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Interests: news, aviation, military, policing, veterans issues. RAF vet, Senior Cop, former Royal British Legion County President. Grateful for all follows.

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Pentagon Creating ‘Amazon-Like’ Shopping Portal For Counter-Drone Equipment The new shopping portal is being created as the U.S. faces increasing numbers of highly concerning drone incursions over military bases. Story: twz.com/land/pentagon-…


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Denmark passes social media ban for users under 15 mashable.com/article/denmar…


Supply boom in cheaper renewables will seal end of fossil fuel era, says IEA Watchdog’s flagship report says rise in low-carbon electricity will make transition ‘inevitable’, despite Trump’s calls to carry on drilling Renewables will grow faster than any major energy source in…

OpenEyeComms's tweet image. Supply boom in cheaper renewables will seal end of fossil fuel era, says IEA

Watchdog’s flagship report says rise in low-carbon electricity will make transition ‘inevitable’, despite Trump’s calls to carry on drilling

Renewables will grow faster than any major energy source in…

France deploys AI humanoid robot inside nuclear plant for safer operations (Ed: Raises a few issues I think.) Capgemini and Orano have unveiled Hoxo – a robot that combines AI computer vision and advanced robotics to address operational challenges in nuclear facilities. The…

OpenEyeComms's tweet image. France deploys AI humanoid robot inside nuclear plant for safer operations (Ed: Raises a few issues I think.)

Capgemini and Orano have unveiled Hoxo – a robot that combines AI computer vision and advanced robotics to address operational challenges in nuclear facilities. The…

U.S. Department of Justice argues US military personnel cannot be prosecuted for drug boat strikes An opinion drafted over the summer by the Department of Justice argues service members who participate in boat strikes in the Caribbean cannot be prosecuted — one of the many…

OpenEyeComms's tweet image. U.S. Department of Justice argues US military personnel cannot be prosecuted for drug boat strikes

An opinion drafted over the summer by the Department of Justice argues service members who participate in boat strikes in the Caribbean cannot be prosecuted — one of the many…

Russia says North Korean troops play key role in de-mining its Kursk region North Korean troops who helped Russia repel a major Ukrainian incursion into its western Kursk region are now playing an important role in clearing the area of mines, the Russian Defence Ministry said on…

OpenEyeComms's tweet image. Russia says North Korean troops play key role in de-mining its Kursk region

North Korean troops who helped Russia repel a major Ukrainian incursion into its western Kursk region are now playing an important role in clearing the area of mines, the Russian Defence Ministry said on…

More sleep, less screen time as China aims to reduce student stress Chinese authorities have announced measures to improve the mental health of primary and secondary school students by reducing academic pressure, cutting screen time and mandating two hours of physical exercise…

OpenEyeComms's tweet image. More sleep, less screen time as China aims to reduce student stress

Chinese authorities have announced measures to improve the mental health of primary and secondary school students by reducing academic pressure, cutting screen time and mandating two hours of physical exercise…

Germany is leaving Britain’s flag-loving patriots behind as it prepares for war with Russia Operation Raise the Colours has swelled the nation with pride as motorists flash under bridges and pedestrians doff their flat caps to England’s red cross and the union flag. By jingo…

OpenEyeComms's tweet image. Germany is leaving Britain’s flag-loving patriots behind as it prepares for war with Russia

Operation Raise the Colours has swelled the nation with pride as motorists flash under bridges and pedestrians doff their flat caps to England’s red cross and the union flag. By jingo…

Ex-RAF site housing asylum seekers 'guarded by untrained temping staff' Inexperienced temporary workers are plugging gaps in security at an ex-RAF base housing asylum seekers where reports of assaults and violent threats have been made, The i Paper has been told.  A union…

OpenEyeComms's tweet image. Ex-RAF site housing asylum seekers 'guarded by untrained temping staff'

Inexperienced temporary workers are plugging gaps in security at an ex-RAF base housing asylum seekers where reports of assaults and violent threats have been made, The i Paper has been told.
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A union…

Legacy IT warning as UK hit with twice as many ‘nationally significant’ cyberattacks in past year UK entities have been hit with more than 200 cyberattacks classed as being “nationally significant” in the past year – well over double the tally from the prior year. The annual…

OpenEyeComms's tweet image. Legacy IT warning as UK hit with twice as many ‘nationally significant’ cyberattacks in past year

UK entities have been hit with more than 200 cyberattacks classed as being “nationally significant” in the past year – well over double the tally from the prior year.

