Hacker News with Generative AI: Military

Lockheed Certifies F-35 to Use Sustainable Fuels (airandspaceforces.com)
Lockheed Martin has approved Synthetic Aviation Turbine Fuels (SATFs) as safe to fly in the F-35 fighter, a potential boon for the Air Force’s energy and climate goals.

Military, Aviation, Sustainability, Climate Change

4 points by mikece 8 hours ago | 0 comments

German army deserts X as Berlin vs. Elon Musk feud rumbles on (politico.eu)
BERLIN — The German defense ministry and the Bundeswehr national army will suspend their accounts on Elon Musk’s social media platform X, citing an inability to have factual debate on the site.

Germany, Social Media, Elon Musk, Politics, Military

10 points by rbanffy 2 days ago | 1 comments

German army deserts X as Berlin vs. Elon Musk feud rumbles on (politico.eu)
BERLIN — The German defense ministry and the Bundeswehr national army will suspend their accounts on Elon Musk’s social media platform X, citing an inability to have factual debate on the site.

Germany, Social Media, Elon Musk, Politics, Military

9 points by doener 3 days ago | 0 comments

NASA's Metallic Orbs: The Surprising Briefing Everyone Missed (medium.com)
On July 1, 2023, a Pentagon official at NASA headquarters calmly stated, ‘We see these metallic spheres all over the world, making maneuvers we can’t explain…moving at Mach 2 against the wind, with no apparent propulsion.”

UFOs, Space Exploration, Government, Military

16 points by fiifiappiah 3 days ago | 3 comments

China building new mobile piers for possible invasion of Taiwan (ft.com)

China, Taiwan, Military, Geopolitics, International Relations

5 points by zerosizedweasle 5 days ago | 0 comments

Sweden neither at war nor at peace, says PM (theguardian.com)
The Swedish prime minister has said that his country is neither at war nor at peace as he announced that Sweden would be sending armed forces into the Baltic Sea for the first time as part of increased surveillance efforts amid a spate of suspected sabotage of undersea cables.

Politics, Sweden, Military, Security, International Relations

14 points by belter 5 days ago | 2 comments

How China could quarantine Taiwan: Mapping out two possible scenarios (csis.org)
China has significantly increased pressure on Taiwan in recent years, stoking fears that tensions could erupt into outright conflict.

China, Taiwan, Geopolitics, Military, International Relations

21 points by lawrenceyan 5 days ago | 2 comments

Sweden neither at war nor at peace, says PM, as warships sent to Baltic Sea (theguardian.com)
The Swedish prime minister has said that his country is neither at war nor at peace as he announced that Sweden would be sending armed forces into the Baltic Sea for the first time as part of increased surveillance efforts amid a spate of suspected sabotage of undersea cables.

International Relations, Military, Sweden, Security

7 points by howard941 5 days ago | 0 comments

China Suddenly Building Fleet of Special Barges Suitable for Taiwan Landings (navalnews.com)
Anyone wondering what an invasion of Taiwan might look like now has a fresh visual clue. Defence analysts watching Chinese shipyards have noticed an increase in a particular type of vessel.

Military, China, Taiwan, Invasion, Naval News

28 points by reducesuffering 6 days ago | 38 comments

Chinese cyber-spies peek over shoulder of officials probing real-estate deals (theregister.com)
Chinese cyber-spies who broke into the US Treasury Department also stole documents from officials investigating real-estate sales near American military bases, it's reported.

Cybersecurity, Government, Espionage, Real Estate, Military

6 points by LinuxBender 6 days ago | 2 comments

Why Greenland is of growing strategic significance (twz.com)
Donald Trump wouldn’t categorically rule out using the U.S. military to take control of Greenland, saying that America needs it — as well as the Panama Canal — for “economic security.”

Greenland, Geopolitics, Military, Economics

42 points by paulpauper 7 days ago | 50 comments

Nevermind Chinese spies: US Air Force picks Verizon for 35 base network upgrades (theregister.com)
Never mind that whole Salt Typhoon hiccup - Verizon's reputation hit hasn't stopped it from securing a deal to upgrade the networks on 35 US Air Force bases with new 4G and 5G kit.

Military, Technology, Telecommunications

5 points by rntn 9 days ago | 0 comments

Trump declines to rule out using military to control Greenland, Panama Canal (theguardian.com)
Donald Trump refused to say that he would not use military or economic measures to bring the Panama Canal and the island of Greenland under US control.

Politics, International Relations, Military, Geopolitics, USA

45 points by kasperni 10 days ago | 32 comments

Shares of Tencent fall over 5% after US designates it a Chinese military company (cnbc.com)

Tencent, China, Stock Market, Business, Military

25 points by bloomingkales 11 days ago | 13 comments

Air Force Tests Subscale Model of Blended-Wing Body Jet (airandspaceforces.com)
The Air Force is collecting data from flight tests of a subscale version of its Blended-Wing Body demonstrator, and using that data to revise the full-scale aircraft’s control software and final configuration—the first flight of which remains on track for 2027.

