US Air Force Tests AI vs. Human Pilot
The US Air Force conducted the first simulated aerial battle between an AI-modified F-16 called the X-62A and a human pilot. The X-62A did...
New Manta Ray Underwater Drone for High-Endurance Missions
Northrop Grumman Corporation announced a new unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) prototype called the Manta Ray, which can reportedly carry out long-range, extended-duration, and large payload-capable underwater...
Solar-Electric VTOL Drone Can Fly For 3 Days
The US Navy is going to get KHA’s solar-powered K1000ULE drone, which will be used as part of their Small Unit Remote Scouting System....
Revolutionary Drone Engine Tested, Marking A Hypersonic Future
Venus Aerospace reports a successful test of its rotating detonation engine (RDE) on a small drone, promising hypersonic travel.
Rotating detonation engines are a promising...
Fighting Forest Fires with Drone Swarms
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Science are using multiple drone swarms to deal with forest fires, which are becoming increasingly common worldwide due...
Laser Weapons – The Military’s New High-Tech Toy
Nations around the world are rapidly developing high-energy laser weapons for military missions on land and sea, and in the air and space. Visions of swarms...
The Future of Urban Warfare is Machine Gun-Wielding Robot Dogs
A Chinese team of researchers released a study that claims robot dogs equipped with machine guns can rival human accuracy and marksmanship, which could...
The Navy’s New Lizard-Like Robots
The new tools of the US Navy are AI-powered lizard-like robots developed by Gecko Robotics.
The company explains that these wall climbing robots are used...
Historic Mission Launched to Monitor Space Junk
This historic mission to inspect and monitor a large piece of space junk was launched by Rocket Lab and Astroscale Japan atop an Electron...
AI-Based Hypersonic Missile Tracking System Software
The California-based company EpiSci was chosen by the US Space Development Agency to develop cutting-edge hypersonic missile detection software, leveraging the power of AI...
Ultrasound Sticker for Unintrusive Internal Organ Checkup
MIT has developed a new stamp-sized ultrasound sticker that can monitor internal organs for signs of disease (like organ failure) or the progression of...
BAE’s Mysterious Expendable Drone
BAE Systems has unveiled its latest autonomous collaborative platform (ACP) at the World Defense Show, designed to operate alongside future and current-generation combat aircraft.
According...
BAE Systems’ Drone-Killing Vehicle
BAE Systems successfully tested its anti-drone AMPV C-UAS system: an Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System prototype. The test assessed the detection, tracking, identification,...
‘Drone-in-a-box’ – New Drone-Truck Tag Team
A new partnership between Rheinmetall Canada and Elistair aims to provide military customers with an on-the-move ISR solution that will combine Elistair’s fully automated...
‘Evolution Eagle’ Military Spy Drone
The Evolution Eagle is a revolutionary covert drone that looks like a bird of prey.
Guard From Above is a Dutch company known for its...
The US Navy’s New Anti-Ship Hypersonic Missile
Raytheon is developing a new anti-ship, hypersonic missile for the US Navy’s F-18 aircraft.
This development is phase one of the US Navy's planned Hypersonic...
Drones Navigating and Avoiding Obstacles in Real-Time
Researchers from CMI have tested a new technology for drones that lets them smartly maneuver and travel while avoiding obstructions during flight. The team...
Boeing’s New ‘Orca’ Extra-Large Underwater Drone
Boeing has delivered its first "Orca" Extra Large Uncrewed Undersea Vehicle to the US Navy. The Orca is the first of a new class...
The US’s New Hypersonic Missile Tracking Satellites
L3Harris will provide the Space Development Agency (SDA) with 16 satellites to detect, monitor, and track hypersonic missiles aimed at the US and its...
Hiding in Plain Sight – New Material Disguises Missiles as Passenger...
Chinese scientists developed a new device called the “Golden Veil” that deceives air defense systems by disguising cruise missiles as large aircraft (like jetliners),...
Butterfly – the Massive New Electric Plane Joins the eVTOL Family
Dynamic demands of evolving personal mobility have seen the eVTOL industry flourish in recent years, with many different aviation startups competing to introduce their...
High-Power Microwave Antennae Against Aerial Threats
Raytheon is building a rigid, transportable, directed microwave energy aerial defense system for the US Navy and Air Force.
The system consists of two high-power...
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The Hypersonic Vehicle Built Almost Entirely by Printer
Developing vehicles that can travel at hypersonic speeds—Mach 5 and above—poses extreme engineering challenges. At such velocities, airframes are subjected to intense vibration, aerodynamic...
