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US Firm Boosts Production Of Precision Anti-Drone Systems Authored by Prabhat Ranjan Mishra via Interesting Engineering, A Florida-based company is accelerating production of powerful systems that can counter small drone threats. VAMPIRE counter-unmanned systems (C-UxS) deliver precision strike capabilities against drones. The system has proved its efficacy on the frontline. Developed by L3Harris Technologies, the system is a self-contained platform that delivers advanced reconnaissance and can conduct operations against remotely piloted aircraft. VAMPIRE counter-unmanned system installed on vehicle L3Harris Technologies recently installed its VAMPIRE counter-unmanned system aboard a GM Defense Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV), demonstrating...

Odds Of SCOTUS Striking Down Trump's Birthright Citizenship EO Spike Update (1240ET): Odds are not looking good for President Trump's executive order restricting birthright citizenship, as two conservative justices now seem skeptical amid today's oral arguments.  As journalist Eric Daugherty notes on X, "SCOTUS Justice John Roberts is VERY skeptical of President Trump ending birthright citizenship, repeatedly firing back at Trump's top lawyer," noting that Roberts paid no mind when US Solicitor General John Sauer brought up the fact that China has 500 birth tourism companies that bring people to the US to have children.  "That has no impact on the...

Germany's Debt Spiral Warning Ignored As Berlin Doubles Down On Spending Submitted by Thomas Kolbe Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil is a sensitive character. Such personalities tend to react irrationally and extremely defensively to criticism. They are prone to resentment and quick retaliatory reflexes. So it was only a matter of time before the Federal Court of Auditors, too, felt the cold anger of the thin-skinned Social Democrat. Late last year, criticism from the auditors was promptly followed by a budget cut imposed by the Finance Ministry. The move was meant as a...