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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 worked as an FBI Special Agent and was a Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team member. Learn more at Do...

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 vessels, Coast Guard ships and Air Force aircrafts. Meanwhile, silver can be found in the Army's Apache...

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 criticism of what appears to be its duplicative efforts and uncertain future persist. Instead, it may have c...