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DeM Banter... and so it goes....still pondering the 3rd and 4th order effects. I'm really going to need the number of that truck driving school... Yahoo.com April 21, 2013 Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel--Israel's air force is on track to developing drones that within four to five decades would carry out nearly every battlefield operation …
Continue reading "Israeli Official Says Drones Could Replace Planes By Daniel Estrin"
DeM Banter: Interesting that Google is getting into the convo... it is indeed a strange new world... dailymail.co.uk / view original Google chief warns armed drones will soon be in the hands of terrorists and miniature models could be used to spy on neighbors The head of Google has warned drone technology proves a serious …
DeM Banter: Interesting piece by Max Boot...nice historical review...always fascinated by the first sect of assassins or hashishans...but, I have been pondering these "eras" for a few years now--through all the various "revolutions" or "ages" (bronze, enlightenment, industrial, information) we humans are a bit slow in the uptake and how these eras have changed warfare. …
DeM Banter: But wait...there's more... I still struggle with this...is it really a "training" issue? Will "...forcing the Defense Department to expand training, emphasize ethics in military education and require a new way to assess the character of officers by their peers – and their subordinates," answer the issue? Or is this really two separate …
DeM Banter: Always interesting...but still wondering why we are not talking about "the system" of how we select said leader? Are we assuming the selection system is sound, but some of the people are bad? This system can produce stellar general officers like Gen Welsh and Gen Selva...so it can work, but can it be …
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DeM Banter: VDH is just too logical...no? Chicago Tribune April 11, 2013 Pg. 21 The idea of a nuclear Iran -- and of preventing a nuclear Iran -- terrifies security analysts. Those who argue for a pre-emptive strike against Iran cannot explain exactly how American planes and missiles would take out all the subterranean nuclear …
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DeM Banter: we do indeed live in interesting times.... Washington Times April 10, 2013 Pg. 1 A key symbol of the jet fighter culture vanished in 2011 from Nevada's Nellis Air Force Base, the hub of air-war strategy and tactics, when senior Air Force officials ordered the "Home of the Fighter Pilot" sign to be …
DeM Banter: Argh! Once again... pondering the next 3-5 years, always interesting... Wall Street Journal April 10, 2013 Pg. 4 WASHINGTON—The U.S. Air Force is idling one-third of its combat air fleet because of across-the-board spending cuts, a move officials said would reduce readiness to respond in the event of a global crisis. The Air …
Continue reading "Cuts Spur Air Force To Idle Part Of Its Fleet By Julian E. Barnes"
DeM Banter: And... I think that is all I should say about that... DefenseNews.com April 8, 2013 The U.S. Air Force will begin grounding combat air squadrons Tuesday in response to forced spending cuts that have eliminated more than 44,000 flying hours through September, according to internal documents obtained by Defense News. The Air Force’s …
DeM Banter: Â Wasted time out? Â Yup, it would seem so (one could probably add the entire decade of the 1990s as well)....but we would have to know what game we were playing to properly use said time out... and that would require some thought. Â We are in a game of wack-a-mole without a plan. Â Anyone …
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