Submarine Launched Blackwing Drone to Enable Strikes in Denied, Contested Environment (A2AD)

The US Navy plans to deploy hundreds of ‘Blackwing’ drones on manned submarines and unmanned underwater vehicles; the new, low cost, submarine launched unmanned aircraft system is optimized for Anti-Access/Aerial Denial (A2/AD) environments.

During the demonstration phase (2013-2015) the AWESUM “demonstrates submarine launch, data sharing and control across naval, special operations and air-force units. Photo via Aerovironment Inc.

The U.S. Navy plans to deploy unmanned aerial systems (UAS) on board submarines, to provide covert intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and target acquisition to support special operations and full-scale warfare, on sub-surface and surface operations. According to the Navy’s plans, attack and guided missile submarine will be equipped with a miniature UAS known as ‘Blackwing,’ produced by Aerovironment Inc. The Navy plans to buy 150 such systems. The company introduced the new unmanned vehicle at the Sea Air Space event in Washington DC.

American Eagle Syntech TSJ: What Is Synthetic-Tip Ammo?

American Eagle Syntech TSJ takes target ammunition to new heights and changes the landscape on target ammunition. Here’s how synthetic-tip ammo works.

It’s one of the biggest ironies in shooting. We generally put the least amount of thought and consideration into the handgun ammunition we shoot the most: Target rounds. Shooters might research and test several different loads for personal defense, hunting or competition, but when it comes to a day at the range, most are content to shoot whatever’s available and affordable.

Will 2016 be the Year of the Portable Lethal Drone?

AeroVironment's Switchblade drone is designed to provide the warfighter with a back-packable, non-line-of-sight precision strike solution with minimal collateral effects. (Photo AeroVironment)

Will 2016 be the year of the portable lethal drone?

First Female Marines Apply to MARSOC

 

Female U.S. Marines in training navigate through forest grounds using the land navigation instruction given by their combat instructors at Camp Geiger, N.C., on Oct. 10, 2013. Maricela Veliz/U.S. Marine Corps

Just weeks after previously closed military ground combat and special operations jobs were declared open to women, the Marine Corps' special operations command has had its first female applicants.

DISCLAIMER:CIRCULATION OF FAKE LETTERS OF APPOINTMENT INTO THE NIGERIAN AIR FORCE

1.  The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) wishes to draw the attention of the general public to fake appointment letters being circulated by some unscrupulous persons to defraud unsuspecting members of the public.

Long Lost World War II Love Letter Finally Finds Its Way Home

 

The yellowed, wrinkled envelope was postmarked July 15, 1945, at the Gary Post Office with a 6-cent airmail stamp.

It's addressed to U.S. Army Pvt. Ben Doxtater, who was serving in Europe during World War II at that time.
It's penned by his wife, Mildred, who wrote her husband from their Gary home.

Despite Downsizing, Army Remains Decisive Service in War, Chief Says

In this file photo, Soldiers engage enemy forces during Operation Moshtarak in Badula Qulp, Afghanistan, Feb. 19, 2010. (Photo Credit: Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez)

Airpower and naval might can shape the battlefield, but troops on the ground will always be the decisive force in war, top uniformed and civilian leaders of the U.S. Army said Monday.
Gen. Mark Milley, the new Army chief of staff, said he meant no disrespect to the Air Force and the Navy but "the final shots are usually delivered on the ground" by the Army.