Eric Tegler

Eric Tegler is a writer/broadcaster from Severna Park, Md. His work appears in a variety of international publications on subjects ranging from political and governmental affairs to the military, motorsports, business, aviation and automotive reviews, and lifestyle. He is a regular contributor to SmartCEO, AutoWeek, Combat Aircraft and The Economist. He authors a monthly automotive review column for Continental Airlines in-flight magazine, appears on-stage and as a voice-over performer, and shares hosting duties on two syndicated radio programs.

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Japanese F-35

Japan F-35 Buy Is No Surprise Since the 1950s they’ve sold us Toyotas, and we’ve sold them fighters

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As the 1980s German synthpop band Alphaville proclaimed in their hit single, “Things are easy when you’re big in Japan.”

American fighter aircraft are just that. On Dec. 20, 2011 …

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Government Secrecy and “Mosaic Theory” DMN Q&A: University of Missouri Professor Charles Davis

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Mosaic theory doesn’t ask government to prove very much to keep information secret, Charles Davis observes. Rather he says, “It asks government to tell a good story.”

Ours is largely …

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HEL TD

The Army’s Tactical High Energy Laser Earns Its Wheels The High Energy Laser Technology Demonstrator advances battlefield laser potential

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The U.S. Army and Boeing have taken small but significant steps this year in making tactical battlefield laser weapons a reality. The Army’s Space and Missile Defense Command’s (SMDC) High …

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Westmoreland and Abrams

How Westmoreland Lost Vietnam An Interview with Lewis Sorley, author of Westmoreland: The General Who Lost Vietnam – Part 4 of 4

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For many who remember the period, Gen. William Childs Westmoreland is the face of the Vietnam War. And as commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam from 1964-1968, his would seem …

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Gen. William C. Westmoreland

How Westmoreland Lost Vietnam An Interview with Lewis Sorley, author of Westmoreland: The General Who Lost Vietnam – Part 3 of 4

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For many who remember the period, Gen. William Childs Westmoreland is the face of the Vietnam War. And as commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam from 1964-1968, his would seem …

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Westmoreland, Vietnam

How Westmoreland Lost Vietnam An Interview with Lewis Sorley, author of Westmoreland: The General Who Lost Vietnam – Part 2 of 4

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For many who remember the period, Gen. William Childs Westmoreland is the face of the Vietnam War. And as commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam from 1964-1968, his would seem …

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ground flight training in the T-45C visual simulator

Virtual Bargain Can more simulation cut flight training costs?

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Flight training is costly. The Air Force spends roughly $2.6 million to train a fighter pilot and roughly $600,000 to train an airlift pilot. The Navy spends a similar amount …

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Westmoreland and LBJ, 1966

How Westmoreland Lost Vietnam An Interview with Lewis Sorley, author of Westmoreland: The General Who Lost Vietnam – Part 1 of 4

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For many who remember the period, Gen. William Childs Westmoreland is the face of the Vietnam War. And as commander of U.S. forces in Vietnam from 1964-1968, his would seem …

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MH-60R Sea Hawk helicopters

Challenge in Transition Four leaders articulate the future of Naval Aviation

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Of all the presentations at the 2011 Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space Exposition in Washington, D.C., perhaps the most interesting was the professional development seminar: “Naval Aviation Centennial: What is the Future …

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E-2D on EMALS

Big Wave Surfing The Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System's first launch of the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye is another step forward for the new-technology catapult

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The first electromagnetic catapult launch of an E-2D Advanced Hawkeye from the runway at Joint Base Lakehurst on September 27 was totally unremarkable – just the way the test team …

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