"Russia isn’t the only country looking to build invincible hypersonic weapons. Here’s the latest on the U.S. efforts to send missiles and even aircraft five times faster than sound." Source: The U.S. …
China to follow Elon Musk, build a global Wi-Fi network
"By ASIA TIMES STAFF MARCH 5, 2018 6:59 PM (UTC+8) 4 1 More than 300 satellites will be put into orbit as China, inspired by US billionaire Elon Musk’s plan to get the entire world online, aims to …
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Former Google exec: AI movie death scenarios ‘one to two decades away’
"Rapid advances in artificial intelligence and military robotics have some concerned that the development of Terminator-like killer robots will be humankind’s downfall. But that doesn’t seem to worry …
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Russia Claims It Now Has Lasers To Shoot Satellites
"Russian defense companies have created a plane-mounted laser that can hit satellites — at least according to an anonymous source quoted by Russian news agency Interfax. On Saturday, an Interfax …
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CSAF Predicts War In Space ‘In A Matter Of Years’
"It is only ‘a matter of years’ before the US fights ‘from space,’ the Air Force’s top uniformed leader said here. With that stark prediction, Chief of Staff David Goldfein went on to press the …
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For the Army, a 3-D printed drone is nice. A customized, 3-D printed drone is better.
"Why carry around drones when they can be printed on the spot? Army researchers say they can do just that: 3D print a quadcopter airframe. Better yet, they are developing a system to allow soldiers to …
xView Detection Challenge: Help the Pentagon Analyze Satellite Images
"ON A TRIP to Silicon Valley last year, Defense Secretary James Mattis openly envied tech companies’ superior use of artificial intelligence technology. To help close the gap, one Pentagon unit is now …
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US Army Now Holding Drills With Ground Robots That Shoot
"In a historic first, the Army conducted a live fire exercise with a remote-controlled ground combat vehicle armed with a .50-caliber machine gun. It plans to conduct more exercises with more heavily …
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Russia releases video of its modernized ballistic missile defense system
"On Feb. 12, the Russian Defence Ministry posted a video on its website showing the white desolation of the Kazakh steppes in winter. Suddenly, a bright red and grey plume erupted from the snow and …
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Why it’s harder for soldiers to tell if their radios are being jammed
"The radio spectra are increasingly crowded and confused, and smart devices are making it worse. Already jammed full of telecom signals, the airwaves have become increasingly congested with the …
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