2024

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

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...

https://apnews.com/article/sagaftra-video-game-performers-ai-strike-4f4c7d846040c24553dbc2604e5b6034

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...

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...

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/07/17/world/mh17-ukraine-australia-anniversary-intl/index.html

View: https://twitter.com/esa/status/1813167089340862849 Introducing Ramses, ESA’s mission to asteroid Apophis

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp38v5p6g35o View: https://x.com/CapitaineIb226/status/1809583603124158638

China playing a stupid game. We can always give them drone problems from their neighbours too. https://www.defensenews.com/unmanned/2024/07/02/italy-seizes-chinese-military-drones-heading-to-libya-authorities-say/?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=tw_dfn This has classic...

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/07/02/france-sword-excalibur-rocamadour-missing-cliff/

Oh my. This is impressive. View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L19YI0adOQs

Oh Amazon, why do you bother? https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/hunter-schafer-blade-runner-2099-amazon-1235916768/

https://thehill.com/homenews/space/4734140-nasa-simulates-asteroid-heading-toward-earth-in-defense-exercise/

The Canadian actor Donald Sutherland has passed away. May he rest in peace. :( Here a few of my favourite movies with him as an actor: The Dirty Dozen (1967) M*A*S*H (1970) The Eagle has Landed (1976) Eye of the Needle (1981) JFK (1991) Space Cowboys (2000) Sources...

https://asiapacificdefencereporter.com/fiji-takes-delivery-of-patrol-boat/

The SS United States conservancy has been beating the drum for awhile that time is running out on their current moorage. Unfortunately, there is now a firm date looming. View: https://x.com/SSUSC/status/1801740003673883010?t=jlffMgRGZNhDsukso5Gwtw&s=19 9/12/24 is entirely too close to comfort...

https://one.nz/why-choose-us/spacex/ NZ Telco one.nz (formerly Vodafone NZ) is one of six ISPs partnering with SpaceX to do mobile phone calling via satellite. NZ Mobile networks cover 98% of where people live, but only 40% of New Zealand. So satellite calling can open up access in the rest...

https://www.patriagroup.com/newsroom/news/2024/patria-to-showcase-the-famous-concept-vehicle-at-eurosatory-2024