Christopher McFadden of Interesting Engineering tells his readers that Chinese researchers have developed a new signal intelligence device that could rival or exceed those of the US. The device is AI-enabled and is said to be a “game-changer,” leaving adversaries "nowhere to hide on the battlefield." He writes: Chinese scientists have allegedly developed a new “game-changing” military surveillance technology that now means enemy assets have “nowhere to hide,” reports the South China Morning Post (SCMP). The technology is claimed to achieve seamless, wide bandwidth, real-time monitoring, and … [Read more...]
Amazon’s Nuclear Powered Data Center
Michelle Lewis of Electrek reports that Amazon just bought a 100% nuclear-powered data center to secure power for future growth. She writes: One of the US’s largest nuclear power plants will directly power cloud service provider Amazon Web Services’ new data center. Power provider Talen Energy sold its data center campus, Cumulus Data Assets, to Amazon Web Services for $650 million. Amazon will develop an up to 960-megawatt (MW) data center at the Salem Township site in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. The 1,200-acre campus is directly powered by an adjacent 2.5 gigawatt (GW) nuclear power … [Read more...]
Skunk Works Rolls Out An Engineering Marvel
Lockheed Martin Skunk Works rolled out the X-59 in hopes it would set a standard for supersonic flight on the commercial level. The X-59, also known as the "Son of Concord," looks to break the supersonic ban set by the federal government fifty years ago for non-military aircraft over land. Read the full press release below: Lockheed Martin Skunk Works® rolled out the X-59, a unique experimental aircraft designed to quiet the sonic boom, at a ceremony in Palmdale, California. The ceremony marked a significant milestone in Lockheed Martin's and NASA's decades-long journey to solve one of the … [Read more...]
Future of Airpower Takes First Flight
Audrey Decker of DefenseOne informs her readers that General Atomic's QX-67A air combat drone, a part of the U.S. Airforce's robot wingman flew for the first time. She writes: General Atomics’ new air combat drone has flown, another step toward what the Air Force is calling the “first of a second generation” of autonomous aircraft. The drone, called the XQ-67A, is derived from GA-ASI’s Gambit series of aircraft, which the company is proposing for the Air Force’s program to build robot wingmen, called collaborative combat aircraft, or CCAs. The new platform is part of the Air Force … [Read more...]
A War Beneath the Waves – Trillions of Dollars at Stake
It’s a war not many are aware of, but national security and trillions of dollars are at stake. Since the 1940s, China has claimed significant portions of the South China Sea using what has come to be known as the 'nine-dash line' map. More recently, Beijing began weaponizing man-made islands in the sea, allowing it to exert greater control over one of the world's major subsea communications cable highways. This has caused panic in the tech industry and the U.S. military as the subsea cables are vulnerable to sabotage attacks and espionage. Anna Gross and Alexandra Heal in London, Demetri … [Read more...]
Dangerous Forecast for Shipping Routes
The Economist tells readers that increasing threats in the Red Sea and a severe drought hitting the Panama Canal show how vulnerable shipping routes can become. Conflicts and droughts could push shipping routes to the north through the Arctic as ice cover continues to melt. The only problem is Russia's growing fleet of icebreakers and its military buildup. Both China and Russia are investing heavily in the Arctic. Shipping lanes are under pressure. Seven of the world’s ten biggest shipping companies have suspended transit through the Red Sea, where the Houthis, a Yemeni rebel group, … [Read more...]
Russia’s Dangerous New Drone Duo
Eric Schmidt of Foreign Affairs tells his readers how drones fill Ukrainian skies above the 600-mile front line. The tactics Ukraine pioneered are now being mimicked by Russia and it's turning the tide in Putin's favor. Schmidt writes: It’s winter in Ukraine again. The snow is piling up, the temperature is dropping, and the days are short. During the long nights, nearly two years into the full-scale war, the skies above the entire 600-mile frontline are filled with Ukrainian and Russian drones. In past centuries, the machinery of war would grind to a halt when harsh conditions pushed human … [Read more...]
Ukraine Devastates Russian Armored Column
Ukraine is using homemade cheap drones (approx $500), along with mines and anti-tank missiles to turn Russian armored columns into smoldering million-dollar wrecks. Watch the video below as Ukraine takes out a whole Russian column on January 4th, 2024, worth millions, in less than two minutes. … [Read more...]
A New Age of Air Defense is Upon Us
Pushing down the cost per intercept has taken the front seat in future planning for air defense officials. Knocking $20,000-dollar drones out of the sky with million-dollar missiles is not a cost-effective or viable answer. Drones are now the weapon of choice for terrorist groups like the Houthi rebels in Yemen as they look to create chaos and disruption from above. That is where companies like Anduril, headquartered in Costa Mesa, CA, are stepping up. Andruril unveiled its reusable, vertical takeoff and landing, operator-supervised AAV called Roadrunner on December 1st, 2023. U.S. … [Read more...]
SKY SONIC UNVEILED: First Hypersonic Missile Interceptor
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems has announced its development of an advanced hypersonic missile interceptor system named Sky Sonic. It’s the first of its kind and will be presented at the Paris Air Show. Read the full press release below. Haifa, Israel – June 14, 2023 – RAFAEL Advanced Defense Systems Ltd., a leading defense technology company, announced today that it has developed an advanced interceptor, named “Sky Sonic,” as a groundbreaking defensive response to the growing threat of hypersonic missiles. This revolutionary system will be officially unveiled for the first time at the Paris … [Read more...]
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