NOSI - Naval Open Source Intelligence: AirWarfare

Air Warfare - Air Combat by Remote Control

Michael D'Alessandro — Wed, 14 May 2008 11:05:55 GMT

Wall Street Journal - Another look at how the Predator is changing the way the US Air Force operates.

Air Warfare - Rise of the Reaper

Michael D'Alessandro — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:59:05 GMT

Air Force - Some call it “Predator on steroids,” but that doesn’t begin to describe this new aircraft.

Air Power - The Pilotless Plane That Only Looks Like Child’s Play

Michael D'Alessandro — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 10:14:45 GMT

New York Times - If you’re the type of shopper who spends billions of dollars on lethal military gadgets, and you’re ever invited to visit General Atomics Aeronautical Systems - the small, privately held San Diego company that has quickly become one of the military industry’s most celebrated businesses - take a bit of advice: accept a ride on the corporate jet.

Air Warfare - UAVs With Bite

Michael D'Alessandro — Mon, 22 Jan 2007 09:29:58 GMT

Air Force - A look at the US Air Forces current plans for unmanned aerial vehicles...In just a few years, USAF will have more than 200 armed Predators and Reapers on hand, with lots more to come.

Air Warfare - The JDAM Revolution

Michael D'Alessandro — Thu, 14 Sep 2006 08:47:46 GMT

Air Force - The low-cost, highly accurate Joint Direct Attack Munition has revolutionized bombing in just a few short years.

Air Warfare - 9/11 Live: The NORAD Tapes

Michael D'Alessandro — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 09:12:07 GMT

Vanity Fair - How did the U.S. Air Force respond on 9/11? Could it have shot down United 93, as conspiracy theorists claim? Obtaining 30 hours of never-before-released tapes from the control room of NORAD's Northeast headquarters, the author reconstructs the chaotic military history of that day-and the Pentagon's apparent attempt to cover it up.

Air Warfare - Toward A New Laser Era

Michael D'Alessandro — Mon, 12 Jun 2006 10:46:50 GMT

Air Force - A look at the US Air Force's current work towards airborne laser weapons.

Air Warfare - Toward an Unmanned Bomber

Michael D'Alessandro — Thu, 23 Jun 2005 08:36:11 GMT

Air Force - For the USAF, the Joint Unmanned Combat Air System could prove to be a large, loitering attack craft.

US Marines - Marines On His Canvas: The Art of Charles H. Waterhouse

Michael D'Alessandro — Tue, 21 Jun 2005 09:43:56 GMT

Leatherneck - With his prolific works of art, Colonel Charles H. Waterhouse, USMCR (Ret)—the Corps' first and only Artist in Residence—has, since Iwo Jima, continued to tell the Marine Corps' story of courage and commitment.

Air Warfare - Attack of the Drones

Michael D'Alessandro — Tue, 07 Jun 2005 09:07:33 GMT

Wired - Flying bots rule the skies in combat zones around the globe. Now the battle is on between the joystick jockeys and the fighter jocks.

Russian Navy - Russian Patrol Vessel, Frigate Projects Move Forward

Michael D'Alessandro — Fri, 20 May 2005 10:13:58 GMT

Sea Power - The latest naval news from the navies of Russia, Bulgaria, Singapore, Iraq, and Portugal.

Geopolitics / Strategy - Grand Strategies for Dealing With Other Stats in the New, New World Order

Michael D'Alessandro — Sun, 15 May 2005 10:05:15 GMT

Naval War College Review - Three broad strategies for maximizing the benefits the United States receives from state-to-state assistance programs are current today—the pivotal, buffer (or “seam”), and failed-state strategies. Examination of the assumptions and conceptual approaches imbedded in them shows that none represents an adequate strategy for dealing with the security threats of the present day and age.

History - Midway: Sheer Luck or Better Doctrine?

Michael D'Alessandro — Sat, 14 May 2005 10:35:20 GMT

Naval War College Review - The American and Japanese navies in the interwar years both acknowledged the transformative nature of the aircraft carrier, but they made strikingly different choices in implementing that naval revolution. The contrasting carrier doctrines and force structures these choices produced were tested decisively at Midway, in ways that speak to the nature of military technological innovation.

Air Warfare - U.S. Drones Crowd Iraq's Skies to Fight Insurgents

Michael D'Alessandro — Wed, 06 Apr 2005 10:59:54 GMT

New York Times - An overview of unmanned aerial vehicle operations underway in Iraq.