Category: petrel

Sonar drone helps find a WWII Japanese aircraft carrier

Post author By Randall
Post date October 20, 2019
Categories In aircraft carrier, auv, drone, gear, history, japan, kaga, paul allen, petrel, Robots, Tech, vulcan, wreck, wreckage, wwii

[ad_1] The search process was familiar, but arguably more necessary than ever given the scale of the project. An autonomous underwater drone (AUV) searched with preset criteria for up to 20 hours at a time, returning with data that could hint at ships or other unusual features. After that, a remotely operated vehicle dives down […]

Russian rocket test explosion leads to radiation leak

Post author By Randall
Post date August 10, 2019
Categories In cruise missile, explosion, gadgetry, Gadgets, gear, isotope, medicine, military, petrel, radiation, rocket, rosatom, Russia, Tech

[ad_1] Officials also ordered shipping in the nearby Dvina Bay region of the White Sea, near both the military facility where the explosion occurred and a nuclear submarine production facility. Rosatom’s statement didn’t say exactly what hardware was involved, but the New York Times pointed to clues that it might have been an experimental weapon. […]