Archive for the ‘military’ category: Page 267
Aug 25, 2016
Board Recommends Further Use Of Autonomy In Sea Control, Support Of Ground Troops
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: cybercrime/malcode, military, robotics/AI
Hmmmm.
The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps should advance the way they use unmanned systems, favoring greater autonomy over remotely-controlled missions and developing multi-vehicle systems such as swarms and cascaded operations, according to a recently released report by the Defense Science Board.
The DSB report, requested by the Pentagon’s acquisition chief in November 2014, notes a variety of Pentagon-wide challenges in developing, testing, fielding and operating autonomous systems, such as operator trust, cyber security and developing a test and evaluation plan for learning systems.
Aug 24, 2016
DARPA Wants You! To Down Rogue Drones
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: drones, military
Ever wanted to down a neighborhood nuisance drone and couldn’t? Or maybe you have some frustration that has built over time and want to release it. Well, here is your chance. DARPA wants you to down a rogue drone.
The Pentagon’s futuristic think tank is thinking about how to stop errant drones and it wants the public’s help. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Tactical Technology Office this week announced a request for information to help create “novel, flexible, mobile layered” anti-drone soluti…
Aug 23, 2016
System might detect doctored images and videos for the military
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: law enforcement, military
I see a future in TSA, FBI, CIA, local law enforcement, insurance companies’ fraud units, etc.
Purdue is leading part of an international effort to develop a system for the military that would detect doctored images and video and determine specifically how they were manipulated.
“This team has some of the most senior and skilled people out there in the field, some of whom helped to create the area of media forensics,” said Edward Delp, Purdue’s Charles William Harrison Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, in a press release.
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Aug 23, 2016
Accessible Synthetic Biology Raises New Concerns for DIY Biological Warfare
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: 3D printing, bioengineering, biotech/medical, genetics, habitats, military
Good; glad they are hearing us. Because it is a huge issue for sure especially with some of the things that I seen some of the researchers proposing to use CRISPR, 3D Printers, etc. to create some bizarre creatures. Example, in March to scientists in the UK wanted to use CRISPR to create a dragon; personally I didn’t expect it to be successful. However, the scientists didn’t consider the fallout to the public if they had actually succeeded.
For a few hundred dollars, anyone can start doing genetic editing in the comfort of their own home.
Aug 22, 2016
Scientists are working on a real-life Star Trek phaser
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: 3D printing, cyborgs, drones, food, military, robotics/AI
Want to be the next Captain Kirk or Spock; we’re getting more close of being a Star Trek & Star Wars world with drones and fighter jets with death lasers, cyborgs with BMI technology, sabers being developed, and now the Star Trek phaser is being developed.
Every year Star Trek’s futuristic sci-fi technology comes closer to just being “technology.” We live in a world where video chats, communicators, and real-time translators are normal, where androids are becoming more and more realistic and food replicators are almost here thanks to 3D printing. The next step? Phasers!
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Aug 22, 2016
US Outspending China and Russia in Hypersonic Weapons Research
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: military, robotics/AI
Among others, the Pentagon is funding the Lockheed Martin Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2 (HTV-2) program; the Raytheon Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) and the Raytheon/Lockheed Tactical Boost Glide (TBG) program.
HTV-2 is a multiyear research and development effort to increase the technical knowledge base and advance critical technologies to make long-duration hypersonic flight a reality. The Falcon HTV-2 is an unmanned, rocket-launched, maneuverable aircraft that glides through the Earth’s atmosphere at Mach 20.
HAWC is a joint DARPA/ Air Force effort to develop and demonstrate critical technologies that enable an effective and affordable air-launched hypersonic cruise missile. It will pursue flight demonstrations to address three critical technology challenges: air vehicle feasibility, effectiveness, and affordability.
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Aug 22, 2016
The 4th Media » China’s Pivot to World Markets, US’s Pivot to World Wars… Moving in Polar Opposite Directions
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: military, nuclear energy, robotics/AI
The original source of this article is Global Research.
And the debacle of the latin american left.
Aug 19, 2016
The Military Is Genetically Modifying Bacteria to Make Even Tinier Computers
Posted by Dan Kummer in categories: computing, genetics, military
Geobacter is so common that junior-high students use it in science fairs, but it could also wire the military’s future nanoelectronics.
Aug 17, 2016
Hezbollah Drone Is a Warning to the U.S
Posted by Karen Hurst in categories: drones, military, robotics/AI
I hate saying “I told you so”; however, it has happened. Whenever, technology is easily acquired means the bad people also has the same access via many sources.
As early as November 2004, Hezbollah sent Iranian-supplied Mirsad drones into Israeli airspace on spy missions, catching Israeli air defenses off guard. Shortly thereafter, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah proclaimed that the Mirsad could penetrate “anywhere, deep, deep” into Israel while carrying more than 200 pounds of explosives.
It was a bold claim for the time. The United States was the first country to deploy a modern, armed drone—the Predator—in 2001. For several years, America possessed a virtual monopoly on weaponized flying robots.
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