Originally posted July 15, 2014. “The F-35 Lightning II Program (also known as the Joint Strike Fighter Program) is the Department of Defense’s focal point for defining affordable next generation strike aircraft weapon systems for the Navy, Air Force, Marines, and our allies.” That’s according to its website. I wouldn’t call $112 million a pop […]
VIDEO: Young Gun – Katelyn Francis
Originally posted October 30, 2013. Not too many 14-year-old cheerleaders pose for their Homecoming pictures with their own AR-15 in hand. Meet Blair Oaks freshman, Katelyn Francis as she competes in a “three-gun competition,” which requires participants to speed through an outdoor course while engaging targets with a rifle, shotgun, and pistol.
Reject the President’s Defense Budget
Jerry Hendrix, senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), advises, “The nation needs to stop standing still with our current legacy force and begin investing in offsetting, leap ahead technologies like cyber, unmanned combat aerial vehicles, directed energy, electro-magnetics and hypersonics.” Hendrix also writes: If the nation is to sustain its […]
America’s Next Super Weapon?
Naval War College professor of strategy James Holmes explains here the exciting promise of unmanned, underwater vehicles. Geography, then, stands aback of the mania for new undersea capabilities. But it’s not just the sheer volume of water to be overseen, is it? It’s also about working within the fixed setting imposed by nautical terrain. Where […]
The Jet Engine of the Future?
In a previous post we outlined a potential low cost entrant into the fighter jet market, the Textron AirLand Scorpion. The jet engine that will power the Scorpion is the Honeywell TFE731-40AR-3S. The lightweight TFE731 will support the Scorpion in a wide range of diverse missions. The aircraft will have intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and strike […]
Textron AirLand Scorpion: America’s Next Fighter Jet?
The Textron AirLand Scorpion could be the answer to over-budget planes from major suppliers. Textron writes: In an era when defence aeronautics is dominated by a handful of major fighter jet companies, Textron AirLand’s SCORPION finds a niche to squeeze into and establish a new market for itself. The SCORPION barely reached 100 flying hours when […]
Sikorsky Unveils S-97 RAIDER™ Helicopter
West Palm Beach, Florida – Sikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX), unveiled the first of two S-97 RAIDER™ helicopter prototypes, signaling the start of activities in the program’s test flight phase and a major step toward demonstrating the new – and first – armed reconnaissance rotorcraft featuring X2™ Technology designed for military […]
The Navy’s Most Advanced Destroyer is About to Sail
Back in 2010 we outlined the Navy’s most advanced destroyer while it was in early development. Today the DDG 1000 Zumwalt-class destroyer is readying to sail. Christopher Cavas of the Navy Times reports that the Zumwalt will launch in the Spring of 2015. BATH, MAINE — The ship is plainly visible from Front Street, across the Route […]
Stun Gun iPhone Case
Originally posted October 3, 2013. Yellow Jacket™ is a high voltage stun gun concealed inside an iPhone™ case. Yellow Jacket™ has 2 safety features that help prevent accidental discharge while being easily deployable in an instant. The external battery can charge your iphone for up to one full extra battery charge. Product Specifications: • […]
Revolutionlize War Fighting?
The U.S Navy’s new-age electromagnetic weapon has been unveiled. Check it out here. Watch the latest video at video.foxnews.com
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