T-6C+ Texan II Sale to Mexico a Welcome Boost for Planemaker
On Jan. 9, 2012, Wichita-based Hawker Beechcraft announced its first sale of T-6C+ Texan II primary trainers to the Mexican …
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Air Force Flight Test Center Has a Tradition of Exploring the Unknown
It’s the home of the right stuff.
The motto of the Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC) is ad inexplorata, …
Special Operations Command Seeks 40 mm “Kibosh” Capability
United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) is seeking industry input to help develop an acquisition strategy, statement of work/statement of …
Coast Guard District 14 – Securing the Vast Pacific
If you’re measuring in terms of the amount of water the U.S. Coast Guard has to protect and patrol, the …
Panetta: Budget Shortfalls and Global Security Challenges Place Defense Department at a ‘Turning Point’
While the U.S. is not abdicating global military leadership, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says “we are at a turning point.”…
Craig Fugate’s Most Difficult Challenge: And It’s Not What You Think
This past October I had an opportunity to sit down with FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate for a one-on-one interview reflecting …
Navy Rescues 13 Iranian Sailors from Somali Pirates
The head of Iran’s military said that Iranian ships had “chased” a U.S. aircraft carrier from the Persian Gulf, and …
HonorAir Honors World War II Veterans With Flights to Washington, D.C.
Most of the American soldiers, airmen, Marines, and sailors who returned from World War II never got a tickertape parade. …
U.S. Navy Explores Long Range Ocular Interrupter (LROI)
U.S. Navy representatives have revealed service interest in available technologies and solutions that could be applied to a potential long …
Coast Guard Intelligence – as Unique as the Coast Guard Itself
The Coast Guard is the lead agency for maritime homeland security, a federal regulator, one of the five Armed Services, …