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  1. LogicalEnemyResponse

    Unusual mid 80s armed robotic sentry.

    I’ve been searching quite a lot lately for publications(specifically books and magazines)with information on the so-called “PROWLER” robot designed built and tested by Robot Defense Systems of Thornton Colorado around 1985. Nasty piece of tech with twin M60 machine guns,armor-plated chassis,Mark...
  2. Z

    NATO defence spending

    Via Financial Times. Thoughts?
  3. Moose

    Electra Aero

    Electra Aero based in Virginia, USA has been flying their EL-2 "Goldfinch" eSTOL prototype this year. View: https://youtu.be/esTykmreHuQ?si=kYyR5twOLkFumFiU Recent events include demonstrations for DoD and even giving the NASA administrator a ride View...
  4. E

    OpenAI, Anduril partner on AI drone-defense plan

    Skynet anyone? https://www.axios.com/2024/12/04/openai-anduril-ai-drone-defense-pentagon
  5. Michel Van

    New NASA Administrator

    President Trump just selected Jared Isaacman as new Administrator of NASA Isaacman flew twice with SpaceX in space View: https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1864358177728516252
  6. F-14ATomcat

    Aerospace outsourcing in Mexico

    Safran Aircraft Engines inaugurates a new assembly line at its Querétaro plant, supporting the production of the CFM LEAP engine and generating 150 new jobs. This step reinforces its commitment to Mexico and its leadership in the aerospace industry. Safran Aircraft Engines, a global leader in...
  7. uk 75

    Was a Manned Mars mission in 1982 feasible?

    The political and financial answers to this question were dealt with here . https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/space-1975-could-von-brauns-vision-have-worked.32299/page-2 What I really wanted to know and still do, was could it have been done technically? or was it just too complex? For...
  8. E

    Waymo’s robotaxis are now available to everyone in Los Angeles

    https://www.theverge.com/2024/11/12/24293598/waymo-los-angeles-robotaxi-no-waitlist
  9. Y

    AN/ARN-92 LORAN

    I am looking for technical information on the AN/ARN-92 LORAN-C/D navigation system, particularly for the sketches or photos of the cockpit control unit and display panels if they existed. This system was used, inter alia, on the F-4D, RF-4C and F-105D, and reportedly provided an approximate...
  10. Michel Van

    ELON MUSK (Tesla, Boring, Neurolink etc)

    The Rules: Everything (Tesla, Boring, Neurolink etc) except SpaceX that own Discussion here: https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/spacex-general-discussion.13774/ Keep down politics and be Polite to each Other, please ! Otherwise this will shut down and locked Thanks let show begin...
  11. A

    USS Monitor Ship Question

    Hello everyone. I’m curious about the USS Monitor and its historical significance during the Civil War. What were the primary innovations that made this ironclad ship stand out from traditional wooden ships of the time? I know it played a crucial role in the Battle of Hampton Roads against...
  12. hesham

    Search Helicopter Towed Rescue Boat,1965

    From Naval Aviation News 1965.
  13. Grey Havoc

    Event Horizon (1997)

    An appropriate subject for the night that is in it, methinks. View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVlnER8SxfQ View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRjmQXDhyps
  14. E

    New York semiconductor site picked for $825 million in funding

    https://apnews.com/article/new-york-semiconductor-nanotech-lab-albany-42ee39316c32718c729e526354254724
  15. E

    PhD student finds lost city in Mexico jungle by accident

    https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crmznzkly3go
  16. Deltafan

    What should Curtiss-Wright Aviation have done to survive?

    Hi everybody, I often read that Curtiss-Wright Aviation did not do enough research work during the Second World War to be able to survive its aeronautical branch and face the new markets after the Second World War. It is considered that its production and improvement work on the P-40 (we can...
  17. Dynoman

    Unknown Air Service Engineering Division Models

    Between 1919 and 1927 the Air Service's Engineering Division at McCook Field, Dayton, Ohio, was responsible for the solicitation of bids for Army aircraft designs. The Engineering Division released Type Specifications for an aircraft design and then expected the contractors to return a set of...
  18. TinWing

    Boeing “High Speed” Cruise Missile Patent

    https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/6d/dd/cc/f987a42f97d1c0/US20050211827A1.pdf
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    ARM cancelling ISA licenses to Qualcomm

    https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-10-23/arm-to-cancel-qualcomm-chip-design-license-in-escalation-of-feud Actual nuclear bomb. Probably wouldn't actually happen, since it sounds more like a big bargaining chip, but potentially a huge turning point for the chip industry, and especially...
  20. A Tentative Fleet Plan

    SCB 198 Escort Research Ship

    Source: https://www.shipscribe.com/usnaux2/AG/AG158.html Source: https://www.shipscribe.com/usnaux2/AG/AG158-p.html
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