China has had a busy few months of announcements. It’s military build-up grew by more than 13% year-over-year and its technology and posturing has been a major threat to its neighbors. Some of its latest innovations: China unveiled its first stealth jet Reached the early operating phase of a “carrier-killer” missile, the first-ever capable of [...]
Tags: Aircraft carrier·Asia·Beijing·China·Pentagon·Stealth aircraft·United States·United States Secretary of Defense
DARPA has announced the second test flight of the Falcon HTV-2 aircraft. This unmanned aircraft is designed to fly at speeds up to 13,000 mph (at least that’s what they’re admitting to) and is the result of a project started in 2003 for the US military to be able to reach anywhere in the world [...]
Tags: Atmosphere of Earth·DARPA·DARPA Falcon Project·Falcon HTV-2·Flight test·Los Angeles·Mach number·Prompt Global Strike·Vandenberg Air Force Base
X projects have helped us build some of the most successful technologies ever. It was an X project that got Lindburg to fly across the Atlantic and it has helped spur our first commercial space program. But now the X moniker is being lent to a new, hybrid Air Force Jet Fighter, dubbed the “F-X”. [...]
Tags: Battery (electricity)·Fighter aircraft·Hybrid electric vehicle·Hybrid vehicle·Internal combustion engine·Iran·Military·Stuxnet·Technology
We’ve talked about “Nett Warrior” on the show before. The army’s project to equip soldiers with a fully integrated navigation and communications system may be completely changing direction, or even cancelled. Instead of having an additional 8 pounds worth of equipment to carry with them in the field, why not just carry a smart-phone or [...]
Tags: Android·Fort Bliss·IOS·Military·Smartphone·United States·United States Army·iphone
Electromagnetic Pulses that can wipe out entire big cities’ infrastructure are reported as being developed by the Chinese. These EMPs are intended to be used to disable any and all electronic devices. For years, a determined caucus of doomsayers in the U.S. have done their best to raise the alarm about the dangers of a [...]
Tags: Beijing·Electromagnetic pulse·Electromagnetic weapon·Electronics·United States
I just found the best flashlight I’ve ever used, or even seen before. Although its marketed to police and other emergency services by 511Tactical.com, this flashlight fits my lifestyle extremely well — and it may fit yours. It’s got the quickest charge I’ve ever seen, the longest lifetime ever (100 years+) and is one of [...]
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John Giliberti runs a company with wide-reaching electric and hybrid automotive technology that is being utilized in many industries that cannot use standard automotive technology due to facility constraints, size or cost. Their cost effective solutions have made them a leader in the electric vehicle industry for the past 22 years. Later this year they [...]
Tags: Automobile·Electric vehicle·Emergency medical services·Energy·Technology·Transportation·US Airways·United States·plug-in diesel hybrids
There are now Space Camp programs for Children, Adults and even for Corporate events. Children will learn more about space, space shuttle, robotics, mars etc in these camp programs. These programs enhance teamwork, self-confidence and communication and these will be achieved through state-of-the-art simulations, missions, rocket building and robotics. For scholarship, photo gallery, international camps, [...]
Tags: Astronomy·Earth·International Space Station·NASA·Robotics·Shuttle Missions·Technology·aerospace·astronauts·aviation·discovery·mars·pilot·scuba·simulator·space·space academy·space camp·space shuttle·space station·space training
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