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All in PDF US nuclear warheads, 1945-2009 Russian nuclear forces, 2009 US nuclear forces, 2009

Computing the Value of Stealth: It’s Not That Simple (War on the Rocks) These guys get it.

Two explosions at Boston Marathon finishing line - many injured.

Interesting and not far of the Harpoon simulation outcomes: http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3691

Full PDF article at National Defense University Excerpt follows, from Defense Aerospace: "Faced with the prospect of aerial stealth proliferation, states in the 21st century are looking for anti-stealth defense options. One such alternative, passive radar, appears a cost-effective counter to stealth. Passive radar is a receive-only system that uses transmitters of opportunity. Integrating a system of netted receivers, passive radar can detect, track, and target piloted and unpiloted stealth systems and provide cuing for antiair weapons systems. A passive radar system emits no radio energy and can be well camouflaged in both urban and rural landscapes. The thre…

Snake in a plane: http://alert5.com/2012/09/21/snake-goes-hiding-inside-mig-21/

Nuclear-conventional Firebreaks and the Nuclear Taboo (CBSA)

Greetings, and here we are with my first textual spillage of absolutely useless information about Electronics Warfare and how it's employed in Naval/Maritime warfare. So what is Electronics Warfare (EW)? I'll start by telling you what is isn't; It's not shooting missiles, guns or torpedoes, if you want skin on skin contact with targets and ordnance, I suggest going down the passageway and talking to those Fire Control guys. EW is often the red-headed stepchild of warfare in general, especially in Naval Warfare, as the benefit of EW Technicians is pretty much discounted unless the ship is staring down several incoming Anti-Shipping Cruise Missiles (ASCMs) and m…

From Lockheed Martin's own Code One magazine: F-16 Design Origins F-16 Evolution

Here (in PDF): 2009 USAF Almanac USAF Aces and Heroes USAF Aces USAF Bases and Installations Worldwide USAF Weapons Lots of useful facts and figures.

From Associated Press (via Yahoo) [excerpt]

Contracts Highlight Growing Role of Video Game Training (National Defense, February 2013 issue)

Next Years Wars - From Sochi to Sudan, 10 conflicts that will threaten global stability in 2014. (Foreign Policy)

This directory of international air forces (with useful order of battle (OOB) information) is available for free at Flight Global. World Air Forces 2013

From Aviation Week Concerns Grow About Iranian, North Korean Missiles and Chinese Asats By Craig Covault The Bush administration for the first time says it has intelligence proving detailed and ongoing collaboration between Iran and North Korea in the development of new ballistic missiles. The Pentagon has also just released previously secret intelligence data on new Iranian and North Korean ballistic missiles under development. North Korean and Chinese missiles already threaten the Middle East, Asia and Europe and could eventually target the U.S. The new Pentagon data also confirm an Aviation Week & Space Technology report that Iran is working to…

Many Replacements for the Periscope StrategyPage June 5, 2005: The U.S. is experimenting with two new low-cost optics systems that would allow submerged submarines to "look" around at sea level without having to get close to the surface and deploy a traditional periscope. This also includes an upgrade for existing periscopes by adding a high-tech camera system. The Virtual Periscope will be tested aboard the USS Chicago this summer. It takes advantage of the fact that the surface of the ocean acts as a simple lens, collecting light from above the service and refracting it below. A small camera mounted on the sail of the submarine will collect the light and use …

http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/pop...14&src=news You know they look defeated but their probably still getting better chow then if they were at home.

From the August 2009 issue of Air Force Magazine Fighting Under Missile Attack By John Stillion The Air Force hasn’t thought about air base defense for a while. Now, things are changing. For the first time in decades, Air Force aircraft deployed in an international crisis now face substantial risk of damage or destruction on the ground. By some estimates, missile and air attacks could disable up to 70 percent of the aircraft at some overseas bases in the opening minutes of a fight. The problem is not insurmountable; the Air Force and the Pentagon already have the means to start addressing this critical problem. Even so, there is no doubt the threat is g…

Military Capabilities for Hybrid War: Insights from the Israel Defense Forces in Lebanon and Gaza (PDF)

From Air Force Magazine, July 2007 “Enemy troops 75 meters away. ... I need guns only!” The Art of Strafing By Richard B.H. Lewis Modern fighter pilots risk their lives every day performing the act of strafing, which to some may seem like a tactic from a bygone era. Last November, an F-16 pilot, Maj. Troy L. Gilbert, died strafing the enemy in Iraq, trying to protect coalition forces taking fire on the ground. My first thought was, “Why was an F-16 doing that mission?” But I already knew the answer. In the 1980s, at the height of the Cold War, I was combat-ready in the 512th Fighter Squadron, an F-16 unit at Ramstein AB, Germany. We had to maintain combat…