Archive for the 'War' Category
X-37 Variant Might Carry Astronauts
October 12th, 2011Via: Wired: The Air Force’s mysterious X-37B “space plane” is only on its second, eight-month-plus orbital mission, ostensibly conducting science experiments. But manufacturer Boeing has already drawn up plans for a major upgrade to the nimble, 29-foot-long robot — one that could more than double the vehicle’s size and make room for up to six […]
U.S. Claims to Have Disrupted Iranian Terror Plot
October 12th, 2011Oh, well, if Tom Kean is on board, there should be no doubts at all about the veracity of these claims. *chortle* Via: CNN: The FBI and the DEA have disrupted a plot involving Iran to kill the Saudi ambassador to the United States and commit other attacks, according to the U.S. Justice Department. Two […]
Romney Unfurls
October 11th, 2011WARNING: EXTREMELY GRAPHIC: Here’s a video that all Romney supporters should see. In fact, go ahead and send that to anyone you know who supports America’s wars. Do you know any young people who want to sign up to serve the American empire? Go ahead and CC them too. While we’re at it… Are there […]
Computer Virus Hits U.S. Drone Fleet
October 8th, 2011Via: Wired: A computer virus has infected the cockpits of America’s Predator and Reaper drones, logging pilots’ every keystroke as they remotely fly missions over Afghanistan and other warzones. The virus, first detected nearly two weeks ago by the military’s Host-Based Security System, has not prevented pilots at Creech Air Force Base in Nevada from […]
U.S. Drone Helicopters to Begin Troop Re-Supply Operations in Afghanistan
October 6th, 2011Via: Wired: Next month, the Afghanistan war gets a boost. Specifically, a boost from a robotic helicopter that ferries gear to U.S. troops. Check out the video above. That’s the K-MAX helicopter, a collaboration between defense giant Lockheed Martin and Connecticut aerospace company Kaman, lifting off from an Arizona test site in August, after its […]
Introducing Siri: DARPA’s Ghost in Apple’s Machine
October 5th, 2011So their eyes are growing hazy cos they want to turn it on so their minds are soft and lazy, well… give em what they want —10,000 Maniacs – Candy Everybody Wants One of the stocks that I used to kick around in the 1990s was that of a now long dead company called General […]
Afghan Yuppies Get Rich On Ten Years of War
October 4th, 2011Via: AFP: “Business is booming, I have made good profits since the Taliban were ousted,” said a smiling Sayed Habib as he showed Western dresses to young women in one of Kabul’s glitziest shopping malls. Habib, 34, is one of a new generation of rich young Afghans driving flashy cars and wearing designer labels who […]
Boston Dynamics’ AlphaDog Quadruped Robot Prototype
October 1st, 2011Via: ieee Spectrum: …those weights that AlphaDog is carrying in a few of the clips weigh a total of 400 pounds (180 kilograms), and the robot will be able to carry that load up to 20 miles (30 kilometers) over the course of 24 hours without having to refuel.
6 Images of Abandoned Weaponry You Won’t Believe Are Real
September 29th, 2011Via: Cracked: Rare, expensive materials, cutting-edge designs and top-secret prototypes are all hallmarks of the military industrial complex. It’s how they produce all their beautiful toys: the stealth fighters, nuclear submarines and flying fortresses that are the cornerstone of our childhood fantasies and Michael Bay movies. But what happens when you get bored of your […]
And Now… More Troops to Libya to Search for Thousands of Looted Surface to Air Missiles
September 29th, 2011Northrop Grumman will be pleased. Via: AntiWar: According to White House spokesman Jay Carney, the United States is preparing to deploy additional forces on the ground in Libya to “secure conventional arms storage sites” as well as to try to track down missing surface-to-air missiles (SAMs). In the wake of the rebel invasion of Tripoli, […]
