Category Archives: Technology

“China has the US drone industry by the components (balls)”

Posted on October 15, 2024 by TTG

The United States has long been at the forefront of technological innovation, but one key sector where the U.S. lags significantly behind is in the drone industry. Currently, China’s DJI dominates the consumer and professional drone market, owning as much … Continue reading →

Posted in China, Technology, The economy, TTG | 42 Comments

Exploding pagers wound large number of Hezbollah members in Lebanon

Posted on September 17, 2024 by TTG

Beirut, Lebanon — Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement said Tuesday that “a large number” of its members were wounded and at least three people killed when pagers issued by the group exploded simultaneously in locations across the Iran-backed group’s Beirut and south Lebanon strongholds. … Continue reading →

Posted in Intelligence, Israel, Lebanon, Technology, TTG | 156 Comments

“NASA Composite Booms Deploy, Mission Sets Sail in Space”

Posted on August 30, 2024 by TTG

NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System is now fully deployed in space after a successful test of its sail-hoisting boom system. Mission operators confirmed success at 1:33 p.m. EDT (10:33 a.m. PDT) on Thursday, Aug. 29, after receiving data from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Space, Technology, TTG | 6 Comments

“Putin’s alternative pipeline flops quietly”

Posted on August 26, 2024 by TTG

The strategically important Russian pipeline project “Power of Siberia 2” is on hold for the time being. The project, which is intended to bring gas from the western Russian Yamal gas field to China, is of strategic importance for Russia … Continue reading →

Posted in China, Russia, Technology, TTG | 73 Comments

Ukraine’s drones outsmart Russian jamming with AI-powered “Eagle Eyes”

Posted on June 2, 2024 by TTG

The Economist reports that as Ukraine faces dwindling artillery supplies, it has increasingly relied on drones for precise, long-range strikes. However, Russian electronic warfare has effectively jammed many Ukrainian drones’ communication signals. In response, Ukraine’s special forces have developed “Eagle … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology, The Military Art, TTG, Ukraine Crisis | 23 Comments

The IC and AI

Posted on May 28, 2024 by TTG

ARLINGTON, Virginia — Long before generative AI’s boom, a Silicon Valley firm contracted to collect and analyze non-classified data on illicit Chinese fentanyl trafficking made a compelling case for its embrace by U.S. intelligence agencies. The operation’s results far exceeded … Continue reading →

Posted in Intelligence, Technology, TTG | 39 Comments

Drone Warfare… What is to be done?

Posted on May 16, 2024 by TTG

Note: This is a Twitter thread by Trent Telenko. Although he first published these comments last November, he felt it necessary to refer to this thread again in the last few days. I share his alarm. In my opinion, we … Continue reading →

Posted in Technology, The Military Art, TTG | 23 Comments

NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft is talking nonsense. Its friends on Earth are worried.

Posted on March 12, 2024 by TTG

“Frankly, I’m very worried,” he says. Ever since mid-November, the Voyager 1 spacecraft has been sending messages back to Earth that don’t make any sense. It’s as if the aging spacecraft has suffered some kind of stroke that’s interfering with … Continue reading →

Posted in Space, Technology, TTG | 16 Comments

Toyota’s development of solid state EV batteries

Posted on March 7, 2024 by TTG

Toyota says it is close to being able to manufacture next-generation solid-state batteries at the same rate as existing batteries for electric vehicles, marking a milestone in the global race to commercialise the technology. Its headway in manufacturing technology follows … Continue reading →

Posted in Energy, Technology, TTG | 44 Comments