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What is the difference between automation and autonomy, and where does artificial intelligence fit in when it comes to military aviation?On this episode, Ms. Jessica "STING" Peterson, Ph.D. student and part time Instructor Flight Test Engineer at the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School, explains the nuanced differences, drawing on her experience flight testing the RQ-4 Global Hawk and collision avoidance systems.Aircraft, both civil and military, have been equipped with auto pilots for decades. With advancing technology, it seems all but inevitable that autonomous and artificially intelligent aircraft are the next logical step.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-fighter-pilot-podcast/donations

Episode Summary: As the Air Force develops the operational construct for Collaborative Combat Aircraft, Doug Birkey and Brig Gen Houston "Slider" Cantwell, USAF (Ret.) urge the service to tap into two decades of lessons learned flying highly sophisticated uncrewed aircraft like the MQ-1 Predator, MQ-9 Reaper, RQ-4 Global Hawk, and RQ-170. Harnessing his experience as an uncrewed aircraft pilot and commander, Cantwell explores the tremendous insights gained through uncrewed operations and the fundamental differences from traditional crewed combat aircraft operations. While CCA will execute at an entirely new level of performance, thanks to technologies like artificial intelligence and advanced mission systems, there are also foundational realities tied to uncrewed aviation that will shape how these aircraft fly and fight. Join us to learn more about this aspect of tomorrow's airpower. Credits: Host: Douglas Birkey, Executive Director, The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies Producer: Shane Thin  Executive Producer: Douglas Birkey Guest: Brig Gen Houston "Slider" Cantwell, USAF (Ret.), Senior Resident Fellow, The Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies Links: Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: https://bit.ly/3GbA5Of Website: https://mitchellaerospacepower.org/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/MitchellStudies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mitchell.Institute.Aerospace LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3nzBisb Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mitchellstudies/ #MitchellStudies #AerospaceAdvantage #Uncrewed #Technology #Aircraft Thank you for your continued support!

While a cadet at the Air Force Academy, Jason Kim '99 experienced the “pedestal effect” and learned the importance of curiosity, compassion, trust and mutual respect.   SUMMARY Jason Kim, a USFA class of '99 and CEO of Firefly Aerospace, discussed his leadership journey and experiences. He emphasized the importance of curiosity, compassion, and mutual respect in leadership. Jason shared his upbringing in Richardson, Texas, and his parents' influence. He recounted his time at the Air Force Academy, highlighting the humbling experience of being among top cadets and the value of building trust. Jason detailed his career path, including roles at Boeing, Raytheon, and Northrop Grumman, and his MBA from UCLA. He stressed the importance of giving back to the Air Force Academy and the Space Force.   OUR FAVORITE QUOTES "I think just being curious and being an active listener and asking questions and listening to other people, sometimes people want to vent, or sometimes people want to just be heard or have a voice, or some, most of the time, people just have good ideas." "And so I would just say, just be curious, what did I miss? Did you miss something? Did we both miss something? If you get all those great ideas and you share it amongst different people from different backgrounds and walks of life, you don't miss as much, you know, and you're just bet off better off, you'll have a better solution." "Building that trust, you know, with your your your teams, that's extremely empowering and motivating when you trust someone else, and they trust you, and you can go much, much further when you build that trust up." "We got this drilled into us, and we didn't even know at the time how important it was. But you know, building that trust, you know, with your your your teams, that's extremely empowering and motivating when you trust someone else, and they trust you, and you can go much, much further when you build that trust up." "And then the last thing I would say is, I think we were one of the first classes that had non commissioned officers alongside with AOCs that were there to teach us about mutual respect, about mutual respect between officers and non commissioned officers. And I think that went a long ways for for all of us, because, you know, once we went to the real Air Force, you know, we were going to lead a lot of officers and NCOs, and getting that kind of exposure early on was helpful, but also learning about mutual respect, that's something that is extremely important in any work setting that you're in."     SHARE THIS EPISODE FACEBOOK  |  LINKEDIN      CHAPTERS 00:00:  Introduction and Background 02:24:  Welcome to Long Leu Leadership 07:42:  Early Inspirations and Motivations 10:56:  Discovering the Air Force Academy 16:00:  Memorable Experiences at the Academy 23:26:  Leadership Lessons Learned 26:32:  Leadership: Curiosity, Compassion, and Mutual Respect 28:14:  Startup Journey: Taking Risks and Minimizing Regrets 30:07:  Leadership Lessons: MBA and Personal Growth 32:05:  Startup Experience: Joining and Growing a Company 36:18:  Family and Risk-Taking: Lessons from Parents 39:36:  Hidden Talent: Drawing and Painting 45:36:  Giving Back: Involvement with the Air Force Academy Foundation 51:30:  Impact of the Air Force Academy: Building Resilience and Confidence   TAKEAWAYS Growing up in Texas with immigrant parents instilled a strong work ethic and a desire to give back to the country in Jason Kim. Inspired by the space shuttle program and the Gulf War, Jason decided to pursue a career in the military. At the Air Force Academy, Jason experienced the pedestal effect and learned the importance of curiosity, compassion, trust, and mutual respect in leadership. Jason's academic and extracurricular experiences at the Academy helped shape his leadership skills and provided him with lifelong friendships. His parents and role models like Colonel Ellison Onizuka influenced his decision to join the Air Force and give back to the country. Curiosity, compassion, and mutual respect are essential qualities in leadership. Taking risks and minimizing regrets can lead to personal and professional growth. Giving back and supporting future generations is important. The Air Force Academy provides valuable experiences and lifelong friendships. Learning multiple languages and exploring different cultures can broaden perspectives. The Academy's challenging environment builds resilience and confidence.   ABOUT JASON KIM '99 Mr. Jason Kim '99 is a member of the Air Force Academy Foundation Board of Directors. He is also CEO for Firefly Aerospace. Jason's career includes his work in the satellite and national security space for Boeing Raytheon and Northrop Grumman. While in the Air Force, he served as a program manager for the Space Superiority Systems program and Reconnaissance Systems Program offices. He has served on the boards of the National Defense industrial Association and space enterprise consortium formation Committee. He began his Air Force career as a cadet, having graduated with a degree in electrical engineering, followed by a master's in electrical engineering from AFET and then an MBA from the University of California, Anderson School of Management.    CONNECT WITH JASON LinkedIn     ABOUT LONG BLUE LEADERSHIP Long Blue Leadership drops every two weeks on Tuesdays and is available on Apple Podcasts, TuneIn + Alexa, Spotify and all your favorite podcast platforms. Search @AirForceGrads on your favorite social channels for Long Blue Leadership news and updates!          SPEAKERS Guest:  Mr. Jason Kim '99  |  Lt. Col. (Ret.) Naviere Walkewicz '99   Naviere Walkewicz  00:01 Our guest today is Mr. Jason Kim USAFA class of '99 and a member of the Air Force Academy Foundation Board of Directors. Jason's career includes his work in the satellite and national security space for Boeing, Raytheon and Northrop Grumman. While in the Air Force, he served as a program manager for the Space Superiority Systems and Reconnaissance Systems program offices. He has served on the boards of the National Defense Industrial Association and Space Enterprise Consortium Formation Committee. He began his Air Force career as a cadet, having graduated with a degree in electrical engineering, followed by a master's in electrical engineering from AFET and then an MBA from the University of California Anderson School of Management. We'll discuss Jason's life before, during and after the Academy, and we'll ask him to share a unique talent. We'll end with his advice for those striving to become leaders and those already in leadership positions, endeavoring toward excellence. Jason, welcome to Long Blue Leadership, my friend, my classmate. Thank you for being here today.   Jason Kim  01:04 Thank you for having me, and thanks for using my call sign.   Naviere Walkewicz  01:09 You're welcome. I know we want it to catch on so everyone knows now. Well, as we do in this, this is such a wonderful opportunity for our listeners to get to know you, and we like to go back and so for us, we're talking, you know, closer to 30 something years ago, right, when you were young. Jason, tell us about what life was like before the Academy was even in your in your line of sight.   Jason Kim  01:31 So, I grew up in Richardson, Texas. It's a suburb north of Dallas, and if you've been to Dallas, it's a metropolitan city, and but it's a little bit country as well. And so yes, I grew up with cowboy boots. I grew up with a belt buckle, you know, driving a pickup truck, all those kinds of things. But I'd listen to all kinds of music. So, judging by my call sign, you know, rap music, R&B, but also some country as well. And my parents were first-generation immigrants from South Korea, and so I really saw how hard they worked, you know, learning a different language, buying a house, doing all that in their late 30s and 40s and raising three children. I'm the youngest of three boys, and so I'm very, you know, grateful for what my parents did for us three boys. My dad was an electrician on oil rigs and was in the oil and gas industry, and that's why we ended up in Texas. And I'd see him travel away for a month at a time, and then come back home for a month to places like Venezuela and United Arab Emirates and Gulf of Mexico and all kinds of places. And so, you know, I heard stories of travel and just everything he was doing. So, we'll get to this later, but he was definitely an inspiration early on for me, and he always, you know, was very grateful for being a naturalized citizen and allowing our family to grow up in the U.S. and get an education. And so, he always kind of inspired me to give back to the country, and always do good things for the community as well. And so that's where I kind of got those roots. And, you know, also being the youngest of three boys, my older brothers were seven and nine years older than me and so you can imagine I was the little kid that they would bring along to school or, you know, meeting with friends. And so, I learned the good things from them and emulated the good things, but then the bad things, the mistakes that they made, I tried to avoid that. So, I kind of got it easy watching them. And so, I owe a lot to them coaching me and mentoring me as I grew up, and then being in Texas, of course, what did I play sports in, I played football. And I would say that a lot of the leadership skills that I got early on came from football, and a lot of the work ethic came from football — the teammates, the collaboration, the strategy. Texas football is pretty legit, and so I got to watch tape, I got to lift weights, practice. All those things that Tom Brady says in his Hall of Fame speech I resonate with now, I didn't end up like Tom Brady, but I resonate with what he said, all those early mornings, waking up, you know, training, all the hard work. It really taught me a lot of good lessons. And, you know, I still kind of  have a lot of that work ethic because of, you know, playing football, and a lot of the team and collaboration came from collaborating with 10 other football players trying to score a touchdown, or keep others from scoring a touchdown. And also, a big reason why I'm a big college football fan, so I'm really happy to see your son play for the Falcons, and I'm going to be rooting for him and the rest of the Falcons, as well as my other alma mater, UCLA, so I'll be at those games as well.   Naviere Walkewicz  05:55 That is awesome. I mean, I'm almost developing a visual of young Jason and his two older brothers and his mom and dad. And what a story. I mean, I think about, you know, just first off, the confidence, resilience and grit of your parents, right? And then you're seeing this, and you're growing up in a household. So, what, as the youngest? I mean, I think, like you said, you were able to kind of see what to avoid, what pitfalls to avoid, and how to kind of navigate that. Well, when did the military kind of come into the picture? Was that something that your older brothers participated in through school? How were you introduced into that side of the world?   Jason Kim  06:32 Yeah so, I would say it kind of goes along with some inspirational people in my life. You know, growing up in Texas, the Space Shuttle program was a big deal. And I think you and I were 8 years old when the space shuttle Challenger event happened, and one of the astronauts that was a hero among all the astronauts on that mission was Col. Ellison Onizuka, and he made a career in the Air Force. He was a test pilot, graduated with his Ph.D., I believe, and became an astronaut, and really gave his life in many ways, to for science and for the Air Force. And so, seeing someone like that that also kind of looked like me was a good role model for me at an early age. And so that kind of got me interested in the Air Force and the Shuttle program. And then, you know, I think you and I remember when we're young, 1991 before we went to the Academy, you know, the Gulf War, and we saw on TV for this first time, all this shock and awe and Gen. Schwarzkopf and Colin Powell, and all the strategy that was used. The technology. You know, you heard about the second offset strategy with those F-117 Nighthawks, and all the flares that you would see that night. And it really just made an impression on me. It got me kind of excited about the military and all the technology that's involved. And also, you know, kind of got me into thinking about being a pilot someday. And again, you know, my dad always saying, “Hey, give back, Jason. You know, this country has given a lot to our family. Give back.” I kind of got that motivation to go into the military. And then, you know, I think we also had family friends that had some people that went to the academies, whether it's the Naval Academy or others, and got to learn a little bit from them what was it like to go to the Academy? And these were really good role models as well. So, I got with my liaison officer, which was a really great liaison officer, got me involved with what I needed to do to get more information. And went to the summer scientific seminar and spent a week on the campus and got to learn what it was like to be a cadet, somewhat. Yeah, it was actually fun. But, you know, meeting people, meeting the upperclassmen, and they were all super nice at the time. And I also, it turns out, I met my future roommate there, and we were, yeah, we met at the summer scientific seminar. And so, lo and behold, when I go into basic cadet training, I see him there. I'm like, “Oh my gosh, you were there at the same time as me!” So it was a really great experience, and that kind of solidified it for me that I wanted to go the Air Force Academy.   Naviere Walkewicz  09:56 So, I mean, you had some great role models to kind of facilitate some of that interest. There was a lot of things happening in the country that, you know, we both were, were very familiar with, and it created some feelings of pride and wanting to give back. Were you always thinking about the Air Force Academy because of those motivations, or were you thinking other service academies as well?   Jason Kim  10:16 I think I had my heart set on the Air Force Academy. You know, I don't know if I said before, but you know, my parents had me late, later in life, and so since I was the baby of the family, by the time I got to the age of going to college, my parents were retirement age, and I was not going to put them through what they did for my older brothers, which was room, tuition, board, and all that stuff that they had to work hard to pay for. I wanted to get a scholarship somehow. And this was a way to give back to the country, get a scholarship, get a great education. Plus, you know, I applied to all the service academies. But, you know, you'll, you'll hear this later, but I wasn't the best swimmer, so I wasn't going to go to the Naval Academy. West Point was foreign to me. I just didn't know enough about the Army, and I wanted to be a pilot. So, I thought, “Hey, the Air Force Academy is the best way to do that.”   Naviere Walkewicz  11:17 Awesome. So, you had a great ALO (pronounced AY-low and is an Academy Liaison Officer) you know, you kind of went through the process, which, in itself, is quite a process, as we remember. And so how did you find out? When did you find out you received an appointment to the Air Force Academy?   Jason Kim  11:31 That was, oh, that was, you know, I've had a lot of great moments in my life, so it's, that's reaching far back. I just remember that I was super happy. You know, it was Congressman Sam Johnson of the 3rd District of Texas that, you know, gave me the nomination. He was actually an Air Force pilot and a Vietnam POW. He since passed away. But, you know, getting a nomination from a legend like that was very much an honor. You know, I also got a senatorial nomination to go to the Naval Academy, but not knowing any better, as the 18-year-old, or whatever I was, 17-year-old, I was like, “Sorry, Senator, I'm going to the Air Force Academy. Thank you very much. I'm not going to the Naval Academy.” So I was very set on going to the Air Force Academy. I was very, very happy, because it was hard to get in. I mean, one of the challenges I had as a fairly big football player in high school was the, you know, the test that you have to physical fitness tests you have to take to get into the Air Force Academy. So, you had to do all the pull ups and the runs and all that stuff. And I had to cut weight, and it really took me waking up every morning, just going through the routine of practicing all those things, and eventually got enough confidence to pass the physical fitness test and all the other things you got to go through. So, it was very rewarding to get to the point where I got in.   Naviere Walkewicz  13:15 That is awesome. And I can see that drive, I mean, just from your family instilled in you to get to be like you said, confident, ready to go. That's no surprise at all. So, talk about at the Academy, we know a little about your roommate. You met him in summer scientific seminar. What was your Academy experience like?   Jason Kim  13:35 I remember Day 1 because there are two funny things that happened. One, somehow I got lucky, and I got paired up with a NCO, enlisted person, who I wish I remembered his name. He didn't end up staying after Basic Cadet Training, so I lost touch. But what he did for me was amazing, because he already knew the drill. He was like, “Jason, you don't know how to wear BDUs, but this is how you do it. This is how you put the blouses on.” How did I luck out? I had somebody that knew what to do and was teaching me how to do it from Day 1. So very, very much grateful to that individual. I wish I could have kept in touch with him. The second funny thing is, we all had name badges. And you know, my name badge, for some reason, it said Jun Kim. And I was like, OK, that's my last name, and it's June, I think. So it makes sense. And then everybody, all the upperclassmen, were like, “Is your name Jun Kim?” I was like, “Yes, yes, sir. My name is Kim,” and I thought it was the month. But it turns out they accidentally switched my nametag with another Cadet named Jun Kim. Yeah, and so he was wearing my Jason Kim, and so, on Day 1, you know, it was very confusing, and that got me into a lot of trouble. They're like, “Do you know…,” all the things you could think of, I was getting all those kinds of comments. And so, it was quite the memorable experience. It's like, it's hard enough being a new doolie and trying to figure it out. But then when you have those kinds of incidents, it's like, it makes it even more confusing, but it was memorable.   Naviere Walkewicz  15:33 Oh, that's awesome. I can, literally picture this.   Jason Kim  15:37 That was Day 1, and then, you know, life as a cadet. They warn you of this. They warn you of the pedestal effect, where you're in high school, you're top of your game, and top of your class and you varsity letter and all that stuff. But when you get to the Academy, oh, boy, was I humbled. I mean, there were people that were smarter than me, more athletic than me, you know, better in every way. And so, I just felt very average. And in retrospect, there's nothing wrong with that, right? But just being around 1,500 cadets, you know they just were the best of the best from wherever they were. It was very, very humbling, but also rewarding, because I got to meet people from different states. I'd go on spring break to California for the first time, because I'd make friends with people that were from Northern California or Los Angeles. So, I got to meet a lot of lifelong friends that have been my support group for my entire life, you know. And every time I get together with my friends from the Academy, it's just like it was old times. It just, it's hard to explain, but you know what I'm talking about, and…   Naviere Walkewicz  17:02 I do. It just feels like time didn't pass.   Jason Kim  17:05 That's right. Some of us, like yourself, look like you do from those days. Some of us aged a little bit differently, like myself, but yeah, it was a great experience. Now, if you remember our year — our year was the first year that had the increased level of the internet and so that got a lot of people in trouble. Because, you know, “What's this internet? What do you do with it?” What we got in trouble for in my class was we played a lot of online games, you know, in first-person kind of games. So, I remember there was a game called Quake, and it was a lot of us just playing together in our in our dorm rooms and spending a little bit too much time on that. And then I remember other video games, like Goldeneye on Nintendo, and it just sucked so much time out of our days that, in retrospect, it's like, “What were we doing?” So, I guess you could say we were kind of old-school video gamers back in the day.   Naviere Walkewicz  18:20 It's funny. I was just going to ask you, we knew that you were getting into electrical engineering. What else were you doing? So, it sounds like it wasn't football, but it was Nintendo.   Jason Kim  18:30 I really loved sports. So, I loved taking all the intramural sports and the classes like golf and tennis, and I got into rugby for a little bit, for a minute, which I really enjoyed, but it's not a very forgiving sport, so that didn't last that long. But, you know, I think just the camaraderie you get playing sports like that was fun, and I think from the academic side, you know, I did go into electrical engineering, so I did all the nerdy stuff. That's probably why we didn't cross paths. Also, you probably weren't at the robotics competitions that we were doing, because that's really nerdy. But we got into doing little Roomba robot construction before Roombas existed, and we created our own Pac Man, you know, handheld games from scratch using a box of parts and processors. And my senior design project was pretty interesting. My classmate and I decided to make a digital karaoke machine. You know, using everything we learned from electrical engineering and apply it to something fun. I just remember us just trying to make the most of it with our friends and our classmates, and trying to make it fun, because it could be a lot. I took a lot of semester credit hours my freshman year. I just remember something like 22-plus credit hours. It was just a lot, and you really needed a way to recharge. And so those were some of the ways. But of course, the skiing was amazing. You know, being so close in proximity to all the ski resorts, like Breckenridge and Copper Mountain and Vail — all those great places. So those were always fun things to do. I had my first bowl of pho in Denver.   Naviere Walkewicz  20:49 In Denver?   Jason Kim  20:52 I remember that vividly. I went to one of my first concerts, Smashing Pumpkins at the Nuggets center. And then I got to go to Red Rocks. So, there was a lot of cultural things that I got to be a part of, too.   Naviere Walkewicz  21:09 I love that. So some of the things that you expressed, and I think this is great for our listeners, because, you know, sometimes some of some of our guests have been very, I don't say tunnel vision, but there's very, like, one track they've been really dedicated to, like one aspect. You know, obviously we have to do military, academic and, you know, physical fitness, athleticism, but there's kind of one track that they really hone in on. It seems like you really kind of experienced a lot, and through all of that, I might ask, what were some of the leadership lessons you picked up and learning about yourself, because you kind of talked about that pedestal effect, right? You were really kind of high coming from high school, and then you came to the Academy, and you kind of had to rediscover yourself in a different way. And it looked like you did that. What did you learn?   Jason Kim  21:53 Yeah, so some of the leadership things that I would say, that I got exposed to — and it made me kind of think about it and much later in life, kind of reinforce it — was just to be curious. A lot of times as leaders, you can jump to conclusions but I think one technique that is very helpful, no matter what industry you're in, is just be curious. You know, when you have employees, you could hold folks accountable but be curious about it. Ask the right questions. “Is everything OK? Do you have enough support? Do you have the tools, training to do what you need to? How's your family life?” That kind of stuff. So, I think you could be very curious and compassionate and graceful in terms of leadership, and that's partly learning from good leaders, but also bad leaders that didn't do that. So, I think you got to see both sides as a cadet, and you always want to pick the good leaders and emulate the good behaviors and leave out the bad. So that's one thing I would say. You know, we got this drilled into us, and we didn't even know at the time how important it was. But building that trust with your teams — that's extremely empowering and motivating when you trust someone else, and they trust you, and you can go much, much further when you build that trust up. And then the last thing I would say is, I think we were one of the first classes that had noncommissioned officers alongside with AOCs (Air Officer Commanding) that were there to teach us about mutual respect, about mutual respect between officers and noncommissioned officers. And I think that went a long ways for all of us, because once we went to the real Air Force, we were going to lead a lot of officers and NCOs and getting that kind of exposure early on was helpful. But also learning about mutual respect — that's something that is extremely important in any work setting that you're in. So those are kind of three examples of leadership, things that I would say I remember from the Academy that are also still important today.   Naviere Walkewicz  24:35 I think that's wonderful. Maybe you'll even share an example where you saw either curiosity, compassion or mutual respect really play a role in your professional or personal life after the Academy, but before we get there, I remember you talking about wanting to maybe get into space, right? The astronaut program, be a pilot. How did that all shape out? Because you were an electrical engineer, and then what?   Jason Kim  24:58 So, I really wanted to be a pilot. And for some reason, I really liked the C-17, the Globemaster. And I think it's because it was a fly-by-wire kind of system. It was a stick, but it was like more of a commercial airline-kind of transport plane. So, it was a blend of — fighter pilots use sticks but it was still kind of an air mobility command-kind of system. But, you know, unfortunately, my eyesight, my color deficiency, just didn't allow me to go into that track. So, I really just leaned on and doubled down on my electrical engineering background and got to go to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base as my first assignment. And there I was an engineer-slash-project-manager working on uncrewed aerial vehicles before they became popular. So, things like the Global Hawk and the Predator, UAVs, those were things that I was getting exposed to, and I got to put payloads on. If you remember, in the 1999 timeframe, there were Hellfire missiles put on the Predator. I was there when that was happening. And so, it was just very, very amazing to see all that happen before my eyes. I got to work on the U2 and put payloads on the U2 and other very important missions. And I think that exposed me to the real Air Force. Even though I wasn't flying, I got exposed to assets that actually went into the theater and were very valuable. And then from there, I got assigned to L.A. Air Force Base, and finally got to live out my dream of living in Los Angeles, and was assigned to the Space Superiority Material Wing, and that's where we were acquiring satellites and ground systems to help protect our freedom in space. And so, I learned a lot about space there and ground systems. And, you know, after several years working there, I decided I wanted to go into industry. And so, I did two things. I went to a large aerospace company and became a program manager there. You know, now, in charge of designing and building these satellites. So I went part time to UCLA to get my fully employed MBA, just knowing that I wasn't going to know everything about industry. I wasn't going to know everything about how to be part of a company, and so I wanted to kind of learn more about that side of the industry by getting an MBA. Unbeknownst to me, the MBA wasn't just about company operations and finances, it was actually about leadership. And so, I got a lot of leadership lessons from my MBA program as well. So, it gave me a lot of confidence. And what I mean by that is confidence in just going with your gut, taking risks, getting into high-risk, high-reward situations. And it's because I learned about, the company financials, the underpinnings of a company. I learned about entrepreneurism, what it what it's like to start up a company or operate a company or go through different case studies of how to turn around a company. I learned a lot about accounting and how important and valuable that is. But then most of all, I learned a lot from my classmates. And there were people from the Hollywood industry or investment banking or the medical industry. So, it was really great to learn from my classmates. It got me to conference level where I was like, “Hey, what am I doing at this company? I want to take a risk and go to a startup company.” And I did. I took that leap of faith, and that's where our first, you know, joined Millennium Space Systems, which was a small startup company when it was 20 people. But it was something that I guess I go back to the Air Force Academy where, you know, there's that quote in the Eagle and Fledgling statue that says, “Man's flight through life is sustained by the power of his knowledge.” That kind of always stuck with me and it's one of those things where, when you join a startup company, and you help grow it, and eventually we sold the company to Boeing, you learn so much. I mean, I had five different hats, you know, and I had to learn about finance, program management, business development, engineering, integration and test, all that stuff, mission operations — you learn all those things by doing, and no one will ever be able to take that knowledge away. You just, you just get it for life.   Naviere Walkewicz  30:34 Wow, there's, there's so much that, I mean, you covered such a span, because I'm imagining, you know, maybe I don't want to call — maybe “gift” is not the right word, but not being able to be a pilot might have been something that opened up obviously these opportunities for you in ways that you could not have even foreseen. So, I actually wanted to go back to that really quick and just ask, how did you, how did you kind of re-change your thoughts or shape your mindset to, “OK, well, it's not that. So, what's next?” And how did you handle that? Because I think some of our listeners find themselves in situations where, “Well, if I do all these things, then it will lead to this.” But sometimes there are things outside of your control that even if you do all the things, you can't get there.   Jason Kim  31:20 Well, I think, first of all, I'll always be a fan of pilots and aviators and all these fighters and bombers and transport airplanes — I definitely bleed blue still to this day. So, I definitely appreciate all of our classmates that have sacrificed so much to fly in the Air Force and defend us. That's kind of my mindset is, “What can I do to still contribute to the mission to national security?” And so as long as that was kind of my guide-star, I was fine, because I knew that I was contributing to the mission in some way, whether it be acquiring platforms and putting payloads on those platforms to go support our classmates, or today, you know, designing and building systems and operating systems that end up helping national security. It's really the mindset of, “What can I do to help and make a difference, to help defend our country?” So that's how my mindset shifted, because it takes all of us to contribute what we each contribute to make these missions work. And so that's kind of where my head was at.   Naviere Walkewicz  32:50 I think that's fantastic advice. And there's this theme that's been woven since you talked about your parents, and I think it's this, you know, looking forward and investing in yourself and educating yourself. And so along this path, you've done those things. You're also a family man. When did that kind of come to fruition and how does your family feel about when you joining startups and taking risks and doing some of these things?   Jason Kim  33:16 It goes back to my dad. He gave me a lot of great advice when he was still around, and one of the advice was just sharing his regrets. You know, a lot of people thought he was my grandfather because he had me so late. Really,there's something to be said about that. He was very wise. He had a lot of experience in life, and he had global experience and had seen so many different hardships and overcome them. And he would always say, “Hey, I wish I would have taken, you know, that risk and left my company and joined my other co-workers to go start up that other company.” That actually happened. He had co-workers that ended up starting up a different old drilling company in Texas, and he thought it was too much risk at the time. He regrets that, because obviously those people that went over at the time they did, they did well for themselves. So he would tell me stories like that, and really all that wisdom he would just try to share with me from a young age. And it's hard to admit, but at some point in your, all of our lives, we start to realize how right our parents were sometimes, and so, you know, a lot of the risk taking that I'm doing, that I have done, stems from advice that my dad gave me. It's like, “Hey, go for it. Take the risks. Don't have those regrets.” And so, I think I have lived my life in that manner — just minimize the regrets and take some risk and take calculated risk and really be confident with yourself and double down on yourself. So, yeah, absolutely.   Naviere Walkewicz  35:12 I love that. And your family obviously doubles down on — yeah.   Jason Kim  35:16 I mean, I had kids late in life. I really enjoy spending time with my kids. That's how I recharge. You know, I've got a son that's turning 9 this month, and a daughter that turned 6 a couple months ago, and just watching them grow up and be curious and learn and ask questions and try different things out. You know, we try not to push things on our kids, and I'm the same way. I'm not trying to push anything on my kids, but I do want to give them a lot of opportunities that I wish I had, and just expose them to those opportunities, because you just never know which one takes off and which one really resonates with them. And so that's kind of my mindset right now is, “How can I give my son and daughter as many opportunities as possible so that they could figure it out on their own what they want to do,” right?   Naviere Walkewicz  36:09 Well, even the words that you used, you kind of talked about some of those lessons that you took away as a cadet, and you are seeing it in your children, with the way that they ask questions and the way that they explore. So, I think you have kind of taken those and pass it into your legacy line. I do want to ask a question, because we always find it fascinating when we learn more about our guests. So, do you have a hidden talent that you might share with our listeners?     Jason Kim  36:35 I do. I wish I could say it's something that is so fascinating. But really, it's just some something that I could — I could draw and paint really well, and it was something that I just noticed when I was very young. You know, I learned from my older brothers, and they were pretty good at it, too, but I learned at an earlier age than them, and so I've always been able to sketch and draw realistic pictures. When I was younger, drawing Lamborghinis. Because I always wanteda Lamborghini Countach. They don't make those cars in the price points that I would like, so I don't have one today. But I was always drawing things. And, you know, recently, I started painting as well, and it was crazy. I had never done oil painting before, and when I had my first child, my son, whatever got into me, I just picked up a brush and painted a picture of him, and it actually looks like him. And we did a side by side, like picture of him smiling, and the painting of him smiling. It definitely captures his essence, because I never got training or anything. And so, I would say that's my hidden talent. It was even hidden for me. And, you know, it's just amazing — just go for it. Just go do it. And that's one of the things that I would recommend to people that are wanting to go the Air Force Academy is just get out of your comfort zone and do as many things as you can early on, even before going to the Academy. You know, learn different languages. Just learn as much as you can. Learn lifetime sports. Take lessons of swimming or golf or tennis — all those kind of things. Just do as much as you can, because you'll get busy when you're at the Air Force Academy and you'll have less time to do all the things you want to do. But even when you're in industry and you're working, you don't have as much time to go do that kind of stuff. And you may not think you have a lot of time during junior high or high school, but you do, and you should take advantage of just learning as much as you can, and you'll appreciate it later in life when you go travel to Paris or travel to different places like Thailand or, you know, Japan. You know, if you learn those languages, you can explore those places even more in a way that you know is more enriching, and that gets me to that's what I want to do more of, is travel, travel globally with my family. I think that's something that I want to expose my kids to. And a lot of times you grow up in the United States and you start thinking, “Hey, there's only one way to think about stuff.” But when you travel — and I got to travel for work to Paris a couple years — it opened my eyes. It opened my eyes to a different world and how other people think and dress and go about their daily lives. I've also gotten to London recently for work, and that was eye opening as well, and been to Southeast Asia as well. So, it's just fascinating to go to this these different places and learn the cultures and talk the languages and meet the people. It's very enriching.   Naviere Walkewicz So how many languages do you speak?   Jason Kim So, I grew up learning Korean so I can speak a little bit of Korean. I obviously took Spanish because I grew up in Texas, and that Spanish is a very valuable language in Texas, even in California. And because I took Spanish, you know, when I get to the Air Force Academy, what do they do? They said, “Hey, we don't want you to take Spanish. We want you to be the handful of people that takes Arabic.” So, I got the privilege to take Arabic. I got volunteered into it, and it was very, very difficult for me, because I just had no background in it. I struggled with it. But the silver lining is that I learned about a new culture, and I learned about how to write right to left and, you know, just a new language and new foods that go along with it, too. So I really appreciated that. In hindsight, at the time I didn't think it was that easy, but in hindsight, I wish I would have done more and kept the fluency in it, because learning a different language means you can talk to a different group of people, and you can learn more or teach each other new things. So, it just opens a lot of doors.   Naviere Walkewicz  42:02 So, the experiences you've had, both from the Academy and the languages and throughout your career, both professionally as well. It's personally, what's something that you've taken back from those experiences that you might share with a listener that maybe hasn't had that kind of exposure, that they can bring to the leadership table. And how do you use that at yours?   Jason Kim  42:20 I think it just goes back to what it touched on before, is just the curiosity. Just always be curious. You know, I think Ted Lasso had it right. Just be curious, right? If you had just asked questions about, “Hey, did you throw darts when you were younger?” Oh, if you would have known that you would have known that Ted lasso was really good at darts. I think just being curious and being an active listener and asking questions and listening to other people, sometimes people want to vent, or sometimes people want to just be heard or have a voice, or, most of the time, people just have good ideas. And you know, it's all about, “Hey, did I miss something? Did you miss something? Did we both miss something?” If you get all those great ideas and you share it amongst different people from different backgrounds and walks of life, you don't miss as much and you're just better off, you'll have a better solution. And in my industry, you have a better design, you have a better result, performance result. And so, I would just say, just be curious.   Naviere Walkewicz  43:29 What did your road back to the Academy look like? You know, now you're part of a board of (USAFA) Foundation directors, and so you talked about learning from your dad and your mom, always about giving back. So, I have to think that's probably been part of was in the back of your mind. But how did that all come together?   Jason Kim  43:44 You know, I had no road map to do the job that I'm in right now. I never anticipated doing this job, and I also didn't anticipate being on the board of directors for the Air Force Academy Foundation. But I had folks reach out from, you know, the Air Force Academy Foundation, and ask me, “Hey, do you know what we do? You're a big football fan. Are you aware there's a Falcon Stadium renovation?” And I was like, “No, tell me more.” And with that first visit, I actually donated right away, I was like, “I'm on board. Sign me up. I want to donate to this because I believe in it.” You know, Falcon Stadium was where we graduated, right? It's such a memorable place. We saw a lot of football games there. And so, it means so much. So, I was all about donating to that cause. And then I would say that the second time around, when the same person came back and said, just to check up on me — he had mentioned, “Hey, there's this foundation, and they're looking for someone that has a space background, and you have a space background. So, are you interested in potentially coming to a board meeting?” When I went and attended the board meeting as a guest, I just stared around the room, and I was just in awe, because there was Paul Kaminski, who's, to me, is one of my role models in terms of all that he's done for the country and continues to do for the country. And he was on the academic committee. And so, of course, I wanted to join the academic committee. I saw Gen. Eberhardt. I saw Gen. Born, and there were just so many amazing people, Paul Madera, that I was just in awe. And, you know, from that respect, I was like, “Sign me up. I want to be a part of this.” And I saw them and how much they cared about the Academy and the cadets and making sure that the Academy kind of stayed relevant and was giving the cadets the best education that they can to compete with the Stanfords and MITs and the Harvards, I really saw a good cause, and then the fact that they were interested in my space background. I said, “Yeah, I definitely want to be part of whatever I could do to contribute to the Air Force Academy, to graduate not only people that are going to go to the Air Force, but also to the Space Force.” And so that's something I hope to contribute to is maybe someday a future space education center at the Air Force Academy, so that the cadets could get a great education and be future leaders in the Space Force as well.   Naviere Walkewicz  46:53 Well, it certainly makes a difference. And I think I remember seeing you at that first board meeting that you participated in. I was so excited to see you. That was like, oh, '99s in the house. So that was wonderful. Yes, well, I have two questions left. The first one is, really, I want to just ask you, because we've covered so much, and you've given such wonderful, I think, advice and just perspective. But is there anything that I didn't ask you that you had wanted to, you know, talk about today?   Jason Kim  47:20 You know, I think at the end of the day, going through the Air Force Academy is extremely challenging, but after you graduate, and after you go through life experiences, all the hardships, the challenges, what I've realized is going through the Academy kind of helped me overcome what I had to overcome in my adult life and in my industry life. We didn't like it at the time but breaking you down and then building you back up and making you get up back again every time you fall down, gives you life lessons and a confidence in yourself that you can kind of do anything that you put your mind to. I really believe that the Air Force Academy kind of helped me overcome a lot of different hardships in my life. You don't really realize that going through it, but later in life, I appreciate the fact that I went there and getting through there actually gave me the confidence that I could get back up and be OK and keep growing and continuously learn and get better and improve. So that's kind of something that I could attribute to the Air Force Academy.   Naviere Walkewicz  48:49 Oh, that is awesome. And, I mean, and it's obviously taken you to new heights. Leading a corporation is no small feat. So,  one of the things we really like to do is make sure we kind of hear the takeaways, from you to our listeners. So, it's really kind of a message to them. But before we do that and get your final thoughts, I just wanted to offer a note of thanks to our listeners for being here on the Long Blue Leadership. The podcast drops every two weeks on Tuesdays and is available on all your favorite podcast apps. Be sure to send us your thoughts and comments at socialmedia@usafa.org, and listen to past episodes at longblueleadership.org  So, Jason, I want to come back to you now, because I hope that gave you a little bit of time to think about what is the message you'd like to share to our listeners. And our listeners are far and wide. We have those aspiring to go to the Academy, we have family members of cadets, and we have graduates all alike. What would you like to share when you think about kind of your experiences in the realm of leadership?   Jason Kim  49:48 To them, I think the Air Force Academy is a great place to graduate from. It's really hard to get through. So, be really proud of your sons and daughters that are going through it and persevering, and it really is a great experience for them. For those that are prospective students: You're going to get to do things that you never could do anywhere else. You know, jump out of planes fly gliders, eventually go into the Air Force or Space Force. And then for graduates, we've made so many lifelong friends, and we've made so many memories. It's something we can all do is give back, whether it's — go march back from Jacks Valley, or go to the reunion this year for our 25th reunion for the class of '99, or go to some football games. The Foundation has plenty of great, noble causes to donate to, because it's all about that Long Blue Line. We want the next set of cadets to get an even better experience in education than we did. We want to keep it going.   Naviere Walkewicz  51:12 It is always a pleasure to not only hear your voice, but today, I got to see you as well. That just brings me such joy, and I can't wait until our reunion, just in a couple of months as well. Thank you so much for your time today, Jason, it's been amazing. Lil' Kim, thank you. Bye.   KEYWORDS Jason Kim, Firefly Aerospace, Air Force Academy, immigrant parents, work ethic, space shuttle program, Gulf War, military career, pedestal effect, curiosity, compassion, trust, mutual respect, leadership, CEO, curiosity, compassion, mutual respect, electrical engineering, startup, satellites, taking risks, giving back     The Long Blue Line Podcast Network is presented by the U.S. Air Force Academy Association and Foundation      

