The researchers tested graphene’s ballistic missile defense by firing small projectiles at it. They found that the material was stiffer, more flexible and lighter than the Kevlar jackets used in the military today. And, a million layers of material would be only 1mm thick. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) Soldier Nanotechnology Institute is working on an efficient manufacturing method for a graphene-based chainmail bulletproof armor, which could potentially give the military better protection than with today’s bulky coats. Chainmail (or mail or Maille) is armor made of metal rings joined together in a protective mesh pattern. Can be used for marines, especially those who have to work in harsh environments, bulletproof and protect against the risk of attack by wild animals when doing special missions. 2. Synthetic blood Synthetic blood is much more efficient than natural cells. The most promising technology being studied is a respirator – a theoretical red blood cell made of diamond that can hold gas at nearly 15,000 psi and exchange carbon dioxide and oxygen in the same way real blood cells. Supersoldiers whose breathing cells are mixed with their natural blood will essentially have trillions of miniature gas cylinders inside their bodies, which means they’ll never run out of breath and can stay under. water for hours without any other support equipment. 3. Jump 7 feet (2.13 meters) and run 25 mph (40.23km/h) Scientists at MIT and other research universities are looking to strengthen the human ankle and Achilles tendon with bio-boots that mimic the tendons of kangaroos. Humans equipped with such boots would be able to jump 7 feet (2.13 meters) or more, sprinting at incredible speeds. And run all day without muscle wear and tear. Bulletproof armor. 4. Vaccinations for pain relief DARPA’s Combat Persistence Initiative (short for Defense Advanced Projects Agency of the Pentagon, USA) aims to help soldiers recover almost immediately from injuries. The pain-relieving shot will work for 30 days and eliminate the painful inflammation that persists after the injury. So soldiers could feel the initial agony of being hit by a bullet, but the pain would disappear within seconds. Soldiers can self-medicate and continue fighting until medical evacuation. 5. Fight against sleep Not all animals sleep the same way. DARPA wanted to find a way to let humans sleep with only half of their brains at a time like whales and dolphins, or even skip sleep for long periods like ENU mice. 6. Telepathy Not all brain implants look very comfortable. US Patent Application Richard A. Normann. Part of DARPA’s “Brain Machine Interface” project is to develop better computer chips that can connect directly to the human brain via implants. In addition to allowing soldiers to control robots with just their thoughts, this will allow teams to communicate via telepathy. While the chips have improved, the project has some detractors. Part of the research is the ability to control mice remotely via implanted chips, and some defense scientists worry about the risk of the military having its mind hacked. For example, the movie “Men Who Stare Goats” is based on a book by Jon Ronson about a secret unit created by the US military in 1979. According to the book, the US military believes soldiers can become invisible, go through walls and kill goats by staring at them. Actor Ewan McGregor plays a reporter who stumbles across a member of that special unit as he prepares to go to Iraq, and the reporter and Lyn Cassady – Clooney’s character – continue the unfortunate journey : they were kidnapped, shot and hit by a roadside bomb… 7. Power-assisted underwear Meanwhile, Harvard researchers studied the “soft exoskeleton”. It’s a DARPA-funded robotic suit that’s essentially a series of fabric muscles worn under a garment to assist the wearer in every step or movement. This reduces fatigue and increases strength without requiring the enormous amount of strength that tough exoskeletons require. Gloves and climbing shoes like geckos. 8. Gloves and climbing shoes like geckos Geckos use the tiny hairs on their legs to cling to surfaces on a molecular level. Although the “Z-Man” project does not necessarily give humans the ability to crawl along the ceiling like a gecko, special climbing shoes and gloves will allow soldiers to easily climb the amazing rock face. against or onto skyscrapers without any other equipment, greatly reducing overhead attack. Researchers have made breakthroughs and can actually support a man weighing up to 90.71kg with current prototypes. Experts note that in the civilian field, work on nerve transplants for humans is happening very quickly. In 2017, Elon Musk unveiled a pig named Gertrude with a coin-sized computer chip in his brain, to demonstrate his ambitious plan to create an interface between the brain and the machine.

