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WARPLANES: The Flight Of The New Avenger
WARPLANES: Mainly Because It Pisses Off The Russians
ARTILLERY: Israel Replaces 155mm Guns With Smart Rockets
PHILIPPINES: China Demands Fear
SYRIA: Evil Has Allies
SURFACE FORCES : Cracked, Leaking And Limping Along
PROCUREMENT: The Blame Of India
LEADERSHIP: NATO Ponders The Long-Term Cost Of Libya
SUBMARINES: An Old Cure For Venezuelan Naval Ambitions
PROCUREMENT: Getting A Gripen On It
AIR TRANSPORTATION: The Legend Continues
YEMEN: Fire In The North
MEXICO: Thugs Just Want To Have Fun
SUPPORT: Puzzle Me This
ARMOR: China Chooses Protection Over Flotation
ISRAEL: Hamas Makes A Controversial Deal
PEACEKEEPING: The Island Disease
COUNTER-TERRORISM: It's Just Business
ATTRITION: Drug Casualties And Collateral Damage
NIGERIA: Rebels Rebel
WARPLANES: North Korea Goes Retro
PROCUREMENT: Another F-35 Failure
SUBMARINES: It Is Now A Six Pack
IRAQ: For A Few Dollars More
LEADERSHIP: Problem Solved
INDONESIA: Sacrifices Must Be Made
SEA TRANSPORTATION: China And India, Together At Last
SURFACE FORCES : Avengers Upgraded
WARPLANES: Small Force, Huge Border
INFANTRY: Escaping From Death And Victory
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WARPLANES: North Korea Goes Retro
PROCUREMENT: Another F-35 Failure
SUBMARINES: It Is Now A Six Pack
ARMOR: China Chooses Protection Over Flotation
ISRAEL: Hamas Makes A Controversial Deal
PROCUREMENT: Getting A Gripen On It
IRAQ: For A Few Dollars More
SURFACE FORCES : Avengers Upgraded
PEACEKEEPING: The Island Disease
AIR TRANSPORTATION: The Legend Continues
LEADERSHIP: Problem Solved
WARPLANES: Small Force, Huge Border
INFANTRY: Escaping From Death And Victory
SEA TRANSPORTATION: China And India, Together At Last
COUNTER-TERRORISM: It's Just Business
MEXICO: Thugs Just Want To Have Fun
INDONESIA: Sacrifices Must Be Made
SUBMARINES: Oceans Empty Of Russians
ATTRITION: Drug Casualties And Collateral Damage
KOREA: No Shit
SUPPORT: Puzzle Me This
INDIA-PAKISTAN: Denial And Wrath
WARPLANES: Mainly Because It Pisses Off The Russians
NIGERIA: Rebels Rebel
SURFACE FORCES : Cracked, Leaking And Limping Along
ATTRITION: USAF Releases The Aircraft Retirement List
PROCUREMENT: Getting A Gripen On It
PROCUREMENT: Another F-35 Failure
SURFACE FORCES : Cracked, Leaking And Limping Along
INFANTRY: Escaping From Death And Victory
ISRAEL: Hamas Makes A Controversial Deal
INDIA-PAKISTAN: Denial And Wrath
SUBMARINES: Oceans Empty Of Russians
COUNTER-TERRORISM: Why Islamic Radicals Don't Last
WARPLANES: Mainly Because It Pisses Off The Russians
PEACEKEEPING: The Island Disease
LEADERSHIP: The Key To Failure
KOREA: No Shit
PEACE TIME: Iraq And The American Gift
MEXICO: Thugs Just Want To Have Fun
SUPPORT: Puzzle Me This
SUBMARINES: It Is Now A Six Pack
THAILAND: GangsterLand
PROCUREMENT: The Fraudulent Fifth
INDONESIA: Sacrifices Must Be Made
Dirty Little Links: No more Dirty Little Links?
Fighters, Bombers and Recon: France Leads The Way
Procurement: Getting A Gripen On It
Attrition: USAF Releases The Aircraft Retirement List
Procurement: Another F-35 Failure
Fighters, Bombers and Recon: Mainly Because It Pisses Off The Russians
Surface Forces: Cracked, Leaking And Limping Along
SEALs Seek Amphibious Sports Car
July 13, 2007: The U.S. Navy Special Operations people (SEALs and all that) are looking at obtaining a military version of the amphibious Aquada sports car. Amphibious vehicles are nothing new. In World War II, there were thousands of amphibious trucks (DUKW) and smaller, jeep size ones as well. What makes Aquada different is that it takes advantage of mechanical, materials and electronic advances in the last sixty years to create a 1.5 ton vehicle that can carry about 600 pounds. Aquada can hit 160 kilometers an hour on roads, and over 40 kilometers an hour on the water. The civilian version cost $300,000, and a military version would probably cost closer to half a million bucks. Military uses are obvious, as SEALs could come ashore in one of these, drive around to take care of business, and then get away by land or sea. Kind of expensive if you have to leave it behind, but the SEALs usually perform high-risk, high-payoff operations. You get what you pay for. The civilian version of Aquada, which was developed by an European firm, won't show up in the United States for two years.
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