Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
EADS NA Armed Scout Contender. Great helo, wrong contest.
It offers twin engines, an ASSEMBLY plant in the US and commonality with a helo in production for the US Army, the UH-72.
If the Army operated its helicopters in the same way that the Marine Corps does (or if the Marine Corps was looking for an off the shelf replacement for the Huey) then the AAS-72 would be a no brainer.
Dropping off a recon team and then being able to fly out and provide fire support or over watch for a unit is an awesome capability.
But the US Army Scouts don't operate that way. They're more like light weight Apache's than utility helicopters.
That's why EADS won't win this contest.
They will put up one helluva fight though and in the end I bet the Army ops for a simple upgrade rather than new helicopters.
Sunday, October 09, 2011
Combat Weather...is it time to do away with this special ops unit?
Say it out loud.
Combat Weather Technician.
In the 21st Century with satellite coverage world wide. With UAV's providing real time intelligence...with most units having Path Finder trained personnel.
Do we really need this unit?
Warrior Talk discusses awareness and street survival.
Warrior Talk has an excellent article on avoiding...and if necessary winning a confrontation on the streets.
It hasn't happened yet but with the economy still limping along and with people hurting and desperate you can bet that violent crime will increase. Are you living in condition white or yellow? Do you even know what I'm talking about? Check out his 3 articles here, here and here and see if you don't learn something!
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