Predator C Avenger
A new, reduced-signature, unmanned aircraft-the long-rumored, 20-hr.-endurance, pure-jet Predator C Avenger-has emerged from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems’ workshops after a 3½-year gestation period paced by massive growth in UAV production and the use of unmanned designs in combat. The UAV’s... Read the full story
Drones and Spec. Ops. Take the Lead in the War on Terror
We have argued on these pages that the War on Terror should be prosecuted using a mixture of drones and Special Forces strikes based on intelligence. It would seem that the military is being pushed to this inevitable conclusion whether they like it or not. The reality of large nation-building forces... Read the full story
CVN 78: U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford Aircraft Carrier
The Gerald R. Ford-class will continue the legacy of U.S. Navy aircraft carrier ship platforms. Enhancements being incorporated into the design include flight deck changes, improved weapons handling systems, and a redesigned island, all resulting in increased aircraft sortie rates. It will also include... Read the full story
Having More Than 7 Days Of Food Makes You A Suspected Terrorist
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Are You on the Right Survival Security List? Probably Not!
I have a rundown of a list of my friends and associates around the country and something quickly jumps out. A large percentage of the group residing in the old Confederacy states (especially Virginia) is prepared to the max, and I mean the super max. Most have me beat by a long shot because they are... Read the full story
A Family Survival Quintet for You!
OK then, for those of you as concerned as Debbie and I are, here is the second in my list of inexpensive, easy-to-order personal survival items. I have owned all for a while, and I will add to my holdings of each in 2012: Read the full story Read More →
Sandia’s self-guided bullet prototype can hit target a mile away
Take two Sandia National Laboratories engineers who are hunters, get them talking about the sport and it shouldn’t be surprising when the conversation leads to a patented design for a self-guided bullet that could help war fighters. Read the full story Read More →
VIDEO: Henry U.S. Survival AR-7
I own one and so should you. Read why by clicking here.–Dick Read More →
X-47B Unmanned Combat Air System (UCAS)
In August 2007, the U.S. Navy selected Northrop Grumman as the prime contractor for the Unmanned Combat Air System Demonstration (UCAS-D) program. The program will demonstrate the first-ever carrier launches and recoveries, and autonomous aerial refueling by an autonomous, low-observable-representative... Read the full story
Skylark I-LE
Based on the operationally-proven Skylark® I system currently used by many coalition partners, the LE version increases the system’s operational range to 15 km and the endurance to approximately 3 hours. The system also features a unique gyroscopicstabilized gimbaled payload optimally integrated with... Read the full story