Aerospace, Military, Technology, Aircraft Design

14 points by rbanffy 12 days ago | 2 comments

How Chinese Hackers Graduated from Clumsy Corporate Thieves to Military Weapons (msn.com)

Cybersecurity, China, Hacking, Military, Espionage

4 points by MilnerRoute 12 days ago | 0 comments

Chinese Underwater Sea Glider Drone Caught by Fisherman in the Philippines (twz.com)
Authorities in the Philippines are examining what appears to be a Chinese ocean glider-type uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV) that a fisherman ‘caught’ earlier this week.

China, Philippines, Drones, Underwater Vehicles, Military

13 points by this_weekend 13 days ago | 0 comments

Harriet Tubman posthumously honored as brigadier general (harriettubmanbyway.org)
On Veterans Day, Harriet Tubman was posthumously commissioned as a brigadier general by the Maryland National Guard.

Military, History, Awards, Harriet Tubman

5 points by handfuloflight 13 days ago | 0 comments

A mole infiltrated the highest ranks of American militias (propublica.org)
Outraged by the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a wilderness survival trainer spent years undercover climbing the ranks of right-wing militias.

Politics, Extremism, Investigations, Journalism, Military

454 points by colinprince 14 days ago | 312 comments

China is the manufacturing superpower (cepr.org)
The US is the world’s sole military superpower. It spends more on its military than the ten next highest spending countries combined. China is now the world’s sole manufacturing superpower. Its production exceeds that of the nine next largest manufacturers combined.

China, Manufacturing, Military, Superpower, Economics

199 points by luu 14 days ago | 298 comments

China's next-gen tailless combat aircraft analysed (aerosociety.com)
On Boxing Day 26 December 2024, pictures and video emerged of a new Chinese stealth aircraft, featuring a unique configuration of three engines, diamond planform and no tail. Veteran aviation journalist and stealth expert BILL SWEETMAN assesses what we know so far.

China, Aviation, Military, Stealth Technology, Aircraft Design

7 points by anactofgod 17 days ago | 0 comments

Ukraine Drone Boat Shot Down Russian Mi-8 Helicopter with Surface-to-Air Missile (twz.com)
Ukraine says it has used an adapted air-to-air missile fired from an uncrewed surface vessel (USV), better known as a drone boat, to down a Russian Mi-8 Hip helicopter over the Black Sea earlier today.

Ukraine, Russia, Military, Warfare, Drones

12 points by peutetre 17 days ago | 0 comments

With Gaza war and Trump's return, Silicon Valley embraces a military Renaissance (972mag.com)
On Dec. 10, Israeli military officials, weapons manufacturers, and American venture capitalists gathered at Tel Aviv University for the first ever DefenseTech Summit.

Military, Technology, Politics, Israel, Venture Capital

6 points by cbHXBY1D 17 days ago | 1 comments

Breaking NATO Radio Encryption [video] (media.ccc.de)
We present fatal security flaws in the HALFLOOP-24 encryption algorithm, which is used by the US military and NATO. HALFLOOP-24 was meant to safeguard the automatic link establishment protocol in high frequency radio, but our research demonstrates that merely two hours of intercepted radio traffic are sufficient to recover the secret key.

Cybersecurity, Military, Encryption, Radio Communication

165 points by doener 20 days ago | 42 comments

Missile Strike Confirmed as Cause of Azerbaijan E190 Crash – Aeroxplorer.com (aeroxplorer.com)
Azerbaijani government sources have confirmed that a Russian Pantir-S1 surface-to-air missile was the cause of the Embraer E190 crash on Christmas Day.

Aviation Accidents, Military, Azerbaijan, Russia

46 points by cratermoon 20 days ago | 27 comments

NATO's Emergency Plan for an Orbital Backup Internet (ieee.org)
On 18 February 2024, a missile attack from the Houthi militants in Yemen hit the cargo ship Rubymar in the Red Sea. With the crew evacuated, the disabled ship would take weeks to finally sink, becoming an symbol for the security of the global Internet in the process. Before it went down, the ship dragged its anchor behind it over an estimated 70 kilometers.

Cybersecurity, Military, Infrastructure

23 points by bookofjoe 20 days ago | 12 comments

Missiles are now the biggest killer of airline passengers (wsj.com)
Jetliners being accidentally blasted out of the sky has become the leading cause of commercial-aviation deaths over recent years, marking a new trend running counter to an otherwise improving safety picture.

Aviation Safety, Military, Air Travel

585 points by JumpCrisscross 22 days ago | 431 comments

China's new long range stealth aircraft makes appearance (ukdefencejournal.org.uk)
China has unveiled a new, advanced stealth aircraft.

China, Military, Stealth Aircraft, Aviation

18 points by uticus 22 days ago | 1 comments

NATO's Emergency Plan for an Orbital Backup Internet (ieee.org)
On 18 February 2024, a missile attack from the Houthi militants in Yemen hit the cargo ship Rubymar in the Red Sea.