RoboSub 2011: Amorous Autonomy Results in Robotic Romance
Why “Valentine’s Day” in July for a robotics competition? The theme and challenge for the 14th International RoboSub Competition, sponsored …
Military & Security News
Book Review – Predator: The Remote-Control Air War Over Iraq and Afghanistan: A Pilot’s Story
At the start of Predator: The Remote-Control Air War over Iraq and Afghanistan: A Pilot’s Story, U.S. Air Force Lt. …
Interview: Mike Petters
Shipbuilding was one of the first “heavy” industries to take hold in early Colonial America, thanks to the abundant raw …
DMN Q & A: USMC Assistant Deputy Commandant-Aviation Brig. Gen. Gary Thomas
The U.S. Marine Corps has been perhaps the fastest and most enthusiastic adopter of all forms of aviation in the …
America’s Infrastructure Is No Laughing Matter
Humor is a powerful tool, and many times it can deliver a very pointed message. Several late night comedians have …
Always Ready: U.S. Coast Guard Aviation Roles and Missions
The U.S. Coast Guard’s (USCG’s) Office of Aviation Forces is not as well known as the aviation wings of the …
Boeing Acquires SMSi, Achieves First Flight of P-8A Production Aircraft
Bolstering its defense and security technology business, The Boeing Co. has agreed to acquire a small, fast-growing data-management company with …
Naval Aviation in the Tidewater
Suppose we mounted one of your 6-cylinder, 2-passenger machines on top of a turret 30 to 40 feet above water …
Buying a Franchise: How Soon?
Military veterans may be divided into two classifications with respect to post-service jobs: officers and non-commissioned officers (NCO) who were …
Illegal Re-entry Cases Skyrocket
A new report (http://trac.syr.edu/immigration/reports/251/), compiled from Department of Justice data by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse (TRAC) at Syracuse University, …