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The X Engine Could Allow Drones to Fly Quieter and Farther

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DARPA is funding the development of LiquidPiston’s 30 kilowatt, 40hp X4 diesel engine. The “X” engine technology includes an optimized thermodynamic cycle and a new rotary engine architecture. The architecture involves only two moving parts, a shaft and a rotor which significantly reduces vibration, noise, and heat output, minimizing EMI signatures and the engine’s impact […]

BAE Secures Contract for NextGen Amphibious Combat Vehicle

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BAE Systems has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Marine Corps worth $198 million for 30 next generation Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV 1.1). The contract for the new ACV 1.1 has options for a total of 204 vehicles worth up to $1.2 billion. The NextGen ACV 1.1 is equipped with a 700HP engine and […]

New Mini-Missile Could Soon Protect Troops from Airborne Threats

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Lockheed Martin’s new 2 ½ foot long miniature hit-to-kill missile is moving to the development stage. The miniature HTK missile weighs approximately 5 pounds and uses concentrated levels of kinetic energy to eliminate threats. The agile missile can defeat enemy rockets, artillery, mortars and UAVs. The U.S. Army Cruise Missile Defense Systems Project Office awarded […]

China’s Hack on U.S. Navy Contractor Nets Data on Submarine Warfare

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The recent hack on a U.S. Navy contractor’s servers is being labeled as “very serious” by Rhode Island’s U.S. Senator Jack Reed. Investigators are blaming the Chinese Ministry of State Security. The Chinese hackers were able to download 614GBs of data related to U.S. undersea warfare systems, including the Sea Dragon supersonic anti-ship missile program. […]

China Just Released Images of an F-22 Style Unmanned Jet

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The Chinese just revealed a new remotely piloted fighter jet dubbed the “Dark Sword.” The Dark Sword has an F-22 style vertical stabilizer which means it could be capable of supersonic flight. Experts are warning the Dark Sword could give the Chinese a strategic advantage over the U.S. The curious case of the reappearing Dark […]

Inside China’s Plan to Overwhelm and Dominate the South China Sea

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The Chinese are developing and fine tuning robo-boats to overwhelm enemy vessels. A video surfaced on the Chinese news site DW News on May 29th. The video shows 56 unmanned robot boats performing highly coordinated maneuvers in the South China Sea. Robert Beckhusen of The National Interest talks about how China could use this low-cost […]

Russian High-Tech Firm to Showcase Silent Sniper Rifle

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Russian high-tech firm, Shipunov Instrument-Making Design Bureau, will showcase its 12.7mm quiet sniper rifle in August at the Army-2018 arms exhibition. The rifle is derived from the MTs-116M, and is believed to use a subsonic cartridge to greatly reduce pressurized gases and muzzle flash, thereby making the rifle and sniper less conspicuous on the battlefield. […]

Taj Boston (in its past life Ritz Boston)

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Originally posted July 31, 2017. Debbie and my home away from home is in Boston, by far and away our favorite big city in America. I started visiting the old Ritz Boston, now the Taj Boston, (not the current ghastly Ritz rendition) in 1964 after Ed Rosenberg, a prior Babson professor, had given me my entry […]

Starbucks Enters a Bermuda Triangle

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Two black men went into a Philadelphia Starbucks in April and wanted to use the bathroom without buying a cup of Joe. The manager called the cops after he asked them to leave and the men refused. Starbucks went into damage control. On 29 May, Starbucks will close its 8,000+ U.S. stores to conduct a […]