MQTT Sensor Fabric – Everything you were afraid to ask DARPA, UK MoD, Army Research Lab

Interesting information on MQTT field trials.

IoT, Cognition and Cars - Joe Speed

Everything you ever wanted to know about creating a military-grade sensor mesh.  And a few things you’d rather not think about..

I understood (or was told) that I can not discuss this.  But info is now declassified and readily available if you know what you’re looking for.

There are lots of smart applications to exploit this technology to improve quality of life.  Think first responders, disaster relief, agriculture, healthcare and yes even connected car.  And just like in V2V, V2X safety scenarios, low latency & reliability matters.  MQTT is engineered for low bandwidth and unreliable networks providing fast reliable communications under the worst possible conditions and is RF agnostic.

And MQTT is very low power.  Which is critical in the battlefield.  Every pound of battery a soldier carries is a pound of ammunition and medical supplies that they must leave behind.  Brig. General Kevin Nally (CIO US Marine Corp) says…

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Iran, the day after

Interesting take on the Iran Nuclear deal

Drones, Drones, Drones

Good post on safely flying drones and some of the risks drones currently present.

non-precision approach.

Over the past decade, there has been an explosion of remotely piloted vehicles (otherwise known as drones or UAVs) amongst the general public. They are used for various reasons, the most common of which are to film using attachable cameras, or for just plain fun. However, with this increase, there has been a large rise in near misses with aircraft. It seems, in some places, the law has yet to catch up, and it is quite difficult for the public to know exactly what they can and can’t do. Through my own research, I have decided to condense the current situation in to a single article.

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Terrorists now using Remote Control Vehicle Born IED’s

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Suicide VBIED or Vehicle Born Improvised Explosive Device have been a favorite weapon of terrorists for decades. Since the first VBIED used against the American barracks in Lebanon in 1983 to the 9/11 attacks, terrorists have been looking for new ways to use vehicles to spread terror.

It now looks like they are now turning to remote control.

The captured video above from NavySeals.com shows a new weapon in the terrorist’s arsenal, the remote control VBIED. (Note: As there is no translation to the video above, I am not certain of its contents.)

As we have seen from headline news, vehicles packed with explosives can be very deadly.

See the ATF VBIED blast damage chart below:

Adding remote control capabilities to these weapons is very concerning. There are jamming devices that block IED signals, and the military already has several tactics and procedures to deal with VBIEDs.

But hopefully…

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Old video of YPG Kurds captured drones

These look like DJI drones which are perhaps some of the most popular drones because of their ability to stay in the air for a reasonable amount of time, gimbaled cameras, ability to follow way points via GPS, and relatively low cost. Militants and terror groups seem to be using these low costs drones for surveillance, counter surveillance, surveying, and targeting.

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Short article looking into emerging laws around drones

Here is a short article on CNBC on drone laws here. It also touches on the need for managing drones around critical infrastructure.

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