I wrote about the Sikorsky X2 back in September and thought I’d pass along this link to a series of pictures of the X2. There’s some updates in there about their push to get a contract to bring it into production and the pictures are just pretty cool.
Good snipers are the stuff of legends. WWII Soviet sniper Vasily Zaytsev killed 225 German soldiers and officers, including 6 enemy snipers in what amounted to long-range duels. American Marine sniper Carlos Hathcock was so effective the NVA put a $30,000 bounty on his head. He managed to take out an opponent sniper on one [...]
Earlier this year I was in downtown DC for a variety of customer meetings and I happened to pass near the Washington Convention Center. There was a military trade show going on and helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky had set up a static display tent on the lawn of the block right in front of the Center, [...]
Iran is preening for the weapons-reporting cameras, again, this time with the announcement of their first domestically-built “unmanned bomber aircraft.” Old Pres’ Ahmadinejad called it an “ambassador of death” to Iran’s enemies which, most certainly, he counts the US among. Interesting name, assuming the actual name is the Persian word for that phrase. I can’t [...]
For almost 20 years I have pursued my family’s history, the study of genealogy. It’s taken me from the archive room at the National Archives, where I scrolled through dozens of microfilm reels, through forgotten family records and into the reaches of the Internet, a territory I know very well. Lately, there’s been a new [...]
America’s top-of-the-line air superiority fighter aircraft is about to have some company in the “5th Generation Fighter” category. Yesterday, Russia’s PM Vladmir Putin announced the introduction of their latest design, the Sukhoi T-50. She’s a pretty ship, that’s for sure. Knowing the success of Sukhoi’s other designs I have no doubt she’s a capable bird, [...]
On 14 June, 1775, the Continental Army was formed to fight in the American Revolution. From those roots we have, today, the most capable military force that has ever walked the planet. Today marks the 235th birthday of the US Army. Happy birthday, soldiers!
Hats off, ladies & gents, to the memory and remaining survivors of the opening action of taking back Europe from Hitler’s Nazi Germany 66 years ago today. The Normandy Invasion was a massive amphibious and airborne effort replete with stories of tragic loss and towering heroism. If you don’t know much about, go have a [...]
Ebola. The name conjures visions of a hideous death, far too gruesome and far too slow. And with a 90% mortality rate, it’s as close to certain death to contract it as most of us can conceive. Until now, possibly: After decades of unsuccessful research, a collaboration based out of the Army’s labs at Fort [...]
Today as most of us enjoy the day off I urge you to take a moment to recall the meaning of this day. We have all enjoyed the benefit of the actions of those fallen soldiers we honor. It is in thanks for those actions that we should pause, remember, and offer up a prayer [...]
