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    @nzzp said in Space - Spacex, NASA, Rocket Lab:

    @Kirwan how do you harden a drone? Genuine question - I see drones as massive, but also not yet having drone defences going

    have you seen the video going around that is supposedly a Ukrainian drone with a stick taped to the front tring to take down a russian one by flying the stick into the props?

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    @Kiwiwomble said in Space - Spacex, NASA, Rocket Lab:

    @nzzp said in Space - Spacex, NASA, Rocket Lab:

    @Kirwan how do you harden a drone? Genuine question - I see drones as massive, but also not yet having drone defences going

    have you seen the video going around that is supposedly a Ukrainian drone with a stick taped to the front tring to take down a russian one by flying the stick into the props?

    I was thinking of that one!

    and the one taken down by a fisherman throwing a fish at it 🙂

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    no idea how real it is but the one their trying to take down (and failing) doesnlt look like the kind you can buy at JB HI FI

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    @nzzp said in Space - Spacex, NASA, Rocket Lab:

    @Kirwan how do you harden a drone? Genuine question - I see drones as massive, but also not yet having drone defences going

    Hardened against jamming. It's a new arms race.

    And I'm not talking about defence against a handful of drones, think about the displays you see with thousands of drones all perfectly making patterns.

    Now imagine each with a grenade doing kamikake raids with tens of thousands of them flying into the battlefield costing $50 each. Modern warefare is going to suck.

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    @Kirwan said in Space - Spacex, NASA, Rocket Lab:

    Now imagine each with a grenade doing kamikake raids with tens of thousands of them flying into the battlefield costing $50 each. Modern warefare is going to suck.

    It peaked at CoD 4!

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    @Kirwan said in Space - Spacex, NASA, Rocket Lab:

    @nzzp said in Space - Spacex, NASA, Rocket Lab:

    @Kirwan how do you harden a drone? Genuine question - I see drones as massive, but also not yet having drone defences going

    Hardened against jamming. It's a new arms race.

    And I'm not talking about defence against a handful of drones, think about the displays you see with thousands of drones all perfectly making patterns.

    Now imagine each with a grenade doing kamikake raids with tens of thousands of them flying into the battlefield costing $50 each. Modern warefare is going to suck.

    I wonder how shares in Cyberdyne systems are tracking right now...

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    Doubt that they would do worse than people. We don't have a great record.

    Maybe I should make more of an effort to talk to Mr Beck next time I'm stalking him at the airfield:

    Peter Beck a billionaire as Rocket Lab shares surge 45% on first Neutron contract
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    @nostrildamus said in Space - Spacex, NASA, Rocket Lab:

    @Kirwan said in Space - Spacex, NASA, Rocket Lab:

    @BerniesCorner said in Space - Spacex, NASA, Rocket Lab:

    When's Musk's green hydrogen car coming. Possible game changer for all.

    Well Musk calls Fuel Cells "Fool Cells", so not very likely.

    Once Tesla moves into tanks that might change...

    Christopher McFadden  /  Oct 28, 2024  /  Military

    Hyundai unveils world’s first hydrogen-powered, silent stealth battle tank

    Hyundai unveils world’s first hydrogen-powered, silent stealth battle tank

    The K3 will be powered by hydrogen fuel cells and feature other advanced tech to become one of the world's most sophisticated tanks.

    Surely that's an April Fool's joke? Who'd want to be near a pressurised hydrogen cell someone else is shooting at?

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    @Kirwan said in Space - Spacex, NASA, Rocket Lab:

    @nzzp said in Space - Spacex, NASA, Rocket Lab:

    @Kirwan how do you harden a drone? Genuine question - I see drones as massive, but also not yet having drone defences going

    Hardened against jamming. It's a new arms race.

    And I'm not talking about defence against a handful of drones, think about the displays you see with thousands of drones all perfectly making patterns.

    Now imagine each with a grenade doing kamikake raids with tens of thousands of them flying into the battlefield costing $50 each. Modern warefare is going to suck.

    do they go slow enough that computer controlled guns could hit them - like missile defences?

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    @antipodean said in Space - Spacex, NASA, Rocket Lab:

    @nostrildamus said in Space - Spacex, NASA, Rocket Lab:

    @Kirwan said in Space - Spacex, NASA, Rocket Lab:

    @BerniesCorner said in Space - Spacex, NASA, Rocket Lab:

    When's Musk's green hydrogen car coming. Possible game changer for all.

    Well Musk calls Fuel Cells "Fool Cells", so not very likely.

    Once Tesla moves into tanks that might change...

    Christopher McFadden  /  Oct 28, 2024  /  Military

    Hyundai unveils world’s first hydrogen-powered, silent stealth battle tank

    Hyundai unveils world’s first hydrogen-powered, silent stealth battle tank

    The K3 will be powered by hydrogen fuel cells and feature other advanced tech to become one of the world's most sophisticated tanks.

    Surely that's an April Fool's joke? Who'd want to be near a pressurised hydrogen cell someone else is shooting at?

    If they blow up they blow up.
    Anyway it looks like the initial model is diesel.

    Frankie Wallace  /  Nov 4, 2024

    How Hyundai's Hydrogen K3 Tank is Redefining Military Stealth

    How Hyundai's Hydrogen K3 Tank is Redefining Military Stealth

    The Hydrogen K3 tank is a marvel of engineering, utilizing hydrogen fuel cell technology to ensure near-silent operation. This feature alone offers a

    But imagine that, an "environmentally responsible" tank! What could possibly go wrong!!

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    we may have deviated a but far from the theme of "space stuff"

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    fair enough.

    Mrigakshi Dixit  /  Nov 12, 2024  /  Space

    Telescope finds ‘interstellar tunnel’ within our solar system’s hot bubble

    Telescope finds ‘interstellar tunnel’ within our solar system’s hot bubble

    The Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE) researchers used data from the eROSITA All-Sky Survey.

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    Watch: Aurora becomes first Kiwi-made aircraft to break the sound barrier
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    SpaceX

    SpaceX

    SpaceX designs, manufactures and launches advanced rockets and spacecraft.

    Starting shortly, target is launch at 11am

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    @Kirwan I am irrationally excited about this launch. Should be spectacular one way or another.

    this is some serious scifi nerd shit and I love it.

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    @nzzp said in Space - Spacex, NASA, Rocket Lab:

    @Kirwan I am irrationally excited about this launch. Should be spectacular one way or another.

    this is some serious scifi nerd shit and I love it.

    Daylight landing of starship should be epic

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    Incredible.

    Amazing how fast this becomes 'routine' - oh yeah, 33 engines going for it, no failures ... just normal 😐

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    And the relights of the booster, ship in space, and landing burn. Amazing pictures again

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    Watch: Aurora becomes first Kiwi-made aircraft to break the sound barrier
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