Wednesday, July 19, 2006

MiLinks

Mullah's Man in the West. John Burtis at his best!

Joint High-Speed Vessel Taking Shape. The future of seaborne operations.

Elder Bush Visits Carrier Namesake. The carrier also gets a face-lift!

Lockheed Martin awarded Australian Aegis contract. More power to the Aussies!

US clears path to Taiwan submarine deal. Thanks to North Korea no doubt.

Israeli Corvette Suffers Iranian Missile Attack. Designed by China and delivered by Hizbollah.

No More Sea Swap for Destroyers. Maybe the Navy just doesn't have enough sailors?

Boeing Scores Direct Hit In Laser JDAM Moving Target Test. Maybe one day they'll test a laser against a moving target!

Lockheed Tests Guided MLRS Unitary Rockets. America's version of the Katyusha!

Estimating the Real Cost of Modern Fighter Aircraft. This is a pdf file.

THAAD System Intercepts Live Missile Target. Just in time.

Patrolling the Arctic with Satellites. Canada has a better way!

EA-18G Program: The USA's Electronic Growler. Replacing the Prowler.

Bell's 407 Armed Reconnaisance Helicopter. An off-the-shelf plane repacing the mulit-billion dollar Comanche.

RAF gets "Exceptional" new Nimrod. Touted as the best patrol plane in the world.