Image of an unidentified flying object Is that a bird? An airplane? Drones? Or something extraterrestrial? The US government has been scrutinizing these unidentified flying objects. A report summarizing what the US knows about “unidentified flying objects” – aka UFOs – is expected to be published in June. However, contrary to many people’s expectations, no “alien” will appear. Two unnamed officials briefed on the report said they had found no information about a UFO connection to extraterrestrials. According to the two officials, the report does not rule out a link between the flying objects and another country. Prior to that, because of concerns about the threat to national security, congressmen pushed for investigation and public reporting of mysterious phenomena that the US government did not want to talk about for generations. At the request of Congress, the Director of National Intelligence is required to submit a consolidated report from multiple agencies within 180 days. This deadline is coming to an end. However, the intelligence office did not specify when the report was released. Republican Senator Marco Rubio (Florida), one of the senators pushing for the investigation, told Fox News : “These are flying in our airspace. We don’t know what it is. We need to find out.” “There are a lot of unanswered questions right now,” Democratic Representative Adam Schiff (California) said NBC . “If other countries have certain devices that we don’t know about, we’d love to find out. Or if there is some other explanation, we would also like to know.” Luis Elizondo, former head of the Pentagon’s Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program, said he does not believe the unidentified objects are the technological product of a foreign power, in part. because almost no country can keep this kind of secret. “We live in an incredible universe,” says Elizondo. There are many theories that the three-dimensional universe – where we live – has many things that cannot be explained.” But Michael Shermer, editor of Skeptic magazine, is skeptical. Longtime analyst of UFO theories and other phenomena, says he has seen too many blurry images of alleged encounters with aliens. However, Shermer notes that now several billion people around the world have smartphones that take sharp pictures, and satellites can accurately display every detail on the ground. “90% to 95% of UFOs detected are actually weather balloons, flares, secret military planes, birds reflecting the sun, planes reflecting sunlight, meteors, space junk , satellites, lightning balls, ice crystals reflecting light from clouds, or light reflected in the cockpit windows…” “Show me alien bodies, show me spaceships or show me really high quality videos and photos,” he said in an interview. “That’s how I believe it.” “We need proof rather than noisy videos and blurry photos. Because this would be one of the most unbelievable claims ever, if it proves aliens are real. .” Pilots and skywatchers have long reported sightings of UFOs in US airspace. These UFOs often have unusual speeds or orbits. In 1960, the CIA reported that 6,500 objects had been reported to the US Air Force over the previous 13 years. However, the air force concluded that there was no evidence that these objects were related to “interplanetary spacecraft”. Some people who research the topic say the US government often “restricts mentioning or lying about things that cannot be explained.” However, retired Air Force Colonel Richard Weaver insists that the government does not have the authority and capacity to cover up the encounter with aliens. “Even if it’s hard for us to keep it a secret, how can we build a conspiracy theory like that,” Weaver said. In December 2017, a turning point happened when New York Times revealed the Pentagon has a five-year project to investigate UFOs. The Pentagon later released a video showing military pilots confronting fuzzy objects they could not identify. In 2019, the US Navy announced it would create a formal process for its pilots to report unidentified aerial phenomena, or UAPs. Last August, the US Department of Defense established a task force, tasked with “detecting, analyzing, and cataloging UAPs” that may pose a danger to the United States. In an age of increasingly sophisticated drones, the US military’s theory leans more towards adversary equipment, rather than aliens. However, the creation of the task force is seen as a rare admission from the government that UFOs pose a national security concern.

