Radar Sweep
OPINION: Andrew Cuomo to President Trump: Mobilize the Military to Help Fight Coronavirus
"The time is growing short and fewer options are available," writes New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. "Using federal troops to help create hospital beds is one we should try."
As the War on Terror Winds Down, The Pentagon Cuts Social Science
The fragile peace deal taking shape in Afghanistan could spell the end of an era of for the U.S. military, one marked by efforts at nation-building and winning hearts and minds. It appears that the Pentagon is also intent on ending a research program from that era—to fund social science for the military.
Four Russian Reconnaissance Aircraft Intercepted while Spying on U.S. ICEX Submarine Exercise Again
Russian maritime reconnaissance aircraft are really interested in an ongoing U.S. submarine exercise near Alaska known as ICEX—the spy planes were intercepted three times last week by U.S. and Canadian aircraft, according to the U.S. military. On March 14, North American Aerospace Defense Command said F-22s, KC-135 Stratotankers, and E-3 Sentry aircraft intercepted two pairs of Russian Tu-142 maritime reconnaissance aircraft near Alaska.
Attacks on DOD Networks Soar as Telework Inflicts ‘Unprecedented’ Loads
As the Defense Department scrambles to find equipment for those who can work from home, Pentagon leaders tell personnel: ‘No hand-shaking, no high-fives,” and clean your workstations.
US Navy and Special Operations Telegraph Message to Tehran
What do you get when you combine a Special Operations AC-130W Stinger II gunship with the Navy’s P-8A Poseidon recon plane and a patrol coastal ship? A big boom and a spray of debris. A joint exercise launched March 8 and 9 in the Persian Gulf involving the Cyclone-class Monsoon and the two aircraft was designed to see how well a surface patrol ship and a long-range spy plane could select targets in the Persian Gulf for a Special Operations Command Central gunship to blast to bits.
Space Force May Be Too Small: RAND
The Space Force should be expanded to include most Defense Department space operational and acquisition organizations, including those of the Army and Navy, says a study released today by the RAND Corporation’s Project Air Force.
OPINION: National Security Launch Not Ready to Commit to Commercial Practices
“Launch providers should understand that mission success is not measured by the cost of adequate mission assurance, but the price of inadequate mission assurance,” writes former Air Force Space Command boss retired USAF Gen. Lance Lord, founder and chairman of L2 Aerospace LLC and a member of Aerojet Rocketdyne’s board.
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The Military Surveyed Troops on Extremist Activity Decades Ago. Here's What it Found
U.S. troops will soon see a new question on routine workplace surveys: one asking whether respondents have ever "experienced or witnessed extremist activity in the workplace [or] reported such activity."
This Slow Motion Footage of an F-22 Raptor Maneuvering Is Mesmerizing
The clip shows all the work being done by the Raptor's huge control surfaces and thrust vectoring nozzles to make the maneuvers happen.