Nano UAVs #nlpoli

Let’s take a break from politics and have a look at the amazing way that technology has developed in the past decade.

All those small radio controlled helicopters you see in the stores these days?  Yeah well, they  - or ones very similar  - are already in use for  keeping an eye on things in the military.

Here’s a brief video about one such very small remotely piloted vehicle in use by the British Army in Afghanistan.  Tough out the fusilier’s thick Geordie accent.  What he is says is that he and a section of a soldiers (about eight) can use these tiny Black Hornet cameras to scout just a few metres around their location to spot any problems. 

The Return of the Konavalov

Once more, we play our dangerous game, a game of chess against our old adversary…

Russian hunter-killer submarines are stalking Royal Navy ballistic missile submarines in the North Atlantic.

Royal Navy submariners report the highest number of contacts with Russian submarines since 1987.

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Women in Arms

From New York Times two videos on the experience of women serving in the American military side by side with men.

The attitude toward fraternization has changed dramatically within the American military.  The army now issues oral contraception to female soldiers and condoms are regularly available.  In some instances husbands and wives are working together at the same post and share quarters.

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