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Supersonic Mini-Drone Being Built for Military and Civilian Use
GoJett software-in-the-loop flight testing (Rendering by Jack Elston, Blackswift Technologies) Researchers at the University of Colorado are building the smallest supersonic jet engine ever made — and...
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Army Publishes New “Manual” on Preventing Harm to Civilians
Today, the United States Army published what I believe is the first military “manual”* aimed solely at preventing and mitigating harm to civilians in combat. The manual* (technically an ATTP),...
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Penn State Football Program Decimated by NCAA
In what will surely amount to the death penalty for the Penn State football program, the NCAA today announced their sanctions for the university’s failure to properly deal with the sexual abuse that...
View ArticleLondon Olympics Security Focuses on Deterrence: Use of Drones, Electric...
Security is being tightened in and around London in the lead up to the 2012 Olympic games. UK officials spared no expense in trying to turn London into an impenetrable fortress— or at least making it...
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More on Preventing Harm to Civilians
Last week I wrote about the Army’s publication of a new manual (technically an ATTP) aimed at preventing harm to civilians (Army Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures 3-37.31, Civilian Casualty...
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Does Mars Belong to America Now?
It took 8 months for America’s rover “Curiosity” to make it to Mars. The mission will end up costing nearly $2.5 billion. Moreover, America is the first nation to land a rover on Mars. It seems only...
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Raytheon’s New Collateral Damage Minimizing Munition
McNeal Holding a Raytheon Pyros Small Tactical Munition at AUVSI 2012 I just returned from the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International- 2012 Conference where I had an opportunity to put...
View ArticleA ‘Drone’ That Captures Rather Than Kills?
It sounds like something out of the Terminator films, an autonomous robot that captures people rather than killing them. Are such robots possible? What about semi-autonomous robots that can do the...
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Can The ‘Drone’ Industry Compete With The Privacy Lobby?
The unmanned systems industry is not prepared for the upcoming fight with privacy groups. That is the message I delivered to the attendees at the recent Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems...
View ArticleMore On Drones That Can Capture
Last week I wrote about the possibility of drones that could capture, rather than kill. Specifically, I wrote: …the only challenge after stunning the target would be how to “capture” them and haul...
View ArticleForty Attackers Armed With RPG’s Were Not Protesting a Video
Despite the narrative being pushed by the Obama administration and some in the media, the attack on the Libyan embassy was not prompted by, nor was it a “direct result” of a video. Rather, “…it was a...
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Pakistani Protester Said To Die From Smoke Of Burning American Flags (Updated)
Hafiz Saeed, the founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), addresses a rally against India and the US in Lahore on May 8, 2012. (Image credit: AFP/Getty Images via @daylife) A Pakistani man, one of...
View Article‘Revolution’ Depicts America After an EMP Blast: But Is It Plausible?
NBC’s new show, Revolution explores what life might look like 15 years after an EMP hits North America. The government has fallen, families must survive by harvesting their own crops, and warlords and...
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New Data Shows Decline in California Start-Ups
New data collected and analyzed by Robert Anderson IV, a professor at Pepperdine University, shows a precipitous decline in the number of start up companies in California, while New York and Texas are...
View ArticleObama Administration Tells Contractors Facing Sequestration to Not Warn...
The Obama Administration issued a memorandum (White House link) late Friday, instructing Federal contractors that they should not provide WARN Act notice to employees facing sequestration. The WARN...
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Virginia, Florida and Pennsylvania Among States To Be Hardest Hit By...
With sequestration looming, the Obama administration told contractors to not warn employees that they may be laid off due to massive cuts to defense spending. The political calculus here is obvious,...
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Data Shows Clear Decline in Labor Force Participation Under President Obama
Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows an unmistakable decline in the Labor Force Participation Rate under President Obama. The rate dropped from 65.7% in January 2009 to 63.6% in September 2012. The...
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Second Presidential Debate Details and Moderator Controversy
Democratic presidential candidate, U.S. President Barack Obama (R) shakes hands with Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (L) during the Presidential Debate at the...
View ArticleUPDATED: NYU Hospital Without Power, Evacuation Underway, Bellvue Hospital...
Hurricane Sandy has knocked out power to much of New York City, impacting hospitals throughout the city. Most notable among them was NYU hospital, which was evacuated after the facility’s back up...
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20 Fires Raging in Ocean County, New Jersey in Areas Now Inaccessible Due to...
The Asbury Park Press is reportingthat at least 20 fires are raging in hard hit Ocean County, New Jersey. Most of the fires are in areas that are nearly inaccessible due to five or six feet of high...
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