Monday, October 28, 2013

WARFARE'S NEW FRONTIER

The trip to the US opened my eyes.

Warfare is undergoing another period of dramatic technical change.


This is nowhere more evident than in space.

Once again, the war of the future won't be like the war of the past, as this article in today's Canberra Times suggests . . .

Saturday, October 19, 2013

WAR; WHAT IS IT GOOD FOR? ABSOLUTELY NOTHING . . .

The original's always the best http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01-2pNCZiNk .

But personally, I like Frankie Goes to Hollywood's version of the song http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h__zgVz9fN4 .

Take your pick.


The problem is, once the next war starts, there's no obvious way back.

It's something the drafters of our new Defence White Paper might like to consider, as this article in today's Canberra Times points out . . .


Friday, October 4, 2013

OWEGO, UPPER NY STATE

Lockheed Martin took us to Owego, which is in Upper New York state near the Canadian border (absolutely beautiful) to see the Romeo production line.


(I'm the one on the left!)