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Aug 2, 2016
10 Crazy Things Drones Are Being Used For Right Now
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: drones, military
Where is PETA when you need them.
When we think of drones, we still often think primarily of their military uses, despite the fact that they’re increasingly becoming a part of our everyday lives. Drones serve an impressive range of roles in the military, commercial, public, and civilian sectors. They’re also becoming more and more affordable and accessible. If you’ve been to an open-air event with a decent crowd lately, there was probably at least one person there flying their personal drone around, taking aerial footage to upload to social media.
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Jul 30, 2016
Space Standoff: The next Cold War is already playing out right above our heads
Posted by Klaus Baldauf in categories: military, robotics/AI, space
The next generation of military space-bots are already in orbit as Russia, the US, and China each struggle for dominance in space.
Jul 30, 2016
US surveillance plane makes emergency landing in Russia
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: geopolitics, military, surveillance, treaties
We always hear how bad Russia is; etc. We never hear about these stories where they helped the US.
A U.S. Air Force surveillance plane making a routine flight over Russia to fulfill a treaty obligation was forced to make an emergency landing in eastern Russia earlier this week after experiencing a problem with its landing gear, a Pentagon spokes person told Fox News.
The unarmed American military plane had Russian officials on board as part of the 1992 Open Skies Treaty, which bounds 34 nations, including Russia and the United States, to allow military inspection flights to ensure compliance to long standing arms-control treaties and to offer greater transparency into each nation’s military capabilities.
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Jul 29, 2016
World’s largest self-driving warship aces its first sea trials: US Navy’s 132ft-long ‘Sea Hunter’ drone will scour oceans for enemy subs
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: drones, military, robotics/AI
Dubbed the ‘Sea Hunter’, the 132ft ship is designed to travel thousands of miles out at sea without a single crew member on board.
The self driving warship has now completed its first trials — and passed with flying colours.
Jul 29, 2016
Russia to Join China in Naval Exercise in Disputed South China Sea
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: law, military
The announcement highlights a partnership with Beijing after an international legal ruling underlined rifts between China and Southeast Asian nations over rival claims to the sea.
Jul 29, 2016
Russia Is Reportedly Developing A Nuclear Space Bomber
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: military, space
Jul 28, 2016
How science could help cyclists to keep pedalling for longer
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: energy, food, military, science
Nice.
Elite endurance athletes could be able to keep going for longer thanks to a new drink developed to give soldiers extra energy in battle, a study using former Olympians has found.
Scientists found that cyclists using the drink, which temporarily switches the body’s energy source from glucose to ketones, could travel an extra quarter of a mile than those taking a different energy supplement.
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Jul 26, 2016
Most people are too scared to use brain chips and synthetic blood to improve performance
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: bioengineering, biotech/medical, computing, military, neuroscience, singularity
On the path towards Singularity — I believe that this is an individual choice. However, to remain relevant and competitive in industry we may see a day when folks will require this type of enhancement to compete, perform in military operations, etc.
The researchers carried out a survey of more than 4,700 US adults.
Jul 24, 2016
Russia Ready To Build Nuke-Powered Aircraft Carrier For India
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: government, military, nuclear energy
Russia has agreed to build a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier jointly with India.
According to sources close to the Indian Navy, Kremlin recently sent a letter to the Indian Defence Ministry in which the offer was made. A senior Navy officer told the press: “A Russian military delegation offered India the Project 23000E ‘Storm’ (E stands for export-oriented, Eksportny) heavy aircraft carrier several weeks ago.” The officer, who wished to remain anonymous, said that the Narendra Modi government was considering the offer and would make a final decision soon.
Speaking at a press conference in the Indian capital a couple of days ago, the officer said: “The surface combatant is known to have a full displacement of about 100,000 tonnes and a price of about USD 5.7 billion. The proposed carrier has been jointly developed by the Krylov State Research Centre (KGNC) and the Nevskoye Design Bureau (NPKB), a subsidiary of the United Shipbuilding Corporation. The building of the Project 23300 ‘Storm’ aircraft carrier is supposed to take about 10–11 years.”
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