Interview with Jean-Michel Billig 12/21/2010 - "The X3 helo demonstration project began its flight tests on September 6 at the Istres test facility in southern France. The helicopter combines conventional rotary blades with forward positioned turbo prop blades. The X3 is a blend of the Dauphin fuselage, the EC155 main…
By Dr. Richard Weitz and Dmitri Titoff 12/21 /2010 - You ask why narcotics production has grown? Our analysis shows that the fundamental factor is that the introduction of the [foreign] forces provoked resistance. In the beginning, the Taliban resisted and armed conflicts emerged.
An Interview with Master Sgt. Jeremy Kirk 12/21/2010 - "I can see significant improvements from '05 to now from just the experience levels of maintainers learning their tasks and learning the tricks of the trade on the new aircraft."
SLD went to Pax River in April 2010 to interview several members of the Pax River test team. In this interview, Ed Timperlake and Robbin Laird talked with test pilot “Squirt” Kelly about his thoughts on the F-35 experience. [slidepress gallery=’the-f-35-pilot-an-interview-with-test-pilot-squirt-kelly-at-pax-river’] SLD: You’ve been testing the helmet and the plane.…
AN INTERVIEW WITH USCG REAR ADMIRAL LANDRY AND CAPTAIN ARENSTAM "These are major challenges and part of how this challenge is being viewed is through the eyes of the major ports in the region. All the major ports are trying to sort through how to be able to meet the…
The setting up of the expeditionary airfield at Dwyer to support USMC combat operations in Afghanistan has highlighted the expeditionary airfield capability of the USMC. General Walsh, USMC, Commanding General of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing Forward deployed to Operation Iraqi Freedom and now back at Cherry Point, NC, underscored…
Everyone knows that the F-35 is a stealth aircraft. This is one element of what makes it a fifth-generation aircraft. But what is not widely known is that the stealth or low observable (LO) character of the aircraft is significantly different from other stealth aircraft like the F-22. The F-35…
The goal of the conference held by the Stevens Institute for Technology was to shape a sourcebook for Cybersecurity Policy.