Iran Upgrades
The AP reports from Tehran that Iran has concluded a deal to purchase the S-300 long-range air defense system from Russia. Iran’s defense minister, Mostafa Najjar, said that the system…
The Disaster Felt Round the World
We rarely agree with Michael Scheuer, the former CIA officer best known for his “second career” as a Bush Administration critic. But, reacting to the day’s events in Pakistan, Mr.…
Blowing Away the Threat
A vehicle-mounted Cyclone blower, used to expose trash and other debris that hide IEDs in Iraq; more than 100 are currently in service with U.S. forces in Iraq (Buffalo Turbine…
The Disaster Felt Round the World
We rarely agree with Michael Scheuer, the former CIA officer best known for his “second career” as a Bush Administration critic. But, reacting to the day’s events in Pakistan, Mr.…
Blowing Away the Threat
A vehicle-mounted Cyclone blower, used to expose trash and other debris that hide IEDs in Iraq; more than 100 are currently in service with U.S. forces in Iraq (Buffalo Turbine…
The Grandaddy of Them All
A Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) simulator, mounted in a B-2 weapons trainer at Whiteman AFB, Missouri. The simulator is used to train munitions crews who will mount operational versions of…
The Grandaddy of Them All
A Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) simulator, mounted in a B-2 weapons trainer at Whiteman AFB, Missouri. The simulator is used to train munitions crews who will mount operational versions of…
Today's Reading Assignment
Michael Barone, writing in today’s WSJ, on the “16-year itch,” that tendency of American voters (at that interval) to reject the status quo, and elect presidential candidates lacking Washington experience.…
Today's Reading Assignment
Michael Barone, writing in today’s WSJ, on the “16-year itch,” that tendency of American voters (at that interval) to reject the status quo, and elect presidential candidates lacking Washington experience.…
What Happened in the Strait?
The USS Port Royal (CG-73), one of three U.S. naval vessels involved in a confrontation with Iranian gunboats in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday morning (Wikipedia photo) UPDATE//1441 EST//Two…