J.R. Wilson has been a full-time freelance writer, focusing primarily on aerospace, defense and high technology, since 1992, when he finished a four-year assignment as North American Group Editor for the UK-based Jane’s Information Group. A 1971 graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, he spent eight years with United Press International before joining McDonnell Douglas Astronautics Co. as head of public relations for the space sector. A similar post with defense simulation contractor Cubic Corp. was followed by a brief stint as president and CEO of a small manufacturing firm in San Diego.
Wilson has authored or co-authored more than 100 books, for 25 years wrote a bi-weekly computer magazine column, was creative director and editor-in-chief of Today’s Officer magazine and created three of the first professional, for-profit magazines exclusive to the Internet. The former Midwest farm boy has traveled the world for research and interviews on more than 2000 articles that have appeared in dozens of international magazines and websites. In addition to Jane’s and Faircount, those have included Aerospace Asia/Pacific, Aerospace America, Air Transport World, Armed Forces Journal, C4ISR Journal, Destination Las Vegas, Military Technology, Military & Aerospace Electronics, Military Medical Technology, Parlay, PM Network, Sea Power, Signal, Training & Simulation Journal, Unmanned Vehicles, World Dredging, MySAP, WiredLounge.com and the Las Vegas Chamber of Commerce.
As the war in Southwest Asia continued into 2010, the U.S. Army was showing the strain of continuous combat on both equipment and its all-volunteer personnel.
The Army was well …
Although Haiti has faded from the headlines, the humanitarian relief effort that began immediately after the island nation was rocked by a catastrophic magnitude 7.0 earthquake on Jan. 12 continues. …
Throughout the Cold War, the U.S. military and NASA were two of the world’s primary technology drivers. Many of the devices and capabilities taken for granted in civilian life today …
The U.S. Coast Guard’s District 7, based out of Miami, Fla. , covers approximately 1.8 million square miles of ocean, from South Carolina through Georgia and Florida into the Keys …
The bulk of public attention to the increasingly important area of precision guided munitions (PGMs) has been focused on the U.S. Air Force and Navy. Videos of ship- or aircraft-fired …
Vice Adm. David Pekoske was promoted to the Coast Guard’s second-highest post – vice commandant – in August 2009. A 1977 graduate of the USCG Academy, he also has a …
Piracy has been a fact of life at sea since the first merchant ship set sail millennia ago, although, until recently, most people probably thought they only existed in history …
For nearly two decades, precision guided munitions have become an increasingly important staple in the U.S. military inventory. First demonstrated in combat during the first Gulf war, the increased numbers …
Unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs) actually date back several centuries, to Leonardo da Vinci’s self-propelled carts (apparently intended to move cargo, not people), but did not see their first significant use …
Each year the four military services prepare their requirements list for the next budget cycle, funding they believe necessary to sustain U.S. military capability for ongoing operations and to develop …
