China Gets Critical Engine Technology and in Exchange Will Fix Russian Ships

Russia has provided China with critical navy engine technology which will enable China’s newest destroyers to have enough electrical power for large railguns. China will fix and upgrade Russia’s aircraft carrier and other large ships. Russia is unable to fix or modernize large ships after their only large floating dock sank. This shows that China …

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Will the Rotating Detonation Engines Enable Hypersonic Planes?

Disk rotating detonation engines could provide engines that are 10% more efficient, which could enable hypersonic planes. The USA, China, and Russia will be ramping up hypersonic weapon and hypersonic plane spending over ten billions per year each. Combustion can be performed in two different modes (deflagration and detonation). Deflagration is usually treated as approximately …

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China’s H-20 Stealth Bomber Copy of the US B2 Leads a New Wave of Military Gear

China’s H-20 stealth bomber will join the J-20 fighters, Y-20 airlifters and Z-20 helicopters in the Chinese Air Force’s “20” series of new aircraft. Many observers believe the “20” means they would be in service around the year 2020. A prototype H-20 has been seen in some videos and pictures and has a similar design …

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The Global Hypersonic Arms Race Has Just Started

Russian had another successful hypersonic glide weapon test. Putin says the weapon is impossible to intercept. Currently, no military power has the means to intercept the mach 5+ hypersonic weapons being deployed by Russia and China. Claims of Abilities to Intercept ICBMs are Mostly Lies The fact that Hypersonic missiles cannot be intercepted does not …

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China Starts Operating Most Powerful Single Nuclear Reactor

China has completed and is now operating an advanced french designed EPR nuclear reactor with 1750 MW of power. This is the most energy from a single nuclear reactor. The main design objectives of the third generation EPR design are increased safety while providing enhanced economic competitiveness through improvements to previous PWR designs scaled up …

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Swarm Technologies Has Seven Satellites But Had a Fine of $900K from the FCC

Three new Swarm satellites were launched into Low Earth Orbit (LEO) on the SpaceX SSO-A on December 3. Swarm now has a constellation of seven satellites. The Federal Communications Commission settled an investigation into Swarm Technologies’ unauthorized launch and operation of small satellites. The company agreed to a settlement which included a $900,000 penalty, an …

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SpaceX Shows Stainless Steel Starship Parts And Hopper Will Have a Mirror Finish

The SpaceX Starship is being made from stainless steel. The skin will get too hot for paint. The stainless steel will have a mirror finish for maximum reflectivity. It will require much less shielding. The usable strength to weight ratio of full hard stainless steel at cryogenic temperatures is slightly better than carbon fiber and …

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Huawei Likely Edged Apple For Number Two in Global Smartphone Sales in 2018

Huawei shipped over 200 million smartphones in 2018. Their top sellers were the P20, Honor 10 and Mate 20 series. In 2017, Huawei shipped 153 million phones. Samsung shipped about 300 million phones. Apple shipped 10 million more phones in the first quarter of 2018, but it is believed Apple underperformed through the rest of …

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