Mit jedem neuen Angriff mit US- und NATO-Raketen auf südliche russische Regionen mehren sich die Stimmen derer, die eine Flugverbotszone über dem Schwarzen Meer fordern – für den ATCAMS-Angriff auf Sewastopol gilt das insbesondere. Vor allem die US-Drohnen RQ-4 Global Hawk machen die russischen Militärexperten extrem nervös: Sie sollen der Ukraine helfen, die Luftabwehr zu umgehen. Von Ilja Kramnik  

Joined by Lt Col Adam Otten, a RQ-4 Global Hawk pilot, we discussed how the RQ-4 is flown, the differences in mission sets between different RPAs, the future of RPAs, and more. Be sure to subscribe so you don't miss the next episode! *Views expressed are not endorsed by the U.S. Department of Defense or its components.*

This edition features stories on the Air Force training the Afghanistan military, the new Global Hawk aircraft, and the repair of airfield light. Hosted by Tech. Sgt. Jason Litalien

This edition features stories on the new Global Hawk aircraft coming out in June, service members on Holloman Air Force Base paying tribute to a fallen Soldier, easing hurricane evacuation expenses, new urban survival training facility at Eglin Air Force Base and Airmen from 10 nations training together as part of the Loyal Arrow training exercise. Hosted by Master Sgt. Shawn Sprayberry

This edition features stories on the RQ-4 Global Hawk air craft reaching a major milestone; Toyota's announcing a worldwide recall of its 2010 Prius model, Operation Iraqi Freedom being rebranded Operation New Dawn this fall, coinciding with the U.S. draw down of troops there, Airmen and their families enjoying a traditional German holiday, which signals the end of the carnival season and the beginning of Lent, a unique multi-national annual flight-training exercise conducted at the Canary Islands, High School basketball players stationed on installations around the Pacific participating in the annual Far East Tournament at Misawa Air Base to crown a champion, and a new consolidated band of Airmen from Alaska and Yokota Air Base preparing for a tour in Japan. Hosted by Tech Sgt. Chris Decker.

This edition features storyies on the X-51A Waverider, the R-Q-4 Global Hawk, the Innovative Readiness Training Program, Adm. Mike Mullen delivering a graduation address and a New Balance shoe clinic. Hosted by Airman 1st Class Alina Richard.

