After what Gen. Glen VanHerck called a “totally deceiving and incorrect” SPACECOM statement, there was widespread confusion about who is charged with the missile defense mission.
By Theresa HitchensSupplementary data is provided by Verizon, who recently “expanded its relationship to provide a secure 4G LTE wireless broadband signal to Comet, Dancer and Prancer—a set of dedicated routers with festive code names.”
By Colin ClarkAN UNDISCLOSED LOCATION SIMILAR TO BUT MAYBE NOT THE SAME AS NORAD HEADQUARTERS IN COLORADO: Ho. Ho. Ho. It may be hard to believe but the new F-35 sensors are so sensitive they can pick up Santa’s laughter from 1,300 miles away. It’s all part of NORAD’s new efforts to improve their ability to get…
By Colin ClarkAs I write this, NORAD reports that Santa is heading for Singapore and has delivered more than estimated 1.5 billion gifts! The NORAD Santa tracking site is a venerable tradition and one we love to highlight. Here’s an example of what the witty folks at NORAD can do. They tweeted this earlier this morning: “Santa…
By Colin ClarkIt is my favorite defense-related story of the Christmas season: NORAD, the command responsible for tracking possible airborne threats to America tracks Santa as he roams the globe. In addition to tracking Santa on the day, the site offers Santa Cams that show Santa at locations around the globe, as well as lots of Christmas…
By Colin Clark