mtisTheQubit:

That was hot fusion not cold fusion...cold fusion occurs at a room temperature..(for me waiting for ths.. orthe ZPMs from stargate )
anyway we got agree corporates are becoming powerful every day..look at google it able to alter the perception of stuff..Google can dictate what we read based on their search..it can intentionally affect elections without knowing..look how we are dependent on its services..mail,maps,droid an stuff...Their AI (deep mind) is currently on another level..Google being accused by some American(gop tards) of treason for working with China on AI stuff...

Look every scifi movie i watch ends with two scenarios
1.The rise of machines
2.The rise of Corporations
ok the third is apocalypse world

What we used to call scifi years back is now a reality..Think about that

We humans are like mirrors we simply reflect what is in front of us. Left right bottom top of that we fail to see even a whole herd of dancing hippopotamus

You are so worried about Google etc and their ability to manipulate etc and which u consider as a threat

Yet u failed to note the ' corporation's ' which have existed since last thousand years.

They r so mainstreamed, successful, rich , powerful , influencial, visible , invisible like no other corporation can ever be.

And Google will need to bombard earth with more than 300 nukes to do the damage both in lives and property inorder to rival them.

Governments , societies , groups , families , individuals r simply puppets on a chain. Master puppeteers had sowed the tunes long long ago.

R u in tune or out of tune

Odunayaw:
back to using horns,beagles etc

For parades ?

LCA MK1 -> MWF evolution

Legacy Mig29 Ver Mig29 UPG cockpit

Taiwan suicide drones also for DEAD missions

Allegedly 100 hr loiter time

Taiwan CDRS coastal defence remote system is controlled remotely automated coastal rocket system which operates at a maximum range of 1.2 km and comprises 12×7 rocket launchers for concentrated fire.

nemesis8u:

For parades ?

For presentations, chats etc

USAF F15 and F35 jets drop 36,000 Kg of bombs on a Daesh infested island in Iraq

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-vEkVb2rEc

Someone threw this question on Twitter.
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Seriously, does anyone know what the technical technical distinction is between a non-line-of-sight suicide drone and a cruise missile? Or is it more of a 'I-know-it-when-I-see-it' kind of thing?

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@nemesis8u

lionel4power:
Someone threw this question on Twitter.
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Seriously, does anyone know what the technical technical distinction is between a non-line-of-sight suicide drone and a cruise missile? Or is it more of a 'I-know-it-when-I-see-it' kind of thing?

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@nemesis8u

Technical distinction between NLOS drones and cruise missile ?

That is not fixed becz different OEMs implement different solutions to same kind of systems.

On a generic level for the sake of discussion only, the following could be considered as differences between NLOS drones and cruise missiles but as I said before there are no fixed differences becz technology is adaptable and there is lot of cross proliferation of the same between different types of systems.

1.
NLOS drones generally have " man in the loop "

Cruise missiles generally don't have " man in the loop "

2.
NLOS drones generally r for " search and destroy " missions

Cruise missiles generally r for " pre determined targets "

3.
NLOS drones generally r " recoverable "

Cruise missiles generally r " not recoverable "

4.
NLOS drones r generally better at " persistent target engagement " . ie they can acquire target , initial attack run , abort run if required , reacquire target and initial attack run again.

Cruise missiles generally have " low margin of time from arrival at target location to target engagement ". ie have one shot only at the target.

5.
NLOS drones generally have higher " loitering capability "

Cruise missiles generally have " low loitering capability "

Etc

NLOS drones generally have greater autonomy in its functions and involves greater AI based functionalities than a cruise missile.


'I-know-it-when-I-see-it' functionality is not platform / type dependent

Rather it's generally depends on the sensors available on drones or cruise missiles.

" Wide area " smart sensor coupled to AI based processing and decision making systems will endow any platform be it drones or cruise missiles with a 'I-know-it-when-I-see-it' kind capabilities.

Generically speaking what seperates NLOS drones from cruise missiles is the flight characteristics. Even than overlapping of flight characteristics is there across the various systems available from different OEMs.

nemesis8u:


3.
NLOS drones generally r " recoverable "

Cruise missiles generally r " not recoverable "

I assume that NLOS drones are generally equipped with self-destructing mechanisms if the misson should be aborted.

SuperSixSeven:


I assume that NLOS drones are generally equipped with self-destructing mechanisms if the misson should be aborted.

" Generally "

Some drone r recoverable

Work is going on to make even cruise missiles reusable / recoverable

Carrier ops ain't easy! Ofc getting a WORKING PLATFORM is half the job-ask the Brazilians now scrapping their sole carrier,the Sao Paulo,ex Clemenceau of the French navy!

After just seven years of service in the Brazilian Navy where it was wracked with maintenance and structural problems, given that by the time it was purchased from the French it was already four decades old, Brazil's only aircraft carrier is now up for sale.

Officially decommissioned in 2017, the São Paulo never actually saw more than three months of successful continual operation without the need for repairs and maintenance.

