#weapon

faab64@diasp.org

Another US precision-guided #weapon has apparently been foiled by Russian electronic warfare, a #Pentagon official said.

The munition, which was rapidly developed and transported to #Ukraine, is just the latest to fail in combat, highlighting the growing challenge of countering cheap Russian jamming tactics.

Last week, William LaPlante, the undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment, said a new version of a US precision weapon had failed to hit Russian targets partially because of Russian electronic warfare. LaPlante told a Center for Strategic and International Studies panel that the ground-launched weapon, a version of an air-to-ground system, had been quickly developed and deployed to Ukraine after relatively limited safety testing and little operational testing.

Once the weapon arrived in Ukraine, "it didn't work for multiple reasons," LaPlante said. Those included electromagnetic interference and complications from launching the weapon on the ground. "It just didn't work," he said.

If this weapon did fail, it would not be the first US precision-guided weapon foiled by Russian electronic warfare. The Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System, a valuable weapon for Ukraine that can be fired from its US-provided High-Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, and Joint Direct Attack Munitions have both been reported to repeatedly fail because of Russian jamming.

In December, Lt. Gen. Antonio Aguto said electronic warfare directed at some of "our most precise capabilities is a challenge."

In March, Daniel Patt, a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute, told Congress the GPS-guided Excalibur artillery shells "had a 70% efficiency rate hitting targets when first used in Ukraine" but that "after six weeks, efficiency declined to only 6% as the Russians adapted their electronic-warfare systems to counter it."
#Russia
https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-cheap-electronic-warfare-keeps-beating-us-precision-weapons-2024-4

anonymiss@despora.de

Minigun-Armed #Mojave #Drone Now Blasting Targets At 6,000 Rounds Per Minute

source: https://www.twz.com/air/minigun-armed-mojave-drone-now-blasting-targets-at-6000-rounds-per-minute

The DAP-6-armed Mojave engaged multiple ground targets in seven strafing runs across two separate sorties on April 13, according to a press release and accompanying video, seen below, that General Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) put out today. At one point in the video, a Chevy pickup truck is seen exploding. The 7.62x51mm rounds that a #Minigun fires are not explosive, but the truck could've been rigged with explosives or fuel inside of it could have ignited.

#Weapon #military #news #DoD #war #defense #USA #news

anonymiss@despora.de

#NYC #subway testing out weapons detection #technology, Mayor Adams says

source: https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nyc-subway-crime-weapons-detection-technology-mayor-eric-adams/

The technology-loving mayor is seeking bids from tech companies around the globe, but he had #police demonstrate one system in which a red box appears on an iPad if there's a #weapon, and shows where it is.

#news #NewYork #security #crime #politics #ai

anonymiss@despora.de

We don’t know how #Israel’s #military is using #AI in #Gaza, but we should

source: https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2023-11-02/column-how-is-israels-military-using-ai-in-gaza

In a year when AI has dominated the headlines around the globe, this element of the conflict has gone curiously under-examined. Given the myriad practical and ethical #questions that continue to surround the #technology, Israel should be pressed on how it’s deploying AI.

#ethics #war #politics #weapon #conflict #humanrights #discussion #society #news #terror #warfare

faab64@diasp.org

#Netanyahu showed Elon Musk a crib filled with Israeli gun casings during a tour of purported #Hamas atrocities on 27 ⁠Nov

“[The Israelis] claimed that the crib was ‘left in the middle of [the 7 ⁠Oct] Hamas attack with the child inside’. When examining the images, there is no damage to the cradle [...] The shell casings are 7.62x51 ammunition of the MG3, which is the secondary #weapon (machine gun) of the #Merkava tanks. Parts of the #ammunition belt (chain) of the machine gun are clearly visible.”

— Turkish Communications Directorate's Center for Combating Disinformation

Note: These casings could be for Israeli infantry machine guns. We simply quoted the above

#SaveGaza #StopTheLies #StopIsrael #ElonMusk
#Twitter #genocide #Gaza #Twitter

#palestine #Israel #Occupation #Apartheid #Politics #PeaceNow #StopTheWar #CeasefireNow

anonymiss@despora.de

‘Grenade among #birthday gifts’ kills adviser to #Ukraine’s #military chief

Source: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/07/grenade-among-birthday-gifts-kills-adviser-to-ukraines-military-chief

“At first, the son took the #munition in his hands and began to turn the ring. Then the serviceman took the #grenade away from the child and pulled the ring, causing a tragic #explosion,” Klymenko said.

