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Time of India
26-06-2025
- Time of India
He leaked B-2 bomber secrets to a US ally and an arch enemy - where Noshir Gowadia is now will shock you
Noshir Gowadia 's name is not as famous as a few of the other infamous prisoners at the US Penitentiary at ADX Florence, commonly referred to as "The Alcatraz of the Rockies," as per a report. Prisoners in federal jail include, Terry Nichols, one of the Oklahoma City bombers, and his accomplice, Timothy McVeigh, who was also held at Florence before his death sentence was carried out, according to the We Are The Mighty report. Gowadia, one of the chief designers of the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber for designing a game-changing propulsion system, became a patriot-turned-traitor when he divulged key secrets to both a US ally and US' enemy, according to the report. From India to America: Noshir Gowadia's Rise Born in India in 1944, Gowadia immigrated to the United States and even became a US citizen, as per the report. By 1968, he was working for Northrop, a leading defense contractor, where he worked for two decades, playing a pivotal role in developing stealth technology , which is the low-observable technology, and helped to design the B-2 bomber's unique features, according to the We Are The Mighty report. During the years he worked there, the technology which he helped develop was applied to Tacit Blue, a secret stealth technology demonstrator Northrop flew in the initial days of stealth, as per We Are The Mighty report. ALSO READ: Lake Tahoe horror: DoorDash exec Josh Pickles among 8 dead in California's worst boating tragedy since 2019 Live Events Noshir Gowadia: The Stealth Bomber Engineer Who Shared Secrets to Other Countries Trusted with Top Secret clearance , Gowadia created this new technology, which is a key part of the US Air Force's then-newest bomber, what would come to be called the B-2 Spirit , according to the report. He worked on various aspects of the aircraft, mostly on its propulsion system and components that prevent heat-seeking missiles from tracking it, but Gowadia eventually left Northrop Grumman to start his own technology consulting business, that is when his moves started getting shady, as reported by We Are The Mighty. ALSO READ: Trump dynasty goes Euro-resort: Ivanka and Jared transform ex-Soviet arms base into billion-dollar haven A Turning Point He founded N.S. Gowadia, Inc. in 1999, so that he could lend his skillset to the highest bidder and take home all the money instead of working for a salary, as per the report. Gowadia then started teaching classes in foreign countries and to foreigners for money, he even shared the secret information learned from his time at Los Alamos labs, according to We Are The Mighty report. Illegal Leaks and Espionage His actions just kept getting more illegal, then in 2002, he faxed a Top Secret Air Force document, which had details of the infrared technology, to at least three foreign countries, as per the report. He also sent China a cruise missile design and shared the details of its effectiveness against American air-to-air missiles, a charge he had later argued was based on unclassified information, according to a We Are The Mighty report. ALSO READ: Iran-Israel war: 700 Iranians may face imminent execution within days for this alleged grave mistake Investigation and Arrest Then, investigators finally caught Gowadia and even searched his Hawaii home, where they found evidence that he might have sent secret information to almost eight foreign countries, as per the report. The investigators even claimed that he had secretly travelled to China to help the People's Republic develop the same stealth exhaust system he developed for the B-2 bomber, as reported by We Are The Mighty. As per claims of the authorities, he had shared secrets with Germany, Israel, and China, and possibly with other countries, all under the guise of establishing his technology credentials and growing up business, reported by We Are The Mighty. According to the report, Gowadia was on over a dozen espionage charges, espionage-related charges, and money laundering. Gowadia was even held without bail while awaiting trial, which came five years later and then, after deliberating for more than five days, the jury came back with a guilty verdict, and Gowadia was sentenced to 32 years in jail, as reported by We Are The Mighty. FAQs What did Noshir Gowadia do that was illegal? He shared Top Secret US military technology with foreign nations, including China, Germany, and Israel. How did Gowadia get access to secret information? He worked for Northrop Grumman for 20 years with a Top Secret clearance, helping develop stealth technology.
