early 2010s

Eole is a demonstrator drone in a project of launch-platform for satellite launchers. Maiden flight : 26th of September 2013 Span = 6.67 m The project is driven by Onera (French instritute of aerodynamism), involving ingeneers schools and University. More info (in French) at ...

http://youtu.be/aAxpJNI5u4Q Source: http://www.darpa.mil/NewsEvents/Releases/2012/06/26.aspx

Saab CAMPS (Civil Aircraft Missile Protection System) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqqix4KgF1Y&feature=share&list=PLC0FB24393F1EC426

Via the Associated Press:

http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/civil-aviation-authority-uk-allow-art-nalls-to-display-his-ex-royal-navy-sea-harrier-at-uk-air-shows CAA might be against it, but please let them know if you are for it and sign the petition.

Via MilitaryPhotos.net: http://ukarmedforcescommentary.blogspot.it/2013/06/fuchs-resurrection-and-new-mbda-concept.html Original article: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/syria/10123657/Defence-chiefs-to-reverse-cuts-to-meet-Syrias-chemical-weapons-threat.html

This is supposedly a joint Japan/US project using the Independence class as a starting point, although it seems to me to have inherited some features from at least one MSDF related project of the late '80s/early 90s. First of class to enter service in 2018, which would suggest that it's to be...

US Sea Radar Tracking N. Korean Threat By Luis Martinez | ABC OTUS News – Thu, Apr 11, 2013 With North Korea's launch of a mid-range Musudan missile believed to be imminent, a U.S. official confirms that the SBX radar has been deployed to the Pacific to assist with tracking the missile if it is...

I like this. http://internetcensus2012.bitbucket.org/images.html

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/defence/9911295/Famed-Desert-Rats-to-lose-their-tanks-under-Army-cuts.html

http://www.dia.mil/dcs/ Defense Clandestine Service

How your Airfix model could be a museum piece For any overgrown Airfix enthusiasts who have clung on to their prized collections, it is an opportunity to dig them out of the loft, dust them down and finally give them the attention they deserve. By Jasper Copping 7:30AM GMT 10 Feb 2013 A...

Via HP&CA & Twitter:

Gents, Several months back, a rather interesting naval concept showed up on display in Iran. From the posters that are near the model, it is believed this vessel (which is currently named Khalij Fars or Persian Gulf) is a training vessel for the IRIN. The vessel class is sometimes referred to...

Multipurpose NanoMissile System The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command’s (SMDC’s) Multipurpose NanoMissile System has a very simple design. The core vehicle is an integrated booster airframe and fuel tank containing a benign bi-propellant mix of ethane and nitrous oxide, and utilizes a...

Request for Information - Hypersonic Weapons Technologies Description: 1. This is a special notice open to U.S. industry and academia requesting information on technologies pertaining to hypersonic flight vehicles. The High Speed Weapons Office of the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons...

Iran unveils new weird flying machine: a tilt-wing vertical takeoff and landing “ultra-advanced” drone November 8, 2012 Source: http://theaviationist.com/2012/11/08/koker/

Model of Aurbeking & Rasmussen SWATH patrol ship concept on display at Euronaval 2012. Source: http://www.defence24.pl/euronaval-2012-czy-powstanie-okret-swat-dlugosci-70-metrow/ Via Google Translate:

http://www.wired.com/playbook/2012/10/red-bull-stratos-jump/ http://www.wired.com/playbook/2012/10/red-bull-skydive-delay/ (earlier story) http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/9595760/Skydiver-Felix-Baumgartner-attempts-to-break-sound-barrier-live.html...

http://gcaptain.com/rumors-abound-china-places-order/ http://gcaptain.com/supertankers-china-freakin/ Assuming that Hanlon's Razor or similar is not in effect, it would seem likely that this is a cover for a naval project or a series of such projects. Two possibilities come to mind: That the...