I dag handler det om krig med droner. Den danske dronepilot David Wagner Reinhard arbejder med at styre verdens største og dyreste overvågningsdrone Global Hawk. Det gør han med sit keyboard og mus fra en container på en NATO base på Sicilien, og hans team så som de første hvordan Rusland invaderede Ukraine. Vi skal tale om, hvorfor droner spiller en ekstremt vigtig rolle i indsamling af efterretninger, om hvordan kunstig intelligens kan blive en game changer i krig i fremtiden, og hvorfor brugen af dronefly kræver, at der sidder 50 mand i et lokale bagved piloten. Vært og tilrettelægger: Martin Tamm Andersen. Gæst: David Wagner Reinhard, dronepilot og major. Producer, klip og redaktør: Rune Sparre Geertsen. I redaktionen: Mikkel Rønnau. Musik: Mikkel Rønnau. Produceret for DR af MonoMono.

novedades en los sistemas no tripulados desde el último episodio. Recordad que tenemos un patreon en www.patreon.com/portierramaryaire para el crecimiento de la comunidad. Inicio: (0:00:00) Resumen guerra ucrania: (0:09:42) Entrevistas en nuestro canal a droneros ucranianos y resumen de drónica ucraniana: (0:30:22) primeros usos de loiters iraníes: (0:37:08) Vampire, respuesta americana a los drones iraníes: (0:48:02) Respuesta israelí a los drones iraníes: (1:08:59) ¿Qué pasó con el switchblade 300?: (1:16:03) Quads especiales de Drone Labs: (1:19:10) Valkyrie de Armia SOS: (1:25:12) R-18 de Aerorózvidka: (1:31:23) Swarm Of 40 Drones Over Fort Irwin An Ominous Sign Of What's To Come: (1:37:41) Proliferation of commercial drones has disrupted the “status quo”: (1:42:48) España. Drones y Seguridad Nacional: Un estudio multidimensional : (1:47:56) Retiro del RQ-4 Global Hawk: (1:56:20) Predator españoles a Lanzarote: (1:58:36) Opción de armar los S-45 Baalam mexicanos: (2:09:44) Están viendo mejor que los drones vayan por su cuenta en lugar de ser wingman-escuderos (MUT): (2:15:59) Más sobre lo anterior, drones wingmen escudero: (2:43:42) Boeing demuestra usar su MQ-25 para ISR supervisado desde otros aviones y a base de OSA: (2:53:07) UK Leonardo to develop new RTUAS under Proteus project: (3:08:07) UK awards contracts for UAS swarm project: (3:11:42) UK busca drones de gran capacidad de carga : (3:19:09) UK QinetiQ has conducted the world's first demonstration of an UAS controlled through a laser : (3:28:28) MQ-8C Fire Scout: (3:32:40) República Checa y Heron: (3:33:46) AR-500CJ chino: (3:34:40) Turquía, Baykar y Ucrania: (3:35:49) Corea del Sur empieza también a estudiar loyal wingman: (3:46:39) VISTA X-62A: (3:50:38) Zephyr S HAPS casi récord: (3:54:19) La española STS Swarming Technologies & Solutions: (3:59:18) La española Alpha Unmanned Systems : (4:04:11)

Archer Aviation planning full transition flights of their Maker aircraft, drone shuts down Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, protecting sporting events with drones, using lasers for drone communications, RQ-4 Global Hawk end-of-life, alligator attacks drone, a Remote ID device from Aerobits, and the Zephyr UAS flies for 26 days. Archer Aviation Maker eVTOL. UAV News Archer Flight Testing Gains Momentum, On Pace to Achieve Transition Flight By Year End Archer Aviation Inc. announced it is confident it will achieve its goal of flying full transition flights with its Maker aircraft by year-end. Flight tests of the full-scale 12-motor eVTOL demonstrator aircraft with a Tilt Propeller System (TPS) have been successful. Maker successfully completed its first hover test flight in December 2021 and since then the engineering team has focused on the development and testing of the systems needed for a full transition to horizontal flight. Errant drone briefly shuts down D.C. airport Air traffic was shut down at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport for 45 minutes. There is no information about who was operating the drone, if it was taken down, or if it was retrieved.  The DHS told Congress that TSA has reported nearly 2,000 drone sightings near U.S. airports since 2021. Pilots had to take “65 evasive actions” after drones came too close or disturbed aircraft. World Cup to use drones to help protect stadiums Utah-based Fortem Technologies has reached an agreement with Qatar's interior ministry to provide the interceptor drones at this winter's Fifa World Cup in Qatar. Fortem's “DroneHunters” that shoot nets will be able to bring down small rogue drones. These are autonomous, radar-guided drones. Laser-Controlled Drones Can Evade Signal-Jamming Countermeasures The counter-drone technology that physically attacks rogue drones with a net or a projectile requires that you track the drone's movement. On the other hand, signal jamming doesn't require such precise tracking. But now British company QinetiQ has a way to remotely operate drones without the communication signals that can be jammed. The new system uses lasers or Free-Space Optical Communications (FSO, or FSOC) signals. Air Force's RQ-4 Global Hawk drones headed for retirement in FY27 The US Air Force plans to phase out all remaining RQ-4 Global Hawk reconnaissance drones by fiscal 2027. Northrop Grumman was informed they should expect that the fleet will reach its end of life by that date. In a statement, an Air Force spokeswoman said, “Our ability to win future high-end conflicts requires accelerating investment in connected, survivable platforms and accepting short-term risks by divesting legacy ISR assets that offer limited capability against peer and near-peer threats.” What a snap! Moment alligator leaps out of Brazilian river and devours nosy fisherman's drone in mid-flight A Brazilian man was testing his new drone and had seen some alligators, so he flew back to the spot. The drone hovered over one of the alligators who eyed the drone for a few seconds. The gator then lept out of the water, grabbed the drone, and swam away. Video: Alligator leaps out of Brazilian river and snatches drone in mid flight https://youtu.be/rXeU7_l-PEo The most advanced Remote ID with WI-FI and BLE technology Aerobits has launched an advanced version of the idME PRO device that can broadcast on Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. It provides enhanced identification and tracking for UAS and works with MAVLINK devices. The Wi-Fi can connect to the Pixhawk drone controller via a JST connector. The Bluetooth Low Energy (or BLE) provides surveillance and drone operator identification capability via smartphones or tablets.  US Army conducts high-altitude experiments with Zephyr UAS The U.S. Army wants to implement ultra-long endurance stratospheric UAS capabilities. During a June 2022 test flight,

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 The United States Air Force was once a leader in technological developments.  Before WW2 Assistant Chief of Staff for Procurement Maj. Gen. H.H. "Hap" Arnold took advantage of commercial developments that increased the octane-rating of aviation gasoline to ensure that the U.S. led the world in fuel for high performance aero engines.  Those commercial developments were spurred by Army Air Force reservist Jimmy Doolittle. The 100-octane story (Richard Dunn).  After the war Arnold created the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board headed by Theodore von Karman with Jimmy Doolittle as a member.  Support staff included Col. Bernard A. Schriever.  Bennie Schriever later headed the organization that developed and fielded an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) in just five years.   In retirement, Gen. Schriever was a key ally in helping me get Other Transaction authority enacted for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).  That authority was later expanded to all of DOD. Maj. Gen. Claude Bolton, USAF, was an advocate in getting the Air Force to recognize the utility of OTs.  The first major system developed using OT authority was a joint project of DARPA and the Defense Airborne Reconnaissance Office.  Developed in record time Global Hawk was used operationally during its demonstration phase and later transitioned to the Air Force where it is still in operational use.  Current Air Force and Space Force leadership needs to overcome the inertia of "costs too much, takes too long" business as usual.  Leadership needs to execute the mandates of Congress to adopt a preference for using OTs, exploit dual-use as its default approach to R&D, and get serious about educating management, technical, and the contracting workforce in the use of OTs and related authorities.  Cut out the "just another tool" rhetoric and create the alternative acquisition system to benefit the warfighter and tax payer!  

Сегодня Россия наладила собственное массовое производство боевых летательных аппаратов. Наша страна обладает многими типами дронов для ведения разведки и боя.- «Иноходец» - ударный аппарат, способный развивать скорость до 200 км/ч при высоте до 7 с половиной километров с бомбовой нагрузкой до 300 кг;- «Орлан-10», выполняющий, как правило, разведмиссии и корректирующий огонь ствольной артиллерии с боевым радиусом до 120 км и автономией до 14 часов. Его динамический потолок - 5 км;И, наконец, «Форпост-Р» - разведывательно-ударный аппарат, прошедший длинный эволюционный путь от прототипа «Searcher», предоставленного когда-то России по контракту о сотрудничестве тем же Израилем. Этот БПЛА имеет максимальную рабочую высоту до 7 км при автономии до 24 часов и боевом радиусе до 250 км.Можно сказать, что России несколько не хватает тяжёлых ударных беспилотников «Альтиус-У» и «Гром», сопоставимых по своим характеристикам с американским «Жнецом» («Reaper») и, в определённом смысле, с разведчиком «Ястреб» («Global Hawk). Однако достоверно известно, что и эти аппараты уже пошли в серию. А между тем, скоро в заводские цеха поступят чертежи и новейшего тяжёлого дрона «Охотник», обладающего уже полновесным искусственным интеллектом и способным работать в спарке с истребителями пятого/шестого поколений.С украинской стороны мы наблюдаем только 2 типа летательных аппаратов - широко известный теперь Байрактар-ТэБэ-2 («Bayraktar TB-2»), использующий бомбы Мам-Эл (MAM-L) с наведением по лазерному лучу, и местную поделку «Лелека-100» (в переводе с украинского, «аист»). Последний может использоваться только для разведки, но не для нанесения ударов. Он поднимается до высоты в 7 километров при максимальной скорости 130 км/ч.Можно утверждать, что, вопреки пропаганде Коллективного Запада и собственно Украины, никакого нового слова беспилотники в ходе спецоперации на Украине не сказали. Хорошо оснащённая армия легко сбивает эти аппараты, не способные на сегодня вести воздушный бой, так как они не обладают пока ракетами «воздух-воздух». Так, ещё в конце февраля капитан Алексей Панкратов сбил в одном бою 5 «Байрактаров». И даже ускоренные и, в принципе, на грани законности поставки Турцией всё новых аппаратов не могут переломить ситуацию.Фото на обложке:https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D1%81%D0%BF%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9_%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BD%D1%8B%D0%B9_%D0%B0%D0%BF%D0%BF%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D1%82Что происходит в мире? Самые актуальные новости, аналитика интервью, видео и фото! Заходите узнать больше - http://www.pravda.ru/✅ Сайт - https://www.pravda.ru✅ Tiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@pravda.ru_news✅ YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/pravdaru✅ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/pravdaonline✅ Twitter - https://twitter.com/pravdaru✅ OK - https://ok.ru/pravdaru✅ Telegram - https://telegram.me/pravdist✅ VK - https://vk.com/pravda_ru✅ Дзен - https://zen.yandex.ru/pravda ✅ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pravdaru_news/

In this episode of Friday Night Beers, Tom & Vince try a beer called Global Hawk. This schwarzbier comes from Charlotte, NC and is a collaboration between Resident Culture Brewing and Horus Ages Ales. The hosts drink it and somehow compare it to things like Anthony Jeselnik, comedy roasts, Nightmare Alley, hypnotism and more. At the end, they rate this beer on a unique 1-5 scale. VINCE: 3.75 / 5 VincesTOM: 3.25 / 5 TomsInstagram: @friday.night.beersTwitter: @fnb_pod Theme music by Billy Hansa. Subscribe, rate and review the podcast on Apple, Spotify or wherever you find your podcasts!

Noticias de drones desde el último período. Recordad que tenemos un patreon abierto para el sostenimiento del proyecto: https://www.patreon.com/portierramaryaire Inicio: (0:00:00) El 28 de enero será entregado el primer CH-47F: (0:05:59) Sobre el NH-90: (0:18:11) Sobre el Airbus Tiger: (0:37:60) Sobre el Eurofighter: (1:04:40) Antiaérea española fatal: (1:36:47) Harrier en España: (1:38:45) Sobre MPA: (1:39:56) Portaaviones PANG francés y FCAS: (1:43:14) España lidera proyecto UE para drones de menos de 150 Kg: (1:46:24) Programa Gunslinger de DARPA y sigue también LongShot: (2:00:52) “Las parrillas rusas”: (2:10:42) Misilito (”cohete guiado”) de Aertec FOX 1: (2:19:20) USAF y Silent Arrow aerolanzado: (2:25:03) Aerolanzados Remote Carrier FCAS: (2:30:55) Remote Carrier FCAS SCAF: (2:40:55) Motores baratos de Kratos: (2:43:17) Mini-portadrones chino: (2:49:33) Sobre el MQ-25: (2:54:54) Prueba de Fulmar Delta en BAM: (3:00:39) GA descubre su MOJAVE STOL, para pistas no preparadas, gran carga y ¿embarcable? : (3:07:38) La USAF y su futuro con drones: (3:34:20) Marruecos y TB2 además de otros clientes: (3:40:18) Global Hawk para seguir hipersónicos: (3:46:21) Financiaciones españolas M5D-Airfox y QLM-40: (3:48:08) Drón transportando desfibrilador: (4:05:02) Dos Avenger con pod IRST Legion combinándose en red: (4:17:59) Sobre MQ-9 Predator B/ Reaper: (4:25:50) USNavy y enjambres mixtos de drones: (4:35:37) Programa OFFSET de DARPA: (4:43:48) AeroVironment Introduces Switchblade 300 Sensor to Shooter Kit: (4:52:56) UK Royal Navy's Project Vampire – a Low-Cost, Fixed-Wing UAV: (4:58:12) Vetal Tail-sitter VTOL Drone from Thailand: (5:03:24)

On the show this week, Chris Hedges discusses the debacle in Afghanistan with Danny Sjursen, a graduate of West Point Military Academy, former US Army major and author. He is a combat veteran who served in Iraq and later as an Army captain in Afghanistan I command of B Troop in Kandahar Province from February 2011 to January 2012. The debacle in Afghanistan is one more signpost of the end of the American empire. The two decades of combat, the one trillion dollars we wasted, the 100,000 troops deployed to subdue Afghanistan, the high-tech gadgets, artificial intelligence, cyberwarfare, Reaper drones armed with Hellfire missiles and GBU-30 bombs and the Global Hawk drones with high-resolution cameras. Then there is the Special Operations Command composed of elite rangers, SEALs and air commandos, black sites, torture, electronic surveillance, satellites, attack aircraft, mercenary armies, infusions of millions of dollars to buy off and bribe the local elites and train an Afghan army of 350,000 that has never exhibited the will to fight, failed to defeat a guerrilla army of 75,000 that funded itself through opium production and extortion in one of the poorest countries on earth. Like any empire in terminal decay, no one will be held accountable for the debacle or for the other debacles in Iraq, Syria, Libya, Somalia, Yemen or anywhere else. Not the generals. Not the politicians. Not the CIA and intelligence agencies. Not the diplomats. Not the obsequious courtiers in the press who serve as cheerleaders for war. Not the compliant academics and area specialists. Not the defense industry. Empires at the end are collective suicide machines. The military becomes in late empire unmanageable, unaccountable, and endlessly self-perpetuating, no matter how many fiascos, blunders and defeats it visits upon the carcass of the nation, or how much money it plunders, impoverishing the citizenry and leaving governing institutions and the physical infrastructure decayed. Danny Sjursen is the co-host of the podcast Fortress on a Hill, director of the Eisenhower Media Network and a senior fellow at the Center for International Policy. He is also the author of the new book, ‘A True History of the United States: Indigenous Genocide, Racialized Slavery, Hyper-Capitalism, Militarist Imperialism and Other Overlooked Aspects of American Exceptionalism'. See discussion on August 14 show https://www.rt.com/shows/on-contact/531979-wwii-america-historical-myths/

Mike Benitez joined me on the Acquisition Talk podcast to talk about the current state and future of the Air Force fighter inventory. He discusses the rationale behind the recent announcement from Chief of Staff CQ Brown that the USAF will neck down it's inventory from seven systems to "four plus one." Mike explains how the NGAD will replace the F-22, the logic behind buying both the F-35 and F-15EX, and the options for replacing the F-16. We also play a round of "retire it or not" for the A-10, RQ-4 Global Hawk, and the KC-135 tanker. During the episode, Mike argues that laying in several major advances in the same clean-sheet development leads to poor outcomes -- not only for the systems themselves but the industrial base. Shifting to a government reference architecture can help open up competition and even change business models. Rather than companies making their profits in sustainment, which represents 70% of lifecycle costs, the Air Force could change the paradigm by making development pay and potentially even breaking the link between development and production. The F-117 was a great example of tackling one hard problem (low observability) while leveraging existing components everywhere else. While making a slightly different case, Mike points to Boeing's T-7A which used digital engineering and parts commonality. "The T-7 was engineered from the ground up for commonality within its parts," Mike said. "So the the left horizontal stabilizer is the same exact part as the right is just put in upside down... they've built an aircraft that has such a skinny supply chain that you're able to actually operate... but the point is that most of the fighters right now are not developed like that." Mike discusses a more agile approach to fighter development, opportunities for test and evaluation techniques, the challenges presented by the budget process, the need to increase emphasis on logistics and communications, and much more. You can find more from Mike Benitez by signing up for his weekly newsletter The Merge at https://themerge.co This podcast was produced by Eric Lofgren. Soundtrack by urmymuse: "reflections of u". You can follow us on Twitter @AcqTalk and find more information at AcquisitionTalk.com.

Hear first hand what it's like to work on Top Secret, classified programs as an engineer.  Is this work as interesting as it sounds, or is it surprisingly boring!?  I'll share my experience and tell what I'm authorized to tell so you can gain an insight into what it is actually like to work on a Top Secret program.  Maybe you'll decide this is the life for you and go apply!  Most of the episode focuses on the BAMS program and my work on the Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) systems of the Global Hawk.  If you have no idea what it's like to work for a defense company on embedded systems and secret programs, then here's your chance to learn!

Is the F-35 too pricey to fail? Is the F-35 a platinum-plated spork?  Taxpayers for Common Sense Senior Policy Analyst Wendy J Jordan joins Steve Ellis for a readout of the TCS cut list of legacy weapons systems that President Biden, Congress, and the Department of Defense need to come to grips with this budget cycle.  Weapons systems recommended for cutting:  The Rockwell B-1 Lancer, The Northrop Grumman E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System, The Boeing RC-135,  The Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk, The “A-10  Warthog,”  and the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor platforms. Plus, the Littoral Combat Ship program and the Minuteman Missile System.  

As the UK enters the third decade of the 21st century, it is confronted by a strategic system in flux. This is particularly highlighted by the resurgence of great power rivalry, the renewed Russian threat to regional and international security, the shifting global balance of power from the Euro-Atlantic to the Indo-Pacific, the rise of China as a global power, regional instability in the Middle East, and wider geopolitical shifts. This is compounded by the Trump Administration's approach to foreign policy, particularly it's attitude towards arms control and reported interest in resuming nuclear testing, and the potential impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. It is likely that defence budgets will come under intense pressure due to the economic impact of the pandemic, however, given the deteriorating geopolitical environment, significant defence cuts may only serve to embolden potential adversaries seeking to change local or, indeed, the international status quo. Moreover, the UK itself is at a critical strategic juncture with the opportunities inherent in its withdrawal from the European Union. Ahead of the forthcoming Integrated Security, Defence and Foreign Policy Review, discussion of the UK's strategic priorities and balance of capabilities is warranted. In this regard, this article considers whether the UK should invest in a more substantial long-range strike capability, namely some form of bomber. The evolving strategic environment and its implications The development of a long-range bomber capability would constitute a significant investment and a marked shift in the composition of British airpower. The UK retired its last dedicated long-range bomber, the Vulcan, in 1984, but has retained an interest in a long-range strike capability since. This has included the use of the Tornado for long-range strike operations including with the Storm Shadow stand-off cruise missile, as part of the abortive Future Offensive Air System programme to replace the Tornado, and the potential integration of the Storm Shadow with the cancelled Nimrod MRA4. Andrew Brookes, writing in RUSI's World Defence Systems in August 2003 stated with regard to the latter: 'With its range of over 6,000nm, the datalink equipped Nimrod MRA4 positioned at six facilities could provide almost global strike coverage when armed with five Storm Shadows and supported by in-flight refuelling'. Whilst in June 2020, Air Marshal (ret'd) Greg Bagwell, writing in Air Forces Monthly, stated: So, do I think the UK or countries like it should invest in their own 21st-century bombers? Well, I can certainly see value in having the ability to launch larger numbers of smart weapons from larger platforms, but I do not see the need for an expensive, niche platform able to penetrate sophisticated enemy defences. Air Marsal (Retd) Greg Bagwell In considering whether the UK should invest in a long-range bomber, three particular factors warrant discussion: the evolving strategic system and its implications; recent operational experience and the prospective operating environment; and the direction of British national policy in the coming decades. The strategic environment is characterised by uncertainty, including a core principle underpinning British strategic thinking since the end of the Second World War: the reliability of the US as the 'guarantor' of international security. The actions of the Trump administration, for example, with regard to military threats against Iran, including the June 2019 crisis following Iran's downing of a Global Hawk unmanned air vehicle (UAV), and the January 2020 crisis following the US assassination of General Soleimani, strategic arms control (highlighted by the US approach toward renewing the New START treaty with Russia), and wider questions concerning President Trump's approach to foreign policy, raise questions over the reliability of the US in the event of a crisis. Moreover, the rise of China, and with it, the re-emergence of a bipolar internat...

