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Web Exclusive Articles Online News | Industry News Flash | Executive Watch | Exclusive Content | Mil & Aero Blog | Archives Home Mil & Aero Blog 2009 P6 Not a bad time to travel Yes, the economy is tanking, and big airplane makers like Boeing are having major layoffs, yet airfares and hotel rates are down and flights aren't even crowded. Hijacked by hackers It can happen to you. You could unwittingly be made a pawn in a cyber-attack, or worse: unknowingly become a cyber attacker. Most any computer -- whether a desktop/laptop PC or server -- can be hijacked by hackers. It could then be used as a weapon. Read The Mil & Aero Blog online at www.pennwellblogs.com/mae. Loving the digital age I know I'm not alone when I say I've wasted more than few hours surfing on Facebook, the popular online community. It's fun reconnecting with old friends from high school, even ex-girlfriends are popping out of the woodwork. Another helicopter program with cost-overruns Once again a helicopter program is making headlines for its excessive costs. Both sides of the political aisle are questioning not only the cost of the new presidential helicopter program but its necessity as well. In support of illegal aliens (sigh) I am all for the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act signed by President Barack Obama this week. It is about time our hard-earned tax money was used, not to help well-paid executives at failing businesses, but to help us. What a novel idea--investing in us and the infrastructures we rely upon daily. Isn't that why we pay taxes? Read The Mil & Aero Blog online at www.pennwellblogs.com/mae. Flight delays and respect During a five-hour flight delay I had in Dallas on Saturday I had plenty of time to people watch, surf the net, and down some large cups of Starbucks coffee. Happy birthday, President Lincoln People all across the United States are celebrating the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth. I live in Spokane, where a large statue of President Lincoln resides. Upon moving here, I was a bit perplexed at seeing it, thinking Lincoln had no significance to Spokane. He was not born here; he did not die here. Why is he here? Read The Mil & Aero Blog online at www.pennwellblogs.com/mae. Newcomers to defense biz will face ITAR headache Listening to a presentation today on dealing with International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) pitfalls for small defense companies, I started thinking this is only going to become more problematic as commercial companies, finding their own markets tanking, try to break into the defense business. The defense industry is one of the few bright spots in this economy and already designers of commercial technology are looking for ways to attract military system integrators to their products. Hey Kid! Mean Joe is still the best Excuse the break from military technology blogs, but I gotta talk about the Steelers Super Bowl win and this year's Super Bowl commercials. Laser companies prove to be attractive acquisition targets of prime defense contractors Last fall's acquisition of laser specialist Aculight Corp. of Bothell, Wash., by defense contracting giant Lockheed Martin Corp. of Bethesda, Md., may be an indication that military prime contractors are getting even more serious about developing or acquiring laser and other electro-optical technology expertise. Read The Mil & Aero Blog online at www.pennwellblogs.com/mae. PAGE: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |

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