Thanks to the failed COVID-19 approaches, COVID will likely be a part of our lives for the foreseeable futures. Indeed, instead of a once-a-year surge in COVID cases, new strains are leading to a twice a year surge in COVID – and according to the CDC we are looking at a summer surge:
The summer surge of COVID-19 is here, with data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showing increases across much of the country.
In its latest report, the CDC said the number of cases is now growing or likely growing in at least 26 states and Washington, D.C.
Browsing: All news
Category Added in a WPeMatico Campaign
At 08:15 Japan Standard Time on August 6, 1945, the U.S. Army Air Force launched the first ever nuclear attack in history, with the targeting of the Japanese city of Hiroshima causing 135,000 casualties instantly, approximately half of them deaths, and tens of thousands of further deaths over the following months as radiation sickness took its toll on the population.
Southeast Asian countries have long tried to balance relations between China and the United States — seeking to maintain their independence in economic policy and foreign relations while ensuring their country’s security. As Beijing became more assertive, particularly in the South China Sea, Southeast Asian countries had to adapt. Now, they again face the need to evolve their approach in response to the Trump administration, as it imposes tariffs and asks allies to contribute more to their own defense.
The Space Force and Intelligence Community are planning to launch the first operational ground moving target indication (GMTI) satellites within the next year that will support operations at U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, according to a top service official.
A joint effort between the Space Force, National Reconnaissance Office and National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, the GMTI program aims to develop a constellation of sats equipped with sensors that can track targets moving on the ground or at sea and send the data to warfighters in near real-time.
More than 100 employees serving in various roles at the Pentagon’s decades-old disseminator and major repository for science and technology information will receive termination notices this month, DefenseScoop has learned.
Senior Defense Department officials unveiled plans this week to slash the Defense Technical Information Center’s workforce down to 40 civilian positions — marking the latest move in an ongoing series of personnel reductions across the federal government under the second Trump administration.
The Navy flew a solar-powered, unmanned drone for 73 hours straight, recharging the plane’s batteries during the daytime on solar power to fly through night hours without coming back to earth.
In total, officials with the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division flew the Skydweller drone off the Mississippi coast for nearly 220 hours, or over nine days, with breaks on the ground for inclement weather. The longest single flight was 73 hours, or about three days straight.
And engineers think the plane can fly longer.
Special operations forces and members of the intelligence community are preparing to meet with industry and other technology experts to brainstorm ways to help commandos and IC personnel succeed on the frontlines in “data dense environments.”
The gathering, slated for Oct. 28-30 in Chantilly, Virginia, is being organized by SOFWERX and ICWERX — hubs that connect U.S. Special Operations Command and intel agencies with innovators to help solve some of their most difficult challenges — in partnership with SOCOM’s Science and Technology Directorate and the IC.
The US Pentagon will reduce the Defense Technical Information Center, a DoD field activity, to just 40 civilian workers.
Key Points and Summary – China’s aerospace industry now holds a distinct advantage over Russia’s, a shift illustrated by comparing their premier stealth fighters.
-China’s J-20 appears to be a more sophisticated and genuinely stealthy platform that is being mass-produced, with an estimated fleet of 800 aircraft.
-In contrast, Russia’s Su-57 suffers from significant stealth deficiencies—to the point of being called a “fraud” by one think tank—and is plagued by severe production issues, with only a few dozen delivered to its air force.
Key Points and Summary – Turkey is developing its own fifth-generation fighter, the TAI TF Kaan, to achieve strategic independence after being removed from the U.S. F-35 program.
-The ambitious aircraft is a blend of American designs, physically resembling an F-22 Raptor while aiming to replicate the F-35’s advanced sensor fusion capabilities.
-However, the Kaan’s true stealth credentials remain a major question mark.