Here at Edwards there are engineering opportunities across the base for work on the various flight test programs that support our warfighters. In this episode we’ll meet one of our newer test engineers who works with the Global Hawk program. We’ll also talk to an engineering recruitment manager and tell you how to find your own dream job! Visit our podcast webpage to find the listening locations. https://www.edwards.af.mil/News/Podcast/

Ellen Chang C88, WG98, is Principal of BMNT Partners. In this position, she is leading efforts around innovation within the Navy and energetically grows the San Diego ecosystem that supports national security innovation. Ellen is also co-founder/managing partner of Syndicate 708, a deep tech focused investment syndicate that looks to accelerate companies @ LightSpeed. She also founded LightSpeed Innovations, and board an aerospace-focused accelerator dedicated to investing in and fostering startups in the aerospace sector, many of which have become successful going concerns. She speaks often on investment trends and nurturing new starts in this domain. Prior to BMNT, Ellen was VP Operations and VP Commercial Products for Cognitive Medical Systems, a Healthcare IT company that serviced the Veterans Administration. In this role, she led the finance, contracting and services delivery of this $15M company. She led the accounting function ensuring the company passed a GAAP audit on an annual basis and laid in operational processes to improve the development of market entry strategies for the clinical decision support system that Cognitive is developing. Ellen’s career spans from the U.S. Navy as an intelligence officer to JP Morgan where she focused on exploring and facilitating investing in start-ups. She later founded her own start-up in the aviation industry where the team focused on building a B2B aviation part sourcing and brokerage focused on business jets. During her 12 years at Northrop Grumman, she held positions as a systems engineer and program manager, working in design and development of autonomous systems ranging from the Global Hawk to the Unmanned Carrier-based unmanned aerial system and departed as Director of Advanced Systems where she and her team formulated and transitioned concepts targeted at a 5-10 year horizon. Ellen holds a bachelors degree in history from the University of Pennsylvania, an MS in systems engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School, and an MBA in Finance from The Wharton School. Ellen loves to run, taste wine, and travel. She is the chair of the Wharton Angel Network Southern California. She is also co-founder of Wharton Aerospace and runs the innovation-ventures focused Wharton Aerospace Ventures conference in San Francisco.

The 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group on the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona is often referred to as the Boneyard.That’s because it houses approximately 4,000 retired military aircraft – more than anyplace else in the world. And, according to recent reports, it’s about to get a little bigger.The Air Force has announced plans to retire more than 100 planes across its bomber, airlift, tanker and drone fleets in order to make room for additional aircraft tied to its $1 billion Next Generation Air Dominance program.According to a report on Military.com, shipping 17 B-1B Lancer bombers, 44 A-10 Thunderbolt II fighter jets, 30 KC-135 Stratotanker and KC-10 Extender refuelers, as well as 24 RQ-4 Global Hawk drones and 24 C-130H Hercules troop transport planes will free up over $4 billion that the Air Force can use on some other stuff with really cool names.For example, the aforementioned Air Dominance program will explore what future fighter jet operations could look like and support the Advanced Battle Management System. This program will look to sync current intel with surveillance information and machine-gathered reconnaissance data in formulating military plans.In addition to investing in strategic air combat and defense planning, the funds will be used to help boost and update the Air Force’s current fleet with new F-35A Joint Strike Fighters, F-15EX fighter jets and MH-139 Grey Wolf helicopters.The aircraft that make their way to the 2,600-acre Boneyard will either be stored for potential use in the short term, picked for parts, or readied for sale. On average, aircraft at the facility produce about $500 million in sales to “military, government and allied customers.

I worry that we're going to field many of these systems without really thinking through both the legality and morality of putting them into the field. A BETTER PEACE welcomes Dr. Paul Springer Chair of the Department of Research at the U.S. Air Force Air Command and Staff College. Paul joins our Editor-In-Chief Jacqueline Whitt to examine the current state of autonomous warfare and the look ahead at where the technology may be going.  Paul argues that the use of artificial intelligence (AI) on the battlefield is a revolution in military affairs (RMA) that impacts both the nature and the character of warfare. This new norm will require a new structure of understanding and behavior that some aren't ready to adopt. When will we become comfortable enough with technology to eliminate the human in the loop and what will it mean for humanity? Dr. Paul Springer is the Chair of the Department of Research at the Air Command and Staff College, Maxwelll AFB, AL. He is the author or editor of 12 books in print including Outsourcing War to Machines: The Military Robotic Revolution and Military Robots and Drones: A Reference Handbook. Jacqueline E. Whitt is an Associate Professor of Strategy at the U.S. Army War College and the Editor-in-Chief of WAR ROOM. The views expressed in this presentation are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect those of the U.S. Army War College, U.S. Army, or Department of Defense. Photo Description: A special ribbon cutting ceremony, signaling the completion of work on the first RQ-4 Global Hawk at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., was held on the base flight line June 29 2017. Robins AFB is the first and only installation to have a building-based Launch and Recovery Element, allowing the aircraft to take off and land from this location. This is also the first time a Global Hawk has flown into an Air Force air logistics complex. Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex maintenance professionals meticulously painted the aircraft to prevent corrosion. Photo Credit: U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kelly Goonan Articles and Episodes related to this topic: WE NEED AN AI-BASED ENEMY ANALYSIS TOOL … NOW! ROLL OUT THE ROBOTS! MANAGING COMM NETWORKS AND ACCESS IN THE FUTURE INCORPORATING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: LESSONS FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR HOW DO ORGANIZATIONS CHANGE AFTER INCORPORATING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE? THE IRON TRIANGLE: TECHNOLOGY, STRATEGY, ETHICS, AND THE FUTURE OF KILLING MACHINES A.I. & THE URGENCY OF FINISHING FIRST

On FPF #432, I explain my view that the Democrats' case for impeaching Trump is very weak. The House passed two articles of impeachment this week, although House leadership is now preventing those from going to the Senate. While everyone is distracted with these potential minor crimes committed by Trump, there are major news stories breaking around the world. I cover several of those stories in the second half of the show. Many of those stories are about actual serious crimes Trump is committing.  Links NDAA The 2020 NDAA requires the DNI to release a report on who is responsible for the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. [Link] The Senate passes the 2020 NDAA. [Link] Germany believes sanctions passed in the 2020 NDAA could impact their work on the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. However, the sanctions include a 30 day “cool down” period, and Germany may be able to complete the pipeline during that time. [Link] The US national debt increased by $1.2 trillion in 2019. [Link] Both houses of Congress introduce bills to push Trump towards renewing New Start. [Link] Korea South Korean and the US were unable to make a deal about South Korea’s payment for US troops deployed to South Korea. South Korea is willing to pay $1 billion a year, the US is demanding $5 billion. [Link] DefSec Esper says the US expects North Korea to carry out more weapons tests. [Link] Russia and China call for some sanctions to be lifted on North Korea. The US says now is not the time to lift sanctions. [Link] South America Venezuelan children are facing increasingly worse malnutrition. [Link] The Trump administration is considering ramping up the pressure on Venezuela. This could include an oil blockade. [Link] Trump voices support for the coup government in Bolivia. [Link] Bolivia’s coup government issues an arrest warrant for the former president Morales. Morales is now a refugee in Argentina. [Link] Europe NATO receives its second of five Global Hawk spy drones. It hops to have all drones by 2022. The drones cost $1.5 billion and were expected to be delivered by 2017. [Link] Spain’s high court finds the leader of Catalonia guilty of disobedience. [Link] Germany says it will not retaliate against the US for sanctions in the NDAA that target the Nord Stream 2 pipeline. [Link] The US removes sanctions of Latvia's second-largest port. The Latvian government seized the port after the US sanctioned Aivars Lembergs. [Link] India Protests are spreading in India against a proposed law that would grant citizenship to non-muslims from neighboring countries living in India. [Link] The Pentagon is dismissing the Afghanistan Papers. [Link] Ten members of a Afghan family were killed when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb. [Link] Middle East An Israeli power company is cutting power to some areas of the West Bank for three hours a day over a Palestinian electric company not making debt payments. [Link] Israel bars Gazan Christians from visiting holy sites in Israel and the West Bank this year. [Link] The Qatari foreign minister says the stalemate between Qatar and the GCC has been broken. [Link] Saudi Arabia launches a $1.5 million lobby effort in the US. [Link] Secretary of Treasury Munchin said Iran’s attack on Saudi oil infrastructure was an attack on the world economy. [Link] In a move likely aimed at pleasing Turkey, the State Department says Trump will not recognize the Armenian Genocide. [Link] In the first half of 2020, the US State Department will cut about 130 people from its embassy in Erbil. [Link] Secretary of Defense Esper calls on Iraq to stop attacks on bases that house US soldiers. [Link] Despite a ceasefire agreement in 2018, 799 civilians have been killed in the city of Hodeida in 2019. [Link] The Houthi and Yemeni government will meet for two day talks about Hodeidah this week. The UN is backing the talks and the hope is allowing more humanitarian goods to enter the port at Hodeidah. [Link] Africa A US airstrike killed one person in Somalia. The US claims that the person was a member of al-Shabaab. The airstrike was at least the US 60th in Somalia this year. [Link] Turkey will deploy military forces to a base somewhere in Libya. [Link] Haftar’s army is advancing on Tripoli. Libya’s capital city is held by the UN-recognized government. [Link] Boko Haram militants killed 14 civilians in Chad. [Link] Islamist militants in Nigeria killed four humanitarian workers who have been held hostage for several months. [Link] Militants in the Congo killed 22 civilians. Militants have killed over 150 people since the government began a crackdown on the militants on October 30th. [Link] Ebola cases are on the rise after treatment centers were attacked and shut down. Over 2,200 people have died during the outbreak. [Link] Sudan’s former president Bashir has been sentenced to two years in a reform facility for corruption. [Link]

Why mount a Javelin on a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV)? Why is Russia buying 100 new-generation attack helicopters? And what's the future of manned-unmanned teaming technologies?In this episode of the Weekly Defence Podcast, the team look at the implications of the major defence stories of the week, we speak to L3 Technologies about its development of MUM-T and we discuss the future of UK defence exports with the director of the Defence and Security Organisation (DSO).In our Industry Voice segment, meanwhile, our sponsor Nammo discusses the implications of the main defence stories of the first half of 2019.News Round Up (01:00)This week in the news…The team discusses the escalation of tensions between the US and Iran, following Iran's Revolutionary Guard shooting down a BAMS-D version of the RQ-4 Global Hawk on 19 June.Elsewhere, Deputy Land Editor Beth Maundrill looks at the implications of a test at Redstone Arsenal in which a Javelin anti-tank guided missile was tested using a Kongsberg remote weapon station mounted on a Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV).In the air domain, Senior Reporter Tim Martin and Air Domain Helen Haxell look at Russian MoD plans to place a large-scale order for no fewer than 98 Mi-28NM new-generation attack helicopters.Tim also outlines how the co-axial Sikorsky S-97 Raider programme has managed to successfully overcome software-based problems but has yet to achieve a self-imposed speed target of 220kt.Out at sea, Editor-in-Chief Richard Thomas provides an update on both the US Navy's Future Guided Missile Frigate (FFG(X)) and future Large Surface Combatant (LSC). Two RfIs were released for the latter in February 2019 and the navy now reports it has received responses from more than 30 potential industry partners.Paris Air Show coverage – The future of manned/unmanned teaming (20:13)Air Domain Editor Helen Haxell sits down with L3 Technologies to talk about manned-unmanned teaming developments and how the technology has evolved. Daniel Gelston, L3 Technologies President of Broadband Communications Sector and Rob Johnston, Director of Business Development at the company provide their insight.Interview – Mark Goldsack, Director of the UK's Defence and Security Organisation (DSO) (33:33)Tony Skinner, VP Content, speaks to the Director of the UK's Defence and Security Organisation (DSO), Mark Goldsack, about the future of defence exports and the role that technology transfer now plays in international partnering across the sector.Industry Voice – Nammo (46:49)In this week's Industry Voice Tony Skinner, our VP of Content, and Endre Lunde, SVP of Communications for Nammo, talk about the main defence stories to have dominated the headlines in the first half of 2019.Music and sound mixing provided by Fred Prest

Iran says it will respond firmly to any US threat made against it.Tension between Tehran and Washington has intensified since Thursday [[20/6]] when an Iranian missile destroyed a US Global Hawk surveillance drone. - Iran poručuje da će snažno odgovoriti na bilo kakve američke prijetnje i akcije.Tenzije između dvije zemlje su intenzivirane nakon što je iranska raketa uništila američki izviđački dron Global Hawk a Donald Trump naredio, pa odustao od napada na tri cilja u Iranu.

Your hosts today. Levon, Mathiew, Marie-Claude, and Marc  (video of show at bottom) ListenEN_The_Link-20190621-WEE15 IRAN- U.S. tensions- escalation narrowly avoided A U.S. Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle similar to the one shown, has been shot down over the Strait of Hormuz, Iran says was in its airspace, the U.S. says it was in international airspace (Reuters/U.S. Navy/Erik Hildebrandt/Northrop Grumman/Handout The long-standing tension between the U.S. and Iran ramped up this week with allegations of Iranian attacks on oil tankers off its coast. Then came word that Iran had shot down an American spy drone. The American had recently increased their military presence in the region with added ships and soldiers.  The shooting of the drone however almost resulted in a massive escalation of the conflict. This is something that a Canadian professor had speculated could in fact happen. Marc spoke to Rex Brynen, political science professor at Montreal's McGill University. Canadian diplomats get direction on human rights issues abroad Members of a human rights association demonstrate outside the Saudi Embassy in Istanbul on Oct. 9, 2018, and speak to reporters about the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi a week earlier. (Lefteris Pitarakis/AP) This week Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister, Crystia Freeland, released new guidelines for Canadian diplomats. Called "Voices at Risk" it strives to guide diplomats in their ability to aid or provide support, within diplomatic limits, to human rights activists in other countries. Levon spoke to Jackie Hansen, a human rights campaigner with Amnesty International Canada. Hyenas in the Canadian Arctic An artist’s rendering of ancient Arctic hyenas belonging to the genus Chasmaporthetes. A new study reports that two enigmatic fossil teeth found in Yukon Territory in Canada belonged to Chasmaporthetes, making the teeth the first known fossils of hyenas found in the Arctic. (Julius T. Csotonyi) It was decades ago that some ancient fossilized teeth were found during an archaeological expedition in Canada's Yukon Territory.  After languishing for all those years in a back room, a specialist finally came to take a look at the two ancient teeth. He was able to determine that they belonged to a hyena that lived millions of years ago. Apparently the species of hyena was widespread across the continent, but the species went extinct. Mathiew spoke with Jack Tseng, professor of pathology and anatomical sciences at the University at Buffalo (N.Y.) Watch The Link June 21 2019  Images of the week window.jQuery || document.write('

Tensions between the US and Iran over tanker attacks, nuclear ambitions, and the downing of a Global Hawk drone seem to be finding expression in cyberspace: Refined Kitten sees to be pawing for some American phish. Facebook tries friction as an alternative to content moderation in damping its abuse in fomenting South Asian violence. Cryptomining campaigns are showing some renewed vigor. And a look at lead generation for Nigerian prince scams. Mike Benjamin from CenturyLink on RDP scanning and the GoldBrute campaign. Guest is Michael Coates, former CISO for Twitter and former head of security for Mozilla, from Altitude Networks on better addressing the needs of CISOs and improving the sales process. For links to all of today's stories check our our CyberWire daily news brief: https://thecyberwire.com/issues/issues2019/June/CyberWire_2019_06_21.html  Support our show

On June 13, explosions—probably from Limpet Mines—hit two oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman. The United States has blamed Iran. On June 20, Iran shot down one of the United States’ Navy RQ-4 Global Hawk drones, basically a fancy unmanned spy plane.In the aftermath, US President Donald Trump considered a retaliatory action, then pulled back. I’m recording this at 5pm on Friday, June 21. It’s possible between then and the time you hear this, the situation will have changed again.Iran is complicated. In the American imagination, it’s become a stand in for a power in direct opposition to the United States. It’s famously part of George W Bush’s Axis of evil and, it often feels, Washington’s Hawks have long wanted an excuse to go to war there.So. Today. Three shows from War College’s past that, strung together, represent a closer and more nuanced look at Iran. All with remastered audio.The first is a look at the strength of the Iranian military during the end of the Obama presidency, and before the signing of the Nuclear Deal. The second is an interview with New York Times journalist Ben Hubbard about Iran’s use of Hezbollah. The third is deep dive into Iranian domestic politics and its role in Syria circa 2018.I present all of it in an attempt to paint a picture of how we got where we are today. America’s relationship with Iran is deeper, bigger, and more complicated than one President in one moment.You can listen to War College on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play or follow our RSS directly. Our website is warcollegepodcast.com. You can reach us on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/warcollegepodcast/; and on Twitter: @War_College. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We Get It No One Wants WAR With IRAN, But Yesterday It Was Mining A Oil Tanker, Today Blowing Up Our Drones, Do You Want To See Tomorrow?Iran shoots down US droneAmid heightened tensions with the United States, a U.S. Navy MQ-4C high-altitude drone was shot down by an Iranian surface-to-air missileWednesday evening over the Strait of Hormuz in international airspace, a U.S. official told Fox News. A commander for Iran's Revolutionary Guard said the shooting sends "a clear message" to the U.S. He said while Iran has no intention of war with anyone, it's "ready for war."The shootdown of the RQ-4 Global Hawk comes after the U.S. military previously alleged Iran fired a missile at another drone last week that responded to the attack on two oil tankers near the Gulf of Oman. The U.S. blames Iran for the attack on the ships; Tehran has denied the allegations. Iran recently has quadrupled its production of low-enriched uranium and threatened to boost its enrichment closer to weapons-grade levels, trying to pressure Europe for new terms to the 2015 nuclear deal. In recent weeks, the U.S. has sped an aircraft carrier to the Mideast and approved sending approximately 1,000 additional troops "to address air, naval, and ground-based threats" in the region. Mysterious attacks also have targeted oil tankers as Iranian-allied Houthi rebels launched bomb-laden drones into Saudi Arabia.Fox News Exclusive: Trump says DOJ investigating whether his calls were secretly monitoredOne day after formally launching his 2020 presidential bid, President Trump told Fox News' "Hannity" exclusively on Wednesday that investigators areworking to determine whether his personal phone calls were secretly monitored by U.S. intelligence agencies during the 2016 campaign -- a possibility he called "the ultimate." The president also hammered House Democrats for putting his former top communication adviser Hope Hicks "through hell," after photos of Hicks testifying before a closed-door session on Capitol Hill earlier in the day leaked on social media. "What's happened to the Democrats? And in the meantime, they're not doing any work in Congress," Trump told Sean Hannity, calling the party "unhinged."Hicks is executive vice president and chief communications officer for Fox Corp., of which Fox News is a subsidiary.Biden, Booker clash over former VP's past work with segregationist senatorsDemocratic 2020 frontrunner Joe Biden told reporters Wednesday that he was not going to apologize for invoking his ability decades ago to work with two segregationist Southern senatorsto “get things done.” A Fox News camera was rolling when Biden was asked if he was going to apologize for his remarks. “Apologize for what?” he responded. Later, Biden faced scorching criticism from his primary rivals, including two of the three black candidates running for the White House -- Sens. Cory Booker of New Jersey and Kamala Harris of California – who raised serious concerns after Biden highlighted his ability to work with the segregationist senators. Booker said in a statement he was “disappointed” Biden had yet to issue an “immediate apology.”Second aide to Senate Democrat charged in Kavanaugh 'doxing' plotA second aide to Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., is facing federal charges stemming from a scheme to publicly post the personal information of several Republican politicians amid the contentious confirmation hearings for now-Justice Brett Kavanaugh. The aide,Samantha Deforest Davis, was a staff assistant in Hassan’s office from August 2017 until last December. She was fired after Capitol Police discovered her possible involvement in the so-called "doxing" effort. Court documents accuse Davis of aiding 27-year-old Jackson A. Cosko, a former Hassan aide who has pleaded guilty to five federal offenses, including two counts of making public restricted personal information, and one count each of computer fraud, witness tampering and obstruction of justice.David Ortiz shooting a case of mistaken identity, Dominican officials sayFormer Red Sox slugger David Ortiz was not the intended target of a shooting in a nightclub in his hometown on June 9, according to the Dominican Republic’s lead prosecutor. Attorney General Jean Alain Rodríguez said the shooting was result of mistaken identity, and the target was another man, dressed similarly to Ortiz, who was seated with the ex-baseball star on the night of the shooting at a bar in Santo Domingo. The Dominican Republic's attorney general and national police director told reporters that the attempted murder was ordered from the United States by Victor Hugo Gomez, an associate of Mexico's Gulf Cartel. They said Gomez had hired a gang of killers to eliminate his cousin, whom Gomez suspected of turning him in to Dominican drug investigators in 2011.TODAY'S MUST-READSHeckling, drama mark House hearing on slavery reparations as top Dem asks, 'Why not now?'Syrian refugee arrested in plot to bomb Pittsburgh church for ISIS, feds say.McCain appears to use vulgarity during heated 'View' debate with Behar over Trump.MINDING YOUR BUSINESSMexico ratifies USMCA trade deal with US, Canada.Schumer asks for probe into delay of Harriet Tubman $20 bill.Art Laffer, 'Trumponomics' author, awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom.

