military
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What’s Going On With US Cyber Command’s Twitter Account?
NORAD, the agency that tracks missile threats to the US and Canada, just sent out a tweet welcoming the US Cyber Command to the big leagues. The US Cyber Command was elevated to a combatant command today, the country’s 10th, after previously working under the US Strategic Command since 2009.
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China May Be Testing A Ship-Mounted Railgun
As the US commitment to its long-running railgun program appears ready to wane, China’s own program might be winding up, recent reports suggest.
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Is China Really Planning To Destroy Space Junk With Lasers?
There may be at least half a million pieces of man-made junk orbiting this planet. Tiny pieces can travel around 10km/s, far faster than a bullet. The International Space Station has had to adjust its orbit just to avoid the stuff. People are rightfully concerned about what to do with all this orbital litter.
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BAE’s MAGMA Stealth Drone Uses ‘Blown Air’ Instead Of Moving Parts To Fly Around
No one’s invented cloaking devices yet, so aerospace companies have to use more conventional technologies to make stealthier jets and drones. Or, you know, you could remove some technology, like BAE has with its MAGMA drone, which uses blasts of air instead of traditional flight machinery to manoeuvre.