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Don Bentley: On Being Picked to Write a Book in a Famous Series Thriller author Don Bentley discusses how he was selected to write Target Acquired, the latest Tom Clancy novel. Author: Without Sanction, The Outside Man, and two forthcoming titles, as well as Target Acquired, a Tom Clancy Jack Ryan, Jr. novel. Bentley spent a decade as an Army Apache helicopter pilot during which time he deployed to Afghanistan as an Air Cavalry Troop Commander. Following his time in the military, Bentley worke...

The Army’s move to integrate a mature and capable off-the-shelf weapon onto its Apaches seems like an all-around win for keeping the Army’s Apache helicopter fleet tactically and financially viable in the coming decades.

Fly like the President—well, almost—in the capacious helicopter model that will soon enter service as the new Marine One.

National Interest in Minerals and Rare Earth Elements Grows FinancialBuzz.com News Commentary Share this article Share this article NEW YORK, May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) uses about 750,000 tons of minerals each year. In fact, minerals are among the most important components that make up various technologies, and according to data published by the National Mining Association, copper is the second most used mineral by the DoD. Copper can be found in naval ves...

By   Rebecca Grant on May 04, 2021 at 6:01 AM SDA National Defense Space Architecture When Congress began pushing hard for some kind of Space Force the biggest concern lawmakers had was improving space acquisition. After the Space Force was created the Office of Secretary of Defense created a new space acquisition authority outside the control of the new service that was supposed to train and equip space warriors. The Space Development Agency has shown no signs of going away, though criticis...

Why the US Marine Corps is not to be trifled with. Heres What You Need to Remember: The Marines are not a heavy, mechanized force in the mold of the Army’s heavy brigade combat teams. The U.S. Marine Corps prides itself on being America’s 911 force—a fire brigade that the president can call upon to fight the nation’s battles in an emergency. Though the Marines have largely been treated as a de facto second land army over the past dozen years, the service is an integral component of the...

How the AH-64 Apache Dominates the Battlefield Below The Apache’s status as the world’s premier attack helicopter remains largely unchallenged. Heres What You Need To Remember: The attack helicopter’s ability to ferret out and battlefield targets and hammer them with precision missiles remains highly valued. Therefore, the Army plans to keep flying Apaches into the 2040s, by which time a new generation of “Future Vertical Lift” choppers may eventually assume their mantle. Early in t...

Why the AH-64 Apache is the World’s Best Attack Helicopter Nearly three decades later, the Apache’s status as the world’s premier attack helicopter remains largely unchallenged. Heres What You Need to Remember: The latest AH-64E Guardian model boasts uprated engines, remote drone-control capabilities, and a sensors designed to highlight muzzle flashes on the battlefield below. The Army has also experimentally deployed Apaches on U.S. Navy ships and had them practice anti-ship missions, a...