If A Picture Paints A Thousand Words…
Metaphor for the Raptor program?
(F-22 snowed under at Edwards AFB)
Metaphor for the Raptor program?
(F-22 snowed under at Edwards AFB)
Continuing a tradition around here, snowglobe makes a return appearance! (hint: click on image — watch for the mermaid and Santa early on) Meanwhile – don’t forget another tradition, Santa and NORAD:
…And it is an interesting read, informing the potential rationale behind some recent decisions, such as the Navy stepping away from the DDG-1000: Future Challenges Risk An underlying assumption in our understanding of the strategic environment is that the predominant near-term challenges to the United States will come from state and non-state actors using irregular…
New! Improved! Singing snowglobe (Buck – this one’s for you…) (click on image to start snowglobe – flash needed) And don’t forget — NORAD tracks Santa again this year: —– —–
… and other Beltway phenomena aptly defined:
The Government of India (finally) tendered it’s offer for the Multi-Role Combat Aircraft (MRCA) – a deal estimated at $10B and one of the largest of it’s kind offered. Plan is to purchase a total of 128 with the first 18 bought in a "flyaway condition" to equip the first squadron. The remaining 108 will…
While our erstwhile Scribe (nee’ Bossman, slave-driver extraordinaire, chump, etc.) is doing his best to relive his (misspent) youth this weekend – and will probably require copious amounts of BenGay ™ and Tylenol afterwards (snicker), his apprentices have been unchained from their ink-stained benches and allowed to post in his absence. Right. So, he asked…