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Information Security

What is a Cyber Weapon?

We've been taking about Militarisation of cyberspace for some time now. This interesting article by Hackmageddon.com provides a model to classify cyber weapons in accordance with four parameters: Precision, Intrusion,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 22, 2012
Maritime Security

40-year old Falklands, Iraq, Libya veteran Sea Dart missile makes its last firing

Introduced some 40 years ago, Sea Dart missile, a ship lunched anti-aircraft  and anti-missiles with a range of around 80 miles, was fired for the last time on Apr. 13.…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
April 22, 2012
Captured Stealth Drone

Iran claims it has decoded the U.S. stealthy RQ-170 Drone Intel but provides unsubstantiated evidence to prove it.

Iran has decoded the U.S. stealthy drone intel? What? oh, umm...yeah...sure According to a FARS News Agency article published on Apr. 22, Iran has just finished deconding the intelligence gathering…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 22, 2012
Military Aviation

The ninth minute barrier: Pentagon releases Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2 failed test report.

With a statement released on Apr. 20, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency said that Mar. 20 failed test was (unsurprisingly) caused by the extremely high speeds. Launched from Vandenberg Air Force…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 21, 2012
Military Aviation

U.S. Air Force goes East: more than two dozen U.S. F-16s in Bulgaria for a month-long exercise with local Migs

Eight years since President George W. Bush congratulated the prime ministers of Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia for becoming NATO members, Bulgaria and United States continue to build…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 21, 2012
Military Aviation

In Afghanistan, EA-6B Prowlers to be replaced by Beechcraft King Airs capable to knock out cell phones, radios

The US Army is using a brand new technology that is installed into its Beechcraft King Air aircraft deployed in the skies of Helmand Province Afghanistan, that can jam and…

Richard Clements Richard Clements
April 20, 2012
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