Author: andrei

The world’s military powers are spending billions on information warfare (IW), but–for obvious reasons–they don’t publicize their capabilities. As a result, we only get occasional glimpses of the growing battle…

As Noah Shactman at the Danger Room notes, the U.S. government has been trying (with marginal success) to implement “high-tech” surveillance systems along our southern border. Current plans call for…

Today’s Wall Street Journal has a timely editorial on one of the critical–but under-reported– lessons from the recent terrorist attack in Mumbai. As the Journal observes, the days of carnage…

Israel’s Channel 10 reports that Iran has tripled the number of medium-range missiles in its arsenal. According to the report, Iran possessed 30 Shahab-3 missiles at the beginning of 2008.…

Haaretz reports that President-elect Barack Obama will offer Israel additional protection against an Iranian nuclear attack, A source close to the incoming administration says Mr. Obama will propose placing Israel…

After years of rumors and false reports, it appears that Iran will soon receive the SA-20 air defense system. A senior U.S. defense official tells David Fulghum of Aviation Week…

Actor Van Johnson died today at the age of 92. A product of the Hollywood studio system of the 1940s and 50s, Mr. Johnson was often cast as the “All-American,…

The Danger Room is reporting that another Air Force unit has apparently flunked its nuclear surety inspection (NSI). Sources tell the blog’s editor, Noah Shachtman, that the 90th Missile Wing…

Aviation Week is reporting that Russia has already begun deliveries of the S-300 air defense system to Iran. Moscow’s confirmation comes just days after U.S. defense officials reported that Tehran…

General Bob Kehler, the leader of Air Force Space Command, has an interesting take on the recent rash of nuclear inspection failures among his missile wings. According to Kehler, the…