In response to North Korea’s fifth nuclear test, performed last week, the U.S. flew two supersonic B-1 Lancer strategic bombers over South Korea on Tuesday, reported the Associated Press. Let’s celebrate with this oldie but goodie video of some big boy target practice in South Korea’s valley of boom. Watch as American and South Korean jets and […]
F-35 Shoots Down Missile Without Firing a Single Shot
Demonstration shows capability to extend the battlefront using Naval Integrated Fire Control-Counter Air (NIFC-CA) Two pre-eminent weapon systems, the F-35 Lightning II and Aegis Weapon System, worked together for the first time during a live fire exercise. The joint Lockheed Martin, (NYSE: LMT) U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps exercise was the first live fire […]
The $360 Million Dollar LCS “Lemon Combat Ship”
Following the recent casualty on the littoral combat ship (LCS) USS Freedom, Vice Adm. Tom Rowden, ordered an engineering stand down as of September 5, for every LCS crew to review procedures and standards for their engineering departments. Four of the six LCSs currently in service have had some sort of propulsion failure. The USS Freedom is said […]
Global Terrorism Database – 45 Years of Terrorism
The National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) has released an update to its Global Terrorism Database (GTD), the largest, most comprehensive open-source database including information on terrorist attacks that took place around the world between 1970 and 2015. The GTD, which is updated annually, now includes data on events that […]
Prepping for Your Survival
I found this article to be right on the money about the mindset of self-reliance. It’s liberating when you start thinking about how you can help yourself rather than wait for someone else to take care of you. Here it is from the Washington Post: Don and Jonna Bradway recently cashed out of the stock […]
Russian Ka-52 “Alligator” Hellicopter in Action
The Ka-52 Alligator is a next-generation reconnaissance and combat helicopter designed to destroy tanks, armoured and non-armoured ground targets, and enemy troops and helicopters both on the front line and in tactical reserves. The helicopter can operate around the clock and in all weathers. The Ka-52 can provide target acquisition and designation for helicopter teams […]
YETI Coolers: Invest in Your Life
We use our Yeti cooler for our summer boating trips. This article in the WSJ on how they’re being stolen reminded me of this cool video on their website. If you’re interested in boating, read my series, How to Buy a Boat (Parts I, II, III, IV, V, and VI). John Clarke writes in The Wall […]
Technology Looks to Stop a Dirty Bomb Before It Happens
DARPA’s SIGMA program undergoes real-world testing with state, federal and international partners to defend against radiological threats. A DARPA program aimed at preventing attacks involving radiological “dirty bombs” and other nuclear threats has successfully developed and demonstrated a network of smartphone-sized mobile devices that can detect the tiniest traces of radioactive materials. Combined with larger […]
Sharia Is Not Religion
Why should there be an ideological test when it comes to immigration? Andrew C. McCarthy writes in NRO, “… immigration is a privilege, not a right; and our Constitution is security for Americans, not a weapon for aliens to use against Americans,” If would-be immigrants subvert our constitution, the U.S. Constitution allows those immigrants to […]
U.S. Military Seeking Protection Against Flying IED’s & Attack Drones
Source: DARPA The rapid evolution of small unmanned air systems (sUAS) technologies is fueling the exponential growth of the commercial drone sector, creating new asymmetric threats for warfighters. sUASs’ size and low cost enable novel concepts of employment that present challenges to current defense systems. These emerging irregular systems and concepts of operations in diverse environments […]
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