Yahoo
24-06-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Ukraine's new, drone-delivered weapon is basically a phallic claymore
Sometimes, the absolute legends in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and their booster clubs are so funny that we almost forget they're actually, at every moment, at war. And that was the case today when Reddit user GermanDronePilot on r/UkraineWarVideoReport shared the video of a Ukrainian pouring ball bearings into the casing for a 'shaped' charge. But the shape of the object is, well, not what you would typically expect. Or maybe you knew it would come to this eventually. In case anyone who didn't know is incredibly confused at the moment, there's an old internet saying: 'The Dildo of Consequences rarely arrives lubed.' And it is an apt expression. Except the lube probably wouldn't help in this case, even if it did arrive lubed. Anyone who gets this inside of them, becomes urgent surgical in a single thrust. Even worse if the explosives are present. Typically, explosives are either formed to fit snugly in a tight space (think of hand grenades or most mines) or else they're shaped charges, where a specific cavity is left open so that the explosive power is directed out of the cavity. But someone fighting in Ukraine got the idea to make a charge shaped like a massive penis. And we applaud them. The video, embedded below, shows someone handling a hollow dildo, and that sucker is at least a two-hander. The video is purportedly from Ukraine, and the Ukrainian (or volunteer) is filling a hollow wall within our phallic friend with hundreds of tiny ball bearings before screwing it as hard as they can. They leave a center cavity open, likely for a frontline soldier to fill with explosives just before they load the novelty weapon. Many Ukrainian First-Person View (FPV) drones and their payloads are assembled on the frontlines from modular components, and each drone and its payload are carefully selected according to mission needs. It's impossible to say what mission requires such a powerful 10 inches, though. Even New Jersey bachelorette parties typically have less explosive power than this gag gift. It's like a Bangalore torpedo took little blue pills. But the cavity in the Big, Bold Chuck is large enough to fit a couple of pounds of explosive, so the whole thing is essentially a large, phallic Claymore mine. Of course, the rubber layer on the outside of the Dildo of Consequences will absorb the explosion and might make it feel less raw for the participants, but most doctors say that's a good thing that can prevent Statistically Terrifying Damage to whoever receives this gift. The "Dildo of Consequences" is now a real thing. Ukrainian soldiers show what their drones are going to drop on the invaders. June 2025 byu/GermanDronePilot inUkraineWarVideoReport by u/GermanDronePilot in UkraineWarVideoReport This drone payload definitely deserves to make military history, like that time a Navy commander dropped a toilet on North Vietnam. We Are The Mighty is a celebration of military service, with a mission to entertain, inform, and inspire those who serve and those who support them. We are made by and for current service members, veterans, spouses, family members, and civilians who want to be part of this community. Keep up with the best in military culture and entertainment: subscribe to the We Are The Mighty newsletter. 6 Chinese weapons that are direct rip-offs of American ones This kid turned in a lost Nazi fighter as homework The 6 most-secret units in military history
Yahoo
12-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Everything you need to know about attending the Army's 250th birthday celebration
On June 14, 1775, the Continental Army was formed to fight for American independence. After the successful revolution, the Continental Army became the United States Army and has continued to serve the nation in its mission with the same motto: 'This We'll Defend.' To celebrate the Army's 250th birthday, as well as the service and sacrifice of its soldiers, a celebration will be held in Washington, D.C. on June 14, 2025. At 8:15 a.m., a wreath-laying ceremony will take place at Arlington National Cemetery to commemorate the anniversary. On the National Mall, the Fitness Competition will begin at 9:30 a.m. and conclude with awards presented by 12:30 p.m. During the Fitness Competition, the Army Birthday Festival, located near the Washington Monument on the National Mall, will open at 11:00 a.m. The festival is free and open to the public, but online registration will enable attendees to proceed through security more quickly. Security gates will be located at 7th Street. Visitors are encouraged to use the Metro, street parking, or public parking garages. The north entrance of the Smithsonian Metro Station will be closed. In front of the Smithsonian Castle, Army equipment and interactive exhibits will be on display. Visitors will be able to check out some of the latest Army tech, including night vision goggles, drones, and the Next Generation Squad Weapon. The Army also plans to showcase the new MV-75 tiltrotor aircraft, which is slated to replace the UH-60 Black Hawk. A total of 56 booths will be at the festival, where attendees can receive free giveaways and meet soldiers. On the east end of the festival will be the NFL Kids Zone. This will feature climbing walls, face painting, photo booths, and the opportunity to meet NFL players. Food trucks will also be located to the east. The festival will end at 6:00 p.m. ahead of the parade. At 6:30 p.m., the Army's 250th Birthday Parade along Constitution Avenue NW will begin on 23rd Street NW. It will be easiest for visitors to