Global Trends 2030: Game-Changers
A Predictable Glide Slope – Up Until Now
The previous two posts have focused on megatrends and tectonic shifts described …
Military & Security News
A-29 Super Tucano Wins Light Air Support Contract
The U.S. Air Force announced February 27 that the turboprop Embraer EMB-314B Super Tucano won the $427 million Light Air …
The SST of the Future: Interview With NASA’s Peter Coen
Only two commercial supersonic transports (SSTs) have ever flown regular passenger schedules – the short-lived Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 and the …
PLA Navy Commissions First Type 056 Corvette, Bengbu
China’s PLA Navy (PLAN) commissioned its first Type 056 corvette, Bengbu (FFG 582) at a ceremony in Shanghai on Feb. …
Global Climate Change
In 2007, the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reported: “Observational evidence from all continents and most oceans shows …
The Department of Homeland Security Turns 10
A lot can happen in a decade. Music, fashion, technology, and leadership can change in monumental ways. All you have …
The National Defense Authorization Act 2013
When President Barack Obama signed the American Taxpayer Relief Act (ATRA) of 2012 into law, it was already 2013 – …
Homeland Security and the Dilemma of Drones
In the nation’s capital and around the United States, it’s a safe bet that debate soon will be heating up …
Raptor Trauma Shears
Coming on the heels of its successful introduction of its Military Utility Tool (“MUT”) family of weapons and EOD utility …
U.S. Navy Missile Defense: Continuing Evolution
How the Threat has Evolved
In an earlier post, we described how the worldwide ballistic missile threat has evolved. We …