American Stryker armored vehicle. (Source: Worldnewsplatform) These wheeled armored vehicles were developed in the early 2000s, but when used in combat for the first time in Iraq, it revealed the design imperfections of the whole series. Limitations The Pentagon has been using the Stryker armored vehicle since 2002, developed on the basis of the Canadian LAV III armored vehicle, a modernized version of the Swiss-made Piranha, designed in the 1970s. The American armored personnel carrier did not differ much from the prototype – the body and general layout remained unchanged. Slightly increased height, reinforced armor protection and adjusted bottom shape. The crew consists of two people, the troop compartment can accommodate 9 soldiers. The 350hp diesel engine allows the front-wheel-drive Stryker to accelerate to 100 km/h on the highway. Fuel enough to operate nearly 500 km. The front armor can withstand the impact of 14mm armor-piercing bullets or 155mm shrapnel. The side shells and rear end well protect against 7.62 mm bullets. Standard armament is a 12.7 or 7.62 mm Browning machine gun. A 40mm automatic grenade launcher can be mounted. Several versions were developed: self-propelled 120 mm mortar, reconnaissance vehicle, command staff vehicle, engineer vehicle and ambulance. There was also a heavily armed version – a 105 mm anti-tank gun, aimed at attacking fortified positions, bunkers, and armored vehicles, but the Pentagon soon decided to remove it. this release, as they identified problems with the gun and the automatic loader. The US military calculated the costs and came to the conclusion that there is no benefit in upgrading self-propelled guns. Replacing the heavy Stryker with the portable Javelin anti-tank system proved much easier. In the early 2000s, the Pentagon ordered more than 2,000 armored vehicles – immediately addressing the shortage of mobile infantry transport. At the same time, build specialized motorized brigades (Stryker brigade combat team, SBCT). Each such unit has about 4.5 thousand soldiers and officers, using 300 wheeled armored vehicles of various versions. From a tactical point of view, the SBCT is located between the highly mobile Humvee mechanized infantry and heavy tank groups. These brigades are thought to be capable of rapidly deploying and effectively dealing with various combat missions anywhere in the world. The transportation of personnel and equipment is carried out by C-130 Hercules transport aircraft. In 2004, the first unit was sent to Iraq. During that year, the Americans studied the tactics of using Stryker brigades in wars. The command then noted the high efficiency of armored vehicle units, especially in urban combat. However, soldiers complained of design flaws, insufficient firepower, and weak armor. Subsequent reporting by a Pentagon special committee almost led to the program’s closure. It turns out that armored vehicles only work well on flat roads and highways – on rough terrain, the car is covered with mud or sand. Motors are often used at high speeds, causing them to fail quickly. The Stryker is significantly heavier than the Canadian and Swiss vehicles. Another serious miscalculation by the designers was armor, which only provided good protection against small arms. In real combat, the enemy prefers to use anti-tank guns. RPG anti-tank bullets easily penetrated the body of the vehicle, so the vehicles had to urgently equip the additional wire mesh. In addition, due to the large center of gravity, vehicles often overturn when hitting obstacles or mines. Furthermore, seat belts did not secure people properly, causing several soldiers to die. Chain of problems Defects are corrected. For example, anti-tank bulletproof nets and suspended steel housings were installed originally from the factory. As a result, mass increases and complications arise during air transport – some modifications that are beyond the carrying capacity of the transport aircraft. The new electronics and night vision goggles don’t make much of a difference either. The Stryker is still a car with a host of unresolved problems. In addition, the modernization required additional funding for the entire program. However, in the US military, there has long been a problem of equipping the army with armored vehicles to meet the requirements of modern warfare. The Pentagon tried several projects, but to no avail. In 2004, American generals carried out a major reorganization of the military. As part of the Future Combat System (FCS) project, they decided to create a line of manned and unmanned versions of armored vehicles. Hundreds of billions of dollars have been spent, the US planned to deploy the first brigade using new vehicles in 2015 and form 15 units by 2030. However, the program was unexpectedly closed. – according to official information, regarding the change in US defense strategy. After that, the Americans launched a promising infantry fighting vehicle project – Ground Combat Vehicle (GCV), which was supposed to surpass the outdated M2 Bradly vehicle in terms of protection, and lighter, more compact and more maneuverable. The resulting GCV turned out to be too expensive for mass production – in 2014 all work was suspended. The US is currently working on another program – the Optionally Manned Fighting Vehicle (OMFV), which involves the creation of a crawler infantry fighting vehicle with artificial intelligence and remote control. . The Pentagon now has to transport infantry using the old M113 and M2 Bradly, as well as modernize the Stryker vehicle. Updated version A1 introduced a few years ago: 30mm cannon, reinforced armor, more powerful engine, transmission. A low-altitude anti-aircraft vehicle variant is also offered. But whether this Stryker vehicle will become more suitable for combat than previous versions is still unclear. Actually, the design is still the same. (according to Sputnik)