walk from the festival to the parade viewing area. Featured in the parade will be Army mainstays like the M1A2 Abrams tank and Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle, along with newer vehicles like the Infantry Squad Vehicle. The AH-64 Apache attack helicopter and the CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopter will also participate in the parade. The parade concludes at 7:30 p.m., and the concert at the Ellipse will begin soon after. Fireworks start at 9:45 p.m. to end the Army's 250th birthday event. We Are The Mighty is a celebration of military service, with a mission to entertain, inform, and inspire those who serve and those who support them. We are made by and for current service members, veterans, spouses, family members, and civilians who want to be part of this community. Keep up with the best in military culture and entertainment: subscribe to the We Are The Mighty newsletter. 'Day of the Jackal' author Frederick Forsyth dies at age 86 5 obvious fixes for the military's weight problem The Border Patrol was actually founded to stop illegal Chinese immigration — from Mexico
Yahoo
21-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Pin-Ups for Vets just completed their 50-state hospital tour
Since 2006, the non-profit organization Pin-Ups for Vets has been visiting veterans at their bedsides in military and VA hospitals. This month, they went to their 50th state! But the journey doesn't end here. When Gina Elise saw injured vets coming home from Iraq and Afghanistan in 2006, she decided to take action to help. She decided to create a fundraising calendar with images inspired by the pin-up nose art on World War II aircraft and donate the proceeds to a local VA hospital. She would also don the bright and iconic 1940s attire complete with a red lip and hair flowers and deliver the calendars to patients in hospitals herself. 'I saw the impact it had, being right there, for our veterans, in person and delivering a gift of appreciation. Small gestures can make a big impact. Many veterans would start to cry in their hospital beds when thanked for their service by a surprise visitor bearing gifts,' Elise told We Are The Mighty. She thought it was just going to be a one-time thing, but she was moved by the impact it had on the hospitalized veterans. 'Being in a hospital with an injury or illness can be incredibly isolating. Some patients are there for weeks or months on end. To have someone remember you and spend time with you during a challenging time can give someone a sense of hope,' she reflected. It took patients' minds off their troubles to see Gina coming in to see them with her warm smile, bright colors — a contrast to clinical hospital settings — and her 1940s liberty rolls and hair flower, an homage to her own Grandfather's WWII Army service. She realized quickly that she wanted to visit veterans nationwide and boost morale across America. Twenty years later, she has reached her goal. In April 2025, Pin-Ups for Vets brought gifts to hospitalized veterans in Alaska, the 50th state on their national tour. Coordinating visits over the past 20 years to all 50 states has turned Elise into a master of logistics. 'Sometimes I feel like I am conducting a pin-up orchestra! There are a million details that need to come together to make just one visit happen,' she laughed. Visits can include flights and travel itineraries for her Veteran Ambassadors, connecting multiple people from multiple locations around the country, securing their lodging and transportation, and arranging all the details with the facility they are visiting, including gifting calendars and medical equipment. They often visit multiple veteran facilities on one trip, as well. On their recent Alaska trip, they visited the State Veterans Home, the Anchorage VA Hospital, the Military hospital at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, the BX and USO at Elmendorf-Richardson, the Chris Kyle Patriots Hospital, and the American Legion Anchorage. Having watched Elise in action myself, I can attest that she makes for an incredible command center coordinator. She is detail-oriented and a quick-thinking problem solver. She says it's servicemembers themselves who inspire her: 'I try to adopt the Marine Corps motto 'Improvise, Adapt, and Overcome!'' Notable Memories Ask any of the Pin-Ups for Vets Ambassadors — veteran and civilian volunteers alike — and they will tell you the same thing: there is something grave and special about connecting with our nation's heroes at their bedside where they need us the most. Elise is a natural, cheerful and uplifting or gentle and soothing as needed. She intuitively senses what each patient needs and offers it with charm and grace. Over the past two decades, she has built up many touching memories of her own. 'One time I was visiting a patient who was answering my questions very slowly and quietly,' she recalled. 'We had a light-hearted and brief conversation, and I delivered the calendar gift to him. When I left the room, the nurses rushed up to me to tell me that this veteran had suffered a TBI (traumatic brain injury) and that was the first time he had spoken in a month! I like to attribute that to the 'Power of the Pin-up!'' Other veterans, once learning that they are speaking with fellow vets, share stories and memories from service, sometimes for the first time ever. Volunteers and patients have cried together, laughed together, shared stories of service, danced together, and just held space for one another. 