by admin | May 31, 2014 | Book Reviews, Books by Ron McManus, Drones, Navy, The Drone Enigma, ThrillerFest, USS George HW Bush
Kirkus has been an authoritative voice in book discovery for 80 years. I’m pleased to post Kirkus Review’s review of The Drone Enigma. Former lawyer and Navy SEAL Jake Palmer returns in McManus’ second thriller (Libido’s Twist, 2011), working a simple...
by admin | Jan 31, 2014 | Books by Ron McManus, Drone, Drones, Koehler Books, Military in Hampton Roads, Navy, The Drone Enigma, USS George HW Bush
I have allocated ten copies of The Drone Enigma for a Goodreads Giveaway that will run through February 13th. Residents of the US, UK and Canada are eligible to win a copy. If you win, please review the book on Goodreads.
by admin | Jul 21, 2013 | Books by Ron McManus, Drone, Navy, The Drone Enigma, X-47B
On July 10, 2013, after two earlier successful trapped landings on the USS George HW Bush (CVN-77), the Navy’s X-47B “Salty Dog 502” drone self-aborted on a third attempt and flew to an airfield on Wallops Island on the Virginia Eastern Shore. The...
by admin | Jul 13, 2013 | Books by Ron McManus, Drone, Drones, Navy, The Drone Enigma, USS George HW Bush, X-47B
Remember the date, Wednesday, July 10, 2013. It’s the day that the US Navy’s drone, the X-47B dubbed “Salty Dog 502,” made an arrested or trapped landing on an aircraft carrier, the USS George HW Bush (CVN-77). In trapped landings, the drone,...
by admin | Feb 25, 2013 | Books by Ron McManus, Drone, Drones, Military in Hampton Roads, Navy, Virginian-Pilot
XC59VFC3BPCG My new novel, Return to Valor, will be published later this year. The military techno-thriller features an experimental Navy drone. In anticipation of the release of this novel, I am writing a series of blog posts related to drones. This is the first of...
