Warriors deserve a warrior’s death, not a retirement spent rusting away in the desert. The Bushido taught samurai, “death before dishonor.” The A-10, one of the USAF’s most iconic planes, deserves a warrior’s death. The plane was developed in the middle of the Cold War with a specific type of warfare in mind, to kill Soviet tanks on the front line. It has a chance to do that before being shuffled off into memory. Instead of sending America’s most iconic aircraft to the desert for zero dollars, Erik Prince says, “send them to Ukraine on a lend-lease policy.” Air Force Asks to Retire … [Read more...]
SPOTTED IN UKRAINE: Russian AI Suicide Drone Can Pick Its Own Targets
A Russian "suicide drone" that picks its own targets using artificial intelligence (AI), has been spotted in Ukraine. Pictures of the ZALA Aero Group's suicide drone, called ZALA KYB (KUB-BLA) was first demonstrated at the IDEX-2019 arms exhibition in the United Arab Emirates. ZALA Aero Group is a subsidiary of the Russian arms company Kalashnikov. The KUB-BLA has a maximum flight time of 30 minutes and is packed with ball bearings to maximize injuries and deaths[as seen nearby in a photo Tweeted by @UAWeapons]. ZALA Aero also makes the Lancet, a loitering munition with a max … [Read more...]
Ukraine War Is an “Intelligence Bonanza” for the West
Since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, a lot military intelligence has been gathered. Recently, reports of odd munitions on the ground in Ukraine had ballistic experts stumped. The rounds were thought to be some sort of bomblets or cluster bombs. Further investigation has shown that, in fact, they were released from Russian Iskander-M short-range missiles, reported The New York Times. The munitions were decoys to fool air-defense radars and heat-seeking defensive missiles. The munitions emit radio signals and heat reports to fool defenses, reports Julie Coleman of Business Insider. She … [Read more...]
SWITCHBLADE: Ukraine Sky’s May Soon be Buzzing with Flying Munitions
Like a scene out of a horror movie, the Russians could soon be finding themselves hunted by a killer swarm. The swarm would come in the form of AeroVironment’s backpackable, rapidly deployable, loitering precision strike missile called, Switchblade. The Switchblade 300, with a range of just over 6 miles, has a flight endurance of 15 mins and weighs just over 5 pounds. The Switchblade 600 has a weight of 50 pounds and is for larger, more hardened targets and carries an anti-armor warhead. The range of the 600 is over 20 miles with a flight endurance time of 40 minutes. Unit cost is around … [Read more...]
Did Ukraine Find Russia’s Achilles’ Heel?
Coverage of the war in Ukraine suggests that the Ukrainian military has created a logistics nightmare for Russia with seemingly minimal efforts. Ukrainian troops appear to have targeted high value fuel trucks in order to stymie the advance of Russian tanks and APCs relying on their cargos. The Ukrainians also destroyed vital bridges and railways to deny their use to the Russians as routes for resupply. This effort also appears to have created choke points for Russian columns, making them vulnerable to further attack. Across the country, Ukrainians have taken down or painted over street … [Read more...]
The Bayraktar TB2: Turkish Drones in Ukraine – “Divine Justice”
Turkey is among the most advanced countries in the world when it comes to combat drone technology. Turkish drones have been game changers in Syria, Libya, and are currently flying missions in Ukraine. Most notably the Bayraktar TB2, which is a medium-altitude, long range tactical UAV, that can stay airborne 27 hours. In 2019, Ukraine bought 6 Bayraktar TB2s and has plans to purchase 24 more. Turkey and Ukraine agreed in Feb of 2022 to coproduce the popular Turkish-made drone at a site in Ukraine. The use of the TB2s on Russian backed separatists in eastern Ukraine has angered Moscow. … [Read more...]
Could Ukraine-Russian Conflict Extend into Space?
U.S. officials are warning that the possible cyber-attacks during the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine could extend to assets in space. Top officials are urging military and commercial space operators to be prepared for GPS jamming, spoofing, and cyber-attacks. Courtney Albon of DefenseNews writes (abridged): Reports from the Secure World Foundation and the Center for Strategic and International Studies document Russia’s use of non-kinetic disruptive space capabilities in Ukraine in recent years, including spoofing and jamming as well as cyber-attacks. “Russia places a high … [Read more...]
ALIAS Equipped Black Hawk Completes First Unmanned Flight
A Blackhawk fitted with DARPA’s Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) completed its first completely autonomous flight. Sikorsky’s MATRIX autonomy technologies that form the core of ALIAS combine software and hardware components to form a virtual second pilot. The system allows for two pilots, one pilot, or fully autonomous. Read more from DARPA’s press release: The DARPA Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program completed a first ever flight of a UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter without anyone onboard. Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, completed 30-minutes of … [Read more...]
Chinese Spacecraft Grabs and Throws Satellite into Graveyard Orbit
On January 22nd, a Chinese Satellite named SJ-21 went missing from its previous orbital path. An immediate proximity search turned up nothing, so a broader search was conducted. SJ-21 was found, but it was surprisingly out of place, and moving towards a decommissioned Compass G2 satellite. Once it intercepted the G2 satellite, the SJ-21 grabbed it, and threw it into a higher orbital path known as “the graveyard orbit.” Recently, China has been launching satellites classified as On-Orbit Servicing, Assembly, & Manufacturing (OSAM) satellites. These devices are cable of getting close … [Read more...]
World Famous 244 Year-Old Shipwreck Found in Newport Harbor
This morning, Kevin Sumption, the CEO of the Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM), held a news conference in Sydney. In his historic announcement, Sumption said archaeologists were convinced they had found the 244-year-old wreck of Captain James Cook's world-famous vessel, His Majesty's Bark Endeavour. Sumption stated the archaeological team was able to match structural details, and the shape of the ship's remains to those on Endeavor's original plans, positively identifying HM Bark Endeavour in what has been known as site RI 2394 in Newport, RI. "It is with great pride that after a … [Read more...]
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