I read an article in RIA Novosti this week entitled Russia’s Future Fighter Conquers The Skies about Russia’s new fifth generation fighter. I had to smirk a bit at the hyperbole (at which the Russians are masters)…by “conquers the skies” they meant “the pilot managed to get the thing into the air and land before [...]
When I read the news this morning, I saw that President Obama had made the trip to Dover Air Force base to honor those who had fallen in the line of duty in Afghanistan. My initial reaction was this: Here is a noble gesture I can give the president credit for. But as I clicked [...]
A Win For The Rookie Well done, Mr. President. No, you weren’t on the Bainbridge, pulling the trigger, but at times like these, it’s the guy at top who gets the glory when it all goes right and has to explain what happened when it all goes wrong. Share on Facebook
On Sunday, a motley group of Chinese flagged vessels intercepted and impeded the navigation of the USS Impeccable, a surveillance ship taking sonar readings near China, in international waters. When the Chinese vessels got too close for comfort, the crew of the Impeccable first tried communicating with sailors on the vessels then, failing that, opened [...]
