Archive for 'Military'
New Israeli UAV Can Reach Iran
Israel’s air force on Sunday introduced a fleet of huge pilotless planes that can remain in the air for a full day and fly as far as the Persian Gulf, putting rival Iran within its range.They are Heron TPs or Eitans. Looks like a Global Hawk and a P-38 had a baby.HeronGlobal HawkP-38 (Not [...]
Posted: February 21st, 2010 under Military, Tech Lust.
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Event Nine
This is a follow on to “Event Four” and “Event Six“…
Again, most folks are real, one callsign and one real name are changed for obvious reasons.
Enjoy. If my grammar is poor, please don’t tell my mother. Thanks.
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Event Nine
We lost two events recovering from the emergency pull forward. If it were up to the handler, we [...]
Posted: November 5th, 2009 under Flying, Military, Sea Stories.
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Military Links Drones into Unmanned Squadrons
Armies of robotic drones may be just around the corner. Taking a cue from The Terminator films, the U.S. Navy is developing unmanned fighting vehicles that network together and operate in “swarms.”Read more over at Fox News.
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Posted: November 3rd, 2009 under Military.
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High-Tech Blimps Earning Their Wings
The US Army this week showed off its latest high-tech blimp laden with powerful radar systems capable of detecting incoming threats 340 miles away.
The helium-filled blimps or aerostats are designed to hover over war zones or high-security areas and be on guard for incoming missiles or other threats. The Army wants them to reduce [...]
Posted: August 26th, 2009 under Military.
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CVN Naming – Enough With the Politics Already
It’s time to return some sanity to the way ships are named. Why? Because the silliness is upon us once again:
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. CON. RES. 83
Expressing the sense of Congress that a nuclear-powered aircraft
carrier of the Navy, either the aircraft carrier designated as CVN-79
or the aircraft carrier designated as CVN-80, should be named the
U.S.S. Barry [...]
Posted: July 27th, 2009 under History, Military.
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Pimp my Garage
A German firm called Style Your Garage is offering large format photos that are designed to be attached to the outside of a garage door. How cool would it be to have this at the top of your driveway?
I’m sure my neighbors would just love this…
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Posted: July 15th, 2009 under Flying, Humor, Military.
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Detroit’s Greatest Generation
The week of Memorial Day over 500 WWII veterans gathered at Willow Run Airport to participate in a photo shoot for a new documentary, “Detroit: Our Greatest Generation.”
My mother, who is 88 and served in the Pacific Theater, says it was a wonderful event. She was one of the few women WWII vets present, not [...]
Posted: June 13th, 2009 under Family, History, Military.
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Savouring Small Victories
This parenting gig, not always such an easy thing.
Some of you might recall that the Kit Kat joined the rank of the bus drivers this past Fall. And at first she really enjoyed it. In fact, the biggest challenge was getting her to bed after Cadet night because she was too excited to actually sleep.
Alas, [...]
Posted: June 11th, 2009 under Flying, Military, Parenting, Small Stuff.
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Same as it Ever Was
I wrote this a few weeks ago and posted it at my place. Since it actually has something to do with the military, and Lex is in Sick Bay for the nonce, I thought I would post it here too.
Deployments are a part of military life, and Navy life in particular. My father flew the P-3 [...]
Posted: June 5th, 2009 under Family, Military.
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On Joining The Narmy
My shipmate Dave (who goes by the name of Uncle Cobs), is just starting his Individual Augmentee (IA) training prior to a one year deployment to Iraq.
He set up a blog over here to keep us up-to-date on his progress.
Interesting stuff for us Navy-types.
Drop by and say “Hi” if you get a chance.
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Posted: June 4th, 2009 under Blogging, GWOT, Military.
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