Return of the Military Airship
Airships, blimps, aerostats, balloons, dirigibles, zeppelins – once aloft, these very different lighter-than-air (LTA) platforms look very much alike. They …
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Navigation Warfare
The scene is a politically unstable, strategically important country where terrorists are hiding in a large cave system. In addition …
Eyes in the Skies
There is perhaps no riskier or more profitable business in the world today than that of commercial space services. An …
UAVs Drive SATCOM Modernization
The growing use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), like Predator and Global Hawk aircraft, is making military communications satellite bandwidth …
Wake Turbulence
The global aerospace defense sector continues to experience much more than a “moderate chop” as 2010 unfolds. The worldwide economic …
COIN Aircraft Past, Present … and Future?
The idea is straightforward and appealing: A light, armed aircraft, equipped with sensors and weapons – affordable, nimble, and flexible …
First Flight of the Production C-5M Super Galaxy
The first production C-5M Super Galaxy (aircraft no. 83-1285), made its maiden flight at the Lockheed Martin facility at Marietta, …
Eglin’s 33rd Fighter Wing
On Oct. 14, 2009, Col. David A. Hlatky began a new assignment that will be unique in the U.S. military …
Interview: David M. Van Buren
David M. Van Buren is the acting assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, Washington, D.C. He is the …
Have Cultural Barriers Blocked LTA Vehicles?
The military’s approach to airships since 1960 has a number of critics, from retired USAF Lt. Col. Ed Herlik, who …