Blackbird awakens? NASA quietly eyes resurrecting historic SR-71A aircraft after 27 years
NASA may be quietly working to return one of its historic SR-71 Blackbird aircraft to...
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3,800-mph hypersonic Blackbeard missile tested by US Navy aboard fighter jet
The US Navy has completed a flight test of Castelion’s Blackbeard hypersonic strike missile aboard...
Interesting Engineering - Robotics3 min readBoeing to build 22 more F-15EX fighters to replace US Air Force’s aging Eagle jets
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a $2.38 billion contract to manufacture 22 more...
Interesting Engineering - Robotics3 min readUS’ 100,000-ton nuclear aircraft carrier begins overhaul for 50+ year service life
The US Navy’s nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) arrived at Newport...
Interesting Engineering - Robotics3 min readUSS Nautilus: World’s first nuclear submarine that changed underwater warfare forever
For submarines, slipping beneath the surface was only part of the challenge. The harder task...
Interesting Engineering - Robotics3 min readBoeing 777 boosts hypersonic testing capacity by 35% for US defense programs
Stratolaunch is adding a Boeing 777-200ER to its hypersonic testing fleet, giving the company another...
Interesting Engineering - Robotics3 min readChinese lidar laser sensor detects 1,200-mph US F-35 fighter from 38 miles at night
A Chinese missile research team has simulated a laser-based seeker detecting an F-35 stealth fighter...
Interesting Engineering - Robotics3 min readMusk returns to Trump world for Pentagon war study
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Anduril Industries founder Palmer Luckey and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich will lead a Pentagon study of the future of warfare dubbed "Project Meridian," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday.Why it matters: It's Musk's first official role advising the Trump…
Axios AI+2 min readUS Navy selects America’s biggest shipbuilder for 10 ROMULUS autonomous surface vessels
HII has secured a U.S. Navy contract to build 10 ROMULUS unmanned surface vessels (USVs)...
Interesting Engineering - Robotics3 min readUS’ counter-drone missiles to become deadlier, get extended range with ramjet propulsion
A Virginia-based company is set to develop next-generation air-breathing propulsion for the U.S. Army. With...
Interesting Engineering - Robotics3 min readShield AI selects Seattle area to build X-BAT autonomous fighter jet, plans to add 4,000 jobs by early 2030s
Defense tech upstart Shield AI has selected the Puget Sound region as the manufacturing hub for X-BAT, bringing AI-piloted fighter production to the region and promising 4,000 jobs by the early 2030s. Read More
GeekWire8 min readVuzix introduces Shrike: Configurable 3,000-nit defense waveguide display for drones
Vuzix Corporation has introduced its Shrike display platform and begun shipping initial evaluation units to...
Interesting Engineering - Robotics3 min readBoeing to build US Navy’s new 6th-gen fighter jet to replace Super Hornet fleet
The Pentagon has awarded Boeing a $20 billion contract to build the U.S. Navy’s next-generation...
Interesting Engineering - Robotics3 min read1,500-mph F-16 gets drop-in one-box system to spot friend from foe in combat faster
BAE Systems has received U.S. certification for a new Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system...
Interesting Engineering - Robotics3 min read$21.2m program to build strongest 3D-woven carbon-carbon shields for hypersonic fleet
Albany Engineered Composites will spend the next 30 months developing a new manufacturing base for...
Interesting Engineering - Robotics3 min read‘This is how the war will end’: Iran’s currency hits new record low as it accuses the U.S. of looking to turn Iran ‘back into a colony’
The latest decline came just 27 days after the rial hit its previous record low of 2.2 million to the dollar on September 2.
Fortune AI4 min readNew US Navy 9,700-ton destroyer USS Ted Stevens arrives in Alaska for commissioning
The U.S. Navy’s newest guided-missile destroyer arrived in Alaska on September 27, setting the stage...
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