The Latest in Military Gear for 2016
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The latest and greatest of new military gear in 2016 includes mini-drones, new apps, the biggest warship ever, a couple new submarines, night-vision goggles, and machetes, reports Under the Radar.
Cyberattacks in 2015 exposed more than 178 million electronic records on Americans, NBC reports on experts predictions about cybersecurity in 2016. Forbes reports, more than 200,000 unfilled cybersecurity jobs now, and expects the industry to grow from $75 billion in 2015 to $170 billion by 2020.
Ten days after returning from space, UPI reports Falcon 9, Space X’s reusable rocket, is ready to fire again, says CEO Elon Musk.
The Aviationist has air-to-air video of the B-2 Stealth Bomber’s Rose Bowl Parade and Game flyover New Years Day.
The two largest container ships to unload in North America reached Los Angeles last week. International Business Times reports, the global shipping industry’s cost cutting move to colossal vessels will be a problem for some US and Canadian infrastructure, such as bridges, docks, and entire ports, not able to handle the mega-ships.
National Guard soldiers and airmen remain on duty as Southern and Central states continue to fight heavy flooding down the Mississippi valley. AOL has updating video of the disaster areas.
Pope Francis calls for an end to the “arrogance of the powerful,” reports The Hill. CNN reports, a recruitment video, believed released by an al Qaeda affiliate, uses a quote of presidential candidate Donald Trump to convince Muslims that Americans will persecute Muslims in America.
India achieved some early success with its testing of alternate driving day restrictions in New Delhi designed to improve what is considered the worst air pollution on earth, reports CNN. On New Year’s Day the experiment was credited with keeping 1 million cars off the roads.
About one in three online product searches begins at Amazon.com, leading the Motley Fool to predict Amazon sales to grow by 25 percent in 2016.
Fortune Magazine reports progress in the funding and development of better football helmet technologies developed out of investments by the National Football League, General Electric, and UnderArmor in concussion-prevention technologies. Announcement of the progress was released shortly before theaters began showing the movie Concussion about the medical findings of the brain damage caused to football players from head impacts.
