Hacker News with Generative AI: Military

How the US built 5k ships in WWII (construction-physics.com)
Among the most impressive manufacturing achievements of the US during WWII was the number of ships it produced.
History, Manufacturing, Military
96 points by rbanffy 14 hours ago | 73 comments
Bill Gates pledges 99% of his fortune to Gates Foundation (apnews.com)
India and Pakistan trade fire and accusations as fears of a wider military confrontation rise
Philanthropy, Wealth, Gates Foundation, India, Pakistan, Military, International Relations
7 points by trilogic 21 hours ago | 3 comments
A Politically Neutral Military Is Not Always Obedient (lawfaremedia.org)
Military political neutrality in a democratic society is, and always has been, more than a promise of obedience.
Military, Politics, Democracy
10 points by hn_acker 21 hours ago | 1 comments
US Navy aircraft carrier in the Red Sea loses a third Super Hornet (businessinsider.com)
Another F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jet fell off the aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman and into the Red Sea on Tuesday, a US defense official confirmed to Business Insider.
Military, Aviation, Accidents
20 points by jeffbee 2 days ago | 9 comments
Army infantry officer calls new XM7 'unfit for use as a modern service rifle' (taskandpurpose.com)
An Army infantry officer has made a series of criticisms of the Army’s Next Generation Squad Weapon rifle, which is meant to replace the M4A1 carbine.
Military, Weapons, Army, Technology, Criticism
5 points by ilamont 2 days ago | 2 comments
Pentagon to shake up "outdated" software procurement—declares war on open source (techradar.com)
Government, Software, Open Source, Military
16 points by voxadam 2 days ago | 7 comments
China needs Taiwanese ports to take the island. Mines are the key to protecting (aspistrategist.org.au)
If China ever makes good on decades of implicit threats to invade Taiwan, most of its ground force will have to land at ports.
China, Taiwan, Military, Geopolitics, Strategy
8 points by suraci 2 days ago | 4 comments
USS Truman loses second plane in a week (cnn.com)
Military, Accidents, News
24 points by bandrami 2 days ago | 6 comments
India launches military operation against Pakistan, explosions heard (cnn.com)
India, Pakistan, Military, International Relations, Conflict
23 points by cebert 3 days ago | 1 comments
EP-3E Collision: Cryptologic Damage Assessment and Incident Review (2001) [pdf] (archive.org)
Cryptography, Security, Military, Government, Historical Events
4 points by azalemeth 3 days ago | 0 comments
WWII Aircraft Recognition Posters (pacificwarmuseum.org)
WWII Aircraft Recognition Posters
History, Posters, Military, Aviation
17 points by Michelangelo11 3 days ago | 3 comments
A militarized conspiracy theorist group believes radars are 'weather weapons' (cnn.com)
Conspiracy Theories, Military, Weather
26 points by everybodyknows 4 days ago | 17 comments
Spare parts for Canada's F-35 fleet will be controlled by the U.S. (ottawacitizen.com)
Spare parts for Canada’s new F-35 fighter jets will be stored at bases in Quebec and Alberta but such components will be owned and controlled by the U.S. government.
Military, Politics, Canada, United States
12 points by bouchard 4 days ago | 7 comments
Defense Red Switch Network (wikipedia.org)
The Defense Red Switch Network (DRSN) is a dedicated telephone network which provides global secure communication services for the command and control structure of the United States Armed Forces.
Military, Telecommunications, Security, Networks, Government
8 points by Bluestein 4 days ago | 0 comments
How Ukraine Is Replacing Human Soldiers with a Robot Army (forbes.com)
Last month, Ukrainian officials announced plans to field 15,000 ground robots – Uncrewed Ground Vehicles or UGVs -- in 2025.
Robotics, Military, Ukraine, War, Technology
9 points by 01-_- 4 days ago | 0 comments
Space Force Special Operations Command is on its way (taskandpurpose.com)
The Space Force will have its own special operations component under U.S. Special Operations Command: Space Force Special Operations Command.
Military, Space Force, Special Operations
6 points by walterbell 5 days ago | 0 comments
Why does Switzerland have so many bunkers? (thedial.world)
To the alternating fascination, bewilderment and envy of its European neighbors, Switzerland, population nearly 9 million, has more bunkers per capita than anywhere else in the world — enough to guarantee shelter space to every single resident in the event of a crisis.
