The “bucket drop”, invented by a missionary trying to airdrop gifts to natives in Ecuador, would let warplanes release a swarm of drones and lasso them back. The warplane of the future is a drone mothership, able to dispatch swarms of small air-launched UAVs for close-up reconnaissance, to act as jammers or decoys, or…
Category: Current Events
Practical Skill-Sets: Brussels Attack Highlights Need For Civilian Trauma Training
Muslim terrorists attacked the Belgian capital of Brussels today in a series of attacks that seem to have used IEDs and may have used firearms as well. The attacks took place four days after the primary suspect in the November terrorist attacks in Paris, France was arrested in the city. News media are reporting at…
Military Defense News: Give Me Glocks!
U.S Army General Mark Milley is sick and tired of the military’s Byzantine and politically-compromised procurement system, and is looking for a COTS (commercial off the shelf) solution to replace the Beretta M9 pistol instead of waiting for years for the Modular Handgun System trials to complete. He wants Glocks, and he wants them now….
Modern Crime: The Next Great Hacker Threat Could be Drones
Ryan Satterfield was testing out his new Parrot drone in his backyard in Camarillo, California, when suddenly he wondered: Could it get hacked? Since Satterfield, founder of information security company Planet Zuda, uncovers hacking vulnerabilities for a living, it didn’t take long for him to discover a way to take over the aircraft remotely. He…
Freedom Munitions $500 Gift Certificate Contest for Taking a 2 Minute Questionaire
Hey Guys, Freedom Munitions, one of the Companies that I support and that advertises here on the blog has a CONTEST going. Take a 2 minute Questionaire and be entered to Win a $500 Gift Certificate! Pretty Easy, huh. To Enter, Simply scroll down to the bottom where you see the Survey Monkey Link: Freedom…
Crusader Corner: Brussels Airport Hit By Terrorist Explosion; 13 Dead.
At least 13 people were killed and dozens of others were injured after terrorists set off two explosions at the Brussels airport and at least one more in the city’s subway system Tuesday morning, days after a key suspect in last November’s Paris terror attack was apprehended in the city. Belgium’s interior minister announced…
Espionage Files: Russian Spies Pose as Diplomats in Sweden
Cold War 2.0 is in Full Effect!! The Great Game is again being Played. -SF The most significant intelligence risk against Sweden comes from Russian spies, often posing as diplomats or business people, according to the Swedish security service Säpo, which has just released its annual report. Swedish military confirm Russian warship sighting (02 Oct…
Israel Watch: Ex-Mossad Chief Dagan Laid to Rest in Private Ceremony With Military Honors
(NOTE: Due to a Retraction that I was unaware of, One Word has been added to this story by the Times of Israel so as not to offend certain People from Poland. Instead of “Nazi Poland” it is now “Nazi Occupied” Poland. Any further hate mail can be directed to the Editor of The Times…
A Practical Lesson in Flood Preparation
This is one of the most awesome stories in what it means to PRACTICALLY Prepare for something, in this case, FLOODING. This man took it upon himself to build his own personal levy, when everybody else decides to evacuate.-SF VINTON, LA – While many Louisiana residents who experienced flooding still can’t get to their homes,…
The Three Faces of Russian Spetsnaz in Syria
As the Russian drawdown from Syria continues, more information continues to emerge about the forces Moscow had committed to shoring up the Assad regime. One telling aspect is how involved Russia’s Spetsnaz special forces were in the deployment. They were involved in two of their three core missions — reconnaissance and special security missions —…