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POPSThe Alickadoos are listening to the troops - at last. For readers of this blog will understand that I derive no pleasure after years of berating the effete politicians for demanding of the soldier that which he/she cannot attain themselves. For years they have ignored protestations over military vehicles. Had but one politician the courage to listen and then report to the House of Thieves that they are wasting billions of tax payer money on vehicles the Rhodesian Army would never have used - and that over thirty years ago - and the consequent loss of life. For year it has been obvious that the military is led by donkeys only interested in their own pensions. How he truth is coming home to bite them.
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POPSPakistan Air Force Prepares To Induct UAVs Into Service "This capability we are developing fairly rapidly; we are becoming mature. It is part of our operations now and I look forward to seeing this in real operations by beginning 2009," said ACM Ahmed. Image: The Pakistan Air Force will induct UAVs into service in 2009. It will use the Falco (pictured) and the Bravo+. (Galileo Avionica)
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POPSFederal Air Marshals Too Busy Being Criminals to Protect You The Federal Air Marshal Service presents the image of an elite undercover force charged with making split-second decisions that could mean the difference between stopping a terrorist and shooting an innocent passenger. The Department of Homeland Security's inspector general also flagged gaps in the background checks. "We can reassure the public that these dedicated professionals go out there every day and put their lives on the line to make sure that everyone is safe," Bray says. Before 9/11, the Air Marshal Service was a nearly forgotten force of 33 agents with a $4.4 million annual budget. Now housed in the Transportation Security Administration, the agency has a $786 million budget and an estimated 3,000 to 4,000 air marshals, although the official number is classified.
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POPSWind farms disrupt radar Some people are trying to save the planet, while the "military minds" are locked into "war" "defense" etc. Who will have it their way?
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POPSClassic Underestimates of Technology All these statements prove only one thing--that accurately predicting future technology is next to impossible. In other words, backward and forward time travel, which is one of my undying fantasies since childhood, is still possible. I just have to stay healthy (very) long enough to see it happen. Now, that may not be possible....
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POPSRevolving Door at the Air Marshal Service The head of the Air Marshall Service promoted the use of an expensivce hand-held communication system that's turned out to be crap...and then quit the service and started working for the company that makes the system. Nice racket, if you can get it.
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