Remote-controlled model airplanes roll in for annual event   Sunday, August 29, 2010 By Shannon M. Nass, Special to the Post-Gazette   Nestled among the woods of South Park is a quiet stretch of land known as Jack Coates Memorial Field. Unlike other grassy patches in the park, this one has a landing strip down the center.   Most days the gates leading up to it are locked with access limited to day hikers and mountain bikers who traverse the trails that cross and surround it. However,

ThirdWire Sneek Peek of Upcoming Release 28 August 2010 -- DanW   In a surprise announcement today Dan from ThirdWire shares with the community some images and news of their upcoming release. In no great detail and without any release dates the news of the release has so far been positively received by the ThirdWire Community. From the looks of the expected release a mission editor and other terrific enhancements are on the horizon for the Strike Fighters 2 series. The original thread in the

Unmanned Helicopter Being Developed For U.S. Military   Red Orbit: Friday, 27 August 2010   Lockheed Martin is developing an unmanned helicopter for the U.S. military designed to lift supplies and equipment to troops in Afghanistan.   The Kaman K-MAX helicopter can fly without a pilot and carry up to 6,000 pounds of cargo, which is more than the aircraft's empty weight.   The helicopter's primary use would be to transport equipment to troops at forward operating bases on the frontl

Replacement of Swiss Fighter Jets Postponed   Defence Talk — By SwissInfo on August 27, 2010   The Swiss government has delayed the partial replacement of the army’s Tiger fighter jets for financial reasons, the Federal Chancellery announced on Wednesday.   The government confirmed it planned to replace 54 “obsolete” planes but has postponed the purchase until 2015 at the latest, on the recommendation of Defence Minister Ueli Maurer. Some jets in the Tiger fleet are over 30 years old.

Submariners Give Rare Glimpse Into ‘Silent Service’   Defence Talk — By US Navy on August 25, 2010   ABOARD THE USS RHODE ISLAND: On a recent sun-soaked morning hundreds of miles off Florida’s Atlantic coast, this Trident ballistic missile submarine surfaced for an unusual operation.   About a dozen journalists, many representing the military, watched from a contracted 250-foot support vessel as the sleek, black back of the submarine ascended above gentle waters in the open ocean and

NORAD downplays Russian bomber interception   CBC News -- Wednesday, August 25, 2010 | 8:23 PM ET   NORAD is downplaying an incident on Tuesday that saw two CF-18s shadow a pair of Russian military aircraft as they flew within 56 kilometres of Canadian soil. In a statement Wednesday, NORAD, the North American Aerospace Defence Command, said the CF-18s "intercepted and visually identified" two TU-95 Bear bombers that entered the Canadian Air Defence Identification Zone.   "At no tim

Upgraded Surveillance Aircraft Arrive in Afghanistan   Defence Talk — By UK Ministry of Defence on August 25, 2010 at 5:51 am   Upgraded Desert Hawks - hand-launched, remote-controlled surveillance aircraft which can record video footage day and night, sending it directly to troops on the ground - arrived in Afghanistan this weekend.   The latest version of the Desert Hawk has been bought as part of a £3m Urgent Operational Requirement to provide a further boost to the surveillan