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Christian Science Monitor (Free subscription) | 08/28/2008
Retreating insurgents will have a harder time escaping US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan now that the United States Air Force has begun using the next generation of guided bombs designed specifically to destroy moving targets. While guided munitions have been key to air operations for years, most were developed to hit stationary targets. On Wednesday, [...]
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This Fucking War (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
Growing violence in Afghanistan—coupled with too few troops on the ground—has created what amounts to an "insatiable" demand for unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, and the pilots who fly them remotely, according to U.S. Air Force officials. These aircraft include drones such as the Predator and its newly introduced cousin, the Reaper. While the Predator carries two laser-guided Hellfire...
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US News (Free subscription) | 08/25/2008
Growing violence in Afghanistan—coupled with too few troops on the ground—has created what amounts to an "insatiable" demand for unmanned aerial vehicles, or UAVs, and the pilots who fly them remotely, according to U.S. Air Force officials.Related News These aircraft include drones such as the Predator and its newly introduced cousin, the Reaper. While the Predator carries two laser-guided...
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military.com (Free subscription) | 08/23/2008
LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas - Air Force officials re-established human intelligence Aug. 14 as a core intelligence discipline to focus on critical Air Force HUMINT requirements.It was marked by the formal establishment of a HUMINT detachment, collocated with the Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency's National Air and Space Intelligence...
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Hindu (Free subscription) | 08/22/2008
High-level Air Force team visits Tuticorin district
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Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said it may wait until next week before issuing a final request for proposals in its rerun of a $35 billion aerial tanker competition between Boeing Co and Northrop Grumman Corp.Asked about the timing of the new guidelines, Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said the announcement was not likely on Tuesday and could "certainly" lapse into next week.Another defense official,...
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Reuters (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
... announcement was not likely on Tuesday and could "certainly" lapse into next week.Another defense official, who asked not to be named, said the announcement could come next week after Pentagon acquisition chief John Young returns from a business trip to Europe. The official gave no details about Young's itinerary.Boeing has argued that the Pentagon's draft request for proposals had...
