Archive for the 'War' Category
Greystone Denies Its Mercenaries Are Deployed in Ukraine
April 13th, 2014The Russian and U.S. regimes both lie so much that it’s very difficult to know what’s happening here. Via: ABC News: The Russian government today claimed there are more than 100 American “mercenaries” from a defense contracting company disguised as Ukrainian troops in the embattled former Soviet nation, a claim the American firm and top […]
Ukraine Prepares Armed Response as City Seized by Pro-Russia Forces
April 12th, 2014Via: Reuters: Armed separatists took virtual control of a city in eastern Ukraine on Saturday and Kiev prepared troops to deal with what it called an “act of aggression by Russia”. Pro-Russian activists carrying automatic weapons seized government buildings in Slaviansk and set up barricades on the outskirts of the city. Official buildings in several […]
Unidentified Gunmen Seize Government Buildings in Ukraine
April 12th, 2014Via: BBC: Further seizures of official buildings have been reported in east Ukraine as tensions between the new government and pro-Russian protesters rise. Gunmen occupied a police station and a security services building in the town of Sloviansk. Official buildings in Druzhkovka were reportedly taken over. A Donetsk police chief quit after pro-Russian crowds marched […]
Advanced Tactics Black Knight Transformer Successfully Completes First Flights
April 12th, 2014Via: Advanced Tactics: Advanced Tactics Inc. announced that it has successfully completed the first flight test of the Black Knight Transformer, a modular and roadable vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) aircraft. … The patented AT Transformer technology combines the capabilities of a helicopter, such as the ability to take off and land anywhere, with the […]
Armed Protestors at Bundy Ranch
April 11th, 2014Incident Possibly Related to Chinese Power Plant Deal Sent in by TR. Via: Infowars – Reuters: “[Reid] and his oldest son, Rory, are both involved in an effort by a Chinese energy giant, ENN Energy Group, to build a $5 billion solar farm and panel manufacturing plant in the southern Nevada desert,” he wrote. “Reid […]
Navy’s New Railgun Can Hurl a Shell Over 5,000 MPH
April 9th, 2014Via: Wired: The U.S. Navy is tapping the power of the Force to wage war. Its latest weapon is an electromagnetic railgun launcher. It uses a form of electromagnetic energy known as the Lorentz force to hurl a 23-pound projectile at speeds exceeding Mach 7. Engineers already have tested this futuristic weapon on land, and […]
NATO Warns Russia Against Further Intervention
April 8th, 2014Via: BBC: Nato has warned Russia that further intervention in Ukraine would be a “historic mistake” with grave consequences. Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen said Moscow must pull back troops it has massed on the Ukrainian border. On Tuesday, Ukraine regained control of one of the government buildings occupied by pro-Russian activists in the east of […]
U.S. Navy Scaling Up Fuel from Seawater Program
April 8th, 2014Via: U.S. Naval Research Lab: Navy researchers at the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), Materials Science and Technology Division, demonstrate proof-of-concept of novel NRL technologies developed for the recovery of carbon dioxide (CO2) and hydrogen (H2) from seawater and conversion to a liquid hydrocarbon fuel. Research Credit: ottilie
U.S. Navy $100 Million Program to Develop New Autonomous Aircraft
April 6th, 2014Via: Wall Street Journal: Rear Adm. Matthew Klunder has positioned himself to become the Jeff Bezos of the Pentagon. Much as the Amazon.com Inc. founder envisions mini-drones that deliver small packages across America, Adm. Klunder, the Navy’s research chief, wants to create innovative unmanned helicopters able to perform tasks now carried out by humans: resupplying […]
Japan Orders Military to Strike Any New North Korea Missile Launches
April 5th, 2014Via: Reuters: Japan has ordered a destroyer in the Sea of Japan to strike any ballistic missiles that may be launched by North Korea in the coming weeks after Pyongyang fired a Rodong medium-range missile over the sea, a government source said on Saturday.
