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Oct 25, 2016
Russia unveils first images of Satan 2 missile
Posted by Karen Hurst in category: military
Russia has unveiled chilling pictures of its largest ever nuclear missile, capable of destroying an area the size of France.
The RS-28 Sarmat missile, dubbed Satan 2 by Nato, has a top speed of 4.3 miles (7km) per second and has been designed to outfox anti-missile shield systems.
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Oct 25, 2016
Russian military build impenetrable closed internet – and mocks US technology
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: cybercrime/malcode, internet, military
For my CISO/ CSO friends.
It is believed that Russia has the Internet that is considered as impenetrable. Such technology protects Russia from hacking attempts.
The World Wide Web (WWW) is prone to hacking, as shown in the recent cyber attacks on the US which led to outages on giants including Twitter, Amazon and Spotify, for which Russia has been largely blamed, so the Eastern European powerhouse has upped its security measures.
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Oct 25, 2016
The exciting new age of quantum computing
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: biotech/medical, computing, encryption, military, quantum physics, security, space travel
What does the future hold for computing? Experts at the Networked Quantum Information Technologies Hub (NQIT), based at Oxford University, believe our next great technological leap lies in the development of quantum computing.
Quantum computers could solve problems it takes a conventional computer longer than the lifetime of the universe to solve. This could bring new possibilities, such as advanced drug development, superior military intelligence, greater opportunities for space exploration and enhanced encryption security.
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Oct 18, 2016
Russia Turning Cellphone Towers Into Missile Jammers
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: government, military
Heading to Russia anytime soon? Well, that cell tower that you see in Russia may actually be a missile jammer.
Missile jammers aren’t exactly new as far as technology is concerned, but Russia’s implementation of it might. According to a report from Motherboard, it seems that over in Russia, the government is apparently considering stepping up their military defense by equipping civilian cellphone towers with missile jammers.
According to a Russian Defense Ministry spokesman who spoke to the Izvestiya newspaper, “At the present time, the tests of the item have been completed and the system has been accepted into the inventory.” Dubbed Pole-21, these missile jammers can be mounted onto cellphone towers and given the spread of cellphone towers, the end result could be a dome-like defense system that can cover entire regions and protect it from satellite navigation signals.
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Oct 18, 2016
Robotic ALIAS puts Cessna Caravan through basic maneuvers
Posted by Shane Hinshaw in categories: military, robotics/AI
The ALIAS system, developed by DARPA, could cut down on crew requirements in military and civilian small aircraft by taking control with a robotic arm. Although it’s still a ways off production, the system has been successfully demonstrated on a Cessna Caravan aircraft.
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Oct 18, 2016
An Electromagnetic Arms Race Has Begun: China Is Making Railguns Too
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: innovation, military
Oct 17, 2016
Archetype: Love this one
Posted by Sean Brazell in categories: entertainment, military, robotics/AI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHhJ1cpQWWw&feature=share
I hope the fickle gods of entertainment see fit to make this a regular show or movie…
Hollywood futuristic sci-fi | sci-fi short film.
Oct 16, 2016
EmDrive Inventor Gets New Patent For Impossible Engine, US And UK Governments Interested
Posted by Andreas Matt in categories: military, space travel
The inventor of the impossible EmDrive, Roger Shawyer, received a new patent for the next generation of his controversial engine and the US Department of Defense and the UK Ministry of Defense are both interested in obtaining the technology.
If the EmDrive works, which is under some debate, it would allow a military satellite to get close to its target without being detected, it would also revolutionize space travel, Shawyer told the International Business Times.
Oct 16, 2016
No satellites needed for next-gen navigation system that uses “signals of opportunity”
Posted by Shane Hinshaw in categories: encryption, internet, military, mobile phones, robotics/AI, satellites
The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a great navigation aid – unless you lose the signal while negotiating a complicated spaghetti junction. That’s bad enough for conventional cars, but for autonomous vehicles it could be catastrophic, so the University of California, Riverside’s Autonomous Systems Perception, Intelligence, and Navigation (ASPIN) Laboratory under Zak Kassas is developing an alternative navigation system that uses secondary radio signals, such as from cell phone systems and Wi-Fi to either complement existing GPS-based systems or as a standalone alternative that is claimed to be highly reliable, consistent, and tamper-proof.
Today, there are two global satellite navigation systems in operation, the US GPS and the Russian GLONASS, with the European Galileo system set to become fully operational in the next few years, and plans for the Chinese Beidou system to extend globally by 2020. These have revolutionized navigation, surveying, and a dozen other fields, but GPS and related systems still leave much to be desired. By their nature, GPS signals are weak and positions need to be confirmed by several satellites, so built up areas or mountainous areas can make the system useless. In addition, GPS signals can be deliberately or accidentally jammed or spoofed due to insufficient encryption and other protections.