Iran shot down a US RQ-4 Global Hawk naval surveillance drone early on Thursday. Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps said in a statement that it targeted the drone inside Iranian airspace over the southern province of Hormozgan, next to the strategic Strait of Hormuz. The US Central Command confirmed the incident Thursday but denied that the aircraft was in Iranian airspace. What are we to make of all of this?The Democrat-controlled House of Representatives passed a $1 trillion spending bill Wednesday that amounts to what some describe as an opening bid in a guns vs. butter fight with the Trump administration. The measure far exceeds Trump's budget request for domestic programs, attracting a White House veto threat, but denies him his full Pentagon budget increase. The House bill includes $733 billion for the Pentagon, up from $716 billion the previous year. US President Donald Trump demanded $750 billion. What are we to make of this? Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in North Korea for a historic summit with Kim Jong Un Thursday, becoming the first Chinese leader to travel to the country in 14 years. His two-day trip comes days before Xi is scheduled to meet with US President Donald Trump during a Group of 20 summit in Japan. Is this pre-game strategy between Xi and Kim?GUEST:Daniel Lazare — Journalist and author of three books: "The Frozen Republic," "The Velvet Coup" and "America's Undeclared War." Dr. Jack Rasmus — Professor of economics at Saint Mary's College of California and author of "Central Bankers at the End of Their Ropes: Monetary Policy and the Coming Depression." Dr. Gerald Horne — Professor of history at the University of Houston and author of many books, including "Blows Against the Empire: US Imperialism in Crisis."

The first interest rate cut since 2008 could happen in July. The strike of Global Hawk, a surveillance drone over the Strait of Hormuz is driving oil prices up. Tuesday's vote of 313 members of the British Parliament gave a big win to Boris Johnson, who received 143 votes. The highlight of the latest Economic Reports are the Jobless Claims. Get The Word On Wall Street every Monday and Thursday at 8:25 when RBC Wealth Management's Holly Kennedy joins AM Quad Cities.

In this special compilation episode of the Defence Connect Podcast, host Phil Tarrant is joined by multiple attendants of the Avalon International Airshow and Defence Exposition to discuss their roles in defence industry. First to join the show is Air Marshal (Ret'd) Greg Bagwell, CB, CBE, to reflect on his 36 years in the RAF and discuss his current role as executive vice president of business development for Cobham. He will discuss his transition from uniform to the corporate defence sector, discuss the need for education around air power and discuss the similarities and synergies between the UK and Australian air force sectors. Josh Polette, director of strategic initiatives with Thales Australia, is next to join the show and will discuss Thales' immersion the space sector, including unpacking its rich history within the area, share his thoughts around the Australian Space Agency and some of the opportunities and challenges that will arise as a result. Mark Burgess, the CEO and managing director at Quickstep Holdings, is next to join host Phil Tarrant. He previously joined the show when he was only two months into his current role to discuss his ambitious plans of reshaping the strategies and practices within the company. Burgess will share how Quickstep has achieved a huge uptick in productivity, the work that it is currently involved in, including its F-35 partnership, and share his tips for other SMEs looking to enter the global supply chain. Finally, Doug Shaffer, the program manager for the MQ-4C Triton at Northrop Grumman, will discuss the program, compare the Global Hawk to the Triton, and talk about the proposals and bids that Northrop Grumman currently has underway. Shaffer will share his thoughts around comparable autonomous systems, the interest in the Triton outside of Australia and the different stakeholders that will benefit from the implementation of the technology.

Drones are quickly becoming a crucial part of many US military and government toolboxes in order to deal with specialized situations.  This morning, I saw that the FAA granted a special exemption to allow drones to help fight massive forest fires happening in Idaho. Police departments are using drones for building searches and crisis situations at a minimum.  And our military uses drones for a wide variety of functions, not the least of which is to be used as an instrument of assassination. Something important to remember here is that not all drones are armed.  One surveillance drone, Global Hawk, surveillance drone, has a 150 ft wingspan and is half the size of a 747.  It can fly at much higher altitudes and can fly longer than most armed drones. The kinds of intelligence it gathers are certainly magnitudes of order above armed drones or small surveillance drones.  Do we believe it’s acceptable to share this kind of intelligence with our foreign partners? Should the info a Global Hawk gets from surveilling Yemen be given to the SA government for us in their proxy war against the Houthti’s?  Should surveillance of Syria and Palestine be given to Israel? These are important questions in this discussion. Danny and I bring you our breakdown of drone warfare.  We’ll be taking a break for the next few weeks from the podcast to attend the About Face - Veterans Against the War convention and create some new content to share with you.  See you soon!! 00:35 - President Trump’s remarks in Helsinki 15:04 - The Air Force replacing older generation Predator / Reaper control stations 24:26 - US drone warfare The Islamic State Is Pioneering a New Type of Drone Warfare - Ben Sullivan - Vice What The Intercept Found in “The Drone Papers”—And What I Found In Them - Quinta Juricec - LawFare Navy contracts Raytheon for LOCUST prototype - Brooke Baitinger - UPI Army to Buy Raytheon's Coyote Expendable UAS for Drone-Killing Mission - Oriana Pawlyk - Military.com Recommendations and Report of the Stimson Task Force on US Drone Policy - The Stimson Center Enjoy the show?!  Please leave us a review right here. Got news to share about our military or veterans?! Or just need to cuss at us for a bit?! Contact us direct by email at fortressonahill@gmail.com Leave us a voicemail at 860-598-0570.  We might even play it on the podcast!!! Not a contributor on Patreon? You're missing out on amazing bonus content! Sign up to be one of our contributors today! - www.patreon.com/fortressonahill A special thanks to our honorary producers Matthew Hoh and Will Ahrens!!  Without you guys, we couldn't continue our work.  Thank you both so much!!! Facebook - Fortress On A Hill Twitter - Fortress On A Hill Soundcloud - Fortress On A Hill FOH is hosted, written, and produced by Chris 'Henri' Henrikson and Danny Sjursen Cover and website art designed by Brian K. Wyatt Jr. of B-EZ Graphix Multimedia Marketing Agency in Tallehassee, FL Music provided royalty free by Bensound.com Note: The views expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts alone, expressed in an unofficial capacity, and do not reflect the official policy or position of the Department of the Army, Department of Defense, or the U.S. government.

Multinational peacekeeping exercise Khaan Quest kicks off in Mongolia and an Iwakuni Marine earns his wings.

Reports are coming in From Russian and Polish News that Russian military has shot down a US drone off the coast of Syria. In a second report Russian news claims as many as 6 drones have been shot down between Idlib and Latkia close to the Russian Base in Syria. It is believed that the drone shot down over the Mediterranean Sea was a Global Hawk valued at 222 Million dollars https://www.breakingisraelnews.com/89855/jared-kushner-returning-israel-revive-peace-talks/?utm_source=Breaking+Israel+News&utm_campaign=6690649ce1-BIN_morning_6_17&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b6d3627f72-6690649ce1-86609461&mc_cid=6690649ce1&mc_eid=3c45700ae6#DgZTZiLXVBsHRDrB.97***http://embassies.gov.il/holysee/NewsAndEvents/Pages/-Bilateral-Permanent-Working-Commission-between-the-Holy-See-and-the-State-of-Israel-.aspx

Global Control and Censorship | Vortrag ZKM_Lecture Hall 02/11/2016 An evening of lectures about the exhibition’s works: James Bridle talks about the idea behind »Drone Shadow« and Dr. Wolf J. Schünemann presents »GLOBALEs Netz«. At the ZKM_Forecourt, the profile of a »Global Hawk«, the largest drone in active service, can currently be found. This »shadow« is part of the »Drone Shadow« series by James Bridle: Profiles of unmanned military aircraft have been painted in their original size on the streets of this world. The Netzpolitik study group is also part of the exhibition with »GLOBALEs Netz«. With the interactive work, the study group highlights the connection between users of the Twitter short message service and the hashtag #zkmglobale. In his lecture, Dr. Wolf J. Schünemann, head of the study group, will present the exhibit and the activities and research focus of the study group. In the discussion that will follow, there will be discussions about the term »privacy« in societies with massive surveillance measures, from an artistic and political science point of view. /// ZKM_Vortragssaal 11-2-2016 Ein Vortragsabend und Diskussion zu ausgewählten Werken der Ausstellung »GLOBAL CONTROL AND CENSORSHIP«: James Bridle spricht über die Idee hinter dem Werk »Drone Shadow« und Dr. Wolf J. Schünemann stellt »GLOBALEs Netz« vor. Darüberhinaus werden die Referenten über ihre künstlerische und wissenschaftliche Arbeit berichten Ein Vortragsabend und Diskussion zu ausgewählten Werken der Ausstellung »GLOBAL CONTROL AND CENSORSHIP«: James Bridle spricht über die Idee hinter dem Werk »Drone Shadow« und Dr. Wolf J. Schünemann stellt »GLOBALEs Netz« vor. Darüberhinaus werden die Referenten über ihre künstlerische und wissenschaftliche Arbeit berichten Auf dem ZKM_Vorplatz ist derzeit der Umriss eines »Global Hawk« – die größte Drohne im aktiven Dienst – zu entdecken. Dieser »Schatten« ist Teil der »Drone Shadow«-Serie von James Bridle: Umrisse unbemannter Fluggeräte des Militärs wurden in Originalgröße auf die Straßen dieser Welt gemalt. Auch die Arbeitsgruppe Netzpolitik ist mit »GLOBALEs Netz« Teil der Ausstellung. Mit dem interaktiven Werk zeigt die AG die Verbindung von NutzerInnen des Kurznachrichtendienstes Twitter und dem Hashtag #zkmglobale auf. In seinem Vortrag wird Dr. Wolf J. Schünemann, Leiter der AG, das Exponat sowie die Aktivitäten und Forschungsschwerpunkte der Arbeitsgruppe vorstellen. In der anschliessenden Diskussion nähert man sich aus künstlerischer wie politikwissenschaftlicher Sicht dem Begriff der »Privatsphäre« in Gesellschaften unter massiver Überwachung an.

Global Control and Censorship | Vortrag ZKM_Lecture Hall 02/11/2016 An evening of lectures about the exhibition’s works: James Bridle talks about the idea behind »Drone Shadow« and Dr. Wolf J. Schünemann presents »GLOBALEs Netz«. At the ZKM_Forecourt, the profile of a »Global Hawk«, the largest drone in active service, can currently be found. This »shadow« is part of the »Drone Shadow« series by James Bridle: Profiles of unmanned military aircraft have been painted in their original size on the streets of this world. The Netzpolitik study group is also part of the exhibition with »GLOBALEs Netz«. With the interactive work, the study group highlights the connection between users of the Twitter short message service and the hashtag #zkmglobale. In his lecture, Dr. Wolf J. Schünemann, head of the study group, will present the exhibit and the activities and research focus of the study group. In the discussion that will follow, there will be discussions about the term »privacy« in societies with massive surveillance measures, from an artistic and political science point of view. /// ZKM_Vortragssaal 11-2-2016 Ein Vortragsabend und Diskussion zu ausgewählten Werken der Ausstellung »GLOBAL CONTROL AND CENSORSHIP«: James Bridle spricht über die Idee hinter dem Werk »Drone Shadow« und Dr. Wolf J. Schünemann stellt »GLOBALEs Netz« vor. Darüberhinaus werden die Referenten über ihre künstlerische und wissenschaftliche Arbeit berichten Ein Vortragsabend und Diskussion zu ausgewählten Werken der Ausstellung »GLOBAL CONTROL AND CENSORSHIP«: James Bridle spricht über die Idee hinter dem Werk »Drone Shadow« und Dr. Wolf J. Schünemann stellt »GLOBALEs Netz« vor. Darüberhinaus werden die Referenten über ihre künstlerische und wissenschaftliche Arbeit berichten Auf dem ZKM_Vorplatz ist derzeit der Umriss eines »Global Hawk« – die größte Drohne im aktiven Dienst – zu entdecken. Dieser »Schatten« ist Teil der »Drone Shadow«-Serie von James Bridle: Umrisse unbemannter Fluggeräte des Militärs wurden in Originalgröße auf die Straßen dieser Welt gemalt. Auch die Arbeitsgruppe Netzpolitik ist mit »GLOBALEs Netz« Teil der Ausstellung. Mit dem interaktiven Werk zeigt die AG die Verbindung von NutzerInnen des Kurznachrichtendienstes Twitter und dem Hashtag #zkmglobale auf. In seinem Vortrag wird Dr. Wolf J. Schünemann, Leiter der AG, das Exponat sowie die Aktivitäten und Forschungsschwerpunkte der Arbeitsgruppe vorstellen. In der anschliessenden Diskussion nähert man sich aus künstlerischer wie politikwissenschaftlicher Sicht dem Begriff der »Privatsphäre« in Gesellschaften unter massiver Überwachung an.

Global Control and Censorship | Vortrag ZKM_Lecture Hall 02/11/2016 An evening of lectures about the exhibition’s works: James Bridle talks about the idea behind »Drone Shadow« and Dr. Wolf J. Schünemann presents »GLOBALEs Netz«. At the ZKM_Forecourt, the profile of a »Global Hawk«, the largest drone in active service, can currently be found. This »shadow« is part of the »Drone Shadow« series by James Bridle: Profiles of unmanned military aircraft have been painted in their original size on the streets of this world. The Netzpolitik study group is also part of the exhibition with »GLOBALEs Netz«. With the interactive work, the study group highlights the connection between users of the Twitter short message service and the hashtag #zkmglobale. In his lecture, Dr. Wolf J. Schünemann, head of the study group, will present the exhibit and the activities and research focus of the study group. In the discussion that will follow, there will be discussions about the term »privacy« in societies with massive surveillance measures, from an artistic and political science point of view. /// ZKM_Vortragssaal 11-2-2016 Ein Vortragsabend und Diskussion zu ausgewählten Werken der Ausstellung »GLOBAL CONTROL AND CENSORSHIP«: James Bridle spricht über die Idee hinter dem Werk »Drone Shadow« und Dr. Wolf J. Schünemann stellt »GLOBALEs Netz« vor. Darüberhinaus werden die Referenten über ihre künstlerische und wissenschaftliche Arbeit berichten Ein Vortragsabend und Diskussion zu ausgewählten Werken der Ausstellung »GLOBAL CONTROL AND CENSORSHIP«: James Bridle spricht über die Idee hinter dem Werk »Drone Shadow« und Dr. Wolf J. Schünemann stellt »GLOBALEs Netz« vor. Darüberhinaus werden die Referenten über ihre künstlerische und wissenschaftliche Arbeit berichten Auf dem ZKM_Vorplatz ist derzeit der Umriss eines »Global Hawk« – die größte Drohne im aktiven Dienst – zu entdecken. Dieser »Schatten« ist Teil der »Drone Shadow«-Serie von James Bridle: Umrisse unbemannter Fluggeräte des Militärs wurden in Originalgröße auf die Straßen dieser Welt gemalt. Auch die Arbeitsgruppe Netzpolitik ist mit »GLOBALEs Netz« Teil der Ausstellung. Mit dem interaktiven Werk zeigt die AG die Verbindung von NutzerInnen des Kurznachrichtendienstes Twitter und dem Hashtag #zkmglobale auf. In seinem Vortrag wird Dr. Wolf J. Schünemann, Leiter der AG, das Exponat sowie die Aktivitäten und Forschungsschwerpunkte der Arbeitsgruppe vorstellen. In der anschliessenden Diskussion nähert man sich aus künstlerischer wie politikwissenschaftlicher Sicht dem Begriff der »Privatsphäre« in Gesellschaften unter massiver Überwachung an.

You know the space agency best for the way it uses probes, landers, telescopes, and satellites to show you worlds beyond your own, but the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has plenty of tools for taking a close look at Earth, too. To study the home planet's atmosphere, weather, ice masses, and oceans, NASA operates a diverse fleet of aircraft planes, from the high-fling ER-2 to the Global Hawk drone.

On this edition of Pacific Newsbreak, Okinawa marines assist Saipan after Soudelor, and Misawa airmen keep the RQ-4 Global Hawk flight ready.

“It’s not taking pilots out of planes. It’s putting propellers on smart phones.” So says Chris Anderson, co-founder of 3D Robotics describing “Solo,” the world’s first Smart Drone. Anderson was among a group of leading engineers in unmanned aerial vehicles gathered on the USS Midway to inspire San Diego students to consider careers in high technology. Others on board included Mike Atwood and Darren Moe of General Atomics describing the military missions of the “Predator” UAV, George Guerre of Northrop Grumman adding how its “Global Hawk” drone is also used for weather surveillance and other humanitarian purposes and finally, Mike Veale of San Diego Zoo Safari Park touched many in the audience by explaining how he plans to use drones to stop the poaching of rhinos and elephants in Africa. This event was presented as part of the STEAM Leadership Series, created by Intellectual Capital, KidsEcoClub and the Education Synergy Alliance. Series: "STEAM Channel" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Education] [Show ID: 29523]

“It’s not taking pilots out of planes. It’s putting propellers on smart phones.” So says Chris Anderson, co-founder of 3D Robotics describing “Solo,” the world’s first Smart Drone. Anderson was among a group of leading engineers in unmanned aerial vehicles gathered on the USS Midway to inspire San Diego students to consider careers in high technology. Others on board included Mike Atwood and Darren Moe of General Atomics describing the military missions of the “Predator” UAV, George Guerre of Northrop Grumman adding how its “Global Hawk” drone is also used for weather surveillance and other humanitarian purposes and finally, Mike Veale of San Diego Zoo Safari Park touched many in the audience by explaining how he plans to use drones to stop the poaching of rhinos and elephants in Africa. This event was presented as part of the STEAM Leadership Series, created by Intellectual Capital, KidsEcoClub and the Education Synergy Alliance. Series: "STEAM Channel" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Education] [Show ID: 29523]

“It’s not taking pilots out of planes. It’s putting propellers on smart phones.” So says Chris Anderson, co-founder of 3D Robotics describing “Solo,” the world’s first Smart Drone. Anderson was among a group of leading engineers in unmanned aerial vehicles gathered on the USS Midway to inspire San Diego students to consider careers in high technology. Others on board included Mike Atwood and Darren Moe of General Atomics describing the military missions of the “Predator” UAV, George Guerre of Northrop Grumman adding how its “Global Hawk” drone is also used for weather surveillance and other humanitarian purposes and finally, Mike Veale of San Diego Zoo Safari Park touched many in the audience by explaining how he plans to use drones to stop the poaching of rhinos and elephants in Africa. This event was presented as part of the STEAM Leadership Series, created by Intellectual Capital, KidsEcoClub and the Education Synergy Alliance. Series: "STEAM: Adding Arts to STEM Education" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Education] [Show ID: 29523]

“It’s not taking pilots out of planes. It’s putting propellers on smart phones.” So says Chris Anderson, co-founder of 3D Robotics describing “Solo,” the world’s first Smart Drone. Anderson was among a group of leading engineers in unmanned aerial vehicles gathered on the USS Midway to inspire San Diego students to consider careers in high technology. Others on board included Mike Atwood and Darren Moe of General Atomics describing the military missions of the “Predator” UAV, George Guerre of Northrop Grumman adding how its “Global Hawk” drone is also used for weather surveillance and other humanitarian purposes and finally, Mike Veale of San Diego Zoo Safari Park touched many in the audience by explaining how he plans to use drones to stop the poaching of rhinos and elephants in Africa. This event was presented as part of the STEAM Leadership Series, created by Intellectual Capital, KidsEcoClub and the Education Synergy Alliance. Series: "STEAM: Adding Arts to STEM Education" [Public Affairs] [Science] [Education] [Show ID: 29523]

The first of NATO’s five unmanned air vehicles rolled off the factory line in San Diego on Thursday, 4 June 2015.  The Global Hawk Block 40 is part of the Alliance Ground Surveillance Program (AGS).  The NATO-owned and -operated AGS core capability will enable the Alliance to perform persistent surveillance over wide areas from high-altitude long-endurance  aircraft  in any weather or light condition . The system will give commanders a comprehensive picture of the situation on the ground. The AGS system is being acquired by 15 Allies (Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and the United States). AGS is scheduled to reach initial operational capability by the end of 2017. The air vehicles will be controlled from the main operating centre in Sigonella, Italy.

