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The Requirements Definitions Process…
…Ably defined… (click on picture to enlarge) Must be more of that over 30 humor, huh Pops? Or is that what happens if you spend too much time in the "joint" environment? BTW, have you OD’d yet on that Homerus Simpsonus or Americanus, or whatever that thing was you said you were looking for…
КраÑÐ½Ð°Ñ Ð·Ð²ÐµÐ·Ð´Ð° вторник (Red Star Tuesday): Blackjacks in Venezuela
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Flightdeck Friday: Early Guided Weapons Edition
Before JSOW and JDAM, before Harpoon, SLAM-ER, and Walleye, there was the Pelican, BAT, and Kingfisher/Petrel. All of these saw development that started around 1942 and some even saw action before the end of the war. As we have seen in the development of AEW radar, there was a surprising degree of technological sophistication…