Police forces in Britain and the US have ordered tests of the new system that delivers a blast of radio waves powerful enough to knock out vital engine electronics, making the targeted vehicle stall and slowly come to a stop.
The tests proved that the system could stop vehicles from up to 50 metres away.
When the radio waves hit the targeted car, they induce surges of electricity in its electronics, upsetting the fuel injection and engine firing signals. “It works on most cars built in the past 10 years, because their engines are controlled by computer chips,” said Dr Giri. “If we can disrupt the computer, we can stop the car.”
It’s odd how sometimes getting lower technology can help evade modern technology. Any older car without all the computerized systems would be immune to this.
Over the course of one half-morning, I received 149 spam comments from the same person! That is by far the most I’ve ever gotten. It seems that MT-Blacklist makes cleanup easier, but is not very preventative. Either that or the new URLs pop up on my site before most others.
In February, U.S. fighter pilots participated in their first air-combat exercise with the air force of India. The results were shocking. According to comments made the same month by Representative Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Indian fighters defeated America’s top-of-the-line F-15C fighter over 90% of the time. U.S. Air Force leaders are being more circumspect in disclosing the results of the exercise, but they clearly were stunned by the sophistication of Indian planes and pilots.
… U.S. fighters were outnumbered three-to-one in many of the engagements, and that the poor U.S. performance may have been due partly to deficient training procedures rather than deficient technology. But the ability of diverse Indian fighters — Mirage 2000’s, SU-30 Flankers, modified MIG-21 Bisons — to repeatedly defeat America’s best fighter is a troubling development.
The possibility of having to conquer some future Baghdad without air superiority should make every general in the Army pause and reflect on what victory might require in the way of casualties and resources.
Note to self. Do not invade any country that houses one sixth of the world’s population. Regardless of their level of military technology.
I’m finding that it’s hard to blog when you live a mundane life. Being my vacation and all, this is my chance to take some time off from school and work before returning to my hectic schedule in Russia. As a result, I don’t have a lot to write about.
Even politics, which normally interests me greatly, has lessened it’s grip. I check the headlines, but I’m not reading a lot of in depth articles or analyses. I just don’t care all that much. Today, for example, I just sat for an hour and watched a Discovery channel show about spiders. I could have been reading Real Clear Politics, but I didn’t feel like it.
Anyways, unless you want my blog to turn into a Live Journal, and hear about what I had for breakfast, there’s not a whole lot for me to put up right now.