The birth of flying saucers It was not until 2015 that this investigation was made public. To date, some of the strangest UFO incidents have been posted online, revealing mysterious objects in the sky that have shocked those who have witnessed it. The most famous case is the “Lubbock Beam” incident that 3 professors in Texas reflected on August 30, 1951. Together, they claim to have seen 20-30 lights in the sky. The objects appear to be about the size of a saucer and have a green fluorescence. “They are smaller than the full moon on the horizon. About 15 such bright streaks, round … We all feel extremely strange “- a professor shared. However, the USAF concluded that the light appeared to be caused by a porcupine (whose breast feathers are white, possibly reflecting light from urban lights below). Of the more than 12,000 UFO cases presented for dissection in the Blue Book Project, the majority concluded “disappointment” as such. The USAF believes that most of the strange objects seen are stars, clouds, civilian aircraft or reconnaissance aircraft. However, 701 of them are still unexplained. New Zealand UFO photo titled “Winter 1951”. Many believe it to be a flying saucer, but the USAF thinks it’s just a lenticular cloud Photo: DAILY MAIL Evaluating the aforementioned massive investigation, Nigel Watson – author of the “UFO investigations Manual” (about UFO investigations from 1892 to the present) – said that in many cases, amateur investigators trying to find an explanation without having time to consider or research. In particular, a particular case that attracted Mr. Watson was the reflection of Kenneth Arnold’s strange object, an incident that can be called the beginning of the extremely popular term “flying saucer” later. Mr. Arnold saw 9 UFOs on Mount Rainier (Washington State) on June 24, 1947. The US government agencies were particularly interested in this report. A similar scene appeared in Tulsa, Oklahoma just a month later, on July 12, 1947. “These objects fly in a diagonal line stretching about 8 km, from the first object to the last object, evaporating,” said Mr. Watson. According to Arnold’s estimation, the above objects were traveling at more than 1,600 km/h from Mount Rainier to Mount Adams. It is “like a saucer if you let it slide across the water”. Soviet secret program Mr. Watson believes that the term flying saucer was born from describing the motion of a flying object rather than its appearance. From secret aircraft to simply birds flying in the sky have been proposed to try to explain the strange phenomena that are reflected, but, in fact, they are still a mystery. In the 1940s and 1950s, the events of encountering flying saucers or even alien abductions in the United States, began to fill the newspapers of this country. However, according to Soviet ufologist and author Paul Stonehill, UFO encounters on the Soviet side at that time were far more direct than those of the US and any object flying over the Soviet Union would have attracted the attention of the military. “The Soviets were shocked that so many UFOs were able to penetrate their borders and unleash themselves without the Kremlin knowing how to control,” Mr. Stonehill revealed on the Daily Star website. During the Cold War and the space race, Soviet forces frequently clashed with UFOs, once they were ordered to shoot down UFOs but failed. Mr. Stonehill – whose research articles on UFOs have been translated into 11 languages ​​- said that when reports of strange phenomena appear in the press, the Kremlin often interprets them as hoaxes. of the Western powers. However, a secret research program called SETKA (Iron Grid) was established in 1977 at the behest of then-President of the Council of Ministers of the USSR Alexei Kosygin, after the famous Petrozavodsk affair, during 48 UFOs appeared in the sky over the city in this Republic of Karelia (then in the Soviet Union). The purpose of SETKA is to identify UFOs as authorities have begun to acknowledge these flying objects may not belong to Earth. According to Mr. Stonehill, most of the files of this sensitive program remain secret. In total, more than 400 unusual mysterious cases, encounters with UFOs or aliens, were studied. The show also changed its name several times to distract the curious. Fierce encounter Through conversations with military intelligence personnel, government officials and Soviet-era scientists, Mr. Stonehill said the most intense encounter between UFOs and Soviet forces occurred in 1953, shortly after leader Joseph Stalin died. A large UFO appeared in the sky over the Taiga region in Siberia. At first, eyewitnesses thought it was a balloon. Soviet military commanders at that time sent a detachment to the scene. However, when trying to attack the foreign object, 3 of the detachment’s planes caught fire. Later, throughout the 1960s, Soviet forces had to comply with a limited order to shoot UFOs because authorities believed that the objects would fight back and destroy any unit that fired. into them. However, in some cases, the UFO side made the move first! In 1990, the legendary Soviet test pilot Marina Popovich held a press conference at the Russian Consulate in San Francisco and published images of what she called an alien plane. The female pilot with the rank of colonel claimed to have seen photos of children of human-alien hybrids. At the same time, Ms. Popovich said that Russian cosmonauts have also encountered UFOs many times.

