Browse Articles By Period: October 2012

10.19.2012 23:08 0 comments Categories: Advanced Technology Weapons Tags: antarctica high jump navy highjump

Operation Highjump, officially titled The United States Navy Antarctic Developments Program, 1946-1947

10.19.2012 17:01 0 comments Categories: Nuclear Weapons Tags: nuclear weapons weapons australia blast

Operation Blowdown was designed to simulate the effects of a nuclear weapon on tropical rainforest, using 50 tons of conventional explosive (TNT)

10.08.2012 12:30 0 comments Categories: Aircraft / Air Force History Tags: unmanned aerial vehicles (uavs)

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is an unpiloted aircraft. UAVs come in two varieties: some are controlled from a remote location

Operation Enduring Freedom" (OEF) is the official name used by the U.S. government for the War in Afghanistan

10.06.2012 10:35 0 comments Categories: Iraq & Afghanistan Wars Tags: operation desert storm iraq war desert shield air force

The first major foreign crisis for the United States after the end of the Cold War