Unmanned, Over Water, On Guard
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has yet to buy its first unmanned aircraft system (UAS), but a working partnership with …
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RDECOM Supports BCT Modernization
As the Army Materiel Command’s (AMC) technology arm and synchronizer for Brigade Combat Team (BCT) modernization, the Research, Development and …
An Interview with MCPOCG Michael P. Leavitt
The master chief petty officer of the Coast Guard (MCPOCG) is the highest-ranking enlisted member, appointed by each new commandant …
UK Will Acquire Its Own RC-135 Rivet Joints
The Boeing RC-135V/W Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft – using the same airframe as the KC-135 Stratotanker – is a familiar …
Army Geospatial Center
A critical component of the U.S. Army Geospatial Center’s (AGC’s) mission – to coordinate, integrate, and synchronize geospatial information requirements …
Pirates Took a Thousand Hostages in 2010
Here are the latest worldwide maritime piracy incident statistics for 2011, as of Dec. 29, 2010, from the non-governmental and …
The Navy’s RCB-X Evaluates Biofuel
In October, Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) put some power behind Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus’ drive for a …
A Railgun Revolution in the Navy’s Future?
With a 33-megajoule jolt, Navy scientists fired a projectile from an electromagnetic railgun with a muzzle velocity of Mach 7. …
Post-9/11 GI Bill: A Year Later
It would be hard to find a military record more impressive than that of Mauro Mujica-Parodi III. Commissioned as a …
Lightning Strikes
In June, the Marine Corps released its Marine Operations Concept 2010, a document written by the staff of the Marine …