The first of NATO’s five unmanned air vehicles rolled off the factory line in San Diego on Thursday, 4 June 2015.  The Global Hawk Block 40 is part of the Alliance Ground Surveillance Program (AGS).  The NATO-owned and -operated AGS core capability will enable the Alliance to perform persistent surveillance over wide areas from high-altitude long-endurance  aircraft  in any weather or light condition . The system will give commanders a comprehensive picture of the situation on the ground. The AGS system is being acquired by 15 Allies (Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and the United States). AGS is scheduled to reach initial operational capability by the end of 2017. The air vehicles will be controlled from the main operating centre in Sigonella, Italy.

The first of NATO’s five unmanned air vehicles rolled off the factory line in San Diego on Thursday, 4 June 2015.  The Global Hawk Block 40 is part of the Alliance Ground Surveillance Program (AGS).  The NATO-owned and -operated AGS core capability will enable the Alliance to perform persistent surveillance over wide areas from high-altitude long-endurance  aircraft  in any weather or light condition . The system will give commanders a comprehensive picture of the situation on the ground. The AGS system is being acquired by 15 Allies (Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and the United States). AGS is scheduled to reach initial operational capability by the end of 2017. The air vehicles will be controlled from the main operating centre in Sigonella, Italy.

The first of NATO’s five unmanned air vehicles rolled off the factory line in San Diego on Thursday, 4 June 2015.  The Global Hawk Block 40 is part of the Alliance Ground Surveillance Program (AGS).  The NATO-owned and -operated AGS core capability will enable the Alliance to perform persistent surveillance over wide areas from high-altitude long-endurance  aircraft  in any weather or light condition . The system will give commanders a comprehensive picture of the situation on the ground. The AGS system is being acquired by 15 Allies (Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Germany, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia and the United States). AGS is scheduled to reach initial operational capability by the end of 2017. The air vehicles will be controlled from the main operating centre in Sigonella, Italy.

In this episode of PACAF180, Cope North comes to an end and the Global Hawk makes a historical landing in Australia. Check out PACAF on the web and social media! Facebook - http://facebook.com/PACAF Twitter - @PACAF YouTube - http://youtube.com/PacificAirForces Official AF - http://www.pacaf.af.mil

