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The Coasties have been worrying this problem and its variations as evidenced, among other places, here , here, here, here. There are many more examples.
Floating physical barriers preventing or slowing water-borne intruders are valuable, if properly deployed. There is some controversy about the Navy acquisition of some such barriers, see here. See also here.
Creating “space” around our Navy bases is also vital so that short-range weapons are not as great a threat. See here.
So, how much do you dismiss this missive from the The Daily Telegraph?
"We are 45 doctors and we are determined to undertake jihad and take the battle inside America.Why pick on Mayport and the Navy? If you think about it - if you wanted to strike the US military on US soil, what is the easiest to get to?"The first target which will be penetrated by nine brothers is the naval base which gives shelter to the ship Kennedy." This is thought to have been a reference to the USS John F Kennedy, which is often at Mayport Naval Base in Jacksonville, Florida.
More importantly, are we ready for a no-warning, 30-50 knot target at 500 yards in area code 904 that looks like Joe Cracker from Oceanway going fishing? Good weekend pondering.
The replacement aircraft for the presidential helicopter - Marine 1 - successfully flew its maiden flight Tuesday.
Pinch says farewell to a warrior and leader here.
PRT! Freedom Watch from Bagram, Taliban denying they kidnapped someone or burned a school (huh, I mean WTF?) and something I sure hope isn't censorship... all here.
Our friend Chuck Z says he [used to] carry too much sh*t -- a complaint I heard regularly from my son and still hear from Our Guys in the Sandbox... So I'll bet y'all will get a kick out of this:
DoD Announces "Wearable Power" Prize Competition The Director, Defense Research and Engineering, John Young today announced a public prize competition to develop a wearable electric power system for war fighters. The competition will take place in the fall of 2008 and the prizes are $1 million for first place, $500,000 for second place and $250,000 for third place.
The essential electronic equipment that dismounted warfighters carries today - radios, night vision devices, global positioning system - runs on batteries. This competition will gather and test the good ideas for reducing the weight of the batteries that service members carry. The prize objective is a wearable, prototype system that can power a standard warfighter's equipment for 96 hours but weighs less than half that of the current batteries carried. All components, including the power generator, electrical storage, control electronics, connectors and fuel must weigh four kilograms or less, including any attachments.
Prizes will be awarded to the top three teams in a final competitive demonstration planned for the fall of 2008. At this "wear-off," individuals or teams will demonstrate their prototype systems under realistic conditions. The top three competitors that demonstrate a complete, wearable system that produces 20 watts average power for 96 hours but weighs less than 4 kilograms (~8.8 lbs) will win the prizes.
A public information forum will be held in September in the Washington, D.C. area to brief potential competitors on the technical details, the competition rules, and qualification requirements. Competitors must register to participate in the prize program by Nov. 30, 2007. The competition is open for international participation; however the individual or team leader must provide proof of U.S. citizenship. Details on the forum, as well as contest registration and rules are posted on the Defense Research and Engineering Prize Web site http://www.dod.mil/ddre/prize .
But, ok... if the "new" device must be less than 8.8 lbs., someone please tell me what the current stuff weighs!
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