2013-11-05 A core advantage of having a global manufacturing system like the F-35 (from Cameri to Fort Worth to Japan) is that improvements in one move through the whole manufacturing chain. Here is one improvement in process manufacturing which the Office of Naval Research is shaping: A faster, more precise…
2013-10-30 The Indian Air Force is an important player in an important part of the world. We have learned from our partner India Strategic that a new head of the Indian Air Force has been appointed. His background is quite interesting, and he has been the operational commander of the…
04/24/2013: Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team Boston crews use a remotely operated vehicle to scan piers in Boston Harbor in response to increased security in Boston April 18, 2013. The ROV gives the team enhanced visibility under the water along piers and the underside of vessels. http://www.videoray.com Credit:U.S.…
According to an MBDA press release, March 19, 2013: MBDA, European champion and global player in the missile and missile system sector, achieved a turnover of 3 billion euros in 2012, equaling the figure recorded in 2011. Order intake at 2.3 billion euros as compared to 2.6 billion euros in…
03/12/2013: In this slideshow, we highlight some of the ships in the Navy’s yards on March 1, 2013 a day before the USNS Montford Point christening. Seen here are various Navy ships ranging from the Carl Vinson large deck aircraft carrier, to Arleigh Burke Destroyers, to frigates, to the LCS…
2013-02-03 by Ed Timperlake A very powerful story of undaunted courage that made history is captured in the video below. The first pilot was Leon Frankel. Frankel was a US Navy WWII Pilot who was awarded a Navy Cross. Leon Frankel was a U.S.Navy pilot during World War II and…
By Adm. James A. Lyons Monday, January 28, 2013 Excerpts from Washington Times Op Ed The U.S. Navy, operating with too few carriers, now has a forward-deployment dilemma…. With the four-year overhaul of the USS Abraham Lincoln, combined with the delay of the USS Gerald Ford, the Navy will still…
01/04/2012: 120th Fighter Wing of the Montana Air National Guard F-15 Eagle aircraft parked, taxiing and taking off from the Great Falls International Airport runway on the first snowy day of fall 2012 Credit:120th Fighter Wing10/24/12
