If you were to fall asleep near the ITER Tokamak, get bombarded by exotic nuclear particles, and be transported back in time to 1942, what job would you choose? Would you take part in World War II? Would you work in a factory? Join the U.S. Merchant Marine? Enlist in His Majesty’s Armed Forces?
Statistically, according to a Great Courses lecture series by the University of Pennsylvania Professor Thomas Childers, three jobs were more dangerous than any others. Pick one of these three and it would be nearly certain that you wouldn’t make it back to your time portal alive.
Author: Michael
China’s ZBL-09 armoured fighting vehicle, seen here from Russia’s Victory Day parade, is armed with a 30 mm cannon, a 7.62 mm machine gun, and anti-tank guided missiles. (Russian MoD)
The Eastern Theater Command (ETC) of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has inducted China North Industries Group Corporation’s (Norinco’s) ZBL-09 (also known as Type 09) armoured fighting vehicles (AFVs) in an equipment awarding ceremony in eastern Guangdong.
A new anthology drama series from Apple TV+, Extrapolations, depicts a futuristic earth through various interconnected viewpoints and different decades — from 2037 to 2070. Helmed by Scott Z. Burns, the screenwriter for The Bourne Ultimatum and Contagion, the trailer teases a future similar to Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar, with sweeping changes to Earth leaving humans with problems to solve.
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“What if we were able to develop technology that would allow us to survive, maybe even thrive?” asks one of the star-studded cast members.
In recent years, the United States has been ranked “number 3” in the world in hypersonic weapons development by senior Pentagon officials and weapons developers behind Russia and China.
The Military has undoubtedly taken notice of the recent headline-grabbing hypersonic weapons tests and demonstrations conducted by both Russia and China.
Much is known about Russian and Chinese hypersonic weapons, which are highly visible and often featured in their respective state media.
The maximum range of the Indian Army’s Akash Weapon System, seen here taking part in the full dress rehearsal for the Republic Day parade 2023, is 30 km and it can hit targets at a maximum elevation of 18 km. (Money Sharma/AFP via Getty Images)
The Indian Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded contracts to supply Akash Weapon System (AWS), next-generation maritime mobile coastal batteries-long range (NGMMCB-LR), and BrahMos missiles to the Indian Armed Forces.
On 30 March 2023, the MoD signed a contract worth INR81.
The ICG has reported its first crash of an ALH Mk III helicopter. The coast guard completed the acquisition of all 16 Mk IIIs ordered from HAL in November 2022. (Janes/Prathamesh Karle)
The crash of a second Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) Advanced Light Helicopter (ALH) Dhruv in three weeks has raised questions about the operational safety of the aircraft.
On 26 March, an ALH Mk III helicopter (serial No CG-855) in service with the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), crashed shortly after take-off from Kochi airport in southern India, where the ICG has a base.
The Spanish Navy’s first S-81 Plus submarine,
Isaac Peral
, conducted its first static dive test on 30 March 2023.
(Navantia)
The Spanish Navy’s first new S-80 Plus diesel-electric submarine (SSK) has achieved another milestone with the completion of its first static dive test.
First-of-class
Isaac Peral
(S-81) conducted its first static immersion in the waters of La Algameca naval station, opposite the Spanish Navy’s diving centre in Cartagena, on 30 March.
General Dynamics Land Systems displayed the Tracked Robot 10-ton (TRX) technology demonstrator at Global Force AUSA in March 2023. The robot carried a short-range air-defence (SHORAD) payload for the first time, according to the company. (General Dynamics Land Systems)
The US Army released a Request for Prototype Projects (RPP) for the Robotic Combat Vehicle (RCV)
programme on 29 March through the National Advanced Mobility Consortium (NAMC), which manages the service’s prototyping effort.
The UK Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and the British Army are testing a new experimental force concept to enhance combat capabilities in future urban operations.
Also known as Urban Phalanx, the study aims to test a series of new concepts to help small units achieve dominance in future urban combat environments, especially for dismounted light soldiers.
The focus of the experiment will be to enhance combat efficiency by making certain structural and lethality changes.
Jen Judson, Defense News
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — At an Alabama-based Northrop Grumman facility, now primed to build a U.S.