Collaborate Disseminate
The Polish Embassy has posted a series of short interview segments with Marian Rejewski, the first person to crack the Enigma.
Details from his biography.
Continue reading Rare Interviews with Enigma Cryptanalyst Marian Rejewski
Fascinating analysis of the use of drones on a modern battlefield—that is, Ukraine—and the inability of the US Air Force to react to this change.
The F-35A certainly remains an important platform for high-intensity conventional warfare. But the Air Force is planning to buy 1,763 of the aircraft, which will remain in service through the year 2070. These jets, which are wholly unsuited for countering proliferated low-cost enemy drones in the air littoral, present enormous opportunity costs for the service as a whole. In a set of comments posted on LinkedIn…
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The Ground-Launched Small Diameter Bomb will reportedly be the latest weapon to be deployed by Ukraine before anyone else—even the U.S. military. Continue reading Ukraine Is Getting a New American-Made Bomb Before the Pentagon. Here’s What We Know.
According to a new report from the Institute for Strategic Dialogue, the CCP is spreading memes depicting Biden as a war crazed tyrant. Continue reading China Using AI to Create Anti-American Memes Capitalizing on Israel-Palestine, Researchers Find
Researchers are using open-source intelligence such as satellite imagery and military parades to lift the fog surrounding the world’s nuclear stockpiles. Continue reading Nuclear Threats Are Looming, And Nobody Knows How Many Nukes Are Out There
The B61-13 is the latest in a long line of B61 variants. Continue reading The U.S. Is Building a New Nuclear ‘Gravity Bomb’, Pentagon Announces
Ukraine is using $400 drones to destroy tanks:
Facing an enemy with superior numbers of troops and armor, the Ukrainian defenders are holding on with the help of tiny drones flown by operators like Firsov that, for a few hundred dollars, can deliver an explosive charge capable of destroying a Russian tank worth more than $2 million.
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A typical FPV weighs up to one kilogram, has four small engines, a battery, a frame and a camera connected wirelessly to goggles worn by a pilot operating it remotely. It can carry up to 2.5 kilograms of explosives and strike a target at a speed of up to 150 kilometers per hour, explains Pavlo Tsybenko, acting director of the Dronarium military academy outside Kyiv…
Executives from major U.S. defense firms mentioned the war as a business opportunity in recent earnings calls. Continue reading U.S. Defense Contractor CEOs See Profit Opportunity In Israel-Hamas War