Rapid Fire 2011-01-12: Illegal Infrared

Rapid Fire 2011-01-12: Illegal Infrared

* The Pentagon must buy American-made solar panels, according to the FY 2011 defense authorization law; many of Nellis Air Force Base solar panels are Chinese made. * Doling out justice: US DoJ charges former NASA employee with illegally exporting military infrared...
Rapid Fire 2011-01-12: Illegal Infrared

Cheap, Fast, Deadly: NETFIRES “Missiles in a Box” (NLOS-LS)

NETFIRES concept(click to view larger) The basic concept of NETFIRES is to develop a family of artillery-like precision attack missiles based upon a vertical launcher design. Yet the idea goes far beyond that simple description. The NETFIRES CLU box launcher is...