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(Yeah... I accidentally said J85 rather than J58 in the beginning!)
Despite a popular focus on stealth — and to a lesser extent, data fusion — in today’s fighters, America’s turbofan advantage is truly just as valuable, setting American fighters apart through a combination of high power output and carefully crafted radar and infrared detection mitigation.
In 2023, both Russian and Chinese stealth fighter programs took a big step toward closing the capability gap with America’s 5th-generation jets, finally marrying their low-observable airframes to higher-powered engines purpose-built for stealth applications.
Let's talk about what this means, and how the US is responding.
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https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/chinese-ws-15-engine-prepared-for-mass-production
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/0297engines/
https://academic-accelerator.com/encyclopedia/pratt-whitney-f119
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/0898raptor/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lorenthompson/2019/05/02/pratt-whitneys-f135-fighter-engine-is-poised-to-dominate-for-decades-to-come/?sh=5174e3f3304f
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https://military-blog.com/al-41f1-engine/
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https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2023/11/14/second-stage-engine-known-as-izdeliye-30-is-fitted-to-the-su-57/
https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/aircraft-propulsion/pratt-tests-first-xa101-f-35-reengining-wins-new-support
https://www.geaerospace.com/propulsion/military/xa100
https://breakingdefense.com/2023/11/as-third-test-phase-for-xa100-adaptive-engine-wraps-ge-mutes-f-35-pitch/
https://www.ge.com/news/reports/the-superjet-how-ges-adaptive-cycle-jet-engine-could-supercharge-military-aviation
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/ge-xa100-engine-create-new-mission-possibilities-for-f-35/
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/xa100-ges-new-jet-engine-could-transform-us-air-force-forever-185908
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https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1860730086909215155
https://www.sandboxx.us/news/heres-why-elon-musk-is-wrong-about-fighter-jets-but-right-about-drones/
https://www.sandboxx.us/news/elon-musk-calls-for-a-drone-to-compete-with-the-f-35/
https://www.sandboxx.us/news/tech/todays-artificial-intelligence-isnt-quite-what-you-think-but-its-still-crazy/
https://arxiv.org/pdf/2410.05229
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/nhtsa-opens-probe-into-24-mln-tesla-vehicles-over-full-self-driving-collisions-2024-10-18/
https://breakingdefense.com/2024/11/for-air-superiority-usaf-most-pursue-effective-rather-than-affordable-mass/
https://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2012/5/1/2012may-u2-global-hawk-advocates-square-off-in-budget-battle
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/usaf-retire-u-2-2026/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2024/06/12/ukrainian-atacms-rockets-are-blowing-up-russias-best-s-400-air-defenses-as-fast-as-the-s-400s-can-deploy-to-crimea/
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Nestled deep within the Air Force's Nevada Test and Training Range, the remote and highly classified facility we've come to know as Area 51 has been the heart of secretive American aircraft programs — and a fair bit of modern folklore — for more than a half-century now.
Let's talk about how they manage to keep the cutting-edge programs they test away from the prying eyes of the public... and the spy satellites zooming overhead.
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https://www.cbsnews.com/news/satellite-image-of-area-51/
https://www.dreamlandresort.com/
https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/intelligence/2013-10-29/area-51-file-secret-aircraft-soviet-migs
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/spiesfly/phot-09.html
https://www.roadrunnersinternationale.com/haveblue.html
https://nsarchive2.gwu.edu/NSAEBB/NSAEBB443/docs/area51_03.PDF
https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-book/intelligence/2013-10-29/area-51-file-secret-aircraft-soviet-migs
https://www.lazygranch.com/janair.html
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https://www.space.com/23476-area-51-declassified-cold-war-documents.html
https://www.wired.com/2008/01/area-51-customs/
https://www.discovery.com/exploration/Area-51-Tikaboo-Peak
https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSBRE97G012/
https://www.ll.mit.edu/about/history/sage-semi-automatic-ground-environment-air-defense-system#:~:text=On%20September%203%2C%201949%2C%20a,the%20Soviet%20Union's%20Kamchatka%20Peninsula.
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https://www.space.com/23476-area-51-declassified-cold-war-documents.html
https://irp.fas.org/cia/product/sovrec64.pdf
,1,On Tuesday, DARPA unveiled its newest experimental aircraft, or X-Plane, known as the XRQ-73 SHEPARD, short for Series Hybrid Electric Propulsion AiRcraft Demonstration program.
