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Sep 22, 2020

South China Sea Watch: Taiwan alarm and Indonesia standoff

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A look at recent developments in the South China Sea, where China is pitted against smaller neighbors in multiple territorial disputes over islands, coral reefs and lagoons. China flooded the Taiwan Strait at the northern end of the South China Sea with warplanes over two days last week in an apparent.

Sep 22, 2020

NASA, Space Force partnership aims to make space exploration safe

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Some experts worry that deepening civil-military ties could pose problems.

Sep 21, 2020

NORAD conducting air defense operations in response to Russian aircraft sightings

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PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (KRDO) – The North American Aerospace Defense Command says it is conducting air defense operations between September 20 and 23 in response to recent sightings of Russian aircraft.

Officials say they are doing the operations to “demonstrate NORAD’s air capability, readiness and will to defend the United States and Canada from competitors who continue to test our defenses.”

The organization says Russian aircraft were identified Friday evening within 50 nautical miles of Alaska’s Nunavik Island.

Sep 21, 2020

Is China Threatening To Shoot-Down ‘Civilian Airlines’ Operating Over The South China Sea?

Posted by in categories: military, surveillance

China has warned the US after it flew its ‘spy planes’ over the South China Sea several times electronically disguising as a civilian airplane.

“It is the old trick of the US military to use a transponder code to impersonate civil aircraft of other countries,” said Chinese Foreign Minister, Wang Wenbin, during his briefing.

Narendra Modi Second Indian Prime Minister To Win Ig Nobel Prize 2020

Sep 19, 2020

Playing laser tag: US dominance and Chinese ambition point to new arms race

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Both sides are developing laser weapons, with the US leading the way and China having been accused of targeting American planes with military-grade laser beams.

Sep 19, 2020

This $350,000 bulletproof SUV blends military looks with a wildly opulent interior — see inside the ‘Sentry Civilian’

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The bulletproof Inkas Sentry Civilian sports an aggressive military look and an unexpectedly opulent interior.

Sep 16, 2020

Brigadier General Dr. Loree Sutton New York’s Next Mayor?

Posted by in categories: biotech/medical, finance, health, military, neuroscience

In recent years we have seen the move away from ‘politics as usual’. Non-traditional figures have entered the political arena to disrupt the typical entrenched narratives. The election and worldwide popularity of Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand Prime Minister just one example of a new kind of leader who prioritises national wellbeing and happiness in the belief that everything else will follow.

Brigadier General (Retired) Dr. Loree Sutton Next Mayor of New York City?

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Sep 16, 2020

Space Tug Company Names DARPA Military Veteran As New President

Posted by in categories: military, space travel

Lucrative military contracts could be in store for Momentus, a startup space transportation company that has raised $80 million in funding.

Sep 15, 2020

Tactical Airborne Laser Weapon System (TALWS)

Posted by in categories: futurism, military

How can combat pilots protect warfighters in the air and on the ground at the speed of light? We’re developing laser pod technology now to be ready for action when the warfighter calls. The future is almost here.

Learn more about TALWS: https://lmt.co/3hry0kJ

Sep 15, 2020

The Air Force has already built and flown a prototype of its first new fighter jet in two decades

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Wow cool.


The Defense Department may not have finished working out all the kinks in the ultra-expensive and perpetually buggy F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, but the Air Force is plowing ahead with plans for a next-generation fighter jet.

Defense News reports that the service has secretly designed, built, and flown a prototype of a future fighter jet under its Next Generation Air Dominance program.

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