LTG H Steven Blum is the Chief of the National Guard Bureau --
the top man in the organization that ties together the 50
State and four Territorial National Guards in the USA. And he wants
everybody to know how proud he is of his part-time servicemembers
-- especially the helicopter ground and flight crews.
"Cormorant" To Be Launched From Ballistic Missile
Subs
CNN reported Friday that Lockheed-Martin's fabled Skunk Works --
of U-2 and SR-71 fame -- is now working on an unmanned spy aircraft
called the Cormorant, that would start and end its missions 150
feet underwater.
Have you ever been off-roading? Is it a blast or what? But what
about in an airplane? Gotta admit I came close last week when I had
a blowout on landing, but by and large, I'm a pavement kinda
guy.
737-Based Aircraft Will Be Able To Launch Missiles, Mines,
Torpedoes
Boeing this month successfully completed P-8A Multi-mission
Maritime Aircraft (MMA) weapons separation wind tunnel tests at the
Arnold Air Force Base Engineering Development Center in Tullahoma,
TN.