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11/23/2024 06:23:00 pm

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U.S. Navy railgun

US Railguns Being Upgraded to Destroy Supersonic Missiles

HVPs tear towards a target at speeds up to 2,000 meters per second.

Long March 7

China Plans Record 30 Space Launch Missions in 2017; US had 60 in 2016

If achieved, this year will be the busiest in the history of China's space program since its start in 1960.

Plasmonic nanolaser

Finnish Researchers Use Nanoparticles to Develop Minuscule Nanolaser

The laser works at length scales 1,000 times smaller than the thickness of a human hair.

Bye bye, birdie.

US Army Searching for Ways to Defeat ‘Anti-Helicopter Mines’

An anti-helicopter mine is a rarely used weapon not standard issue in many armies.

Deadly

US Forges Ahead with Plans to Deploy Land-based Artillery to South China Sea Islands

A new type of ammunition will transform army howitzers and navy cannons into anti-aircraft guns capable of shooting down enemy missiles.

It's here at last

South Koreans Build ‘Method v2,’ the World’s First Piloted Walking Robot

Method v2 is controlled by pilot sitting inside a cockpit in the robot's torso.

MIsing dark matter

Russians Measure Loss of Dark Matter since the Big Bang

"Dark matter may still be disintegrating even now, although that would be a different and considerably more complex model."

Manila visitor

Putin Sends Obsolete Russian Navy Warships to Manila on Goodwill Visit to Duterte

Both ships are part of the Russian Navy's Pacific Fleet based in Vladivostok.

Unproven

China Warns of World War III if Sea Battles Erupt in South China Sea

"As missile technologies advance, aircraft carriers are not the last bargaining chip between big powers."

4++

4th Gen ++ Fighters to Account for Most Chinese and Russian Fighters in the Future

Kashin noted the J-11D is the best Chinese aircraft built on the Su-27 platform.

Less tired

Soft Exosuit will make US Soldiers less Prone to Fatigue; will Complement Bullet-proof TALOS Armor

The final prototype will be equipped "with more efficient actuators, sensors and cables," he pointed out.

Fear

Real Reason for China’s Seizing US Underwater Glider Revealed

China still clings to its illegal claim it owns most of the South China Sea.

Coming soon

Two New Nuclear Subs to Join the Russian Navy in 2018

The Knyaz Vladimir and the Kazan will enter navy service in 2018, a year later than planned.

Dark matter and dark matrter clumps

NASA Scientists Try New Methods in Search for Dark Matter

None of these studies, however, identified signals clearly attributable to dark matter.

In Asia

China Almost Began a War against the United States in July over South China Sea

China saw the U.S. Navy's two Carrier Strike Groups in the South China Sea as an indication the U.S. was about to attack.

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