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https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/titan-implosion-hearing-paints-picture-reckless-greed-explorer-114266777
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Witnesses testified that the company that operated an experimental deep-water submersible that imploded, killing five people, put profits over safety and ignored warning signs before the disaster. Several company officials, meanwhile, spoke of the explorer spirit and taking calculated risks to...
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https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqjrq0ewj77o
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Bbc
China nuclear sub sank in its dock, US officials say Satellite images taken in June show what appear to be floating salvage cranesA Chinese nuclear-powered attack submarine sank in its dock earlier this year while under construction, in a major setback for the Chinese military, according to US...
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https://www.army-technology.com/buyers-guide/military-logistics-companies/
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https://globalnews.ca/news/10773658/hezbollah-israel-conflict-latest/
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The Israeli army chief said Wednesday that the military is preparing for a possible ground operation in Lebanon as Hezbollah hurled dozens of projectiles into Israel, including a missile aimed at Tel Aviv that was the militant group's deepest strike yet.
Addressing troops on the northern border,...
Addressing troops on the northern border,...
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https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/how-iran-backed-hezbollah-is-attacking-israel-despite-death-of-its-top-commanders-pager-attacks-in-lebanon-6645836
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Beirut:. Hezbollah's flexible chain of command, together with its extensive tunnel network and a vast arsenal of missiles and weapons it has bolstered over the past year, is helping it weather unprecedented Israeli strikes, three sources familiar with the Lebanese militant group's operations said. Israel's assault on Hezbollah over the past week, including the targeting of senior commanders and the detonation of booby-trapped pagers and walkie-talkies, has left the powerful Lebanese Shiite militant group and political party reeling.
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https://sputnikglobe.com/20240925/russian-forces-strike-ukrainian-communication-center-and-drone-production-sites-1120280183.html
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Russian aviation, artillery, and drone units have struck a Ukrainian Armed Forces communication center, as well as drone production workshops and warehouses, the Russian Ministry of Defense has reported. "Operational-tactical aviation, unmanned aerial vehicles, rocket forces, and artillery units of the Russian Armed Forces struck the Ukrainian communication center, UAV production workshops, a drone warehouse, as well as concentrations of enemy personnel and military equipment in 153 areas," the ministry's report stated.
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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/sep/26/elon-musk-us-national-security
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Theguardian
Shortly after the apparent second assassination attempt against Donald Trump, Elon Musk wrote in a now deleted post on X, formerly known as Twitter: "And no one is even trying to assassinate Biden/Kamala," with an emoji of a person thinking.Musk later said his post was intended as a joke. But it...
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https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/25/us_army_enlists_ai/
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Theregister
Plagued by recruiting shortfalls, the US Army is turning to AI to help it sift through the chaff for fresh recruits.
Speaking at a webinar hosted by the Association of the United States Army, Major General Johnny Davis, Commanding General of US Army Recruiting Command, shared a tool, dubbed...
Speaking at a webinar hosted by the Association of the United States Army, Major General Johnny Davis, Commanding General of US Army Recruiting Command, shared a tool, dubbed...
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https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2024/09/former-irs-contractor-employees-retained-access-to-facilities-systems-and-equipment/
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Federalnewsnetwork
Contractor employees at the IRS still had access to facilities and systems even after they stopped working for the agency. The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) flagged 1,800 contracted employees listed as active but were no longer assigned to an ongoing contract. Only about 13 of them still had active access to IRS networks and 17 didn't return IRS computers assigned to them.
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https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1953277/crazy-video-shows-how-ukraine
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Express
The robotic dogs are able to tackle rough terrain with their four limbs and can reach speeds of up to 11mph. Speaking to the Ukrainian news site Unian, Yevhen Alkhimov, the press officer of the 28th separate mechanised brigade, said: "They can go where aerial drones can'This is the main advantage. "They can be launched in the direction of an enemy trench, point the robot dog in front so that the assault team can see what is happening in front of them.
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https://taskandpurpose.com/history/army-female-simulators-medic-training/
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Women injured in combat in Afghanistan and Iraq died at higher rates than their male peers with the same injuries, often because medics were hesitating to treat them, medical researchers found. To end that hesitancy, the Army will soon field new manikin-style patient simulators designed as female...
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https://www.theregister.com/2024/09/24/russia_malware_ukraine_attacks/
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Theregister
Russia's use of malware to support its military efforts in Ukraine is showing no signs of waning while its tactics continually evolve to bypass protections. Ukraine's State Service of Special Communications and Information Protection (SSSCIP) published its half-year report on Russia's cyber activity in the war this week, noting a 90 percent increase in incidents involving malware infections.
