Klai PICTURES: Naturelink tests Saab anti-missile system
PAUL LEWIS
yeezy / WASHINGTON DCThere are major technical challenges, but transforma
af1 tional technology back
owala water bottle ed by substantial US funding is bringing the day of the unmanned fighter aircraft ever closer The recent destruction of a car carrying al-Qaeda operatives on a remote desert road in Yemen by a missile-armed Predator, operating hundreds of kilometres from friendly territory, has given the world a sneak preview of the potential of armed UAVs. With a new generation of purpose-built UCAVs now on the drawing board, there is the promise of an even bigger leap in capability - indeed, some military observers are predicting the demise of the manned fighter. With testing of the first UCAV demonstrator very much in the early stages, however, the world is still a long way from realising the full potential of robotic weapons. The US military, emboldened by talk of transformational technology, is pouring increasingly larger amounts of money into a series of demonstration efforts once regarded as little more than science projects conducted in obscure laboratories. The US Department of Defense DoD , in return, is demanding better oversight and co-ordination to ensure these endeavours remain grounded in operational reality.The Office of the Secretary of Defense is pushing for the establishment of a joint programme office to take charge, and ultimately fuse, the different UCAV demonstration and development efforts. There are three separate technology demonstrations being pursued by the US Army, Itbr Airport action
Source: Boat RockerKatie OConnell MarshLos Angeles TV studio Platform One Media, led by former Gaumont Television US head Katie OConnell Marsh, has been acquired by Canada-based Boat Rocker Media.The deal
yeti cup puts Platform One, which has scripted series in development for outlets including Apple and Show
yeti time, under the same corporate umbrella as Toronto-based Orphan Black producer Temple Street Productions.Boat Rocker, which is backed by Canadian property and insurance group Fairfax Financial Holdings, was launched three-and-a-half years ago by Temple Street owners Ivan Schneeberg and David Fortier.Boat Rocker recently bought New York unscripted TV production company Matador Content. It also owns former Fremantle family entertainment operation Insight Productions and is an investor in talent and production company Untitled E
yeezy slide ntertainment.Following the deal, OConnell Marsh pictured has been promoted to founder and chairman of Platform One and will be taking on a leadership role at Boat Rocker. Platform One chief creative officer Elisa Ellis and head of finance and strategy Steve Lescroart have been named co-presidents.At Gaumont, OConnell Marsh was an executive producer on series including Hannibal and Narcos since her departure in 2015, she and the company have been in a legal dispute over profits from shows including Narcos . She formed Platform One, with initial backing from Liberty Global and TPG Growths Evolution Media, in 2017. Though the company has not yet put any series
