By Dr. Richard Weitz 01/02/2011 - The Navy estimates that a rail gun might be tested at sea by 2018 and might begin appearing on operational warships by around 2025, providing the substantial technical and cost barriers can be overcome.
By Kirsten Ashbaugh 01/02/2011 - RFID, or Radio Frequency Identification, uses a system of readers and tags to store information about an object or product. The technology is hardly new; one of its first uses was to identify cattle and livestock. The system works when the reader sends out a…
A Conversation with Dominique Maudet 12/21/2010 - "The French Army has deployed three Tigers in Afghanistan since August 2009. We support the Tiger in theater as well and the helo has been demonstrating a 90% readiness rate. The Tiger is used in conjunction with Gazelles, Cougars and EC725 to deliver…
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…
