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air forceRussian Aircraft Carrier Will Not Get Salvaged and Repaired

December 12, 2019 | Brian Wang |
 
Russia’s only aircraft carrier has a fire that has covered over 600 square meters (6000 square feet) of the carrier. Even if the fire is put out, Nextbigfuture predicts that the carrier will not be worth salvaging. Currently, the ship …
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militaryRussia Beats USA for Most Incompetent Aircraft Carrier

December 12, 2019 | Brian Wang |
 
The USA and Russia started an informal competition for the most incompetent aircraft carrier. The USA entered its first next-generation Gerald Ford carrier and Russia went with its only aircraft carrier (Admiral Kuznetsov). The Gerald Ford carrier was “delivered” in …
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air forceRussia’s Aircraft Carrier Fire Follows Spy Submarine Fire and Carrier Crane Accident

December 12, 2019 | Brian Wang |
 
ThreeSix to ten people were injured in a fire that broke out onboard Russian aircraft carrier Admiral Kuznetsov at a dock in Murmansk, northwest Russia. 120 square meters (1200 square feet)600 square meters (6000 square feet) of the carrier were …
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militaryUS Space Force Will Be the Sixth Military Branch

December 12, 2019 | Brian Wang |
 
The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2020 officially agreed by the House and Senate will officially establish the U.S. Space Force as the sixth branch of the U.S. armed forces. More than 180 House Democrats joined a …
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chinaSustainably Hustling and Cheating to Become a Fully Developed Nation

December 6, 2019 | Brian Wang |
 
China revised up its nominal 2018 gross domestic product (GDP) by 2.1% to 91.93 trillion yuan ($13.08 trillion) and this keeps them tracking to the promise doubling the size of its economy by 2020 from 2010. The current round of …
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cyborgMilitary and Civilian Cyborgs by 2050

November 27, 2019 | Brian Wang |
 
aA href=”https://community.apan.org/wg/tradoc-g2/mad-scientist/m/articles-of-interest/300458″>A DoD Biotechnologies for Health and Human Performance Council (BHPC; Alexandria, VA) study group surveyed a wide range of current and emerging technologies relevant to assisting and augmenting human performance in many domains. They looked at * auditory (hearing) …
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air forceSurpassing Goals of the Ford Aircraft Carrier Using UK Carriers

November 13, 2019 | Brian Wang |
 
The main justification for the Gerald Ford Super aircraft carriers was to increase the sortie rate 25% over the Nimitz class and a 25% reduction in manpower required to operate. The Ford carriers are costing over $13 billion each and …
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air forceSpaceX Starlink $28 Million Air Force Contract Has Delivered 610 Mbps to Military Plane

November 8, 2019 | Brian Wang |
 
SpaceX Starlink communication satellite features are being tested by the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory under the Global Lightning program. SpaceX received a $28 million contract to test over the next three years to test Starlink broadband services with the …
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elon muskSpaceX Starship Could Eventually Cost $2 Million Per Launch According to Elon Musk

November 6, 2019 | Brian Wang |
 
On November 5, 2019, at the first U.S. Air Force Space Pitch Day, Elon Musk said the Super Heavy Starship reusable rocket will use just $900,000 worth of propellant to get off Earth and into orbit and with operational costs …
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air forceF-35 Still Has Safety and Basic Performance Problems and Big Cost Problems

November 1, 2019 | Brian Wang |
 
The F-35 sill has problems that create risks for pilot safety and vastly limits its ability to perform its basic missions. * F-35B and F-35C pilots have limitations on airspeed to avoid damage to the F-35’s airframe or stealth coating. …
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