Although there is not enough evidence to conclude whether these flying objects are from another planet, some videos and images of UFOs have been confirmed by the US military to be real. This information not only interests the community interested in extraterrestrial life, but also raises questions about the information the Pentagon holds about UFOs. The US has repeatedly recorded reports of mysterious flying objects appearing in military airspace. (Photo: CNN) Next June, the office of the director of the National Intelligence Service and other agencies are expected to submit previously unpublished UFO reports to the US Congress. According to CNN’s source, the US will soon announce how the Pentagon handles information about unidentified flying object encounters. What are UFOs? UFO is a flying object whose shape and movement are completely different from all types of aircraft that man-made. Many theories suggest that they are technological products from extraterrestrials, but so far the true nature of UFOs remains a mystery. Last month, the Pentagon officially confirmed that some images and videos recorded by the US Navy were genuine. In 2017, a former US Navy pilot claimed to have seen an unidentified flying object in 2004. This person said the object believed to be a UFO had a very strange way of moving. “ When I got close, it quickly accelerated south and disappeared in less than 2 seconds “, said retired pilot David Fravor. Video taken by US Navy soldiers in 2019 shows flashing triangular objects moving through clouds. Several other images also provided by the Navy show three spherical metal-like objects flying in the sky. In April 2020, the Pentagon released three videos from infrared cameras showing flying objects moving at very fast speeds in the air. According to Pentagon spokesman Sue Gough, the Navy acknowledged the veracity of the videos released in 2019 months before they were released “to clear up public doubt as to whether the videos were released in 2019. Is it real or not?” UFO is a flying object whose shape and movement are completely different from all types of aircraft that man-made. (Photo: The New Yorker) Are aliens real? The US government’s recognition of UFOs as real leads to the question: Are aliens real? Luis Elizondo, former director of the Department of Defense (DoD) research program, once said: “ There is compelling evidence that we may not be alone (in the universe). “. “ These planes – we call them airplanes for now – have features that cannot be found in American equipment or in any foreign technology that we know of. “, said Mr. Elizondo. But whether UFOs are alien vehicles or a human product, they are still of interest to the US government. Because the problem of handling unidentified flying object information is also related to ensuring that all potential risks to the national security of the United States are taken seriously. Whether that threat comes from space or not. “ Whether it’s weather balloons, green aliens or something else – we can’t ask our pilots to put their lives unnecessarily at risk. “. Rachel Cohen, spokeswoman for Democratic Senator of Virginia Mark Warner, speaking about UFOs in 2019. UFOs have features that cannot be found in American equipment or in any foreign technology. (Photo: CBS News) What’s in the new UFO report? While UFO experts applaud the recent moves by the US government, many remain skeptical of the content of the upcoming unidentified flying object reports. This suspicion stems from the Pentagon’s indifference to previous UFO reports. Many times, the community interested in this issue received only the vague answer that the appearance of flying objects was “unexplainable”. Therefore, they believe that the new report will not provide complete and comprehensive information about UFOs. Last month, Mr. Elizondo said that the “best case scenario” is that the new report only outlines the issue and offers the promise of “another, more detailed report” in the future. “ Unfortunately, what we don’t know outweighs what we do know. But the good news is that we’re finally getting serious about it “, said Mr. Elizondo. The Pentagon has set up a panel to explore the “nature and origin of unidentified flying objects”. (Image: Getty Images) The Pentagon says it has conducted research on audio recordings of unidentified flying object encounters as part of a secret program deployed at the request of a former Democratic senator. owner Harry Reid in Nevada. The program began in 2007 and ended in 2012 as the US Department of Defense assessed that funding for more important projects should be prioritized. Following the program, the Pentagon established a topic to explore “the nature and origin of unidentified flying objects” by 2020, according to the US Department of Defense. Topics include videos of UFOs recognized last month. Up to now, the truth about UFOs, or the question of whether or not aliens exist, remains a secret from the public.

