The truth at any cost lowers all other costs — curated by former US spy Robert David Steele.
Grassroots UAVs for Disaster Response I was recently introduced to a new initiative that seeks to empower grassroots communities to deploy their own low-cost xUAVs. The purpose of this initiative? To support locally-led disaster response efforts and in so doing transfer math, science and engineering skills to local communities. The “x” in xUAV refers to …
Using Crowd Computing to Analyze UAV Imagery for Search & Rescue Operations My brother recently pointed me to this BBC News article on the use of drones for Search & Rescue missions in England’s Lake District, one of my favorite areas of the UK. The picture below is one I took during my most recent visit. In …
Using UAVs for Search & Rescue UAVs (or drones) are starting to be used for search & rescue operations, such as in the Philippines following Typhoon Yolanda a few months ago. They are also used to find missing people in the US, which may explain why members of the North Texas Drone User Group (NTDUG) are organizing …
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Harry Truman and Memory of Mass Murder Harry Truman spoke in the U.S. Senate on June 23, 1941: “If we see that Germany is winning,” he said, “we ought to help Russia, and if Russia is winning we ought to help Germany, and that way let them kill as many as possible.” Did Truman value …
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The Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) rose to prominence in an era of uncontested budget growth (including a borrowed trillion dollars a year) and uncontested airspace. That era is now over. There will still be a place for mico-UAVs, especially in direct support of small unit operations, but neither the US military nor the US secret …
JOURNAL: Terrorist UAV Bomber? JOURNAL: New America in Chile LINKS: Study shows traders are more reckless and manipulative than sociopaths. Extremism on the rise in England. The aftermath of Stuxnet. Systems disruption in Egypt.
NightWatch Puzzler. How would US forces use unpiloted aircraft for tactical support in a Korean fight in which the US would not have unchallenged control of the airspace? This is a question raised by Air Force Lt Gen David Deptula, the USAF intelligence chief, in multiple presentations. What would be the fall back resource for …
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