An Update on Women and the Super Tucano
05/28/2011
05/28/2011 In SLD's tireless quest for truth, a Portuguese pilot with Super Tucano experience has been found who clearly is a woman.
Coping with Counterfeit Electronics in Defense Supply Chain
05/08/2011
05/08/2011 Accounting for and dealing with counterfeit electronics in the supply chain is a growing problem. Sweeping it under the rug won't work.
EMB314: Which Gender Issue?
04/21/2011
By Ed Timperlake 04/21/2011 - One of the strangest arguments ever made about competing aircraft in a source selection was recently made in an article in The Hill.
The Chemical Weapons Threat Remains: Shaping a Way Forward
04/19/2011
By Dr. Richard Weitz 04/ 19/2011 - The Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction (commonly referred to as the Chemical Weapons Convention and abbreviated as the CWC bans the development, production, acquisition, stockpiling, transfer, and use of offensive…
Test Pilot of the year
04/07/2011
04/07/2011 -Congratulations! On Thursday, Feb. 10, the John H. Glenn squadron of the Marine Corps Aviation Association (MCAA) recognized Lt. Col. Matthew “Squirt” Kelly of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 and the F-35 integrated test team as their test pilot of the year.
Transporting Materiel Supporting Operation Enduring Freedom
04/06/2011
IDGA Military Logistics Summit 2011 04/06/2011 - The complexity of military logistics operations on land, in air, and by sea has never been more challenging. Commanders are relying on the expertise of the logistics community to ensure the rapid and safe transportation of platforms, troops, and supplies through often-dangerous territories.
Latvian Mentors Assist Afghan Air Force with Maintenance
04/06/2011
04/06/2011 - Slideshow An Afghan air force airman and a Latvian mentor perform checks on an Afghan air force MI-17 helicopter on Kandahar Air Field in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Significance of Kazakhstan’s Presidential Elections
04/05/2011
By Richard Weitz 04/05/2011 – Americans’ preoccupation with the revolutionary upheavals in the Middle East, North Africa, and Afghanistan could lead us to overlook Kazakhstan’s April 3 presidential elections, which as expected reaffirmed the country’s current leadership and policies, and Kazakhstan’s important role in global security and other international issues.Kazakhstan…