by David Hambling | Nov 27, 2015 | Latest Posts
The launch of the Raspberry Pi Zero is a powerful sign of just how cheap computing power is becoming. Priced at just $5, and about two inches by one inch, this is a genuine programmable computer. It manages to include a 1GHz ARM11 core processor and 512MB of SDRAM. ...
by David Hambling | Nov 22, 2015 | Latest Posts
A very impressive demonstration of what on-board intelligence can now do — an MIT project by Andre Barry to fly a small drone with a stereo vision system capable of avoiding trees and other obstacles while flying at 30 mph. Existing small drones are almost...
by David Hambling | Nov 18, 2015 | Latest Posts
Big drones like the Reaper are conspicuous because of their engine noise; the Predator is described as making a noise like a lawnmower. Smaller tactical drones like the Raven, Desert Hawk and Maveric with electric propellers are inaudible above a few hundred feet, and...
by David Hambling | Nov 13, 2015 | Latest Posts
BBC news reported today that a US drone strike had specifically targeted the individual known as ‘Jihadi John’ — a British citizen who joined ISIS and carried out a series of brutal executions which were shown in propaganda videos. This type of...
by David Hambling | Nov 13, 2015 | Latest Posts
It’s not just fighters that are getting ever more expensive according to Augustine’s Law as described in Chapter 4 of Swarm Troopers — bombers are also incredibly costly. The Air Force’s next-generation Long Range Strike Bombers should cost...
by David Hambling | Nov 11, 2015 | Latest Posts
(These scenarios are a series of narratives in which the technologies described in Swarm Troopers are seen in action, in situations drawn from recent events) When the Ukraine turned against Russia and towards Europe in 2014, Russia annexed the Crimea, then supported...
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