20+ hour, 5+ min ago   (429+ words) Latest mages show that China’s “WZ-X” drone has what appear to be stealth features, hinting at a role spying deep inside defended airspace. New images are circulating that appear to show China’s latest American B-2 “Spirit” looking stealth drone, the…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (434+ words) The new partnership aims to adapt powerful pulsed lasers designed for fusion energy into potential military defense systems. RTX Ventures has invested in laser fusion company Xcimer Energy to develop pulsed-laser technology for potential use in US military directed-energy systems....

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (229+ words) The new technology is being leveraged to overcome obstacles and facilitate the safe passage of follow-on forces. “A breaching mission can be executed most effectively with truly autonomous vehicles,” said Byron Boots, co-founder and chief executive officer of Overland AI....

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (397+ words) The system warns pilots as Chinooks approach their flight limits. The U.S. Special Operations Command has awarded Boeing a $55.4 million contract to equip MH-47G Block II Chinook helicopters with an advanced flight-control augmentation system. It is designed to reduce pilot workload…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (182+ words) Interesting Engineering The Navy Just Learned How to Refuel Robot Ships Without Bringing Them Home The Navy successfully refueled a T38 Devil Ray at sea using a robotic capture system, potentially allowing unmanned vessels to stay deployed longer without returning to…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (523+ words) Davyne’s near-infrared response can be switched on and off, allowing security markings to appear for inspection and then become invisible again. Researchers in Finland have created a mineral-based material that hides security markings from view but reveals them under infrared…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago   (182+ words) Interesting Engineering Turkey Is Sending Ukraine 12 Deadly M270 MLRS Launchers. Here’s What It Can Do Ukraine is set to receive 12 M270 MLRS launchers from Turkey, adding tracked mobility, long-range precision rockets and potential ATACMS capability to its battlefield strike arsenal. Ukraine is…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago   (257+ words) There is a company in Austin, Texas flying cargo aircraft with no pilot on board and nobody on the ground holding a joystick either. It is called Skyways, started in 2017 by a former Google engineer named Charles Acknin. The aircraft…...

1+ week, 14+ hour ago   (509+ words) The technology powers a Navy jammer targeting enemy defense networks. Marotta Controls, a US aerospace and defense contractor, will be supplying technology for two subsystems on the US Navy’s Next Generation Jammer–Low Band (NGJ-LB) program. The NGJ-LB is an…...

1+ week, 16+ hour ago   (168+ words) Interesting Engineering US Army Orders $51M Switchblade 600 Drone for Long-Range Strikes The U.S. Army is buying another $51 million in Switchblade 600 loitering munitions, including Block 2 with improved autonomy, navigation and resilience for contested battlefields. The U.S. Army is expanding its loitering-munition arsenal with a…...