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FEMA and the FCC to test national emergency alert systems on October 4

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The WEA test will play out on consumer cellular phones that are turned on, within range of an active tower, and whose provider participates in WEA testing. The test text message will read, "THIS IS A TEST of the National Wireless Emergency Alert System. No action is needed." Read Entire Article

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Mysterious U.S. spaceplane returns to Earth, and Space Force snaps photos

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The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-7 (OTV-7), the U.S. The spaceplane's most recent national security-related mission launched in December 2023, and it accomplished a new feat. The agency snapped pictures of its return, including the image of a hazmat suit-clad crew attending to the outer space craft. 7, 2025 at 02:22 a.m. Credit: U.S.

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Korean Air replaced its iconic logo for the first time in 40 years

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Vasconcelos says the team tested hundreds of potential new versions of the Taeguk symbol. Image: Korean Air] In keeping with the brands tradition, Vasconceloss team decided to buck the white livery trend used by most national trends and stick with Korean Airs blue fuselage.

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Join us in St. Louis for the National VOAD Conference!

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We look forward to another engaging conference with the National Voluntary Agencies Active in Disaster (NVOAD) , in St. We are ready to support local, regional, or national collaborations with proven and well-tested tools. Louis, Missouri , from May 8-11, 2023. Stop by Booth #33 in the E xhibit Hall and say hello!

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Cybercriminals are using developing nations as test beds for ransomware attacks

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Attacks have been observed on a bank in Senegal, a financial services company in Chile, a tax firm in Colombia, and a government economic agency in Argentina using strains of malware that were later used in Europe and North America, writes cybersecurity firm Performanta (via Ars Technica). Read Entire Article

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Researchers test groundbreaking boron ramjet for missiles that fly through the air and water

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The big reveal came last month when a team led by Professor Huang Liya at the National University of Defense Technology (NUDT) in Changsha published their findings in the Chinese Journal of Propulsion Technology. Their paper detailed how in ground tests simulating undersea conditions, the boron-fueled ramjet achieved a near.

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National Lab simulates Armageddon-style nuclear asteroid deflection

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As if last year’s fabulous Dual Asteroid Redirection Test firing a satellite bullet into an asteroid wasn’t enough, now researchers are doing detailed simulation of the nuclear deflection scenario envisioned in 1998 space disaster film Armageddon.

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