By 2020, Lockheed will install a 60-150 kilowatt combat laser on an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer and the laser will be integrated with the Aegis system. The U.S. Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a $150 million contract, with options worth up to $942.8 million, for the development, manufacture and delivery of two high power laser weapon systems, …
The LA Times reviews some of the competitors in the race for global low earth orbit high bandwidth internet satellite networks. Low-earth orbit systems need complex software to run constellations of satellites and sophisticated antennas on the ground to aim at spacecraft zooming from horizon to horizon. Costs quickly overwhelm savings from building smaller gear. …
Avengers: Infinity War will be opening all over the world on April 27, 2018. There is speculation that there will be major spoiler story developments which would be leaked if the movie was released in one part of the world days or weeks before some other country. Brian WangBrian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader …
India’s GDP grew 7.2% in the third quarter, surpassing expectations. India is the fastest growing large country. The rebound puts India GDP growth higher than China. The rebound is from better industrial activity, especially manufacturing and construction, and an expansion in agriculture. Ethiopia is the fastest-growing economy in 2017, according to the World Bank’s latest …
Fox – Lucas Tomlinson reports that the Pentagon is monitoring the Russia tests of a cruise missile powered by an unshielded nuclear reactor and that there is radiation in northern europe and Alaska that is consistent with the tests. U.S. officials say Russia’s nuke powered cruise missile not operational yet, still in ‘R&D’ phase and …
The Russian election is on March 18, 2018. The first round will be held on Sunday 18 March 2018. If in the first round no candidate attains an absolute majority of the votes (more than half), then according to the law, a second round will take place exactly three weeks later, on 8 April 2018. …
Russia in a speech by Putin claims it has a new nuclear reactor that is 100 times smaller than those used by nuclear-propelled submarines and generates more power. The reactor can also reach its peak power 200 times faster than a conventional nuclear power plant The miniaturization of a nuclear reactor will give Russia another …
RT (aka Russia Today) had an article titled – :‘Listen to us now’: Putin unveils new Russian nuclear arsenal Russia’s new hypersonic Sarmat ICBM, which is capable of overcoming missile defense systems, has completed tests and is a “breakthrough” for the country’s missile program, according to President Vladimir Putin. The new Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) …
Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered his annual address to Russia’s Federal Assembly today and showed off concept videos of a multi-warhead nuclear strike against the United States. The video depicts Florida, to be exact—the site of President Trump’s private club in Palm Beach. Putin said the new system in the animation did not have a …
China might have a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in the water by 2025. China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC), which refitted China’s first aircraft carrier and built its second confirmed that a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was in the works. The reports are from the South China Morning Post and the China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation. CSIC is also …
Stratolaunch is the world’s largest aircraft by wingspan and is the largest all-composite plane ever built. Utilizing six Boeing 747 engines for a payload capacity of over 500,000 lbs. and an operational range of approximately 2,000 nautical miles, Stratolaunch is capable of delivering payloads to multiple orbits and inclinations in a single mission. Stratolaunch’s reusability …