Tag: navy
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#MorningMonarchy: November 20, 2017
Agent Manson, botched raids and illegal orders + this day in history w/the indictment of Phil Spector and our song of the day by METZ on your Morning Monarchy for November 20, 2017.
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Military-Industrial Complex News: July 2016
Keep up to date with what’s going on in the world of corrupt contracts, military, government, corporations and the military-industrial complex.
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US Navy deploys a laser weapon to the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea
from defense-update.com: The US Navy has been operating a High Energy Laser (HEL) weapon in the Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea since the summer of 2014. The system, afloat on the forward staging base (interim) – USS Ponce (AFSB(I) 15) is the first laser weapon system operationally deployed by the US military. Currently at a…
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DARPA to Set Sea-based Electronic Ambushes for Enemies
from stratrisks.com: U.S. military researchers are moving forward with a program to hide ruggedized electronic devices at the bottom of the world’s oceans that when called on will float to the surface to jam, disrupt, and spy on enemy forces. Officials of the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in Arlington, Virginia, this week…
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Navy Submarine Drones Will Predict the Weather Months In Advance
from Strat Risks: In the next decade, Navy scientists will be able to predict the weather as far as 90 days into the future with the help of mathematical models, satellites, and submarine drones. The mathematical models are the most important element in the ocean and weather prediction cocktail. But making those models perform at a…
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Northrop Grumann producing more LCS mission modules
from upi.com: Three additional mission modules for the U.S. Navy’s littoral combat ships are being produced by Northrop Grumman under a $25.2 million contract. Two of the modules are for surface warfare missions and one is for mine counter-measures. Each module package is comprised of a specific set of sub-systems such as data processing equipment,…
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Navy destroys drone with laser weapon ahead of 2014 deployment
from theverge.com: The US Navy has been pursuing solid-state laser weapons capable of setting other vessels on fire for years, but now one is almost ready to actually be put out to sea. The Office of Naval Research (ONR) today announced that it is aiming to “field and test a solid-state laser prototype” in early…