Archive for the ‘military’ category: Page 143
Oct 3, 2020
Military Robot Guard Dogs
Posted by Muhammad Furqan in categories: military, robotics/AI
Oct 3, 2020
Scientists Made a Super-Enzyme That Absolutely Ravages Plastic Bottles
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: chemistry, food, military, sustainability
The bacteria cocktail eats plastic six times faster than any other bug.
A newly discovered “super-enzyme” could finally mean effective recycling of plastic bottles and other materials, scientists say. The plastic-eating bacteria can digest plastic six times faster than current methods of chemically breaking it down.
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Oct 2, 2020
US Space Force plans to launch astronauts someday
Posted by Malak Trabelsi Loeb in categories: military, space
But not anytime soon.
The nation’s newest military branch doesn’t currently launch anyone to the final frontier. But that will change someday, if all goes according to plan.
Oct 1, 2020
Latest Flight Testing!
Posted by Quinn Sena in categories: business, drones, engineering, evolution, military
Latest wing testing and the evolution of our aerodynamic control at speed with the #JetSuit never stops at Gravity. Here with the awesome Benjamin Kenobi chasing with his Inspire drone🤘
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Oct 1, 2020
US Navy SEALs change creed statement to become gender-neutral
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: military
The US Navy SEALs have changed their creed statement to become gender-neutral and have eliminated terms such as “brotherhood,” according to a report.
“Naval Special Warfare continues to deliberately develop a culture of tactical and ethical excellence that reflects the nation we represent, and that draws upon the talents of the all-volunteer force who meet the standards of qualification as a SEAL or SWCC,” Navy Special Warfare spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Stroup told American Military News.
One change addresses the first paragraph of the SEAL ethos.
Oct 1, 2020
Congress Wants a ‘Manhattan Project’ for Military Artificial Intelligence
Posted by Malak Trabelsi Loeb in categories: government, military, robotics/AI
A new bipartisan #congressionalreport calls for the #DefenseDepartment to get a lot more serious about the race to acquire #artificialintelligence and #autonomouscapabilities, modeling efforts to become dominant in these spheres after the “Manhattan Project” initiative to test and develop nuclear weapons in the 1940s.
On Tuesday, the House Armed Services Committee released the results of a yearlong review, co-led by Reps. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., and Jim Banks, R-Ind., aimed at assessing #U.S. #militarycapabilities and preparedness to meet current threats. The 87-page #Future of Defense Task Force Report contains some expected findings — #China and #Russia are identified as the top security threats to the U.S. and modernization is described as an urgent need — but there are surprising points of emphasis.
A bipartisan congressional report calls for the DoD to get more serious about the race to acquire artificial intelligence and autonomous capabilities, modeling efforts to become dominant in these spheres after the “Manhattan Project” initiative to test and develop nuclear weapons in the 1940s.
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Oct 1, 2020
U.S. DARPA tasks Gryphon with nuclear thermal propulsion system
Posted by Malak Trabelsi Loeb in categories: engineering, military, space travel
Gryphon provides digital engineering, analytics, cyber and cloud solutions to U.S. security organizations. It was awarded a $14million DARPA task order to support the development and demonstration of an uranium-based Nuclear Thermal Propulsion (NTP) System.
The system is a part of the Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) program and will enable the U.S. military to operate spacecraft in cislunar space, Gryphon said. The cislunar space is the region outside the Earth’s atmosphere and just beyond the Moon’s orbit.
“A successfully demonstrated NTP system will provide a leap-ahead in space propulsion capability, allowing agile and rapid transit over vast distances as compared to present propulsion approaches,” said Gryphon’s Chief Engineer Dr. Tabitha Dodson.
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Sep 29, 2020
SpaceX’s Starlink satellites could make US Army navigation hard to jam
Posted by Malak Trabelsi Loeb in categories: Elon Musk, internet, military, satellites
New research shows Elon Musk’s broadband network could be tweaked to work as an alternative to GPS.
Sep 27, 2020
Taiwan’s armed forces strain in undeclared war of attrition with China
Posted by Quinn Sena in category: military
KAOHSIUNG, Taiwan (Reuters) — Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen visited a low-key but critical maintenance base for fighter jet engines on Saturday, offering encouragement as the Chinese-claimed island’s armed forces strain in the face of repeated Chinese air force incursions.
This month alone, China’s drills have included its jets crossing the mid-line of the sensitive Taiwan Strait and exercising near the Taiwan-controlled Pratas Islands in the South China Sea.
