Air Power Abandoned: Dropping the F-22
Robert F. Dorr’s latest book Air Power Abandoned: Robert Gates, the F-22 Raptor and the Betrayal of America’s Air …
Programs & Technology
National Security Cutter James to Join the Coast Guard’s Fleet
The U.S. Coast Guard’s latest 418-foot Legend-class national security cutter, James (WSML 754), is scheduled to be commissioned Saturday, …
Successful Test of Surface to Surface Missile Module (SSMM) | Video
Last week the Navy released video of a successful test of its Surface to Surface Missile Module (SSMM), based on …
U.S. Coast Guard 225th Anniversary: A Legacy of Service
Aug. 4, 2015, marks the 225th anniversary of the U.S. Coast Guard, the oldest continuous marine service of the United …
First Royal Australian Air Force EA-18G Growler Delivered
Boeing and the U.S. Navy presented the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) with its first EA-18G Growler today, according to …
From NACA to NASA: Blessed from Birth
It is difficult to overestimate the importance of the NACA to the United States, and for that matter, to …
Lockheed Martin Acquiring Sikorsky Aircraft
Lockheed Martin announced yesterday in a company press release that it is acquiring Sikorsky Aircraft.
Sikorsky, builder of …
Finally an RFP for XM17 Modular Handgun System?
After a series of preliminary delays, the U.S. Army’s “on again/off again” Modular Handgun System appears to be moving toward …
NACA: The Jet Age and Beyond
For survivors of the greatest conflict in history, the brave new post-World War II landscape could not have been …
NACA Beginnings
In hindsight, one of the strangest things about the Wright Brothers’ 1903 flight of a powered, pilot-controlled aircraft over …