#war #fail #problem #news #weapon

anonymiss@despora.de

Russian #Submarine Completes Ballistic #Missile Test Firing

Source: https://www.tasnimnews.com/en/news/2023/11/05/2983542/russian-submarine-completes-ballistic-missile-test-firing

"The new nuclear-powered strategic underwater missile cruiser Imperator Alexander III successfully fired the #Bulava intercontinental submarine-launched ballistic missile from the White Sea to the Kura #combat field in the #Kamchatka Peninsula," it said, TASS reported.

I would say an ice-cold cold #war deterrent gesture.

#nuclear #news #military #weapon #navy #Russia

anonymiss@despora.de

#Slaughterbots, also called “lethal autonomous #weapons systems” or “killer #robots”, are weapons systems that use artificial intelligence (AI) to identify, select, and #kill human targets without human intervention.

source: https://autonomousweapons.org

Algorithms are incapable of comprehending the value of human #life, and so should never be empowered to decide who lives and who dies. Indeed, the United Nations Secretary General #AntónioGuterres agrees that “machines with the power and discretion to take lives without human involvement are politically unacceptable, morally repugnant and should be prohibited by international law.”

Mankind would be well advised if its technology did not overtake its ethics.


#humanRights #future #technology #drones #military #security #AI #humanity #morality #ethics #morals #uno #problem #software #algorithm #terror #war #conflict #Slaughterbot #robot #weapon

faab64@diasp.org

Russian air force performed multiple airstrikes against positions controlled by AlNusra front and their #weapon storage facilities last night.

Different sources say that #Russia used theemo baring munitions agai #Al-Nusra militant positions west of #Idlib all through the night.

No reports of death or injured has been available at the moment.

These attacks was said to be retaliation again recent #ISIS attacks against military and civilians in #Syria.

This comes at the same time, Americans seems to be sending massive amounts of heavy equipment to their bases in Syria, via #Iraq.

#Politics #Breaking

faab64@diasp.org

Chinese military scientists claim to have achieved a ‘huge breakthrough’ on #laser #weapon #technology

•High-energy laser weapons can now operate ‘infinitely’ thanks to a new cooling system that completely eliminates the build-up of waste heat

•The technology could significantly change the face of battle by extending engagement times, and increasing range and damage, researchers say
#china
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3230589/chinese-military-scientists-claim-have-achieved-huge-breakthrough-laser-weapon-technology

nowisthetime@pod.automat.click

https://youtube.com/watch?v=rckecs0PKI4

Quote Eric Hecker - #Antarctica Firefighter for Raytheon Exposes Scary #Earthquake #Weapon | SRS 66 (Part 3)
Last but certainly not least, Eric Hecker closes out our Whistleblower Marathon this week on SRS. Eric is former Navy and contractor for Raytheon, a major U.S. defense contractor. Eric's position as a firefighter and plumber for the South Pole facility gave him unrestricted access to the compound. During his stay, Eric observed highly advanced directed energy weapons and other technologies beyond what we previously thought possible. Eric has also testified to congress under oath and hopes to bring his experience to the public for the good of humanity.

tord_dellsen@diasp.eu

Richard Wolff on de-dollarization and the decline of the US empire

https://youtu.be/RbSiN-0xeMA

Key points from Richard Wolff:
* The reserves in central banks has been as high as 78% in dollars but are now at 40% dollars
* The #sanctions placed on #Russia has accelerated the process of #de-dollarization because countries can no longer #trust that the dollar is not going to be used as a #weapon against them
* He is worried that people in the #US don't understand that the US is declining and what this means for the #economy in the US
* There are two paths for the future, either ...
* ... #China taking over the position of the US
* ... or a #multi-polar world

#RichardWolff #UnitedStates #empire