[mylife]

Air Force Staff Sgt. Manuel J. Martinez
An MC-12W Liberty readies for takeoff at Bagram air base, Afghanistan

[mylife]

For all of you who think defense contractors don’t perform.

[backwoods-engineer]

If TIME Magazine told me the sun was successful in coming up, I would have to go out and check for myself.

Sorry, I like planes as much as the next guy, but this article is about getting Obama re-elected. It is TIME's only purpose right now.

[where's_the_Outrage?]

Surprised the article didn't mention the Counter Rocket, Artillery and Mortar (C-RAM) program. 7 months from proof of concept to operational in the field:

http://www.kmimediagroup.com/mit-archives/9-mit-2008-volume-12-issue-9/44-countering-rockets-artillery-and-mortars.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lY1NErClX1g