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Mil & Aero Blog 2008 P4
Xpantivirus attacks
I got hit yesterday with a virus my IT guy hadn't seen before. Called the Xpantivirus, it fools you into thinking it's an antivirus software application that caught some spyware on your system and wants you to download the solution.
Parallel courses and the value of renewing old friendships
You know those coincidental, small-world experiences you have that you'd never, ever imaging having? Well, I had one of those this week when I visited an electro-optics surveillance company in Westborough, Mass., called RemoteReality Corp. Read The Mil & Aero Blog online at www.pennwellblogs.com/mae.
On my way to San Jose
Face-to-face interaction is invaluable in virtually any industry, but building strong relationships is particularly important in the mil-aero market. With a recession looming and belts being tightened in anticipation of a continued economic downturn, business travel is likely to decrease significantly for many. Travel budgets are among the first to be cut, in my experience, so I labor over where to spend my travel time (and money) and how best to spend my time at an event.
Resetting the bar on power semiconductors
Here's a heads-up that you're likely to start reading about a fundamental advancement in power electronics technology from a company called HVVi Semiconductors Inc. in Phoenix, which is getting ready to announce a technology its leaders call high-voltage vertical field effect transistors -- otherwise known as HVVFETs. Read The Mil & Aero Blog online at www.pennwellblogs.com/mae.
Fire your own NLOS cannon
Last week a friend in the industry clued me into a link that not only lets you learn about a new weapon platform but play with it in a simulation.
Musings on the schizophrenic defense market
Plenty of things are happening these days to put a chill on the defense technology market. We have an election coming up with vastly uncertain prospects; military forces are still operating in Iraq and Afghanistan; and many ordinary citizens are getting sick of the Iraq war and are hungry for peace. A sense of foreboding is in the air. Read The Mil & Aero Blog online at www.pennwellblogs.com/mae.
M&AE: Investing in & building community
For many, the new fiscal year started this week. The dawn of a new fiscal year, not to mention the replenished funds that accompany it, is often welcomed – nay, eagerly awaited. This year is different, however; virtually every economic outlook delivered by financial pundits is peppered with the R word (recession). There is an upside! Read The Mil & Aero Blog online at www.pennwellblogs.com/mae.
Touchy subjects
Covering the military has its perks - none bigger than getting to spend time and talk with the outstanding men and women who are sacrificing a great deal for their country. Read The Mil & Aero Blog online at www.pennwellblogs.com/mae.
Another view: time to consider the human dimension of using robots in warfare
Last month I posted a blog item headlined Autonomous arms race: gentlemen, start your robots, in which I took a university professor in Sheffield, England, named Noel Sharkey to task for views on military robotic technology he presented in a keynote address to the Royal United Services Institute. This morning I received a long and very thoughtful response, which I will let speak for itself.
Laser links: the foundation of future broadband tactical networking
ORLANDO, Fla. -- I think it's obvious that laser crosslinks represent the future of military tactical networking on land, at sea, and in the air. Read The Mil & Aero Blog online at www.pennwellblogs.com/mae.
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