-Primera parte y fragmento la tercera parte ATTALI, Jacques, Breve historia del futuro, Ediciones Paidós, España, 2006. “Por último, la historia enseña por analogía, no por identidad. La experiencia histórica no consiste en quedarse en el presente y volver la vista al pasado, sino en regresar al pasado y volver después al presente con una más amplia y profunda conciencia de las restricciones de que adolecía nuestro anterior punto de vista.” Daniel Estulin Tags: Estadounidenses, futurología, korea del sur, norcoreanos, geopolítica, el mundo en 2025, escudo disuasor, atómico- nucleares, ATALLY, Attaly, bombas, fin del mundo, fin del imperio, francmasonería, tercera guerra mundial. Breve historia del futuro. La guerra secreta de Estados Unidos, La próxima guerra con Japón, La Inteligencia Edge, La Filosofía Política de la Escuela de Frankfurt, El futuro de la guerra: Poder, la Tecnología y la dominación mundial de Estados Unidos en el siglo XXI, con Meredith Friedman (1996). 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Aunque estos hechos estan bastante recientes en el tiempo,no debemos olvidar que han influido en la situacion actual del mundo de una forma determinante,y Bruno nos espone las contradicciones y mentiras directamente de la versionoficial,par que no caigamos en la amnesia y llamemos a las cosas por su nombre.Las operaciones de bandera falsa son actividades encubiertas conducidas por gobiernos, corporaciones y otras organizaciones, diseñadas para aparecer como si fueran llevadas a cabo por otras entidades. El nombre se deriva del concepto militar de izar colores falsos; esto quiere decir la bandera de un país diferente al propio. El atentado a las Torres Gemelas, ocurrido el 11 de septiembre de 2001 fue una masacre fríamente planificada por el Gran Gobierno Mundial para apropiarse de las incalculables riquezas que existen en el subsuelo de Afganistán e Irak. La gran mentira del ataque extranjero a Nueva York y el Pentágono posibilitó que los norteamericanos crearan la organización titulada "Académicos por la verdad del 11/9", donde miles de personas investigan y acusan directamente al vicepresidente Dick Cheney de ser el cerebro de la matanza y que la versión del gobierno acerca del atentado es falsa. Gracias a ellos, se sabe que toda la documentación confidencial de las Torres había sido trasladada fuera de ellas varios días antes. Un puñado de pilotos aficionados jamás podrían burlar a los 14 servicios de inteligencia de distintas reparticiones que posee Estados Unidos. Incluso eludieron al sistema Echelon, que vigila las comunicaciones telefónicas, de fax, de télex y de correo electrónico. Cuya pasmosa capacidad permite interceptar más de 200 millones de comunicaciones diarias. Los 120 satélites y las 12 bases de la red Echelon también fueron evitados por estos "árabes" que, para maravilla de todos, nueve de los supuestos pilotos terroristas que murieron en el atentado según la "historia oficial", están bien vivos en sus países de origen. KurtSonnenfeld, el camarógrafo oficial del 11-S, actualmente refugiado en la Argentina, afirma en su libro "El Perseguido", editado en junio de 2009, que en la semana previa al ataque del WorldTrade Center, todo el suministro eléctrico fue cortado por 36 horas, incluyendo cámaras de seguridad y los sistemas de control. Fue en el marco de una operación de mantenimiento altamente irregular. Quien dio la orden fue Marvin Bush, el hermano menor del presidente, encargado de la seguridad en las Torres y en las aerolíneas donde se secuestraron los aviones. Además, entre los escombros se encontraron restos de nanothermite, un poderoso explosivo utilizado en demoliciones. Tal vez George W. Bush, o alguno de sus asesores, algún día hablen de más y nos cuenten cómo planearon matar a miles de inocentes para satisfacer intereses abyectos y deleznables a espaldas de toda la humanidad. Basta observar cuáles naciones se beneficiaron geopolíticamente en estos años y quiénes hicieron un gran negocio con esta guerra. Hoy sólo los necios y estúpidos siguen afirmando que los autores fueron unos pobres árabes suicidas. Alberto Seoane El 11-9 está rodeado de misterios e incógnitas sin resolver. Por primera vez en la historia edificios con estructuras de acero colapsaron a causa del fuego. La FEMA (Agencia Federal para el Manejo de Emergencias) fue la responsable de investigar los acontecimientos y presentar un informe. Sus investigaciones son penosas para una agencia que dispone de muchos medios y recursos, no explica el por qué de los colapsos, sólo se basa en suposiciones sin fundamentos. Según arquitectos, bomberos e ingenieros, el impacto y el daño de los aviones no puede explicar los colapsos, aun menos el del edificio siete donde ningún avión chocó. Por ley está prohibido destruir las pruebas de un delito, tampoco es permitido deshacerse de los escombros de un edificio colapsado mayor de diez plantas para así poder estudiar las causas del desplome. Horas después del atentado ya se estaban retirando los escombros y en pocos meses todas las pruebas del delito fueron destruidas. Collen Rowley, agente del FBI encargada de investigar el terrorismo, en el congreso de USA declaró que sus superiores le dificultaban proseguir sus investigaciones antiterroristas. Otro miembro de la misma agencia trabajando en el departamento de contraterrorismo, Robert Wright, al quejarse de que sus superiores y el departamento de justicia americana le ponían trabas para investigar la red de Al Qaeda, recibió represalias y amenazas. Al Qaeda fue considerada una organización terrorista desde 1993. En 1995 un coche bomba fue colocado en un parking del WTC supuestamente por esta red terrorista, solo murieron cinco personas. Si más de trece personas hubiesen fallecido, el congreso habría dado su consentimiento para aplicar una ley antiterrorista que solo sirve para recortar la libertad. Dos años más tarde en Oklahoma explotó una bomba en un edificio donde la primera planta era una guardería y el resto eran oficinas del FBI, curiosamente ningún oficial de la agencia se encontraba en el atentado. Gracias al sospechoso ataque esta ley antiterrorista “TerrorismAct” fue promulgada. David Shayler trabajó para la agencia de inteligencia británica, el MI 6. Cuando tubo acceso a documentación secreta descubrió que la propia MI 6 mantenía tratos con Al Qaeda y Bin Laden, en uno de ellos pagó a un miembro de la organización para atentar contra Gaddafi, jefe del estado de Libia. El atentado del 11-9 parece moverse por intereses. Los accionistas mayoritarios de CarlileGroup, actualmente la mayor contratista de defensa, son las familia Bush y la Bin Laden. Antes del atentado la compañía estaba en la quinta posición en la industria armamentística, gracias a la guerra de Afganistán y a los tratos especiales de Bush ha llegado a ocupar la primera posición. En general toda la industria armamentística ha sacado grandes beneficios del conflicto con el mundo islámico. En la zona del mar Caspio hay importantes reservorios de petróleo y gas pero para extraerlos se necesitaba un conducto que pasase por Afganistán. Con los talibanes al poder era imposible pensar en la creación de un conducto, se requería un gobierno unificado y único. Al invadir Afganistán el Banco Mundial en abril de 2002 anunció la financiación del conducto petrolífero. Bien se sabe que la principal fuente de ingresos de las agencias de inteligencia para los proyectos negros, que no pasan por el congreso, es el tráfico de drogas. Con la expulsión de los talibanes la producción de opio en Afganistán se ha incrementado hasta suministrar un tercio del opio consumido en todo el mundo. Debido a estos intereses y a muchos otros, los benefactores del atentado terrorista seguramente están implicados en el ataque, en tal caso serían culpables de asesinato y terrorismo. Hay evidencias suficientes para pensar que el 9-11 fue una farsa, que Bin Laden no estuvo implicado, tal como lo dijo en su primer video, y, dadas las restricciones de libertad a cambio de seguridad, es un gran paso hacia el Nuevo Orden Mundial. El Pentágono Once de septiembre a las 8:10 am el Boeing 757 del vuelo 77 despega del aeropuerto de Washington. Al cabo de cincuenta minutos es secuestrado por islamistas radicales armados con trinchetas, en este momento el avión volando encima de Ohio se desvanece de los radares. Alrededor de las 9:40 es localizado por los radares dirigiéndose hacia el pentágono, se observa que da un giro de 270 º para chocar contra la cara norte del edificio militar. Pasados veinte minutos la cara frontal norte de la zona impactada colapsa, quedando un hueco de aproximadamente 20 metros por 22. El Pentágono consta de cinco anillos pentagonales cada uno dentro del otro. Cada edificio tiene las dos paredes de acero reforzadas con hormigón, con un grosor de casi medio metro. En el ataque el Boeing perforó tres anillos, es decir, tres metros de acero reforzado con hormigón y sin contar las columnas ni los suelos. Un avión no está pensado para perforar, sólo un misil puede tener tal potencia. La versión oficial del ataque al Pentágono no tiene fundamento, básicamente por cinco razones: La primera razón es la zona del impacto, ésta estaba siendo reformada para poder soportar mejor un ataque. Las pocas víctimas fueron empleados, algunos de ellos haciendo las construcciones. Lo más obvio habría sido estrellar el avión en medio del Pentágono para disminuir el riesgo de fallo, aun más para pilotos sin experiencia, en cambio, el avión tubo que girar 270º para impactar en la cara norte en vez de ir en línea recta. La segunda razón es el tamaño de la perforación antes del colapso por que no es suficientemente ancho para entrar un Boeing 757 ya que este mide de ancho 7’3 metros, de ala a ala 38 metros, su altura es de 13’6 metros y de lado mide 47’3 metros. En la foto del costado puede verse el agujero, las zonas donde el avión tendría que haber impactado se mantienen intactas, incluso los cristales de las ventanas donde la cola habría golpeado no están rotos. La tercera razón es la falta de pruebas. Estos aviones pesan cerca de 40 toneladas más 3 toneladas de pasajeros y equipaje. En caso de un avión impactado, algunos trozos como las alas, turbinas o la cola habrían quedado en el exterior, no obstante, ninguna imagen del evento muestra alguna pieza de un Boeing; tampoco aparece en el interior. Es cierto que se encontraron piezas de un avión, unas de ellas una turbina con un diámetro menor a un metro, a pesar de que las turbinas de un Boeing miden tres metros de diámetro; el fuselaje o placas de aluminio, pertenecientes a un avión pero tan ligeras que los agentes podían levantarlas con una sola mano, estas placas no pertenecen a un Boeing por ser muy frágiles y finas. La cuarta razón que demuestra la incongruencia de la versión oficial es la altura del avión en el momento del choque. La parte superior de la zona del atentado no estaba dañada, solo la parte inferior mostraba signos de un impacto. Para explicar el fenómeno oficialmente, el avión voló a pocos centímetros del suelo. Pero para impactar en la zona del atentado el avión tendría que estar inclinado hacia abajo porque si no sus turbinas tocarían el suelo. A 700 kilómetros por hora es prácticamente imposible y teniendo en cuenta que los aviones vuelan ligeramente inclinados hacia arriba. Debido a la poca maniobrabilidad de un Boeing para volar horizontalmente se necesitaría unos centenares de metros sin obstáculos pero en esta zona los árboles, postes y luces abundan. Poco después del once de septiembre el francés Thierry Meyssan publicó “La Gran Impostura” donde demostraba que ningún Boeing se estrelló en el Pentágono. Los militares hasta el momento negaban la posesión de cualquier video del atentado, a pesar de que solo en la cara norte hay seis cámaras de seguridad. En esta zona hay una estación de gas cuyas cámaras apuntaban directamente a la cara norte. Pocos minutos después del atentado el FBI llegó y confiscó las grabaciones. Todos los videos de las cámaras de vigilancia que grabaron el atentado también fueron confiscados, no obstante, las grabaciones de los atentados en las Torres no fueron confiscados, al contrario, se mostraron día y noche en las noticias juntamente con fotos de Bin Laden. La quinta razón son los cinco fotogramas cedidos por el Pentágono en un intento de frenar las crecientes acusaciones como las de Meyssan. En el primer fotograma, un aparato cuadrado enfrente de la cámara tapa el supuesto avión pero muestra una cola de humo. Un avión a pocos metros de altura no produce ningún vapor solo a kilómetros de altura y en condiciones atmosféricas muy precisas. En caso de un incendio en las turbinas el humo es negro, por lo tanto la cola de humo que muestra el fotograma es de un misil por que su combustible contiene hidrocarbonos y oxígeno y al no utilizar el aire atmosférico la concentración de vapor es mucho mayor debido a que el aire contiene nitrógeno, el cual reduce la formación de vapor. En el segundo fotograma se puede observar una bola de fuego muy brillante por lo que demuestra que la combustión disponía de mucho oxígeno, a diferencia del hidrocarbono, que el fuego es muy oscuro por la rápida combustión del oxígeno. Estas evidencias demuestran el encubrimiento del ataque al Pentágono. Quizás los islamistas lanzaron un misil y se intentó encubrirlo para no crear una alarma de inseguridad nacional, el único fallo de ésa suposición es que los cadáveres de los pasajeros fueron encontrados. Los fallecidos en el Pentágono fueron a Belvoir, Virginia, para volver a ser trasladados a Dover, Dellaware, donde gracias a los análisis de ADN y de los dientes se identificaron a los tripulantes. Teniendo en cuenta que el Boeing 757 se desvaneció de los radares en Ohio donde hay una base militar, probablemente el Pentágono está involucrado en estas muertes. Sí los islamistas se hubieran apropiado del avión y aterrizado en la base de Ohio con la tripulación de rehenes o sí en el momento del secuestro la ventilación hubiese soltado gas nervioso, o un gas de la misma índole, matando al personal y por control remoto el avión hubiese aterrizado en la base, durante la hora que el supuesto avión se esfumó de los radares y el traslado de los difuntos, habría dado tiempo para manipular los cadáveres, colocándolos en una habitación y haciendo explotar una bomba junto a ellos y así aparentar un choque de avión. Las fotografías demuestran que algún tipo de avión se estrelló en el Pentágono, pero gracias a los cinco fotogramas se puede afirmar que el causante del ataque fue un misil que impactó en la cara norte. Algunos investigadores del 11-9 especulan que un avión militar parecido a un PredatorDrone o un Global Hawk fue el responsable de sustituir la ruta del Boeing, ya que, a diferencia del avión comercial, es capaz de dar giros de 270º en un radio pequeño, y frente al Pentágono lanzó el misil. Seguramente, si fue algún tipo de avión, en su interior un explosivo estaba programado para detonar por que es evidente que el avión se destruyó. Otra posibilidad es la de un misil alado y con turbina. Estas especulaciones son más coherentes que la versión oficial, explica por qué no murió ningún militar de grado, el tamaño de la perforación, las pocas piezas el avión, ya que aviones de la índole de un Global Hawk o un PredatorDrone solo pesan cuatro toneladas y gran parte de su estructura es de fibra de carbono o de vidrio por lo que se reduciría a cenizas, y por último, explica por qué el Pentágono solo cedió 5 fotogramas. WorldTrade Center El WorldTrade Center estaba constituido de siete edificios. Los dos primeros se los conocía con el sobrenombre de Torres Gemelas, el tercero era un hotel y el cuarto, quinto, sexto y séptimo eran oficinas. El principal propietario era Silverstein Inc. cuyo presidente era el mismo Larry Abraham Silverstein. La Torres gemelas y el edificio siete colapsaron en el día del atentado, en el edificio seis a causa de los escombros cedió una gran parte formando un agujero perfectamente vertical. Gracias al ataque terrorista Silverstein fue reembolsado por las compañías de seguros con más de 900 millones de dólares. WorldTrade Center 7 El WorldTrade Center 7 constaba de 47 plantas, hasta el piso siete habían generadores eléctricos con tanques de gasolina a prueba de incendios. Las otras plantas servían de oficinas, en la veinticinco los arrendatarios era la CIA, el Departamento de Defensa y otras agencias. En el piso 23 había la Oficina de Manejo de Emergencia, esta planta fue convertida en una especie en búnker con las ventanas a prueba de bomba, generadores eléctricos, un sistema de filtrado de aire y agua reservada para protegerse en caso de un ataque bacteriológico. Este búnker es inútil, en todo caso debería de estar en la primera planta o en el sótano y aun así su localización es absurda. Entre las 9 y 10, después del primer atentado en la torre norte, los empleados fueron evacuados. En los derrumbamientos de las torres algunos escombros impactaron en el edificio pero el daño fue ínfimo ya que estaba alejado de las torres, en esta hora los primeros incendios aparecieron. Los fuegos eran pequeños, lo suficiente para ser apagados, o por lo menos controlados, por el sistema antiincendios. Oficialmente se da a entender que el edificio estaba sumido en inmensas llamas, pero solo en algunas plantas se podía ver un poco de fuego. Según la Agencia Federal para el Manejo de Emergencias, el edificio colapsó debido al fuego, pero por primera vez en la historia un edificio con columnas de acero colapsa a causa de un incendio. Después de que en un reportaje la Agencia Federal para el Manejo de Emergencias explicara exhaustivamente cada detalle de la estructura del edificio 7, termina reconociendo que se debería llevar otra investigación para acabar de esclarecer los hechos. Desdichadamente, cuando publicaron su penoso estudio los escombros ya habían sido destruidos, por lo que se imposibilitó cualquier futura investigación. Las grabaciones en el momento de colapso muestran que la última planta, la zona respiradero, “colapsa” antes que las demás; muy sospechoso teniendo en cuenta que los fuegos estaban a muchas plantas abajo. El edificio cayó perfectamente vertical y sus escombros quedaron reducidos a poco volumen, en un colapso normal la construcción tiende a caer horizontalmente o colapsar en ciertas zonas mientras que otras permanecen intactas, también sus escombros son muy voluptuosos ya que sus piezas son grandes por no ser detonadas. Larry Silverstein declaró: “recuerdo haber recibido una llamada del comandante del departamento de fuego diciéndome que no estaban seguros de poder contener el fuego, yo dije: Hemos tenido estas terribles pérdidas de vida que quizás lo mejor sería demolerlo. Ellos tomaron esta decisión y nosotros nos quedamos mirando el colapso del edificio”. Contrariamente a la Agencia Federal para el Manejo de Emergencias, Silverstein reconoce que el WTC 7 fue demolido, sólo el estudio de la estructura de la edificación para colocar los explosivos demora semanas y si realmente el fuego era tan grande que no podían controlarlo cómo fueron capaces de subir hasta la última planta para colocar los explosivos. Esta demolición solamente hubiera sido posible si ya se sabía de antemano que el WTC iba a ser atacado por terroristas, entendiendo como terrorismo “sucesión de actos de violencia ejecutados para infundir terror”. Las Torres Gemelas A las 8 horas el Boeing del vuelo 11 despegó de Boston, después de un cuarto de hora el avión del vuelo 77 partió de Washington. El primer Boeing impacta en la torre Norte a las 8:45, pasados quince minutos el otro choca en la Torre Sur. A las diez el WTC 2 colapsa y el WTC 1 le sigue en media hora. Sus rutas se cruzaron en el aeropuerto de Stewart, en el radar las dos señales se mezclaron y los operadores no pudieron distinguir quien era quien. El primer avión solo fue grabado por un videoaficionado con una resolución baja, pero en el segundo atentado se hicieron centenares de fotos y grabaciones. El 26 de Marzo del 2003 el periódico La Vanguardia financió un estudio a la Universidad Politécnica de Mataró para analizar las imágenes del segundo avión. Los resultados fueron publicados el 13 de julio de 2003 por el mismo periódico. El estudio consistió en analizar tres fotos del avión con distintos grados, en cada una de las tres fotos analizadas se utilizaron tres sistemas de algoritmos estándares de procesado digital para ser finalmente comparadas con un Boeing 767. Las fotografías demuestran que en el fuselaje del avión hay objetos cilíndricos no pertenecientes a este tipo de aeronave. Las conclusiones a las que se llegaron fueron: Los objetos cilíndricos detectados en las imágenes del 11 de Septiembre no son comunes a un Boeing 767-300. Estos objetos tampoco pueden ser sombras provocadas por el ángulo de incidencia del sol sobre el avión, porque siempre aparecen con la misma forma y tamaño, aunque sí con distinta luminosidad. Los objetos detectados tienen a su alrededor distinta luminiscencia por tener relieve (esta es la única explicación posible). Los objetos detectados se distinguen perfectamente del tren de aterrizaje. Según los numerosos testigos que presenciaron los hechos, “el avión no era de las líneas americanas, no era un avión comercial, y casi no tenía ventanas laterales. Existe la posibilidad de que los aviones que chocaron las torres fuesen E-10, aviones militares computarizados de reconocimiento y vigilancia, o algún modelo similar ya que tienen un fuselaje muy parecido a un Boeing 767, excepto por la ausencia de ventanas laterales. Si los aviones realmente eran militares, entonces el único momento para sustituirlos por los Boeing sería en el aeropuerto de Stewart donde sus rutas se cruzaron y hay un antiguo edifico de la CIA. Cada Torre tenía 47 columnas centrales de 90 por 36 cm. cuyo centro era hueco. En el exterior había 236 columnas separadas por menos de un metro, en las esquinas 4 columnas hacían de soporte. En la base del edificio el grosor de las paredes de las columnas era de 10 cm y a medida que la altura aumentaba el grosor disminuía hasta que en la cima media 6 mm. En la Torre Sur las columnas centrales fueron muy poco dañadas porque el avión estaba en proceso de giro y su cuerpo colisionó en los laterales, el choque afectó desde el piso 78 al 84; en la Torre Norte, 45 columnas exteriores de las plantas 94 a la 98 fueron rotas. Un avión del tamaño de un Boeing puede llegar a almacenar miles de litros de combustible, en el momento del ataque se formaron inmensas bolas de fuego, quemando mucho combustible. Después los pisos empezaron a arder. Oficialmente el calor fue tal que derritió las columnas, ya debilitadas, causando el colapso completo. Esto es imposible, ya que para derretir el acero se necesitan temperaturas de 1500º y los hidrocarburos sólo pueden llegar a los 1000º si hay una proporción óptima de oxígeno. Las imágenes muestran que el humo era negro, lo que significa falta de oxígeno. Si la temperatura hubiese sido muy elevada los cristales se habrían fundido, aún así, las columnas exteriores se mantenían frías. Curiosamente las imágenes muestran que el fuego estaba disminuyendo, hasta décimas de segundo antes del colapso. Este fenómeno posiblemente es debido a las 40 toneladas de material no combustible del avión y de toneladas de hormigón y otros materiales, que aparte de ahogarlo, absorbían el calor haciendo que las columnas no se calentasen tanto. Algunos profesores de universidades redactaron sus teorías sobre la causa del colapso. Una de ellas es la expansión termal que indica que por falta de espacio y flexibilidad la estructura se rompió, pero las estructuras de las torres estaban diseñadas para soportar tormentas y vientos descomunales gracias a su flexibilidad estructural. El edificio Windsor estaba violentamente inmerso en llamas y, a pesar de tener una estructura mucho más débil que las dos torres, no colapsó. El desmoronamiento creó grandes nubes de polvo que al sedimentar cubrió las calles. Tras un análisis del polvo, los resultados mostraron que las partículas eran de hormigón y yeso. Dado que el hormigón difícilmente se pulveriza, a no ser que se utilicen explosivos, un colapso convencional no puede ser el causante de esa desintegración. Además, todas las columnas centrales se quebraron en las junturas, en vez de estar rotas por la mitad a causa del brutal peso. A excepción de pequeños trozos de hormigón, ningún material sobrevivió intacto. El colapso quedó registrado en los polígrafos sísmicos. Según los datos sísmicos del Grupo Sismológico de la Universidad de Columbia, el tiempo del derrumbamiento de la Torre Norte fue de aproximadamente 8 segundos. Si se lanzara un objeto de una altura de 400m (la altura de las Torres) a la aceleración gravitacional terrestre, el objeto en caída libre demoraría 8 segundos en llegar al suelo, por lo tanto, la Torre Norte se derrumbó sin encontrar casi ningún obstáculo, es decir, los pisos desplomándose prácticamente no tocaron las plantas inferiores que teóricamente deberían mantenerse intactas. La Torre Sur demoró 10 segundos, probablemente a causa de la inclinación de 20º verticales que sufrió la parte superior del edificio a raíz del choque. Todas las evidencias del colapso apuntan unánimemente a una demolición. En la Torre Sur, la parte superior inclinada debería de haber caído entera, o al menos la parte saliente, no obstante, en medio de la nube de polvo las 20 plantas desaparecieron. Otra evidencia de una demolición es la expulsión de polvo, en las plantas cuyas estructuras parecen mantenerse intactas al ser explosionadas el polvo es expulsado equitativamente en cada lado y de manera horizontal; si hubiese sido un derrumbe convencional, el polvo no habría salido ni equitativamente ni horizontalmente por la falta de presión. En la cadena Fox un periodista en medio del caos y el polvo entrevistó a varios testigos. Uno de ellos era un policía que había presenciado todo lo ocurrido, el periodista le pregunta: “¿Sabe si fue una explosión o un colapso?”, el policía convencido responde “A mí me sonó a una explosión”. Este mismo reportero siguió grabando y preguntando. Otro testigo postuló: “Fue una enorme explosión...yo creo que fue una explosión en las dos torres” En la NBC, el reportero se informa: “la zona de las torres ha sido evacuada por que puede que haya otra explosión. La primera torre ya fue derrumbada”. En la CNN se informó en vivo a las 9:54: “Ha sido una enorme explosión”. “Ha habido una enorme y sonora explosión”. En Fox se dijo en directo: “es una enorme explosión que todos hemos oído”... Con testimonios de este tipo se podrían escribir páginas y páginas, pero los más veraces son los de bomberos. En una grabación, un grupo de bomberos que actuaron en medio del caos concuerdan en que una cadena de explosiones demolieron las Torres, tal como uno de ellos dice: “contamos más de diez explosiones”. “Estábamos subiendo cuando escuchamos unas bombas explotar, creemos que había un grupo de bombas en el edificio”. Para poder llevar a cabo este falso atentado los responsables tenían que estar viendo los acontecimientos para tomar decisiones. Las cadenas de explosivos seguramente funcionaban con radiofrecuencia y las señales eran emitidas por una computadora. Los técnicos se encargaron de decidir cuando demoler los edificios. El lugar más idóneo y seguro era un búnker ubicado en el edificio 7. Posiblemente los aviones se guiaban por “Homeingsignal”, sistema que guía el avión en dirección a una señal. El transmisor debía, por lo tanto, estar cerca de las Torres para que las aeronaves impactasen contra los edificios. Al finalizar la operación, para destruir toda prueba, demolieron el edificio 7. Eso explica por qué la administración estadounidense quebrantó la ley destruyendo los escombros antes de ser analizados y puso énfasis en obstruir las investigaciones y censurar material ya publicado. Una posible tercera guerra mundial Una guerra mundial es creada, en principio, en la psiquis de la humanidad y luego se manifiesta físicamente. Ciertas familias de gran poder, también conocidas como los Iluminati, representan la sombra de la psiquis colectiva y, hoy en día, son los responsables de crear la chispa que inicia las guerras mundiales. El atentado a las Torres Gemelas fue el inicio de un conflicto mucho mayor. El atentado en última instancia fue promovido por las familias más poderosas del mundo, las cuales se reúnen en comités para crear distintas estrategias con el fin de implantar un Nuevo Orden Mundial. Algunos comités son el Bilderberg, la Mesa Redonda compuesta por el Real Instituto de Relaciones Internacionales, su versión americana, el Concejo de Relaciones Internacionales, la Comisión Trilateral y el Comité de los 300. Una de las maneras de implantar un Nuevo Orden Mundial se basa en el principio “problema-reacción-solución”, es decir, se crea un conflicto, el pueblo reclama una solución y entonces se le ofrece una solución que antes no habría sido aceptada: “ataque-inseguridad y recorte libertad”. Tanto la primera como la segunda guerra mundial se basaron en estos principios. Hay indicios de que los dirigentes de la Mano Negra, sociedad de la cual uno de sus miembros asesinó al heredero de la corona austro-húngara, se reunieron con masones del Gran Oriente en el hotel St. Jerome en Toulouse, Francia. Incluso según los historiadores modernos, la sociedad de la Mano Negra, cuya cabeza principal era el jefe del Servicio de Inteligencia del Estado Mayor Servio, pertenecía a la agencia de Inteligencia serbia. El tratado de Versalles sirvió para que el pueblo alemán aceptase la solución propuesta por Hitler. En el tratado la mayoría de representantes y consejeros pertenecían a los comités antes nombrados o mantenían estrechas relaciones con las familias más poderosas del mundo. En la mesa de Versalles el representante de Estados Unidos fue Woodrow Wilson y algunos de sus consejeros fueron el Coronel Mandelhouse y Bernard Bauch, del Comité de los 300; Lloyd George era representante de Gran Bretaña, aconsejado por Alfred Milner, del Comité de los 300 y representante de la Mesa Redonda y Sir Philip Sazón, descendiente de Mayer Rothschild, jefe de una de las familias judías más poderosas del mundo; por último, Francia era representada por Georges Clemenceau y el primer ministro de interior, Georges Mandel, quien mantenía estrechas relaciones con la familia Rothschild. Además, en la comisión americana para negociar la paz estaban los hermanos Dullas, Alan Dullas fue el director de la CIA que encargó cien toneladas de LCD para el proyecto de control mental MK Ultra; Paul Warburg, heredero del imperio bancario Abraham; Robert Lasin, secretario de estado y tío de los Dullas; y Walter Lippman, fundador de la rama americana la Sociedad Fabiana. En la delegación alemana uno de sus representantes era Max Warburg, hermano del Paul que representaba a Estados Unidos. El anfitrión fue el Barón Edmun de Rothschild, líder de la creación del estado Israelí. Tanto los Warburg, familia de banqueros, como los Rothschild, representantes del maltratado pueblo judío, fueron los banqueros de Hitler. Las multinacionales americanas abrieron subsidiarias en Alemania para financiar a Hitler. Harriman, Prescott Bush, abuelo de George W. Bush y otros crearon entidades como el Trust Alemán del Acero que ayudó a Hitler a producir el 35% de los explosivos, 36% de las placas pesadas y el 22% del cable alemán. La I.G. Farben fue creada a partir de los préstamos de Wall Street. La principal desventaja de los Nazis era la escasees de combustible, la empresa petrolífera StandarOil, de los Rockefellers, una de las familias más poderosas cuyo miembro Nelson Rockefeller fue gobernador de Nueva York y Vice-presidente norteamericano, proporcionó al cartel químico la información para generar gasolina sintética, es decir, hidrogenada. La historia ser repite. Como si de una chispa se tratase, el autoatentado terrorista a las Torres Gemelas ha creado una reacción en cadena cuyas consecuencias iniciales han sido las invasiones a Afganistán e Irak y el hecho de involucrar a otros países en este conflicto. Hay indicios de una posible tercera guerra mundial, dados principalmente por las correspondencias de Albert Pike, la antigua profecía Hopi y los contactos de Billy Meyer. Albert Pike, líder de la masonería satanista del rito York, mantenía correspondencia con Giuseppe Mazzini, masón del 33º antiguo y aceptado rito satanista escocés. En una carta de Pike del 15 de agosto de 1871 para Mazzini, conservada en el Museo Británico de Londres, explica la planificación de las tres guerras mundiales del siguiente siglo. En la primera -comunica Pike en su carta- el objetivo será derrocar los zares rusos para implantar el comunismo ateo. Las diferencias entre el gobierno Británico y Alemán tenían que ser utilizadas para fomentar la lucha. La segunda guerra mundial sería fomentada por las disputas del nacional socialismo y el sionismo político con la finalidad de crear un estado judío. Hasta el momento las dos guerras han ocurrido tal como Albert Pike planificó. La carta prosigue con la tercera guerra mundial, la cual -según Pike- será fomentada por los conflictos entre el mundo islámico y el sionismo político que quedarán destruidos, a la vez que otras naciones, forzadas a luchar entre si, acabarán agotadas en todos los niveles. La carta finaliza diciendo: “quienes pretendan la completa dominación mundial, después de la 3ª guerra, provocarán el mayor cataclismo jamás conocido en el mundo”. Thomas Banyacya fue uno de los elegidos por los ancianos chamanes Hopi, situados en Arizona, para transmitir la Gran Profecía a la sociedad blanca. Esta profecía está representada en una de las lapidas de piedra de la tribu nativoamericana. Algunas profecías ya cumplidas fueron la llegada de los blancos y el invento de carruajes, que fueron transmitidas de generación a generación. En los tiempos en que la Gran Profecía se cumpla la humanidad andará dividida en dos: una seguirá en contacto con la naturaleza, en equilibrio, la otra estará alejada de ella, se extraviará hacia el materialismo. La profecía dice: “Cuando haya telarañas y casas en el cielo, la segunda línea de la humanidad perecerá”. Esto tiene mucho sentido si se mira al cielo, a menudo se observan aviones soltando una especie de humo que persiste en el cielo durante horas hasta que se entremezcla con el aire, incluso hay días que todo el cielo queda recubierto de estas sustancias y los rayos solares al traspasarlos crean un arco iris de colores químicos, pero lo más frecuente es que las estelas químicas dejadas por los aviones se entrecrucen en el cielo formando lo que parece una telaraña. Estos rastros, que serían la fuente de serias enfermedades, formarían parte de proyectos militares que tienen por finalidad implantar el Nuevo Orden Mundial. La expresión “casas en el cielo”, seguramente hace referencia a los aviones. Para que la segunda línea de la humanidad perezca es necesario una purificación, una destrucción, y una tercera guerra podría crear los cambios que la profecía advierte. Billy Mayer es un suizo que asegura contactar con extraterrestres cara a cara. Durante muchos años fue tachado de farsante, pero ganó más credibilidad cuando la CFI-West, organización dedicada a reproducir fotografías, falló en el intento de duplicar cualquiera de sus nítidas fotos o videos de platillos voladores, que según la organización eran falsificados. En algunos contactos, los extraterrestres provenientes de las Pléyades, le revelaron los acontecimientos por venir e información aun no descubierta. Para dejar constancia de la fecha, Meyer las registraba con copyright. A lo largo de su vida ha padecido 19 atentados, en uno de ellos, en India, perdió su brazo izquierdo. En su contacto 29, del 7 de julio de 1975, le dieron información de Venus sobre la composición atmosférica, sus gases, la temperatura de la superficie, la profundidad de las nubes, la velocidad de los vientos y otros datos que en 1981 fueron confirmados por los científicos. En otros encuentros le predijeron la erupción de ciertos volcanes, terremotos, la invasión china del norte de Vietnam, la masacre de Jonestown, el desastre nuclear de Rusia y otros hechos que no hacen más que demostrar su veracidad. La principal finalidad de estas profecías es avisar a la humanidad de una inevitable tercera guerra mundial pero si el inconciente colectivo cambia para mejor no toda la catastrófica profecía se cumplirá. En el contacto 215 de 1987, avisó de un ataque terrorista en el WTC y del inicio de guerras que Estados Unidos ha lanzado contra los países islámicos. Según la profecía del contactado Billy Mayer, la peor etapa durará 888 días. El terrorismo, las guerras, el hambre y las enfermedades causarán miles de millones de muertes, en algunas zonas 1 de cada 3 personas morirán, en otras un cuarto de la población perecerá. En estos tiempos no se podrá vender ni comprar, las provisiones serán racionadas y aquel que intente robar un poco de comida lo pagará con la vida. La gran catástrofe difícilmente podrá ser evitada porque la humanidad en vez de dirigirse hacia los valores nobles, el amor, la paz y la libertad se dirige hacia los valores materiales, el placer, la riqueza y el poder. Acontecerán grandes desastres naturales [algunos ya están ocurriendo] a causa de las explosiones nucleares, la contaminación y la extracción de petróleo, al extraerlo las inmensas cavernas quedan vacías y juntamente al peso de las grandes ciudades y las inmensas presas, crean un desajuste que afecta los movimientos internos terrestres, en consecuencia, originan movimientos antinaturales en las placas tectónicas que causan terremotos y erupción de volcanes, los cuales generan cambios climáticos de gran magnitud. Estados Unidos y otros países desarrollados lucharán contra los países del este y con la excusa de implantar la paz los invadirán, actualmente Estados Unidos ya ha invadido Afganistán e Irak. Francia y España entrarán en conflicto armado, incluso es posible que acontezca antes de la 3ª guerra mundial; Rusia y Suecia también entrarán en combate. En un verano Rusia atacará Escandinava con eso se iniciará un conflicto en toda Europa, que unos meses antes habrá sufrido el paso de un tornado. Más tarde, Rusia, con su afán de poder, invadirá Irán, Turquía y algunos países del medio oriente. También mantendrá una disputa con China por Mongolia. China amenazará a India y la atacará a la vez que incitará a Pakistán para que se alíe con ella. Europa será sometida a un régimen militar, Francia la utilizarán como cuartel general pero antes ya habrá sido invadida por sus inmigrantes musulmanes, que serán la fuerza del trabajo [ya se han producido algunos enfrentamientos de árabes franceses]; después, las invasiones seguirán por España e Inglaterra la cual estará en condiciones parecidas a una guerra civil con Irlanda del Norte. El odio a los extranjeros y a personas de otra religión crecerá y el neo-nazismo, terrorismo y la extrema derecha aumentará. Los militares intentarán fundar una fuerza policial mundial. La profecía de Billy Mayer también indica que los científicos, mediante la manipulación genética engendrarán ejércitos de clones con ADN humano mezclado con el de cerdo [en algunas bases militares ya se está experimentando en este sentido]. Estos clones estarán desprovistos de sentimientos y su único objetivo será el destruir, pero existe la posibilidad de que las armas computarizadas y los clones se vuelvan independientes por lo que sus creadores perderían el control sobre ellas. Por último, según la profecía que surge del contacto de Billy Mayer de 1987, los países del Este se levantaran contra los del Oeste. Los países tercermundistas también se sublevarán contra sus explotadores. Al final las grandes ciudades americanas quedarán completamente destruidas a causa de las armas de destrucción masiva utilizadas en sus guerras civiles y con otras naciones. Europa en cambio quedará muy dañada pero sobrevivirá. Todo esto puede llegar a ocurrir exactamente si los pensamientos, sentimientos y acciones de la humanidad no cambian. En caso de que mejore, este gran sufrimiento se verá aliviado pero lo más importante será después de la guerra porque entonces se decidirá definitivamente cual de los dos bandos gana: la Élite y su Nuevo Orden Mundial o la humanidad y su libertad. Pasará lo que deba pasar. Sea lo que sea del futuro no nos debemos dejar engañar. Los autoatentados o atentados de falsa bandera, como el da las Torres Gemelas, tienen como objetivo principal hallar el pretexto justo para comenzar una escalada de violencia, muerte y destrucción a nivel mundial que se traducirá en inimaginables beneficios financieros para unos pocos que se enseñorean desde hace ya bastante tiempo como los dueños del Mundo.