According to Politico, Pentagon officials have passed intelligence on the suspected attacks to US lawmakers. However, a Defense Department spokesperson told the site that the agency was ignorant of direct energy attacks against US troops in Syria. US military soldiers in Syria. Photo: US Army Even so, according to two former US national security officials involved in investigative efforts, direct energy attacks on US soldiers abroad, suspected of being behind by Russia, are becoming. of such concern that the Pentagon’s Office of Special Operations and low-intensity conflicts began an investigation last year. It is unclear exactly how many US soldiers were injured or how badly they were injured. Direct energy attacks are used to describe directing certain energy sources to a specific target, such as using lasers or microwave energy, to cause total harm to human health. The investigation is part of a broader effort to investigate direct energy attacks on US government officials and agencies, Politico said. Previously, many US officials in Cuba, China and Russia mysteriously fell ill, with the main reasons allegedly being affected by microwave radiation sources.

There is a copy of the book “The American Practical Navigator” by Nathaniel Bowditch, first published in 1802 on each of the US Navy ships.

This is considered an encyclopedia about navigation, filled with data on the longitude and latitude of many places, from Bugio lighthouse in Lisbon, Portugal, to Kannonzaki lighthouse in Yokosuka, Japan.

The book provides detailed instructions on how to use a hexagonal glass to measure a ship’s current position by observing the Sun, Moon, stars, and horizon. However, the presence of this book on board is only a ritual, as the US Navy has long been accustomed to using electronic charts based on GPS, Nikkei Asia said.

But the threat of electronic warfare from rivals like China, forcing the US Navy to consider the possibility of reusing the supposedly outdated navigation system, in preparation for the GPS system scenario prepares the enemy. disable.

Combining ancient and modern

In August 2020, the USS Patriot, an Avenger-class minesweeper of the US Navy stationed at the port of Sasebo, Japan, crossed a distance of 1,700 km into the western seas solely by astronomical positioning.

A pilot is using the hexagonal glass to calculate the ship’s position in the Pacific. Photo: US Navy.

Every afternoon, sailors would take a hexagonal glass, a centuries-old measuring instrument, to measure the angle of the Sun at its highest point in the day. The data will be fed into a computer program called the astronomical estimation system of latitude and longitude, also known as STELIA.

Sailors also observed the angular distances between the horizon and the Moon, the planets and the stars to calculate longitude and latitude. On the command tower, a navigation team consisting of the captain, subordinate officer and the pilot uses manual measurement data to control the ship.

Astronomical navigation has disappeared from the US Naval Academy curriculum since 2006, because it was deemed obsolete. But since 2015, the technique has been reintroduced into the program, to teach students how to measure and apply math to locate.

The re-teaching of astronomical navigation has been prompted by the acknowledgment that the US armed forces are increasingly dependent on digital systems. An attack on the GPS system that the US military is relying on, could limit the capabilities of the world’s most powerful military.

This concern becomes even more urgent as China invests heavily in electronic warfare and cyberspace.

Peter Singer, an expert at the Center for New Security of America, said the battle to kick off the next big war will take place in silence. In other words, it’s the war in cyberspace.

If digital communication was to be attacked, the US Navy would have to rely on the natural world, ears and eyes to survive, which is the reason for the return of the hexagonal glasses.

Learn how to position birds

Mr. Singer said that in addition to the astronomical navigation system dating back to the 18th century, the US should study another smarter navigation system for navigating ships, or guided missiles without relying on GPS. , similar to how birds migrate annually.

One sailor is working on calculating longitude and latitude based on Bowditch’s book. Photo: US Navy.

“The way they (the birds) move is not memorizing, it’s how they perceive Earth’s magnetic field. Some insects can do this too, so in-depth research is needed to develop a digital version of how birds move, ”says Singer.

The U.S. Defense Advanced Projects Research Agency (DARPA) is pursuing the Adaptive Navigation System project, a navigation technique that can work in buildings, under dense canopy, under water and ground. This system is said to be superior to GPS.

In February, a team of scientists released a report stating that birds may have global GPS systems.

“The precise navigation of these little birds is amazing, as they move alone across the sea, across the vast desert and through extreme weather conditions is one of the long-standing mysteries. behavioral biology “, a British scientist wrote on the World Economic Forum.

This may be the answer the US military is looking for in its defense mission against electronic warfare operations by China and other adversaries.

Billy Fabian, senior analyst at data analytics firm Govini, said preparing for the scenario of digital communication disruption is crucial, given the potential confrontation with China.