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https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/ukraine-says-china-is-key-route-for-foreign-tech-in-russian-weapons/article68678311.ece
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Roughly 60% of the foreign parts found in Russian weapons on the battlefield in Ukraine come via China, Ukraine's presidential adviser Vladyslav Vlasiuk told reporters on Tuesday (September 24, 2024). Russia began a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 and despite sweeping Western sanctions, Moscow has been able to replenish its military machine with western microchips and semiconductors.
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https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/30639797/israel-hezbollah-hamas-lebanon-bombing-leaflet-strikes/
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ISRAEL has launched another elaborate tech blitz in Lebanon with leaflets containing a "dangerous barcode", Hezbollah claims.The reported cyber strike comes a week after Mossad's shock pager strike against the terror group left them in "chaos".10Leaflets, with a barcode The Sun has cropped out,...
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https://sofrep.com/news/delta-operator-faces-free-fall-malfunction-17000-feet/
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Sofrep
I have a fear of heights. A clinical fear of heights, I should say. I can reveal in all confidence that my acrophobia is what made me decline the offer to attend Airborne School from my initial visit with an Army recruiter; I would have none of that. I went into the Army because I was meant to be there and wanted to be there, not because I had no other place to go.
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https://www.killerstartups.com/ursa-major-secures-12-5m-from-u-s-navy/
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The Pentagon has awarded a $12.5 million contract to Ursa Major, a rocket-building startup company. The funding will support the testing and production of a new solid rocket motor prototype. The contract was issued under the Defense Department's Transition Acceleration Program of the Office of Strategic Capital.
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https://247wallst.com/military/2024/09/26/these-are-the-most-heavily-armed-russian-aircraft-currently-in-service/
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24/7 Wall St. Insights:
As of 2024, Russia's air force ranks second globally in terms of overall military aircraft. The United States takes the first spot.
The Su-29/35 fighter jets are fourth-generation fighter jets capable of carrying a smattering of air-to-air and air-to-surface missiles
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As of 2024, Russia's air force ranks second globally in terms of overall military aircraft. The United States takes the first spot.
The Su-29/35 fighter jets are fourth-generation fighter jets capable of carrying a smattering of air-to-air and air-to-surface missiles
The...
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https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/israel-tells-its-troops-to-prepare-for-a-possible-ground-operation-in-lebanon/article68683579.ece
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Thehindu
Israel is preparing for a possible ground operation in Lebanon, its army chief said Wednesday (September 25, 2024) as Hezbollah fired dozens of rockets across the border and a missile aimed at Tel Aviv that was the militant group's deepest strike yet. Addressing troops on the northern border, Chief of Staff Lt.
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https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2024/09/25/israel-and-hizbullah-carry-lessons-of-2006-stalemate-into-battle/
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In 2006, the last time Israel and Hizbullah went to war, the Israeli air force ran out of pre-vetted targets within the first week.For the rest of the 34-day war, Israeli pilots flew the world's best warplanes but only struck Hizbullah positions exposed by the fighting, rather than strategic...
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https://sofrep.com/news/how-seeker-equipped-glide-bombs-are-changing-naval-warfare/
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Sofrep
Guided bomb units (GBUs) are extremely effective against static targets. They came into their own during the Vietnam war when they were used to bomb difficult targets like bridges. As time passed, improvements were made to their guidance, and their range was extended. All bombs glide because of their trajectory upon release from the delivery aircraft, but the range of a guided bomb can be extended by the addition of fold-out wings.
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https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2024/09/hezbollahs-fadi-rockets-more-power-little-precision
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Al-monitor
Fadi, a type of rocket used for the first time by Lebanese militant group Hezbollah against Israel, has more explosive power and range than rockets deployed previously, but lacks precision, experts say."In an initial response" to the explosions of pagers and two-way radios, Hezbollah on Sunday...
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https://federalnewsnetwork.com/federal-newscast/2024/09/federal-trial-will-decide-whether-military-academies-can-use-race-in-admissions/
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Federalnewsnetwork
A federal trial underway in Baltimore this week may help settle the question of whether military academies will still be able to use race as a factor in their admissions decisions. The Supreme Court banned race-conscious admissions practices for most schools in a landmark case last year but left a possible national security exception for military academies.