This new aircraft's title may be a mouthful, but its advanced new hybrid propulsion system could allow this aircraft to fly longer duration intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions than any aircraft before it, and all while dramatically reducing both its acoustic (sound) and thermal (heat) signatures.
Let's talk about why this technology could be vital for the future of American military operations.
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https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2024-06-24
https://theaviationist.com/2024/06/25/darpa-announces-new-xrq-73/
https://www.twz.com/32807/exclusive-unmasking-northrop-grummans-xrq-72a-great-horned-owl-spy-drone
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/darpa-xrq-73-flying-wing-reconnaissance-x-plane/
,1,There's been a great deal of discussion about the forthcoming 6th generation of fighters, believed to be led by the U.S. Air Force's ongoing Next Generation Air Dominance Program... But do these generational designations still make sense?
Let's talk about why we may see this sort of fighter classification die out in the coming years, and why that might just be okay.
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https://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/0908issbf/
https://www.amazon.com/Fighter-Aircraft-1914-1918-Richard-1988-07-02/dp/B01K2WF46K
https://www.sandboxx.us/news/everything-you-need-to-know-about-fighter-generations-2/
https://www.sandboxx.us/news/the-future-of-americas-ngad-stealth-fighter-may-be-in-question/
https://breakingdefense.com/2024/05/a-7th-gen-fighter-bae-has-thoughts-on-what-that-could-look-like/
https://www.sandboxx.us/news/what-does-it-actually-mean-when-we-say-5th-generation-fighter/
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(Yeah... I accidentally said J85 rather than J58 in the beginning!)
Despite a popular focus on stealth — and to a lesser extent, data fusion — in today’s fighters, America’s turbofan advantage is truly just as valuable, setting American fighters apart through a combination of high power output and carefully crafted radar and infrared detection mitigation.
In 2023, both Russian and Chinese stealth fighter programs took a big step toward closing the capability gap with America’s 5th-generation jets, finally marrying their low-observable airframes to higher-powered engines purpose-built for stealth applications.
Let's talk about what this means, and how the US is responding.
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Citations:
https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/chinese-ws-15-engine-prepared-for-mass-production
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/0297engines/
https://academic-accelerator.com/encyclopedia/pratt-whitney-f119
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/0898raptor/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/lorenthompson/2019/05/02/pratt-whitneys-f135-fighter-engine-is-poised-to-dominate-for-decades-to-come/?sh=5174e3f3304f
https://ia804703.us.archive.org/16/items/ru-2502643-c-2.ru.en/RU2502643C2.ru.en.pdf
https://military-blog.com/al-41f1-engine/
https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/izdeliye-30.htm
https://bulgarianmilitary.com/2023/11/14/second-stage-engine-known-as-izdeliye-30-is-fitted-to-the-su-57/
https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/aircraft-propulsion/pratt-tests-first-xa101-f-35-reengining-wins-new-support
https://www.geaerospace.com/propulsion/military/xa100
https://breakingdefense.com/2023/11/as-third-test-phase-for-xa100-adaptive-engine-wraps-ge-mutes-f-35-pitch/
https://www.ge.com/news/reports/the-superjet-how-ges-adaptive-cycle-jet-engine-could-supercharge-military-aviation
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/ge-xa100-engine-create-new-mission-possibilities-for-f-35/
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/xa100-ges-new-jet-engine-could-transform-us-air-force-forever-185908
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Last week, 30 service members were recognized for their commitment to duty and courage under fire during the Iranian attack of April 13, 2024 — including Capt. Lacie “Sonic” Hester, an F-15E Strike Eagle Weapon Systems Officer, and her pilot, Maj. Benjamin “Irish” Coffey, both of whom received the nation’s third highest award for valor, the Silver Star.
