The 'Association of Old Crows' Calls For Retest Of New Design

The LightSquared controversy rages on... The 'Association of Old Crows' notes that the November 2011 testing of LightSquared's wireless broadband service proposal found no significant interference to cellular phone text and voice capabilities but did find significant disruption of most all general purpose approved Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers. GPS receivers are used throughout our National infrastructures, in aviation flight safety systems and by private users and emergency services. The AOC is an international Electronic Warfare/Information Operations (EW/IO) association which promotes EMS operations and related activities across military, civilian and commercial applications.

CBP UAV Fleet Now Totals 9 Aircraft

The US Customs and Border Protection received an Unmanned Aircraft this week, the fourth to be based at National Air Security Operations Center Sierra Vista, Ariz. Flights performed from this location reportedly will provide critical aerial surveillance to CBP border security personnel on the ground along the Southwest border. The arrival of the Predator-B marks the second of two unmanned aircraft earmarked in the supplemental budget provisions identified in August 2010.