4-global-hawk/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>20</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Ponce Not Quite Floating Spec Ops Base</title><link>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/31/ponce-not-quite-floating-spec-ops-base/</link> <comments>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/31/ponce-not-quite-floating-spec-ops-base/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:55:52 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>John Reed</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Around the Globe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Commandos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Money Money Money]]></category> <category><![CDATA[navy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Sea Services]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ships and Subs]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://defensetech.org/?p=16293</guid> <description><![CDATA[Well,  the Navy is trying to downplay the special operations role the USS Ponce will play after it is converted into a floating base for anti-mining, coastal patrol and special operations missions in the Persian Gulf. The amphibious transport dock, commissioned in 1970 is being rapidly converted into an interim Afloat Forward Staging Base for [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://defensetech.org/2012/01/31/ponce-not-quite-floating-spec-ops-base/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>72</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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