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https://www.cnn.com/2024/11/15/politics/american-fighter-pilots-describe-taking-down-iranian-drones/index.html
https://www.airandspaceforces.com/silver-star-air-action-usaf-defense-of-israel-part-1/
https://www.dvidshub.net/video/943819/generating-airpower-under-fire
https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/sejjil/
https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/soumar/
https://www.acc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/1754204/air-force-icts-make-a-comeback/
https://www.dote.osd.mil/Portals/97/pub/reports/FY2011/af/2011f15e.pdf?ver=2019-08-22-112333-427
https://www.lakenheath.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3965795/gallantry-under-fire-raf-lakenheath-honors-decorated-airmen-for-repelling-mass/
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/middle_east/2024-04-14/israel-iran-centcom-13550736.html
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iran-launches-drone-attack-israel-expected-unfold-over-hours-2024-04-13/
https://apnews.com/article/strait-of-hormuz-vessel-33fcffde2d867380e98c89403776a8ac
https://mecouncil.org/publication/irans-missile-and-drone-program-disrupting-u-s-aerial-hegemony/
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68811273
https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-shahed-drones-israel-attack/32904882.html
https://odin.tradoc.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Shahed-136_Iranian_Loitering_Munition_Unmanned_Aerial_Vehicle_(UAV)
,1,How to build an A.I. brain that can surpass human intelligence
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Artificial intelligence has the capability to far surpass our intelligence in a relatively short period of time. But AI expert Ben Goertzel knows that the foundation has to be strong for that artificial brain power to grow exponentially. It's all good to be super-intelligent, he argues, but if you don't have rationality and empathy to match it the results will be wasted and we could just end up with an incredible number-cruncher. In this illuminating chat, he makes the case for thinking bigger. Ben Goertzel's most recent book is AGI Revolution: An Inside View of the Rise of Artificial General Intelligence.
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BEN GOERTZEL:
Ben Goertzel is CEO and chief scientist at SingularityNET, a project dedicated to creating benevolent decentralized artificial general intelligence. He is also chief scientist of financial prediction firm Aidyia Holdings and robotics firm Hanson Robotics; Chairman of AI software company Novamente LLC; Chairman of the Artificial General Intelligence Society and the OpenCog Foundation.His latest book is AGI Revolution: An Inside View of the Rise of Artificial General Intelligence.
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Ben Goertzel: If you think much about physics and cognition and intelligence it’s pretty obvious the human mind is not the smartest possible general intelligence any more than humans are the highest jumpers or the fastest runners. We’re not going to be the smartest thinkers.
If you are going to work toward AGI rather than focusing on some narrow application there’s a number of different approaches that you might take. And I’ve spent some time just surveying the AGI field as a whole and organizing an annual conference on the AGI. And then I’ve spent a bunch more time on the specific AGI approach which is based on the OpenCog, open source software platform. In the big picture one way to approach AGI is to try to emulate the human brain at some level of precision. And this is the approach I see, for example, Google Deep Mind is taking. They’ve taken deep neural networks which in their common form are mostly a model of visual and auditory processing in the human brain. And now in their recent work such as the DNC, differential neural computer, they’re taking these deep networks that model visual or auditory processing and they’re coupling that with a memory matrix which models some aspect of what the hippocampus does, which is the part of the brain that deals with working memory, short-term memory among other things. So this illustrates an approach where you take neural networks emulating different parts of the brain and maybe you take more and more neural networks emulating different parts of the human brain. You try to get them to all work together not necessarily doing computational neuroscience but trying to emulate the way different parts of the brain are doing processing and the way they’re talking to each other.
A totally different approach is being taken by a guy named Marcus Hutter in Australia National University. He wrote a beautiful book on universal AI in which he showed how to write a superhuman infinitely intelligence thinking machine in like 50 lines of code. The problem is it would take more computing power than there is in the entire universe to run. So it’s not practically useful but they’re then trying to scale down from this theoretical AGI to find something that will really work.
Now the approach we’re taking in the OpenCog project is different than either of those. We’re attempting to emulate at a very high level the way the human mind seems to work as an embodied social generally intelligent agent which is coming to grips with hard problems in the context of coming to grips with itself and its life in the world. We’re not trying to model the way the brain works at the level of neurons or neural networks. We’re looking at the human mind more from a high-level cognitive point of view. What kinds of memory are there? Well, there’s semantic memory about abstract knowledge or concrete facts. There’s episodic memory of our autobiographical history. There’s sensory-motor memory. There’s associative memory of things that have been related to us in our lives. There’s procedural memory of how to do things.
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