Bears Preparing for an East Coast Run?
A Russian TU-95 Bear H strategic bomber. Recent Bear missions against western targets in the Pacific and North Atlantic suggests that the bombers may resume flights along the U.S. east…
Stick a Fork in Michael Vick
..he’s done, although the legal and administrative gyrations will continue for a few more months. On the legal front, ESPN is reporting that Vick’s attorneys are trying to negotiate a…
The Stench From Lansin
It hasn’t received much attention beyond the Michigan media, but two senior officers in that state’s National Guard stand accused of abusing pay rules to maximize their federal pensions, after…
What Went Wrong in Lebanon
Today’s Washington Times has a brief summary of the latest Israeli post-mortem on last year’s war with Hizballah. The new study, conducted by recently-appointed Defense Minister Ehud Barak, finds the…
The Showdown Continues
U.S. Army’s Warrior UAV. Any similarity to the USAF Predator is purely intentional (GlobalSecurity.org) Back in April, we noted the looming fight over which branch of the armed services would…
Deferred Until December
The Airbus/Northrup-Grumman KC-30 [and] Boeing’s KC-767. One of these aircraft will win the Air Force KC-X competition, and a contract to build the service’s next-generation tanker aircraft. The Air Force…
Tracking Bears
Less than two weeks ago, we predicted that Russian TU-95 Bear bombers will stage a mission against the U.S. east coast before year’s end (if not sooner), resuming a profile…
Meanwhile, Back in the West Bank
We’ve expressed serious reservations about the U.S. campaign to “prop up” Fatah, in light of the recent Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip. From our perspective, Yasser Arafat’s successors are…
The F-35 Lightning II. Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy
The F-35 Lightning II. Massachusetts Senator Ted Kennedy (and other members of Congress) have been earmarking millions of dollars to develop an “alternate” engine for the Joint Strike Fighter–an engine…
A Flight into History
Army Air Corps YB-17s intercept the Italian liner “Rex” 800 miles east of New York City on May 12, 1938. Sixty-nine years later, B-52s are re-creating the historic mission, with…