'Being there for someone going through such a difficult time can mean so much,' observed Elise. You can never really know what kind of impact you have on another person. Elise has received letters from veterans she visited long after meeting them. One Marine wrote to her after coming across the Pin-Ups for Vets Facebook page years after she visited him. Here is a short excerpt from the letter he sent her: 'I was a patient in the psychiatry ward suffering from severe PTSD and depression after my tour in Fallujah, Iraq, with the Marines. I had very little hope and felt a tremendous amount of guilt and loneliness, it was definitely one of the hardest times in my life. I cannot possibly express in words how grateful I am that you visited our unit in the hospital. Your kindness, generosity, and smile made a horrible experience for me a little more tolerable. Since that time, because of you and many other people who reached out to me when I was suffering, my life has improved a lot.' Over the last twenty years, Pin-Ups for Vets has individually visited over 20,000 veterans at 119 different VA hospitals, military hospitals, and state veterans homes in all fifty states (and Germany!) to deliver gifts of appreciation and express their gratitude. View this post on Instagram A post shared by pinupsforvets (@pinupsforvets) The organization has also donated $130,000 in rehabilitation equipment to VA hospitals in 25 states to help expand physical healthcare programs for recovering veterans. Pin-Ups for Vets has also purchased much-needed household items for homeless veteran programs across the U.S. for the veterans who are transitioning into housing, as well as delivered food, clothing, and gift cards for unsheltered veterans. Pin-Ups for Vets has provided days of pampering with morale-boosting make-overs, meals, fashions, and photo shoots, for female veterans, military spouse caregivers, and Gold Star wives — all of whom have sacrificed so much in support of defending our nation. Pin-Ups for Vets at the Chris Kyle Patriots Hall in Alaska. April 2025. Photo courtesy Pin Ups for Vets. Elise is currently in production for the 20th annual Pin-Ups for Vets fundraising calendar, which will feature more incredible female veterans as models. Though the organization has reached all fifty states, they will continue to conduct return visits and find new facilities to support. 'We would also love to visit some more international bases,' shared Elise. 'We have done morale-boosting visits to 25 different military bases and would also love to visit more domestically, too! Our troops deserve to know how much we value and appreciate their services and sacrifices.' To support the Pin-Ups for Vets initiatives, be sure to check out their website and online fundraising store.
Yahoo
04-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Dolly Parton's husband of nearly 60 years and US Army veteran, Carl Dean, dies at 82
Dolly Parton has sung for decades with her loyal husband Carl Dean by her side. The two met in the early 1960s and it was love at first sight. The two met on Dolly's first day in Nashville, Tennessee in 1964 at the Wishy-Washy Laundromat. Dean said, 'My first thought was 'I'm gonna marry that girl. My second thought was, 'Lord, she's good-looking.''Dolly had dated only a couple of men back in her hometown and was not quite sure yet about him. On her website, Dolly shared, 'I was surprised and delighted that while he talked to me, he looked at my face, a rare thing for me. He seemed to be genuinely interested in finding out who I was and what I was about.' She took him to meet her family and then they went on their first date. Dean had to keep his commitment to the U.S. Army National Guard, so he completed his enlistment, which was for two years, in the stateside U.S. The two were engaged once he completed his assignment and they still had to keep the wedding on the down low because of Dolly's record label. The label did not want her marriage to be public. They married on May 30, 1966, and it lasted nearly 60 years. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Parthiban Shanmugam (@hollywoodcurry) Dean supported Parton's singing career in all its aspects. Parton's 60-year career has included 49 studio albums, 100 million records sold worldwide, 25 singles reaching No. 1 on the Billboard country music charts, composing over 3,000 songs, an actress in top-level Hollywood films, and 11 Grammys from 50 nominations — just to name a few of her accomplishments. All through this time their marriage endured and was strengthened. Although his personal taste in music was more hard rock, he still supported Parton in her passion. He ran an asphalt paving company in Nashville while she traveled the world singing and entertaining. He kept out of the limelight, rarely walking on the red carpet or being seen out in public with Parton. Parton called him 'romantic' as he did spontaneous things to surprise her and wrote her poems. Parton wrote songs for him, such as Jolene, Just Because I'm a Woman, From Here to the Moon and Back, Forever Love, Say Forever You'll Be Mine and Tomorrow is Forever. He even showed up on the album cover for Parton's My Blue Ridge Mountain Boy. When leaving their estate in Nashville, he would supposedly tell paparazzi that he was the 'gardener.' Parton said, 'Not everyone is lucky enough to be with someone for 50 years, but I have been. He has been the love of my life and the life of my love.' Their commitment included a renewal of their vows on May 6, 2016, for their 50th wedding anniversary. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dolly Parton (@dollyparton) Dean passed on Monday, March 3rd, 2025, at the age of 82. His funeral will be a private ceremony with the close family in attendance. We Are The Mighty provides our sincerest condolences to the Parton and Dean families.