The annual…

World’s first mass humanoid robot delivery begins as UBTech sends Walker S2 units Shenzhen is now home to a major robotics milestone as UBTECH Robotics confirmed that hundreds of its Walker S2 humanoid robots have been shipped to active industrial facilities. The move answers…

OpenEyeComms's tweet image. World’s first mass humanoid robot delivery begins as UBTech sends Walker S2 units

Shenzhen is now home to a major robotics milestone as UBTECH Robotics confirmed that hundreds of its Walker S2 humanoid robots have been shipped to active industrial facilities.

The move answers…

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Redwire Corporation to equip Croatia’s Border Patrol with advanced uncrewed aerial systems to strengthen surveillance and rapid response along its borders thedefensepost.com/2025/11/14/cro…


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It is not just aspiring Formula 1 drivers who are exploiting a weakness in ANPR. Around one in 15 drivers are using ghost plates ➡️ Read more: trib.al/YAFFOd7

theipaper's tweet image. It is not just aspiring Formula 1 drivers who are exploiting a weakness in ANPR. Around one in 15 drivers are using ghost plates

➡️ Read more: trib.al/YAFFOd7

A 64-year-old male has been arrested in connection with an incident at the Remembrance Sunday event in Llandudno on 9 November. (H/t to @nigelallport Images widely circulated in the press and on social media showed a male wearing the uniform and medals of a high-ranking navy…


Never heard of 'virtual cashiers' before. Innovative or exploitative?

Multiple restaurants in New York City have found a way around paying the minimum wage They are hiring virtual cashiers from the Philippines via zoom calls and only have to pay them $3.25 per hour The locations doing this still ask for 18% tips on orders Sansan Chicken, Sansan…



Only 29% of Americans support using the U.S. military to kill suspected drug traffickers without a judge or court being involved, a rebuke of President Donald Trump's strikes in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific Ocean, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found. The six-day poll, which closed…

OpenEyeComms's tweet image. Only 29% of Americans support using the U.S. military to kill suspected drug traffickers without a judge or court being involved, a rebuke of President Donald Trump's strikes in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific Ocean, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found.

The six-day poll, which closed…

All we know about the Remembrance Sunday 'fake admiral' Officials are investigating whether a man who attended a Remembrance Sunday event dressed as a Royal Navy officer was a fake.  The alleged imposter, named as 64-year-old Jonathan David Carley, sparked outrage after he was…

OpenEyeComms's tweet image. All we know about the Remembrance Sunday 'fake admiral'

Officials are investigating whether a man who attended a Remembrance Sunday event dressed as a Royal Navy officer was a fake.
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The alleged imposter, named as 64-year-old Jonathan David Carley, sparked outrage after he was…

Autonomous electric VTOL aircraft for US military makes successful first flight Joby Aviation on Thursday announced the first flight of its new turbine-electric, autonomous vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, marking a major step toward hybrid VTOL operations for commercial…

OpenEyeComms's tweet image. Autonomous electric VTOL aircraft for US military makes successful first flight

Joby Aviation on Thursday announced the first flight of its new turbine-electric, autonomous vertical takeoff and landing aircraft, marking a major step toward hybrid VTOL operations for commercial…

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Omen is not just a concept. Anduril started building Omen in 2019, flew the first Omen demonstrators in 2020, and has logged hundreds of flight hours across 30+ prototypes. Today, Omen is the first tail-sitter airplane with a mass-production contract.


The detail: Raise rates on higher council tax bands: Increase rates by 50 per cent for bands F-G and double the rate for the existing H band. Together these reforms would raise just under £4 billion. Lower rates on lower council tax bands, with £1 billion recycled to cut bills…

🏠 | NEW BLOG: Millions are overpaying council tax while the wealthiest households get a discount. Our new analysis shows how reform could cut bills for four in five homes and make the system fairer. Read more ippr.org/articles/towar…



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