Author Archive: Stephen Green

MEN HAVEN’T MOVED MUCH AT ALL:

HE LIKELY UNDERSTANDS THE THREAT, HE JUST CAN’T ADMIT IT IN PUBLIC:

SpaceX is on track to usurp ISPs and mobile.

THANKS, FELLAS: Ukraine delivers first batch of drones to United States.

The F10 is a first-person-view, or FPV, strike drone, giving operators a live view from the aircraft as they guide it to its target. They carry explosives to strike armored vehicles, military equipment and personnel.

The F10 has proved itself in the war with Russia, recording “thousands of successful strikes and counting,” the company said.

It is participating in the Pentagon’s Drone Dominance Program, a $1 billion initiative to rapidly evaluate and arm U.S. combat units with low-cost, small one-way attack drones. The goal is to procure more than 200,000 drones for U.S. forces by 2027, according to the Pentagon.

Needs another zero.

INDEED:

Cars are deadly weapons, too.

FLORIDA MAN FRIDAY [VIP]: He Did Not Just Do That AGAIN, Did He? “It’s time for your much-needed break from the serious news, and this week, we’ll learn that, yes, Florida Man again chose the exact wrong getaway vehicle, what not to eat while driving, and how to inspire the headline writers at the New York Post.”

MAKE HASAN THE FACE OF THE NEW DEMOCRATS:

The old ones, too, while we’re at it.

21ST CENTURY WARFARE: Russia’s Newest Battlefield Weapon Is Aimed at Starlink.

A new ground-based electronic warfare (EW) system is Russia’s latest attempt to counter Starlink satellite communications, with each unit reportedly capable of jamming up to eight transmission bands simultaneously.

Named “Volna Kupol Grant,” the system directs high-frequency radio signals toward Starlink satellites, preventing them from receiving communications within its operating area.

According to its developer, this approach overloads the satellites’ onboard antennas, allowing military forces to disrupt communications without physically damaging the spacecraft.

Unlike conventional EW systems that focus on disrupting signals near the receiver, Volna Kupol Grant uses narrow-beam, high-frequency transmissions to target the satellites themselves.

It says something about the value of Starlink that Moscow has gone to all this trouble.

UPDATE (FROM GLENN): Can you say “home-on-jam?” Elon probably can.

ALMOST!

WE DID TELL YOU SO:

Solheim’s article is here, but it does require registration.

THE VITAL NEED TO STOP 5G DEPLOYMENT WAS IN THERE SOMEWHERE, TOO:

CUT TAXES, CUT SPENDING, LEAVE US ALONE, AND EVERYTHING WILL BE ALL RIGHT:

THIS IS KIND OF A BIG DEAL: US hits jackpot after finding multi-million-ton critical mineral reserve in Nevada.

The company revealed that the deposit is part of a mineral system that also contains world-class resources of lithium, potash, and boron.

As per 3PL, the deposit is reportedly five times larger than the biggest tungsten resource currently listed in the US and comes at a time when the country relies heavily on imports for the strategic metal. Its in-situ value is estimated at about USD 152 billion based on current market prices.

However, exploration across approximately 17 square miles of the project remains restricted by a NASA land withdrawal. The space agency uses the area to calibrate satellite instruments. It says mining could interfere with the facility’s operations.

That seems like a solvable problem. The tougher one might be CCP-friendly Americans lobbying to restrict mining to save the planet or whatever.

THAT WAS DELIGHTFUL:

HE’S BEEN DEAD SINCE MARCH…:

…the delay is just the internal power struggle over the succession, which presumably has finally been settled.