Archive for the ‘military’ category: Page 220
An extremely rare World War II Spitfire fighter plane flown by a pilot who later took part in the “Great Escape” has been recovered from a remote Norwegian mountainside.
Specially equipped for long-range reconnaissance, the Royal Air Force Spitfire AA810 was shot down on March 5, 1942, during a mission to photograph the German battleship Tirpitz. The Spitfire’s pilot, Flt. Lt. Alastair ‘Sandy’ Gunn, bailed out from the plane but was captured by German forces. In 1944 he was part of the famous “Great Escape” breakout from the Stalag Luft III POW camp. Recaptured shortly after the breakout, the Scot was among 50 escapees executed by the Gestapo.
Gunn’s plane was a specially adapted Mk 1 Spitfire stripped of guns and armor and fitted with additional fuel tanks to extend its range from 575 miles to nearly 2,000 miles.
Nov 26, 2018
From Fog of War to Flames of Peace–Wildfires Surge in Post-FARC Colombia
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: military
The end of guerrilla warfare has led to an increase in woodland conflagrations and deforestation.
- By Emiliano Rodríguez Mega on November 26, 2018
Nov 14, 2018
Twenty-First Century Warfare: Secret and Silent Frequency Wars
Posted by Victoria Generao in categories: biotech/medical, internet, military, mobile phones
It’s imperative that Humanity understands the reality of warfare in these times when advanced and secret technologies are used against us on a daily basis.
From WiFi and cell phone frequencies to televisions and microwave ovens on up to the most exotic sonic weapons—it’s all disruptive and even lethal to the Human body and mind.
Because these weapons are silent and invisible, the war-loving aspects of society have been able to experiment with these methods for decades but the time for secrecy and these covert attacks on the life on our planet has come to an end.
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Nov 14, 2018
The Future of Flight: AI in the Cockpit
Posted by Derick Lee in categories: drones, military, robotics/AI
The U.S. military is investing billions of dollars each year in developing autonomous technologies that could enable planes, helicopters and drones to fly into some of the world’s most dangerous places, without a human pilot.
AI-empowered systems may soon allow autonomous flying machines to reduce the number of pilots and soldiers working in high-risk environments. Could these flying robots also be firing weapons? WSJ’s Jason Bellini reports, in the latest episode of Moving Upstream.
Nov 14, 2018
Apollo Astronaut claims Aliens PREVENTED a NUCLEAR WAR on Earth to ensure our existence
Posted by Mary Jain in categories: alien life, engineering, existential risks, military
The write up provides few sources but the phone interview with Mitchell on Fox News is good…
The Sixth Man to walk on the Moon – Edgar Mitchell made fainting claims about alien life when he stated that the existence of the alien visitors is kept a secret from the public, not due to fear of widespread disbelief, rather, a fear that the monetized interests of big business could go into a state of irrelevance if we were given a chance to harbor the technology.
Nov 14, 2018
Bullets that don’t miss, weaponized insects and more: Innovations from DARPA, America’s secret lab
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: government, military, robotics/AI
Bullets that never miss, super soldiers with extreme strength and robot warriors capable of rising up against humans may sound like the stuff of science fiction… but the truth is that they have all already been developed.
A top-secret US government body called the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is behind these space-age innovations, which it has developed as part of its mission to revolutionize the way America fights the wars of the future. (Just think of Q’s lab in James Bond, but for the US army).
Ever since it was established in 1958, DARPA has been the subject of conspiracy theories claiming — among other things — that the agency was covering up UFO landings, trying to develop mind control and working on Earth-shattering super-weapons like death rays.
Nov 3, 2018
Slightly heavier than a toothpick, the first wireless insect-size robot takes flight
Posted by Shailesh Prasad in categories: drones, government, military, robotics/AI
With the rapid advances in drone technology spanning the 20th century, it should come as no surprise that miniature flying robots are on the horizon: Between now and 2020, Goldman Sachs’ forecasts a $100 billion market opportunity for drones, helped by growing demand from the commercial and civil government sectors.
What is surprising is that it has taken researchers more than two decades to finally come up with a fully autonomous version. That’s because the electronics needed to power and control the wings were so heavy that, until now, flying robotic insects had to be tethered to a wire attached to an external power source.
Yet a team of engineers at the University of Washington, led by assistant professor Sawyer Fuller, were able to figure it out. Relying on funding from UW, they created RoboFly, a robo-insect powered by an invisible laser beam that is pointed at a photovoltaic cell, which is attached above the robot and converts the laser light into enough electricity to operate its wings.
Oct 30, 2018
The Air Force Wants Your Help Guarding Satellites From Space Junk
Posted by Michael Lance in categories: military, satellites
Oct 29, 2018
China’s first private rocket mission to outer space ends in failure
Posted by Derick Lee in categories: business, military, satellites
China’s aerospace industry has traditionally been the domain of state-owned institutes and enterprises, but a huge amount of investment has poured into the private sector since 2015 when Beijing announced a national strategy to integrate military and civilian businesses.
Landspace Tech’s ZQ-1 took off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre at 4pm on Saturday carrying a small satellite for state broadcaster CCTVMission failed due to problem with rocket’s third stage, company says.