C-17: ahu i hou 2008?(click to view full) With its intercontinental flight range, short-field performance, and ability to carry cargo over 20 tons, the C-17 Globemaster III has become the workhorse of the Global War on Terror. The recent USAF mobility study and 2006...
CV 67 in happier days(click to view full) Sen. John Warner [R-VA] and several other Virginia legislators had worked successfully to deny the Pentagon’s FY 2006 request to retire the conventionally-powered aircraft carrier CV 67 USS John F. Kennedy, which...
InsideDefense.com reports that the US Marines are disputing their force size recommendation from the recent 2006 Quadrennial Defense Review. The Marines are fighting hard and taking a higher share of casualties than other services, and they recently began standing up...
ATFLIR Pod DID has covered the role of the AN/AQ-228 ATFLIR and other surveillance/ targeting pods, which have changed the way high-end fighters are used in Iraq and Afghanistan. Raytheon Space & Airborne Systems in El Segundo, CA received a $9.1 million...
Old RAPCON The Army Corps of Engineers recently issued two contracts for Base Operations/RAPCON (Radar APproach CONtrol) Facilities. See this AFLink article about the 332nd RAPCON deployed to in Balad, Iraq; and this site detailing the activities and coverage of...
