2024
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Edward B Johnson, the other CIA officer who pulled off the Argo rescue of US diplomats from Iran (The Daily Telegraph)
Meant to post this last week: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2024/09/12/edward-johnson-argo-iran-america-diplomats-affleck/ Rest In Peace :(- Grey Havoc
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- 1979 1980 2024 argo canada central intelligence agency cold war early 1980s espionage exfiltration intelligence star iranian revolution islamic iranian revolutionary guards islamic republic of iran julio late 1970s studio six the langley files u.s. army united states
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Beeper as a Weapon
Most odd attack happened today in Lebanon. There are reports on exploding beepers throughout Lebanon allegedly targeting Hezbollah members. https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/dozens-hezbollah-members-wounded-lebanon-when-pagers-exploded-sources-witnesses-2024-09-17/... -
23rd Anniversary of 9/11
https://www.911memorial.org/connect/commemoration/23rd-anniversary-commemoration View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dPQ7EeNO2M0 https://apnews.com/article/sept-11-anniversary-ceremony-children-reading-names-ed7dcd42524dca1c5098b6b3364aca91...- Grey Havoc
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- 2001 2024 21st century 9/11 911 anniversary cold war ii early 2000s early 2020s september 11th war on terror
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RTX (Raytheon) fined $200m for 750 technical document leaks to China and Russia
RTX has come forward and voluntarily admitted 750 violations of ITAR pertaining to leaks of military information between August 2017 and September 2023. This includes the VC-25 (Air Force One), F-22 Raptor, F-35 Lightning II and the B-2 Spirit stealth, B-1B Lancer and the F/A-18, F-15 and F-16...- WatcherZero
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- 2024 cold war ii collins aerospace cyberwar early 21st century electronic warfare espionage international traffic in arms regulations people's republic of china raytheon russian federation united states
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International Ayr Show Festival of Flight 2024 - Friday Night
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3R_pvi0NkM- Grey Havoc
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- 2024 airshow international ayr show festival of flight 2024 planestv youtube channel scotland united kingdom
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Advanced Research and Invention Agency (ARIA) puts out request for Geoengineering proposals
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2024/08/31/how-taxpayers-cash-funnelled-climate-manipulation/ Yet another scheme by the new UK government that is unlikely to end well.- Grey Havoc
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- 2024 advanced research and invention agency climate change climate science geoengineering global cooling global warming united kingdom
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- Forum: Aviation & Space
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LIVE: Bournemouth Air Festival 2024 - Day & Night Flying - Thursday (29/08/24)
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJTbiMuwNYI- Grey Havoc
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- 2024 aeroviewtv youtube channel airshow bournemouth air festival ted coningsby (youtube channel) united kingdom
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Largest US police force is using drones to curb a Central Park crime spree
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Model steam train firm to close after 88 years because of anti-terror ‘red tape’ (The Daily Telegraph)
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/19/model-steam-train-firm-mamod-close-88-years/ :mad: https://www.mamod.co.uk/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mamod- Grey Havoc
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- 2024 mamod model railways steam engine united kingdom
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Superyacht 'Bayesian' reportedly sunk by tornado
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/19/how-sicily-superyacht-survivor-saved-daughter/ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/08/19/four-britons-missing-yacht-sicily-live-latest/- Grey Havoc
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- 2024 bayesian disaster downburst italian republic mike lynch sicily superyacht tornado tyrrhenian sea united kingdom waterspout
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In-Orbit Refueling Technology for unprepared and prepared satellites (INORT)
https://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Polish_Companies_Collaborate_on_In_Orbit_Satellite_Refuelling_Technology_999.html- Grey Havoc
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- 2024 cold war ii european space agency lrn institute of aviation lukasiewicz institute of aviation lukasiewicz research network piap space republic of poland satellite servicing space technology center (lrn-ia) unmanned technology center (lrn-ia)
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- Forum: Secret Space Projects
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RAF Historical Society seminar - Normandy
The RAF Historical Society is holding a seminar on Air Power and Normandy/Overlord at RAF Museum Midlands (Cosford to you and me) on 18th September 2024. Tickers and details are available here: https://royalairforcemuseum.digitickets.co.uk/event-tickets/58576?branches.branchID=2048 Chris- CJGibson
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- 1944 2024 d-day france great britain operation overlord raf historical society royal air force world war ii
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1931 Makhonine MAK-10
MAK-10 was made by a russian aviator designer who moved to France. This plane have many designideas influenced by typical typical russian designs of the earlyer times. But had a very unique style anyway. It doesnt have a very wide body, rather a bit thin one vs. the length. That gave some...- leaded50
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- 2024 early 1930s french third republic interwar period ivan makhonine model remote controlled model aircraft variable geometry
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Video game performers will go on strike over artificial intelligence concerns
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Crowdstrike causes world-wide IT outages
So, our new security manager was talking about bringing in Crowdstrike where I work. Hopefully this idea will now be kiboshed after Crowdstrike deployed an update which 1) made Windows servers and desktops crash 2) rendered Windows servers and desktops unable to boot The only fix is to boot...- overscan (PaulMM)
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- 2024 cloud computing cloud crash cold war ii computer security computing crowdstrike holdings inc history of the internet interesting times microsoft corporation
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NASA wants fresh ideas for recycling garbage on the moon
Hey Y'all; just saw this, NASA wants fresh ideas for recycling garbage on the moon News By Samantha Mathewson published 18 July 2024 With crewed Artemis launches on the horizon, NASA is searching for sustainable solutions for waste management during long-term missions on the moon...- southwestforests
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- 2024 artemis program centennial challenges program cold war ii early 2020s lunar moon moonbase nasa
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MH17 passengers’ relatives mark 10 years since plane was shot down over Ukraine, killing 298 (CNN)
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/07/17/world/mh17-ukraine-australia-anniversary-intl/index.html- Grey Havoc
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- 2014 2024 cold war ii ukraine ukrainian crisis
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- Forum: Aviation & Space
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European Long-Range Strike Approach
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- 2020s 2024 armée de terre bundeswehr cold war ii cruise missile federal republic of germany france french fifth republic glcm ground launched cruise missile heer intermediate range ballistic missile irbm north atlantic treaty organisation republic of poland siły zbrojne rzeczypospolitej polskiej wojska lądowe wojsko polskie
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Ramses - ESA Mission to the Apophis Asteroid
View: https://twitter.com/esa/status/1813167089340862849 Introducing Ramses, ESA’s mission to asteroid Apophis- Flyaway
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- 2020s 2024 european space agency planetary defence planetary defence office (esa)
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- Forum: Aviation & Space