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New Helicopter Design Would Investigate Nuclear Disasters

New Helicopter Design Would Investigate Nuclear Disasters
Blacksburg VA (SPX) Mar 08, 2010 Students at Virginia Tech's Unmanned Systems Laboratory are perfecting an autonomous helicopter they hope will never be used for its intended purpose. Roughly six feet long and weighing 200 pounds, the re-engineered aircraft is designed to fly into American cities blasted...
March 8th, 2010 | Nuclear Weapons News | Read More

New Report on F-35 and Global Defense Industry

New Report on F-35 and Global Defense Industry
WASHINGTON, DC: Secretary of Defense Robert Gates' recent firing of the F-35 Program Manager has heightened concerns in the policy community that the plane is failing to meet its economic and military objectives. But in a new report, CNAS Non-Resident Senior Fellow Ethan Kapstein suggests that the multinational...
March 8th, 2010 | Air Force News | Read More

High Speed Caribbean Patrol Boats Completed

High Speed Caribbean Patrol Boats Completed
Maritime security in the Caribbean region has been bolstered with the delivery of six high speed aluminium patrol craft for the Trinidad and Tobago Coast Guard (TTCG). Capable of speeds greater than 40 knots and armed with general purpose machine guns and a 20mm cannon, the 30 meter vessels - designed...
February 17th, 2010 | Navy News | Read More

Assault Breacher Vehicle

Assault Breacher Vehicle
The Assault Breacher Vehicle, or ABV, has been in the works since the late 1990s, and it combines the brawn of an Abram's tank and its 1,500 horsepower engine with a specially designed 15-foot wide plow to safely clear the minefields and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) that the Taliban have laid...
February 12th, 2010 | Military Videos | Read More

Asbestos Exposure in the U.S. Navy

Asbestos Exposure in the U.S. Navy
From 1930 to about 1980 virtually every ship commissioned by the United States Navy employed asbestos insulation as a critical design and construction element. In World War II the hundreds of ships that were launched as transports, destroyers, cruisers, carriers and battleships carried tons of asbestos...
February 10th, 2010 | Navy News | Read More

US Navy Orders Additional Joint High Speed Vessels

US Navy Orders Additional Joint High Speed Vessels
The US Navy has exercised contract options funding the construction of two additional Austal Joint High Speed Vessels (JHSV) – as part of an existing 10-vessel, AUD$1.8 billion program. Austal previously received US Navy funding for long lead-time material, including diesel engines, water jets and...
February 1st, 2010 | Navy News | Read More

PAK FA Fighter First Flight

PAK FA Fighter First Flight
Russian Air Force PAK FA Fighter Aircraft First Flight
January 29th, 2010 | Military Videos | Read More

Predicting Insurgent Attacks With A Mathematical Model

Predicting Insurgent Attacks With A Mathematical Model
Coral Gables FL: When bombs and bullets left 37 dead during Friday prayers at a mosque in Pakistan, earlier this month, the insurgency was using the element of surprise. Unpredictability is the hallmark of modern insurgent attacks such as this one. However, the likelihood of such events, their timing...
December 23rd, 2009 | Defense Technology News | Read More

Airbus A400M First Flight

Airbus A400M First Flight
Airbus military A400M transport aircraft first flight General characteristics Crew:3 or 4 (2 pilots, 3rd optional, 1 loadmaster) Capacity:37,000 kg (82,000 lb) 116 fully equipped troops / paratroops, up to 66 stretchers accompanied by 25 medical personnel Length:45.1 m...
December 11th, 2009 | Military Videos | Read More
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