Hacker News with Generative AI: Warfare

'They cannot be jammed': fibre optic drones pose new threat in Ukraine (theguardian.com)
On the battlefields of Ukraine, new sights emerge. Thread-like filaments of wire, extended across open fields. Netting rigged up between trees along key supply roads. Both are responses to a hard-to-detect weapon able to sneak into spaces previously thought safe, hi tech and low tech all at once.

Military Technology, Drones, Ukraine, Warfare, Cybersecurity

8 points by YeGoblynQueenne 3 days ago | 0 comments

Ukraine: 'We produce more howitzers than all of Europe combined' (elpais.com)
The conflict in Ukraine has already written a new chapter in the history of warfare due to the mass production and use of drones. An incontestable and striking revolution, but one that both the trenches and the defense industry underline: no war is won with these unmanned aircraft alone. The combat front is still maintained today by conventional weapons.

Ukraine, Military Technology, Warfare, Drones

13 points by geox 16 days ago | 0 comments

Fiber optic drones are changing combat operations (youtube.com)

Military Technology, Drones, Fiber Optics, Warfare

52 points by Swizec 26 days ago | 54 comments

Low-Cost Drone Add-Ons from China Let Anyone Turn Toys into Weapons of War (wired.com)
Chinese ecommerce giants including Temu and AliExpress sell drone accessories like those used by soldiers in the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Drones, Warfare, China, Ecommerce, Military Technology

32 points by jstrieb 37 days ago | 28 comments

Bring Back Shortwave (spectator.co.uk)
Aeschylus is credited first for the time-worn aphorism that in war, truth is the first casualty. But in the next major conflict, truth could find itself joined by virtually all information.

Warfare, Media, Information, Technology

178 points by austinallegro 50 days ago | 111 comments

Ukraine Announces Successful Use of First Laser Weapon on Battlefield (thedefensepost.com)
A Ukrainian military commander has announced the successful use of the country’s first laser weapon on the battlefield, revealing that it has effectively targeted specific objects.

Ukraine, Military, Warfare, Technology, Lasers

16 points by wslh 76 days ago | 0 comments

Drones are now launching drones to attack other drones in Ukraine (arstechnica.com)
Under the pressure of war, the pace of innovation is quick.

Drones, Military Technology, Ukraine, Warfare, Innovation

10 points by Brajeshwar 80 days ago | 1 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 115 days ago | 0 comments

Ukraine says it has a laser that can shoot down aircraft a mile away (cnn.com)

Ukraine, Military Technology, Defense, Warfare, Lasers

10 points by peutetre 128 days ago | 0 comments

Matches: Bash game from the trenches of World War I (zaks.web.za)
Matches is based on a two player game from the trenches of World War One.

Games, History, Technology, Warfare

4 points by thunderbong 129 days ago | 2 comments

Ukraine Shows U.S. How to Beat China in Drone Battery Wars (forbes.com)
Batteries are fueling drone warfare. Reconnaissance quadcopters with a half-hour of flying time require a constant supply of freshly recharged batteries to keep going. Bomber drones eat up similar numbers. FPV drones are shipped with batteries that weigh more than the drones themselves.

Ukraine, Drones, Warfare, Military Technology, Batteries

14 points by exhilaration 162 days ago | 1 comments

Ukraine Shows U.S. How to Beat China in Drone Battery Wars (forbes.com)
Batteries are fueling drone warfare. Reconnaissance quadcopters with a half-hour of flying time require a constant supply of freshly recharged batteries to keep going. Bomber drones eat up similar numbers. FPV drones are shipped with batteries that weigh more than the drones themselves.

Ukraine, Drones, Warfare, Military Technology, China

8 points by hkmaxpro 162 days ago | 0 comments

Ask HN: Best Cyber Warfare Books? (ycombinator.com)
What are your favorite books on cyber warfare? These could be manuals or how-to, or stuff like real-world stories.

Cybersecurity, Books, Warfare, Technology

66 points by giantg2 168 days ago | 22 comments

US Space Force warns of "mind-boggling" build-up of Chinese capabilities (arstechnica.com)
The chief of the US Space Force has warned that China is putting military capabilities into space at a “mind-boggling” pace, significantly increasing the risk of warfare in orbit.

Space Force, China, Military, Warfare, Space

9 points by rntn 175 days ago | 0 comments

"The Siege of Caffa" – The earliest known use of Biological Warfare (wikipedia.org)
The Siege of Caffa was a 14th-century military encounter when Jani Beg of the Golden Horde sieged the city of Caffa, (today Feodosia) between two periods in the 1340s.

History, Warfare, Biological Warfare, 14th Century

16 points by sans_souse 199 days ago | 2 comments

Is the attack helicopter dead? (hushkit.net)
The attack helicopter is costly and complex to operate, yet it is taking a mauling in the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Military Technology, Ukraine, Warfare

199 points by speckx 200 days ago | 633 comments

The US Military Is Not Ready for the New Era of Warfare (nytimes.com)
We stand at the precipice of an even more consequential revolution in military affairs today.

Military, Technology, Warfare

14 points by aguaviva 224 days ago | 29 comments

Analysis of Greek prehistoric combat in full body armour (plos.org)

History, Warfare, Archaeology, Greece

51 points by bryanrasmussen 239 days ago | 23 comments

Ukraine's new tech foils Russian aerial attacks (economist.com)

Ukraine, Russia, Military Technology, Warfare, Cybersecurity

7 points by lxm 252 days ago | 1 comments

China eyes anti-drone technology as key to future battlefield success (scmp.com)

China, Military Technology, Drones, Warfare, Defense

8 points by giuliomagnifico 257 days ago | 1 comments

America Isn't Ready for the Wars of the Future (foreignaffairs.com)