21st century

  1. Grey Havoc

    Tucson spy drone incident

    https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/40756/new-details-emerge-on-the-highly-modified-drone-that-outran-police-helicopters-over-tucson
    • Grey Havoc
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    • Forum: Military
  2. Grey Havoc

    Sinking of IRIS Kharg

    https://apnews.com/article/iran-largest-warship-catches-fire-sinks-gulf-oman-f3e8126a8603326e1abc4705c6629fcd https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRIS_Kharg
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 2021 21st century fleet replenishment oiler gulf of oman islamic republic of iran navy oi-class tanker
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    • Forum: Military
  3. E

    Hydrogen for transportation

    I think hydrogen for vehicles has a future. https://ngtnews.com/hyundai-motor-preps-xcient-fuel-cell-truck-for-global-production
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    • 21st century hydrogen powered vehicles
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  4. Grey Havoc

    China's Rush Into Africa, Explained

    View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJSD8XV3qzE
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    • 2021 21st century african union belt and road initiative johnny harris obor one belt one road
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    • Forum: Military
  5. Grey Havoc

    Cavallaro Blackbird

    View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyQwgBAaBag
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 2021 21st century propeller craft veritasium wind wind powered vehicle
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  6. Grey Havoc

    Dasani Water marketing disaster (UK, 2004)

    View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wD79NZroV88
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 1992 20th century 21st century mineral water mineral-enhanced treated tap water only fools and horses peckham spring sidcup the coca-cola company united kingdom
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  7. Grey Havoc

    Astronz Lunar Eclipse Broadcast

    View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xyYfkhjedw
  8. DWG

    Belarus accused of ‘hijacking’ Ryanair flight diverted to arrest blogger

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/may/23/belarus-diverts-ryanair-plane-to-arrest-blogger-says-opposition TLDR: Belarus ordered a Ryanair flight from Athens to Lithunia to land because of an alleged bomb threat. The real reason was to arrest a Belarussian dissident on board. There's going...
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    • 2021 21st century ryanair flight fr4978
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  9. Grey Havoc

    IBM 2nm microchip technology

    ORIGINAL CAPTION: Transistors on the IBM "nanosheet" it uses for the new tech https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-57009930
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 2021 21st century computer chip computing cybernetics international business machines microprocessors semiconductor chip
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  10. Flyaway

    Daedalus Flight Pack

    The Royal Marines appear to have become early adopters of the Daedalus flight pack. View: https://mobile.twitter.com/AdmTonyRadakin/status/1388551547076894723
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    • 21st century royal marines royal navy united kingdom vtol
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  11. Grey Havoc

    Neom

    I'm pretty sure we had a topic on this already, but it has gone MIA. https://www.wsj.com/articles/saudi-crown-princes-vision-for-neom-a-desert-city-state-tests-his-builders-11619870401 A story on it from 2019 (the project was first unveiled in 2017)...
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  12. Grey Havoc

    Biak Launch Center (Late '70s, 1980s)

    According to Wikipedia there was an attempt to revive the project in the late 2000s (from 2006 onwards, and possibly into the early 2010s) in co-operation with the Russians. Initially at least this version of the plan included an air launch element. It appears to have been at this time when the...
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    • Forum: Secret Space Projects
  13. Grey Havoc

    2021 Coffee Deficit

    https://finance.yahoo.com/news/coffee-trade-reeling-virus-faces-180243966.html Oh joy. That's all we need right now, a global outbreak of Coffee Zombies on top of everything else. Fortunately, us tea drinkers tend to keep more of a stiff upper lip (and our sanity).
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  14. Grey Havoc

    Suez Canal currently blocked (update - unblocked!)

    https://gcaptain.com/grounded-mega-ship-blocking-suez-canal-in-both-directions/
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 2021 21st century egypt grounding mega ship mv ever given sloc suez canal authority trade route ulcv
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    • Forum: Military
  15. Grey Havoc

    A 21st Century 'Great Panjandrum'

    View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XffkqfymSXc
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 2021 21st century flywheel mad science mars 2020 neo panjandrum
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    • Forum: Aviation & Space
  16. covert_shores

    Indian Navy fighter project, TEDBF (Twin Engine Deck Based Fighter)

    Hal and DRDO (/ADO) are developing a "5th generation" fighter. Takes off where the Naval Tejas failed. See https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2021/03/indias-new-aircraft-carrier-vikrant-may-get-5th-generation-fighter/ Unofficial artist's impression but based directly on DRDO materials...
  17. P

    Australia to decommission Armidale-class patrol boats

    The Armidale-class should never have been built in the first place IMO. The Fremantle-class patrol boats should have been replaced by a Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) as was appreciated by the RAN - period! Regards Pioneer...
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    • 21st century commonwealth of australia royal australian navy
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  18. Grey Havoc

    Natural Rubber in danger of running out?

    https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210308-rubber-the-wonder-material-we-are-running-out-of
    • Grey Havoc
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    • 2021 21st century strategic materials
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    • Forum: The Bar
  19. bearnard97

    Space hotel

    I`ve bumped into some interesting article and I wanna share it with you and hear your thoughts about that project. The world`s first space hotel is slated to open in 2027 . Orbital Assembly Corporation, the group behind Voyager Station, has announced plans to begin building the hotel in low...
  20. Grey Havoc

    Effector Payload Module (USN/Strategic Studies Group)

    In a way, a cousin to DARPA's Upward Falling Payload.
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    • 2009 21st century anti-access/area denial chief of naval operations cybernetics robotics ssg xxviii united states united states navy
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    • Forum: Secret Naval Projects
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