The new permissions available thanks to the South Asia strategy mean the campaign is on the “path to a win,” the commander of NATO’s Resolute Support mission and U.S. forces in Afghanistan told Pentagon reporters today. Army Gen. John W. Nicholson emphasized that the strategy is strictly conditions-based, not time-based. “We will be here until …
Pacific Rim 2 – Uprising will be out March 23, 2018. Jake Pentecost, son of Stacker Pentecost, reunites with Mako Mori to lead a new generation of Jaeger pilots, including rival Lambert and 15-year-old hacker Amara, against a new Kaiju threat. But basically it is more giant robots fighting more giant alien monsters. https://youtubeembedcode.com/en online …
The US Army is testing the Lockheed Martin FORTIS exoskeleton. Using independent actuators, motors and lightweight conformal structures, lithium ion battery powered FORTIS allows soldiers to carry 180 pounds up five flights of stairs while expending less energy. There is a 2017 Youtube video of the FORTIS exoskeleon Learn More sale promocode In May 2017, …
Russia will not make large purchases of the fifth-generation Su-57 PAK-FA stealth fighter until after 2027. Russia will wait until improved engines are available. The Center for Naval Analyses senior research scientist Dmitry Gorenburg wrote in a new PONARS Policy Memo the following analysis. The Russian State Armament Program (SAP) for 2018-2027 will spend about …
North Korea fired an unidentified ballistic missile from South Pyongan Province early Wednesday, South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said according to Yonhap News. The Pentagon said it believed it was an intercontinental ballistic missile that flew for about 1,000km (620 miles) and fell into the Sea of Japan. Brian WangBrian Wang is a Futurist …
Researchers have created origami-inspired artificial muscles that add strength to soft robots, allowing them to lift objects that are up to 1,000 times their own weight using only air or water pressure. The team constructed dozens of muscles using materials ranging from metal springs to packing foam to sheets of plastic, and experimented with different …
The U.S. has almost 26,000 troops deployed total in Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria, according to a new DOD report, far exceeding the Pentagon’s previously acknowledged troop levels overseas. The U.S. has 8,892 forces in Iraq, 15,298 troops in Afghanistan and 1,720 in Syria, for a total of 25,910 troops serving in the three war zones …
China is developing a new type of spy satellite using ghost imaging technology which could spot stealth aircraft and see through smokescreens and camouflage. Above – A 2009 US Air Force Research lab presenter on quantum ghost imaging satellites. Quantum ghost imaging can achieve unprecedented sensitivity by detecting not just the extremely small amount of …
The US Navy was taking risks by scaling back crew size and piling work onto remaining sailors, who sometimes work more than 100 hours a week while deployed. The US Navy has been flexing its muscle through frequent exercises like those conducted near Korea. The US must address the fleet’s “diminishing surge capacity” as a …
The head of Russia’s defense council Viktor Bondarev confirmed the Zircon cruise missile is now available in Russia’s arsenal while speaking on Tuesday. The weapon – which Russia boasts is capable of Mach 8 – was last tested back in June. In April 2017, it was revealed that the Zircon had reached a speed of …
The United States Navy has 11 active supercarriers. Supercarrier is an unofficial descriptive term for the largest type of aircraft carrier, typically those displacing over 70,000 long tons (71,000 metric tons). China and the UK will each have two active supercarriers by 2021. The United Kingdom’s first Queen Elizabeth-class carrier is undergoing sea trials and …