The last 24 hours in #Aleppo This scene is reportedly of the devastation of Aleppo after bombings on Tuesday.
DARPA Envisions An Ender’s Game Controller for Urban Robot Swarms
Urban canyons—with their high vertical structures, tight spaces, and limited lines of sight—constrain military communications, mobility, and tactics in the best of times. These challenges become even more daunting when U.S. forces are in areas they do not control—where they can’t rely on supply chains, infrastructure, and previous knowledge of local conditions and potential threats. […]
Will Trump Pick One of These New Names after Romney Backlash?
After weeks of backlash against the possibility that Mitt Romney might be appointed his Secretary of State, the fledgling Trump administration is floating some new names as possible choices for the pick. On Friday, Kellyanne Conway announced that former Ford CEO Alan Mulally is now under consideration for the spot. Mulally is also a member of […]
Nano Crystal Breakthrough Could Revolutionize Night Vision Technology
ANU scientists have designed a nano crystal around 500 times smaller than a human hair that turns darkness into visible light and can be used to create light-weight night-vision glasses. Professor Dragomir Neshev from ANU said the new night-vision glasses could replace the cumbersome and bulky night-vision binoculars currently in use. “The nano crystals are […]
Remembering Pearl Harbor
From the WSJ: President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in an address to Congress on Dec. 8, 1941: Yesterday, December 7th, 1941—a date which will live in infamy—the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan. . . . As Commander in Chief of the Army […]
Russia Developing Decoy Drones to Imitate its Nuclear-Powered Subs
Specialists of Russia’s Rubin Central Design Bureau for Marine Engineering have developed a conceptual design of a seaborne robotized system called Surrogat for holding naval exercises, the design bureau’s press office told TASS on Tuesday. Currently negotiations are under way with the Navy on this project, the press office said. Surrogat is equipped with a […]
Cube Satellites are About to Revolutionize Space
Space has always been the playground of very big players with very deep pockets – but not anymore. It’s now being invaded by a new breed of cheap, innovative satellites, smaller than a loaf of bread. Cube Satellites, or CubeSats as they’re known, are revolutionising our access to space and the way we use it […]
Trump Passes Over Best Choice, Bolstering Establishment
Rather than choose the impeccably qualified John Allison as his nominee for Treasury Secretary, Donald Trump has chosen instead to nominate a former Goldman Sachs banker, Steve Mnuchin. Despite Trump’s promise to drain the swamp, appointing Mnuchin is more of the same. The Wall Street Journal reports: President-elect Donald Trump will name longtime banker and former Goldman […]
Raytheon wins $225m contract for increased Patriot missile defense capability
ANDOVER, Mass., Nov. 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — An undisclosed member of the 13-nation group that owns the combat-proven Patriot Integrated Air and Missile Defense System has awarded Raytheon Company [NYSE: RTN] a $225 million direct commercial sales contract for additional capability. The contract was awarded on Oct 19. “Our customer chose to continue investing in Patriot […]
Pelosi’s Leadership bid is Challenged by Rep. Tim Ryan
Of the last nine congresses, only two have been led by Democrats. Despite this terrible performance, Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi has been reelected over and over to the Democrats’ highest leadership role. Now, as she runs once again for Minority Leader, Pelosi is being challenged by Congressman Tim Ryan, a young lawmaker from Ohio. Ryan is […]
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