According to The Drive, it's now up for auction with bids starting at $1.275 million, or "roughly a tenth of what the country paid to buy the ship from France".

https://www.zerohedge.com/economics/brazils-only-aircraft-carrier-auction-starting-bargian-12m

The French would've scrapped it if not for the naive Brazilians. Bolsonaro should ensure the Navy brass pays for such a blunder. I've said it many times-direct costs and indirect costs,operating life, operating, maintenance and servicing should be fully taken into account before buying any weapons system from a gpmg or the Su 30 everyone here wants for their BD!

China's National Day Military Parade 2019

[1] LJ-11 Stealth UCAV
[2] WZ-8 high supersonic recon drone
[3] DF-17 — the Hypersonic Glide Vehicle missile

Cameroon Army -The fight against Boko Haram

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5_qogIOvFk

Dutch Special Forces in Mali

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tX-Av59Tbo

Glad to see the Phils' arming up!

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is poised to buy 16 units of Mi-17 medium-lift Russian helicopters worth $14.7 million each (approximately P779 million) or a total of US$235 million (P12.5 billion) as part of its modernization program as Moscow seeks better trade and defense ties with Manila.

This development is in time with President Duterte’s visit to the Russian capital this week in which he is set to meet with his “hero” and counterpart, President Vladimir Putin.

As one of the top priorities of his administration, President Duterte has vowed for the full completion of the modernization program of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) for the remaining balance of his term.

“I am hoping and praying that before my remaining three years expire, that all of these things, especially the labeled ‘Horizon Projects’ of yours, will be completed during my term,” Duterte said during the 72nd anniversary of the Air Force (PAF) at Villamor Air Base last July.

Duterte was obviously not just referring to the modernization of the PAF but even more on the modernization of the entire armed forces of the country, which includes all the services and units of the AFP.

https://news.mb.com.ph/2019/09/30/p...an-choppers-duterte-all-set-for-moscow-visit/

However with 120 k active personnel in the whole AFP it may be wiser to establish an organic Army aviation unit and not waste such scarce platform.

A Ind*an private company Stumpp Scheule Defence new assault rifle 7.62 x 39 mm.


Currently undergoing testing

Intelligence surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) throw ball for SF ops from a Ind... private company hitech robotic systemz.

This particular ISR sensor configuration is quite interesting

Eg.
During deep SF ops into enemy territory It help to keep the routes on the rear clear of surprises in the event of enemy counter action on breaking silent and initiating contact in the front.

It pics up both visual and audio signals

And is easily placed anywhere be it high up on trees on ground as required.

And helps to avoid ambush while falling back

Another one , this for room to room intervention

Air launched brahmos

The range is still being understated

HTT40 spin recovery onboard test video

To train the newbies on spin recovery in fighter aircrafts , trainer aircrafts r required to have the capacity to go into spin , which is easy enough but the aircraft must also have the capability to recover from the spin so that the trainee pilots get the hang on how to recover a aircraft from uncontrolled spin if so their aircraft unfortunately enters into one.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2cNVWDXGyQ

HTT40 completed both left and right hand 6 turn spin recovery and is now close to be handed over to IAF for user trails and subsequent induction in large numbers. It was the last hurdle.

On demand spin induction and subsequent recovery is a difficult feature to implement.

IJT36 is struggling with this , experience gained from HTT40 will be helpful for IJT36 . IJT36 recently underwent rear fuselage modifications to allow better spin handling capabilities.

kikuyu1:
Glad to see the Phils' arming up!


https://news.mb.com.ph/2019/09/30/p...an-choppers-duterte-all-set-for-moscow-visit/

However with 120 k active personnel in the whole AFP it may be wiser to establish an organic Army aviation unit and not waste such scarce platform.

Oh how I wish NAF could get a dozen Mi-17

nemesis8u:
In mali

Which UGAV is this?

nemesis8u:
This one is very interesting info from a DRDO conference

I don't think u guys expected this

You can also spy on a working computer by 'reading' the computer tower light as it functions!

kikuyu1:


You can also spy on a working computer by 'reading' the computer tower light as it functions!

Yes

I mentioned that

Led light for processor , hard disk

nemesis8u:
Stand off mines can be used against helicopters

Placing them at possible LZ sites can destroy any hovering helicopters trying to land within its range from a distance .

The Viets had them in treetops activated either by command or downdraft. I can't find a link.

kikuyu1:


The Viets had them in treetops activated either by command or downdraft. I can't find a link.

Long time back posted the pic and details

It is somewhere in this thread

kikuyu1:


Which UGAV is this?

MILREM's Themis UGV

nemesis8u:
Pressurized containers for Akash
Shelve life more than 10 years

Btw,wouldn't that container interfere with direct observation during storage-or is it for transportation? In the 80s an Otomat went hot while in the armoury at Mtongwe navy base. It was quickly loaded onto the Umoja or Nyayo,IIRC and fired off in a safe direction. True story!

Now it is the turn of IJT36

Hope the fucckers get it right this time

Pics r of the newly modified IJT36

nemesis8u:
LCA MK1 -> MWF evolution

Hmm....the Mk1 payload was a bit low. The Mk2 and especially the latest is almost twice-more pain for the enemy which makes for a cost effective platform especially a single engine.