Switzerland, Military, Bunkers, History, Geography
159 points by pseudolus 5 days ago | 186 comments
US Buzzes China's Military Satellites in Unfolding Space Rivalry (newsweek.com)
An American military satellite was reportedly "buzzing" its Chinese counterparts as China rapidly advances in a new space race to challenge U.S. leadership in this domain.
Space, Military, China, United States
4 points by andrewfromx 6 days ago | 0 comments
A Qatari Boeing 747 Could Become a New Air Force One (simpleflying.com)
Airplanes, Politics, Qatar, Military
7 points by donnachangstein 7 days ago | 0 comments
Army made a tank it doesn't need and can't use. Now it's figuring out what to do (defenseone.com)
The Army made a tank it doesn’t need and can’t use. Now it’s figuring out what to do with it.
Military, Defense, Technology, Government
6 points by phonon 7 days ago | 3 comments
New Order Sparks 'Martial Law' Concerns (newsweek.com)
President Donald Trump has ordered federal agencies to increase the flow of military and national security equipment to local law enforcement, a move that has raised concerns about the militarization of policing across the United States.
Politics, Law Enforcement, Military, United States
17 points by andrewfromx 8 days ago | 0 comments
What USAF Bomber Pilots Would Wear During a Nuclear Apocalypse (2017) (twz.com)
It's an obscure Cold War-era technological relic that's still in use—and becoming increasingly relevant.
Military, History, Nuclear War, Technology
12 points by Tomte 8 days ago | 7 comments
Ukraine's Air Force has survived. Taiwan's almost certainly couldn't (aspistrategist.org.au)
Ukraine’s air force has survived. Taiwan’s almost certainly couldn’t
Ukraine, Taiwan, Military, Air Force, Geopolitics
10 points by ilamont 8 days ago | 0 comments
Julia Parsons, U.S. Navy Code Breaker During World War II, Dies at 104 (nytimes.com)
Julia Parsons, a U.S. Navy code breaker during World War II who was among the last survivors of a top-secret team of women that unscrambled messages to and from German U-boats, died on April 18 in Aspinwall, Pa. She was 104.
History, Military, Obituary
169 points by donohoe 8 days ago | 15 comments
The end of the 'Golden Hour' and the transformation of U.S. combat medicine (taskandpurpose.com)
During the post-9/11 wars, the US military came as close to perfecting near-immediate trauma care on the battlefield as the chaos of combat would allow.
Military, Medicine, War, History
13 points by PaulHoule 9 days ago | 2 comments
The Naval Academy Canceled My Lecture on Wisdom (nytimes.com)
For the past four years, I have been delivering a series of lectures on the virtues of Stoicism to midshipmen at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., and I was supposed to continue this on April 14 to the entire sophomore class on the theme of wisdom.
Education, Philosophy, Military, Censorship
23 points by rmason 10 days ago | 5 comments
The standing power throw is out as new Army fitness test goes 'sex-neutral' (taskandpurpose.com)
The Army announced two major changes to its fitness standards Monday: soldiers in 21 combat jobs will have to pass a gender-neutral test, while the standing power throw — occasionally called the ‘yeet’ event — will be thrown out for all soldiers.
Military, Fitness, Gender Equality
14 points by PaulHoule 11 days ago | 15 comments
National Archives Releases Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP) Records (archives.gov)
The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) today released new records related to Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena (UAP).
Government, UFOs, National Archives, Military
64 points by gnabgib 11 days ago | 44 comments
What Air Defenses Do the Houthis in Yemen Have? (twz.com)
The loss of nearly 20 MQ-9 Reapers, increasing use of standoff munitions, and the deployment of B-2 bombers point to the Houthis' air defenses being a real problem.
Military, Yemen, Conflict, Weapons
16 points by nradov 12 days ago | 5 comments
Little Wars (wikipedia.org)
Little Wars is a set of rules for playing with toy soldiers, written by English novelist H. G. Wells in 1913.
Board Games, History, Literature, Military
4 points by Michelangelo11 12 days ago | 0 comments