DefenceTalk“The inability to operate in degraded visual environments is the primary contributing factor to Army aviation mishaps over the past decade,” said Steffanie Easter. Easter, principal deputy assistant secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology, spoke at the Army Aviation Association of America-sponsored 2016 Army Aviation Mission Solution Summit in Atlanta, April 29 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-army-aims-to-own-the-weather-67416/

DefenceTalkGeoengineering, according to the Oxford Geoengineering program, is ‘the deliberate large-scale intervention in the Earth’s natural systems to counteract climate change’. The aim of solar geoengineering is to reflect some of the sun’s energy back into space to counteract the rising global temperature caused by greenhouse gases. Carbon geoengineering aims to remove carbon dioxide from […]https://www.defencetalk.com/are-spy-agencies-funding-weather-weapon-research-63155/

DefenceTalkA Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) satellite built by Lockheed Martin was successfully launched today at 7:46 a.m. from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. atop an Atlas V rocket. Lockheed Martin confirmed signal acquisition shortly after launch. DMSP-19 is the fourth Block 5D-3 version to be launched, and Lockheed Martin has produced more than 40 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/usaf-satellite-launched-today-will-improve-weather-prediction-59226/