Rapid Fire 03/29/06

Published March 29, 2006

*Can Ospreys keep from crashing?
* DHS "brain drain"
* Predator 3, IED-planters 0
* Coal = jet fuel?
"Kinder, gentler explosives"
* Stealth robo-sub unveiled
* Drone budget, broken down
* Warthog, upgraded
* Downed pilot beacon flicks on
* Blimp/plane mashup
* Remembering the original RF jammers

(Big ups: HT, RC)

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