Nuclear war starting in 10 days? 11.08.2006 Source: URL: http://english.pravda.ru/hotspots/conflicts/83898-Nuclear_War-0 Such was the conclusion reached in the U.S. Russian generals and political scientists disagree only about its exact starting date. Our world is on the brink of another world...

"Raytheon has received a boost in the race to develop a successor to two of its most successful missiles - the AIM-120 AMRAAM and the AGM-88 high-speed anti-radiation missile (HARM). The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has awarded the company a $21 million deal to start developing the...

Recent media reports have characterized the USAF's X37 spaceplane as an attempt to move warfare to space. The USAF denies the X37 is a weapon, and USAF supporters have gone further stating its not even a potential weapon. Meanwhile, the USAF's view of its true purpose has not been plausibly...

Remember last year, when Carrier Battle Groups became Carrier Strike Groups? Here's the latest from the CNO: start NAVY NEWSSTAND 18 JUN 04 CNO Says Speed, Agility, Stealth Critical To Future Naval Operations By Chief Journalist Walter T. Ham IV, Chief of Naval Operations Public Affairs

Can anyone address this: Defense News on 28 June had this snip: "With F-14s as the only other carrier-based aircraft flying tanker duties, ..." It was in reference to the S-3 being retired and the F/A-18F having the ability to act as a tanker. Anyone know of the Tomcat being used in the role of...

wrote in message ... When You Hear The Heavy Accent & The Poor Phone Connection... HANG UP!! - I think you must know what I'm talking about. Together, a heavy foreign accent, coupled with a lousy phone connection...

19 Apr 2006 - Today’s Military, Veteran, War and National Security News You can also receive this resource listing that is published daily via email by The American War Library. To subscribe go to the Library’s phone number dot com (13105320634.com). Select the ’Daily Military News’ hyperlink...

I believe some will find this of interest; the passing of yet another long-serving "bird". MW http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=28190 NNS070312-14. Navy Says Farewell to Last Sea King By Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Stephanie Tigner, Fleet

Question for the naval aviators: How is the new 737 MMA going to perform as the P-3s replacement? I know it's bigger, carries more "stuff" and whatnot, but from what I know of jet engines (even high-bypass fans), won't it be very fuel INefficient in the same regime as the P-3 prowls? Cruising...

Actually it's not that new. Remember in Vietnam we'd send a company out into the jungle as bait so the NVA/VC would attack it and then we'd whack the NVA/VC with artillery and airpower? Producing the counter-stratefy "Grab the enemy by the belt buckle". Well now the strategy is to put an...

From the web site at: http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/military/20040217-9999-1n17liberty.html ------------------------------------------------------- EX-OFFICER ALLEGES COVER-UP IN PROBE OF SPY SHIP ATTACK By James W. Crawley UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER February 17, 2004

US Patriot missile crews heading to exercise in Israel http://www.itszone.co.uk/zone0/viewtopic.php?t=31010

I just listened to the EC121 recordings of Israeli helicopter pilots approaching the Liberty after the attack. (All in Hebrew of course). The pilot is asking whether the ship is dangerous and is been answered that its not known whether the ship is dangerous or not and that he should try to...

What does SCB (as in SCB-27C - the steam catapult conversion) stand for?

Thursday, July 01, 2004 Wallpaper of the month - July 2004 Desktop Wallpaper - "F/A-18 Hornet" fighter. Photo: An F/A-18 Hornet, reaches the sound barrier during a supersonic flyby over USS Enterprise (CVN 65). Description: All-weather fighter and attack aircraft. The single-seat

(Gralmk) wrote in : OK, I work with a Museum and I would like to have sound effects from a carrier, I have the record that is sold on Ebay. But I need more. I would also like to get some of the voice trafic form and AC. I have ...

All, Swiped off of Airwarriors.com. Thought it amusing. This is the transcipt of a focsle follies skit from my last cruise. I apologize in advance for the all caps, that is how it was sent to me. Enjoy! THE PIECE IS ENTITLED 'DIARY OF A DAY ON THE ILLUSTRIOUS CHUCKY V' BY LIEUTENANT WILLIAM...

Chick Fighter Pilot Association The Chick Fighter Pilot Association is a new presence on the web: the web page went up at the end of June http://www.fighterchicks.com/ Here is an excerpt from the Welcome page: Welcome to Fighterchicks.com, Home of the Chick Fighter Pilot and CFPA. This page was...

On Wed, 25 Feb 2004 03:37:08 GMT, R. David Steele wrote: I have been out of the loop for a while. Hope that you folks might bring me up to speed. What happened to the ES-3? It was retired 9 years ago. At the time it looked like it could do the SIGINT/ELINT...

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