Drone crashes on the White House lawn, actors playing drone pilots, a waterproof drone swims with the fishes, fighting fires with optionally manned helicopters, a record UAS flight, drone regulations around the world, and new FAA exemptions. White House Incursion Obama Says US Must Catch up to Ensure Drones Are Safe Don't drink and drone: Bozo who crashed drone at White House had been boozing White House Drone Raises Questions About D.C., Capitol Policy Man Lost Contact With Drone Before It Sped to White House, Friend Says DJI to Disable Phantom in No-Fly Zones A government employee who works for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency lost track of the quadcopter he was flying from inside an apartment, and it landed on the White House lawn. The man, who reportedly had been drinking, turned himself in the next day after hearing about the news reports. Apparently, the man flew a Phantom in and out of an apartment window. A friend says this quadcopter model has a flaw that causes them to fly away, and so the manufacturer is partially at fault. DJI has responded with a software update that will disable all of its devices within a 15.5-mile radius of downtown Washington D.C. and around more than 10,000 U.S. airports. This story has created a lot of attention in the press that raises issues including the lack of regulations and the need for security measures. News Anne Hathaway and Ethan Hawke both playing drone pilots—what does it mean? Story lines with military drones are making their way into various productions. The off-Broadway, one-woman play titled "Grounded" is performed by Oscar-winning actress Anne Hathaway, who portrays an Air Force pilot who is assigned to fly drones. Meanwhile, the movie “Good Kill” stars Ethan Hawke as a drone pilot who questions the ethics of his job. The New “Mariner” Waterproof Drone Video Collection Ambient Real Life presents a waterproof quadcopter that can skim along the surface of the water and take video of the sights below. US Interior Department, Australia eye unmanned helicopters to fight fires The US Department of the Interior wants to investigate the use of optionally piloted helicopters for forest firefighting. They want to “assess the feasibility of utilizing these types of aircraft for a variety of missions, including, but not limited to fire suppression at night and during low visibility conditions as well as cargo delivery.” Interior is asking interested companies for an initial response. Some existing helicopters would seem to fit the requirements: The Kaman and Lockheed Martin K-MAX has operational experience, and on November 5, 2014 a demonstration of eight firefighting scenarios was conducted at Griffiss International Airport in upstate New York where it gathered water and doused fires. Sikorsky's MATRIX project has tested an S-76 as an optionally manned platform.The Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout might be a possibility, but it's a fully unmanned aircraft. Orion UAS breaks flight endurance record on 80 hour mission Aurora Flight Sciences says they have set a world endurance record for an unmanned aircraft system. Their Orion UAS flew for 80 hours, beating the previous official record of 30.5 hours set in 2001 by the RQ-4 Global Hawk. Thailand mulls jail term for unlicensed drone pilots Thailand's Civil Aviation Department is drawing up rules that would: prohibit attaching cameras to drones except for business reasons restrict drones with cameras to use by photographers, film-makers, and journalists set a one hour maximum flight time limit weight and size The Ministry of Transport would oversee and approve applications to use drones. Violators could face a year in prison and a fine of 40,000 baht (£813; $1,229) Queensland man first in Australia to be fined for flying a drone If you fly your drone in a manner not allowed by the Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA), then upload the video to YouTube,

Congress and President Obama worked together to fast-track a new & unexamined NDAA into law. The new law essentially makes NSA data collection legal, cuts military pensions, and spends an enormous amount of money making sure the United States is able to destroy the entire world at a moment's notice. Links to Information in This Episode H.R. 3304: The National Defense Authorization Act of 2014 *The title has been changed to the National Defense Authorization Act of 2014 since it was signed into law. Previously, it was titled "To authorize and request the President to award the Medal of Honor to Bennie G. Adkins and Donald P. Sloat of the United States Army for acts of valor during the Vietnam Conflict and to authorize the award of the Medal of Honor to certain other veterans who were previously recommended for award of the Medal of Honor" The Cyber-security bill (Sections 932- 942) was added by Senator Jay Rockefeller. Section 1071 creates the "Conflicts Records Research Center" and allows states, foreign governments, and "any source in the private sector" to give money to the Department of Defense. Section 143 prohibits the military from retiring the RQ-4 Block 30 Global Hawk drones, which the Air Force doesn't want. Section 234 gives $15 million taxpayer dollars to "United States" companies so they can set up assembly lines for the Iron Dome missile defense system in Israel. No requirement for profit-sharing with the taxpayers was included. Section 242 says the United Stats shouldn't buy products that don't work unless the purchase is "to mainatin a warm line for the industrial base". Section 811 allows private contractors specializing in science, technology, engineering, math, medical, and cyber-security to be paid up to $625,000/year. The President of the United States makes $400,000/year. Section 813 makes it easier for the Department of Defense to hide their reasons for contracting with suspended or disbarred companies. Section 1011 extends the CIA/military program in Columbia for another year. Section 1013 expands the drug war to Chad, Libya, Mali, and Niger. Section 1033-1039 prevent prisoners from Guantanamo Bay prison from being transferred to prisons in the United States, but allows them to be transferred to their home countries if certain conditions are met. Section 1043 orders a report from the President regarding how he creates his kill lists. Section 1056 only allows the military to "prepare" to comply with the New Start Treaty, not to actually comply with the New Start Treaty. Section 1062 says that upgrading nuclear bombers "must remain a high budget priority." Sections 1701-1753 create new rules governing sexual assault in the military. The Congressional Research Service summary of the 2014 NDAA; note that the "Conference Report" numbers (H.R. 3304 is the conference report) are blank. The NDAA was passed via fast-track, which  means no amendments were allowed. H.R. 1960: The National Defense Authorization Act version that passed the House of Representatives earlier this year; it is officially a dead bill. Congressional Dish episode CD031 highlighted the House's original version of the 2014 NDAA. Section 403 of the Budget Agreement - which has been signed into law - cuts the cost of living adjustments to pensions for military veteran's under age 62 by 1% per year. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's comments on the pension cuts. The NSA has full access to Apple iPhones Music in This Episode Intro and Exit Music: Tired of Being Lied To by David Ippolito (found on Music Alley by mevio) Somebody's Watching Us by Skybridge (found on Music Alley by mevio)

Hermes 450 This Episode: A Manhattan man almost struck by Quadcopter, Conoco Phillips broken Eagle, Israeli Hermes drone crashes, wine and drones don't mix or do they?, "game on" for a wildlife conservation challenge, the US decides no drones in Iraq but OK in Japan, and the Mounties start training the Aussies on UAS usage. The News: Drone reportedly plummets dozens of stories and crash lands on busy Manhattan streets The subtitle is “Local cops didn't follow up but the pilot likely violated federal regulations.” A small drone came down in the City, missing the pedestrians but landing close to one. He took the SD card, gave it to a local network station, and contacted the police. They told him no law had been broken. Giant Leap Falls Short? ConocoPhillips ScanEagle crashes One of the first two commercial sUAS permits granted by the FAA, has resulted in a crash. The second ConocoPhillips Scan Eagle flight has resulted in a crash, reportedly due to an engine failure. IAF drone plunges into the sea Israeli Defense force Hermes 450 Falls out of the sky. The early assessment is engine failure. The MALE drone has a history of Engine failures and is the third one lost in over two years. Made by Elbit Systems, the Hermes is powered by a UAV Engines Limited Wankel engine. Drones + Wine: how UAVs can help farmers harvest grapes 3D Robotics brought autonomous, fixed-wing planes and multi-rotors with a point-and-shoot camera mounted inside to a family-owned vineyard. Images were taken automatically based on GPS location, and stitched together, generating a 3D model. Wildlife Conservation unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Challenge Kashmir-Robotics is hosting the Wildlife Conservation unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Challenge with $65,000 in cash prizes. The wcUAVc aims to foster “innovation and invention in the design, fabrication, and utilization of unmanned aircraft to assist with counter poaching and illicit wildlife trafficking.” U.S. Rules Out a New Drone War in Iraq In a continuing effort to counter opposing forces, the Iraqi government welcomes lethal drone strikes, but U.S. Government policy is shifting. Agreement will allow U.S. to fly long-range surveillance drones from base in Japan The U.S. and Japan have signed an agreement to allow operating the Global Hawk surveillance drones from Japanese bases. Two or three Global Hawks are to fly in the Spring of 2014 “near North Korea” and complement spy satellites. RCMP shares secrets with Aussies The Queensland, Australia police have visited the Saskatchewan Royal Canadian Mounted Police as part of a worldwide Winston Churchill Fellowship study on the use of UAVs in policing. After visiting many countries, the Aussie cop was impressed by Canadian use of UAVs.

PUMA AE beach launch. Courtesy AeroVironment, Inc. This Episode: The Reaper is turned into a Jammer, drones are spying on chickens in Australia, FAA rules for small UAS's delayed again, UAV privacy questions remain, a new UAS Test Center in the UK, monitoring wildlife with a PUMA and the weather with a Global Hawk, FEMA shuts down Colorado UAV flights, and more multi-rotor's come down in crowds. The News: Jamming Pod Demonstrated on MQ-9 Reaper UAV General Atomics has fitted a Northrop Grumman jamming pod to an MQ-9 Reaper. The test flight occurred back in April during a U.S. Marine Corps weapons and tactics instructor (WTI) course, but has only recently been made public. Planned for the October WTI course is a demonstration with EA-6B Prowler electronic warfare (EW) jets and smaller unmanned aircraft. Animal Liberation activists launch spy drone to test free-range claims Australian activists are concerned that some large free-range chicken farms are not in fact free-range. So for $17,000 they purchased a hexacopter, fitted it with an HD video camera, and flew it over the farms to document their claims. The group says this does not violate trespass laws. First Commercial UAS Flight Due; Small UAS Rule Delayed An Insitu ScanEagle was expected to make the first commercial flight of an unmanned aircraft on September 11, under a restricted category type certification the FAA awarded in July. ConocoPhillips was to launch the ScanEagle from a research vessel in the Arctic Ocean west of Alaska to monitor whale migrations and ice flows. The FAA's release of a Notice of Proposed RuleMaking (NPRM) which would govern the operation of small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) weighing up to 55 pounds has been delayed until early in 2014. UAV Operations in National Air Space Advance as Privacy Fight Heats Up The standards being developed for sUAS over: UAV design, including command and control systems, batteries, production, quality assurance, maintenance, and continued airworthiness, the aircraft flight manual, and operations over populated areas. ASTM International developed the initial standards for the FAA Aviation Rulemaking Committee that was chartered in 2008. That feeds the NPRM process which includes a mechanism for public comment. The ASTM standards committee for large UAS was unable to make enough progress, so it's mission was changed to minimum operational performance standards (or MOPS) for detect-and-avoid equipment. Unlike the slow rule-making progress for commercial UAS, Government agencies (like law enforcement and public safety) can move quickly as a result of the March MOU between the FAA and the Department of Justice. UK Inaugurates National UAS Test Center Two UK airports (West Wales Airport and Newquay Cornwall Airport) have launched a “National Aeronautical Center” (NAC) to develop, test and demonstrate unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), both commercial and military. More drones coming Saturday in NOAA tests NOAA's Office of Marine and Aviation Operations is testing the PUMA UAS in the Florida Keys to monitor wildlife without disturbing them.   A NASA Global Hawk undergoes systems testing while parked on the ramp at NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center on the edge of Rogers Dry Lake at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., in preparation for participation in NASA's Genesis and Rapid Intensification Processes, or GRIP, hurricane mission. Spy Drones Turning Up New Data About Hurricanes And Weather and NASA to Investigate Tropical Storm Humberto: Atlantic's Second “Zombie Tropical Storm” NASA is flying two Global Hawks from Wallops Island over Hurricanes under the five-year HS3 (Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel) Mission. Falcon UAV Supports Colorado Flooding Until Grounded by FEMA The Falcon UAV was providing valuable aerial imagery of the recent tragic Colorado floods. However, FEMA (the Federal Emergency Management Agency) has arrived with conventional manned a...

We take a close look at the Violence Against Women Act re-authorization as the President signs it into law. We also look at the continuing resolution passed by the House, which funds defense while leaving the rest of the government in chaos. S. 47: Violence Against Women Re-Authorization Act of 2013... Was signed by the President! This one is law. President Obama signs VAWA on March 7, 2013 Definition Changes Adds stalking and date rape to the list of offenses. Includes cyber stalking in the definition of stalking. Replaces "spouses" with "parties' Indian Affairs Adds "sex trafficking" and "stalking" to eligible grant programs for Indian women Allows Indian tribes to have jurisdiction over domestic violence crimes unless neither the victim or defendant are Indians. Includes D.C., Indian tribes, and Puerto Rico in the grant funding (decreases funding) Immigrants Allows children to stay in U.S. on their victimized parent's U Visa even if they turn 21 while the VISA is pending New Programs Grants for training programs for law enforcement and medical personnel Funding for pro-bono legal assistance for victims Protects the confidentiality of child victims of domestic violence or sexual assault Protects students from violence stemming from their immigrant status and gender identity Grants for elder abuse training; Defines "elder" as someone over the age of 50 Prevents victims from being evicted from public housing because they were involved in a domestic violence incident, however, the violent person can be evicted. Public housing authorities will need to transfer victims to new housing if their safety is at risk and they request the transfer. Orders an audit of unprocessed DNA evidence for sexual assault crimes that haven't passed the statute of limitations. Program ends 12/31/18. Prohibits any lobbying activity in relation to DNA audit grants and prohibits violators from receiving a grant for at least 5 years. 6 months after President Obama signs the bill, DHS has to publish final standards for the punishment of sexual assault in immigrant prisons, including private prisons. Prevents marriage brokers from providing information on minors Penalty Changes Penalty for assault with intent to murder is limited to 20 years and a fine Penalty for assault by attempted suffocation limited to 10 years and a fine… suffocation is regardless of intent or visible injury Report Comptroller General of the United States will issue a report to Congress in two years on the use of foreign labor contractors by U.S. employers. It will include the role of labor recruiters that provide low-wage foreigners to companies, the effectiveness of current regulators enforcement of laws already on the books, describe the jobs the foreigners are doing and how many of them are here, and identify abuses of foreigners including use of fees and debts. Funding Deletes ‘‘non- profit, non-governmental victim services or-ganizations,'' or "non-profit, private" programs and replaces it with ‘‘victim service providers, staff from population specific organizations,' in a couple of sections; but not all. Prohibits grants from going to non-profits with offshore tax havens Prohibits more than $20,000 of grant money from going towards conferences Vast majority of funding going DOWN Human Trafficking Title 12: Secretary of State will establish a fund (amount unknown) to give to foreign governments to prevent human trafficking. Orders them to come up with a strategy and suggest ways for oversight; very broad. Qualifying gov'ts need to have high prevalence of trafficking and a "demonstrated political motivation" to address it. Funding can be terminated if State determines the country is doing things contrary to our national interest or doesn't "adhere to it's responsibilities" under the agreement. Issues four grants up to $2 million each for combatting sex trafficking of minors. One of the grants needs to go to a small state with less than 5 million people. Most of the money needs to go towards residential care of minor victims of sex trafficking. Overhead can't exceed 3%. Recipients need to match the grant for every year they get the gov't money and their match percentage goes up every year the grant is renewed, topping out at 50% on their third year. Program good for four years. Decreases funding by half, from 20 to 10 million for law enforcement grants for trafficking. Increases funding for victims in other countries from 12.5 million to 14.5 million/year H.R. 933: House Continuing Resolution Right now, we are in the middle of two crisis': The sequester is one, an unfunded government that would have to shut down on March 27th is the other. This bill does nothing to solve the sequester. In fact, it expressly keeps it in place. Two of the 12 appropriations categories are funded until the end of the year in the responsible appropriations way in this bill. The other 10 are funded as a continuing resolution, that keeps the funding at old chaotic levels. The House did real work on the Defense appropriations; the Senate is going to change everything on the domestic side as this bill has a real chance of becoming law. In the defense section of the bill, I looked at what items were dramatically over-funded in comparison to what was requested by President Obama and the military. Fighter Jets Boeing F/A-18E/F fighter jets would be given $605 million more than was requested for 11 new airplanes. Boeing/Northrup EA-18G Growler fighter jets are the electronic warfare version of the Boeing F/A-18E/F. They would be given $45 million for 15 new aircraft. Budget request from the military for this item: $0. $0 request, given $45 million for 15 new aircraft Ships/Submarines General Dynamics Virginia Class nuclear submarines would be given $778 million more than requested. These submarines are built in two locations, which makes the submarines more expensive but the program is designed to keep both shipyards in operation. Location #1: General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, CT. The Representative in Groton, CT is Joe Courtney; his top campaign contributors are General Dynamics and Northrup Grumman. Location #2: Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company. The Representative in Newport News, VA is Rob Wittman; he is on the Armed Services Committee & his top campaign contributor is Northrup Grumman. --- Northrup Grumman LPD-17 naval ship would be constructed at Huntington Ingalls Industries in Newport News, VA for $263 million. Budget request for this item: $0. The Representative in Newport News, VA is Rob Wittman; he sits on the Armed Services Committee and his top campaign contributor is Northrup Grumman. --- A DDG-51 Destroyer would be ordered for $1 billion. No one requested this ship. DDG-51 Destroyers are built in either Bath, ME by General Dynamic's Bath Iron Works or in Newport News, VA by Huntington Ingalls Industries (formerly Northrup Grumman). Lockheed is the lead contractor for the DDG-51 combat system Lockheed Martin [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="525"] C-130 Bad-ass Cargo Plane[/caption] Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules military transport planes would be given $180 million. Budget request: $0. --- Lockheed Martin KC-130J aerial refueling planes would be given $130 million more than requested for 2 additional planes. --- Lockheed HC-130J Coast Guard search & rescue planes would be given $126 million more than requested for 2 extra planes. --- Lockheed MC-130J Special Forces transport planes also given $126 million more than requested for 2 extra planes. --- C-130 planes are manufactured in Marietta, GA and Lockheed brags that it's "the longest continuously operating aircraft production line in history." The Representative in Marietta, GA is Phil Gingrey. Phil Gingrey's second largest campaign contributor is Lockheed Martin. --- C-27J cargo aircraft, manufactured by an Italian company but whose engines and systems are produced by Lockheed Martin, would be given $138 million. Budget request: $0. Drones Northrup Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk surveillance drones would be given $107 million more than requested in order to increase the fleet to 21 drones. Pentagon was unimpressed with the RQ-4 Global Hawk's performance after deploying them to Japan after the earthquake/tsunami and after they were used in Libya. March 2012: Air Force announced they will put the 14 Global Hawks they already have into storage, and 4 under construction would go directing into the "bone-yard" Northrup launched a multimedia campaign to block the cuts. Global Hawk's are produced in Palmdale, CA. The Representative for that district is Buck McKeon, Chairman of the Armed Services Committee. Buck McKeon's top 5 campaign contributors: Lockheed Martin General Dynamics Northrup Grumman General Atomics Boeing [caption id="" align="alignright" width="327"] MQ-9 Reaper Predator Drone[/caption] --- General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper predator drones would be given $155 million more than requested so the Air Force can order twelve more. Then Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force said in 2006 about the predator drones: "We've moved from using UAVs primarily in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance roles before Operation Iraqi Freedom, to a true hunter-killer role with the Reaper." Missile Defense Systems Raytheon's Patriot missile defense system would be given $300 million more than requested to increase the program. --- Aegis ballistic missile defense system would be over-funded by $189 million to buy 17 additional Raytheon SM-3 interceptors, which are ship-based missile interceptors designed to shoot down short & intermediate range ballistic missiles and have been used to shoot down satellites. Israel [caption id="" align="alignright" width="360"] Emanuel Yellin[/caption] Israel's Iron Dome missile defense system would be given $211 million. Budget request: $0. Iron Dome manufactured by a Israel-owned defense technology company, but U.S. is trying to get a co-production deal like they have on their other missile defense system which is co-produced by Boeing Upper tier/Arrow programs are the "other" missile defense programs partnered with Boeing. David's sling is a third missile defense system for Israel that partners with Raytheon. The Upper Tier/Arrow and David's Sling missile programs together were given $169 million more than requested. Total in unrequested money given to Israel for missile defense: $380 million. Miscellaneous Appropriations Advanced hypersonic weapon program which "aims to develop a system to deliver a precision conventional weapon strike anywhere in the world within one hour" overfunded by $90 million. --- Defense Rapid Innovation Fund, which is supposed to funnel Department of Defense contracts to small businesses was given $250 million. Budget Request: $0. --- $5+ billion for the Afghanistan security forces (all of it requested). --- "Miscellaneous equipment" would be given to every branch of the military. Total = $1.5 billion. None of these funds were requested. Creepy Spy Sh*t Camp Williams in Utah - location of the Utah Data Center was given $191,414,000 (all of it requested). Total Classified Programs: $31,309,229,000 = $900 million more than was requested. Good News Over-funded medical research by $635 million. Things that will be studied include: substance abuse alzheimers autism breast cancer gulf war illness lung cancer MS ovarian cancer prostate cancer traumatic brain injuries vision AIDS prevention Net totals appropriated to Defense: $622 billion was spent in 2012 $597 billion requested for 2013 $598 billion given in this bill … More than requested