Australian DMO...say it ain't so.

via ELP Defens(c)e Blog...

"They are Lockheed Martin’s bitch."

Too funny. 

Watching the critics is just too funny! 

Pass the popcorn.

SNCO motivating the troops.

A repeat but worth definitely worth it.

EC725...Saturday Photo Fix.

The latest from EuroCopter...the EC725.

Done Deal. Israel to buy F-35's.

A ministerial panel headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Ehud Barak made a final decision Thursday to purchase 20 new F-35 fighter jets, despite opposition from a number of senior defense officials over the high cost of the deal.
Barak gave his go-ahead last month to purchase the jets in a deal valued at around $2.75 billion. The first planes are expected to arrive in 2015.

Read more here.

I luv it!  You know Sweetman is reaching into the back of his cabinet pulling out the real strong stuff after hearing this news.

Pic of the day Sep. 17, 2010. Battalion Commander gettin' some.

U.S. Marine Lt. Col. Chris S. Richie, commanding officer of Special-Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force Continuing Promise 2010, performs live-fire drills with his Marines and Sailors, aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7), Sept. 14. Service members and civilians are deployed in support of CP providing humanitarian assistance, disaster relief and subject-matter exchanges to the Caribbean, Central and South America.

A U.S. Airman directs an F-16 Fighting Falcon from the 18th Aggressor Squadron for takeoff during Valiant Shield at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, Sept. 16, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jamie Powell/Released)

A line of MV-22 Osprey aircraft from Marine Medium Tilt-Rotor Squadron 266 (Reinforced) arrives at Naval Air Station Sigonella, Italy, Sept. 10, 2010. The squadron is deployed aboard USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), which is en route to provide relief to flood-stricken regions of Pakistan. (DoD photo by Lt. Cmdr. Dean Sears, U.S. Navy/Released)

U.S. Sailors deployed aboard high speed vessel Swift (HSV-2) demonstrate proper techniques for maneuvering a rigid-hull inflatable boat during a small-boat operations subject matter expert exchange with Dominican service members in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Sept. 14, 2010. Swift is deployed in support of Southern Partnership Station 2010, which is designed to promote information-sharing with navies, coast guards and civilian services throughout the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility. (DoD photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Rachael L. Leslie, U.S. Navy/Released)

Singapore AH-64 Propaganda....

Sikorsky X-2 does 250 knots???

Don't know how I missed this.  From ASDNews.com.

The speed, reached during a 1.1-hour flight, is an unofficial speed record for a helicopter. The demonstrator also reached 260 knots in a very shallow dive during the flight.

"The aerospace industry today has a new horizon," said Sikorsky President Jeffrey P. Pino. "The X2 Technology demonstrator continues to prove its potential as a game-changer, and Sikorsky Aircraft is proud to be advancing this innovative technology and to continue our company's pioneering legacy."