Conflicts Between Old and New Air Force

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My comment: This posting is not about hardware but software of military.

(1) Greg Jaffe, Drone operators climb on winds of change in the Air Force.
Washington Post, Feb. 28, 2010.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/27/AR2010022703754.html?sub=AR

My comment:
(a) Regarding "Mathewson saw his Predators outperform the Air Force's most
advanced fighter jets, it seems to me that the report does not explain in
details why the drone (predator) could do what fighter jet could not. More
maneuverable due to the smaller size? Also I can not understand why Iraqi
insurgents did not shoot down the drone.
(b) It is predicted that in three decades, US Navy (and possibly Air Force)
will operate almost planes unmanned. At the time maybe Air Force is
unnecessary.

(2) Simon Tisdall, Why Japan is ready for anything Pyongyang might want to
throw at it; As their new Patriot missile defence system is deployed, the
Japanese are gaining a new confidence in relations with China, North Korea
and Russia. Guardian, Feb. 28, 2010.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/feb/28/japan-defence-north-korea-china-missiles

Note:
(a) Iruma air base 航空自衛隊入間基地
(b) Saitama Prefecture 埼玉県 (right north of Tokyo)
(c) TANIGUCHI 谷口 (Japanese family name)
(d) RAF: Royal Air Force


(3) Peter Frost, Pentagon ends ban of women on submarines. Daily Press (
Newport News, Virginia), Feb. 25, 2010.
http://www.dailypress.com/news/dp-now_women_on_subs_0326,0,1303883.story

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