RTB today from our Midwestern sojourn. Some news we will be posting on the morrow – in the meantime an update on the Vikramaditya (“Brave as the Sun”) via Barents Observer shows that it has been floated from dry dock (or beaching as was the case):
MULTIPLE KILL VEHICLE COMPLETES HOVER TEST, Dec. 3, 2008. Missile Defense Agency Director Lieutenant General Patrick O’Reilly announced that a test of the Multiple Kill Vehicle-L (MKV-L) was conducted Tuesday, Dec. 2 at the National Hover Test Facility at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Preliminary indications are that planned test objectives were achieved. Objectives of…
 Next Generation airborne electronic attack plans revealed? After years of debate about the future of tactical, airborne electronic attack for the U.S. Air Force and Marine Corps, it appears the F-35 will become the next-generation, digital warfare aircraft for both services. The platform most in demand in combat today is some kind of electronic attack…
OK Gang — looks like Team Army finally had the reserve forces join tem and have taken the lead by over $9K. Time to man up, pony up and take the lead back. Remember, its all fr a good cause and every little bit helps. – SJS 25 Nov 1961: The world’s first nuclear-powered aircraft…
“So when all else fails, when all the negotiations have broken down, when there is a missile in the air, you have to have the ability to destroy it. Because the only other ability you would have is to apologize to the relatives of those who died.” — —
For your Saturday viewing pleasure – and no Lex, those were Canadian Hornets…
26 Nov update: Two days left folks; today and tomorrow – let’s make it count!! Let’s set aside the competition for a minute and talk straight to the heart of the matter. Fact is, the need is great and growing. Our wounded warriors number in the tens of thousands, the majority of which would benefit in…
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…
Well, yes – we realize it isn’t Friday yet, but so what? We’re on the road forthwith to our alma mater to join up with the rest of our classmates (who are either still fugitives or on work release programs…ahem) from some thirty odd years ago, swap lies, watch some football and swap some more…
OK, guess it’s throw down time – time to get some skin in this challenge…Spirit of Attack and all Open challenge to Mike over at No Angst Zone – if Team USAF is ahead of Team Navy after the final reckoning on Thanksgiving, then the following Friday (5 Dec), my Flightdeck Friday post will be…
