by Robert Beckhusen | Apr 12, 2013 | Monitor
Here’s how serious the U.S. is about its African war on terror. The Pentagon is preparing to spend millions to create a privatized flying taxi service to fly its commandos everywhere from Libya to Congo.
by Robert Beckhusen | Sep 25, 2012 | Monitor
JLENS. Photo: Raytheon For the first time, one of the Pentagon’s spy blimps successfully detected and tracked an anti-ship cruise missile, which the Navy then proceeded to blast out of the sky. But it’s only a marginal success for the once-hyped blimp...
by Robert Beckhusen | Aug 20, 2012 | Monitor
A drug package can still be seen attached to the bottom of this downed cartel ultralight plane. Photo: ChuckHolton/Flickr Stopping drug smugglers on the ground is one thing. You can build a fence, send more Border Patrol agents and put up more cameras. But it’s...
