Steeljaw Scribe

Notes and commentary on things present, reflections on a career in naval aviation and serendipitous items as strike me at the moment…

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E-2D Update

April 23rd, 2008 7 Comments

Full story here:  Flight-Test Program Accelerates For U.S. Navy’s E-2D  
Couple of items worth noting:
Within three years, the U.S. Navy’s fleet will have fielded the technology for precisely locating small, flying targets. The target set embraces some of the Navy’s latest nightmares, including the next-generation of stealthy - sometimes supersonic - cruise missiles.Moreover, with [...]

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Missile Defense 101: Sensors (Pt I)

April 23rd, 2008 1 Comment

Sensors - Intro
A layered system such as the BMDS requires a multitude of sensors with differeing characteristics.  Why you ask?  For several reasons.  One is the nature of the threat - be it short, medium or intercontinental in range, there will be one or more differing sets of sensors that will come into play.  Another [...]

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Postcards From Deployment - Not So Fast Folks…

April 23rd, 2008 2 Comments

SJS,
I am sure that most of have heard of the new offensive where the Iraqi Army is trying to replace the various anti-government militias in cities such as Baghdad and Basra. So that has lead to us being extended here on our current line period. They have extended us twice because of the need for [...]

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