Too Good to be True?
A SCUD missile and its transporter-erector-launcher (TEL) In its current edition, Jane’s Defence Weekly (subscription required) is reporting that “dozens” of Iranian engineers and at least 15 Syrian officers were…
Iran's "Plan"
An Iranian F-4 Phantom, the likely candidate for any potential airstrike (read: suicide mission) against Israel. It doesn’t take a general to figure out that military plans are largely worthless,…
Too Good to be True?
A SCUD missile and its transporter-erector-launcher (TEL) In its current edition, Jane’s Defence Weekly (subscription required) is reporting that “dozens” of Iranian engineers and at least 15 Syrian officers were…
Keeping an Eye on Us
According to a senior Iranian military official, Tehran is monitoring U.S. troop movements with “satellites and other technology” and those forces would be within range of Iranian missiles, “if an…
Keeping an Eye on Us
According to a senior Iranian military official, Tehran is monitoring U.S. troop movements with “satellites and other technology” and those forces would be within range of Iranian missiles, “if an…
The Airlift Conundrum
The C-5 Galaxy (FAS photo). According to Air Force Times, Defense Secretary Robert Gates will soon announce that cost overruns on the C-5 Galaxy transport modernization program have now reached…
How the Game is Played
Artist’s concept of the HH-47 in action (Boeing illustration) An over-due hat tip to Sean Meade, web editor for Aviation Week’s defense content, who always finds some of the best…
The Airlift Conundrum
The C-5 Galaxy (FAS photo). According to Air Force Times, Defense Secretary Robert Gates will soon announce that cost overruns on the C-5 Galaxy transport modernization program have now reached…
How the Game is Played
Artist’s concept of the HH-47 in action (Boeing illustration) An over-due hat tip to Sean Meade, web editor for Aviation Week’s defense content, who always finds some of the best…
Ookie's State Rap, (Or, Poindexter Piles On)
The former home of NFL quarterback Michael Vick near Smithfield, Virginia. Vick established his dog-fighting operation, “Bad Newz Kennels” on the property in 2002, long before the $750,000 house was…