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The first Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle (AMPV) from BAE Systems is ready for delivery to the US Army. On August 31, 2020, the first of the vehicles that will replace the Army’s Vietnam War-era M113s rolled off of the production line.Continue ReadingCat… Continue reading First Advanced Multi-Purpose Vehicles set for delivery to US Army
Two variants of the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) being developed for DARPA and the US Air Force have completed their final captive carry flight tests and are now cleared for their first free-flight tests within the next year.Continue … Continue reading DARPA/US Air Force hypersonic air-breathing weapon ready for free flight
Aviation history was made off the coast of Norway recently as a Camcopter S-100 drone rotorcraft delivered a 3D-printed part to an oil rig after a 100-km (55-nm, 62-mi) flight over the North Sea, potentially opening up a path towards safer, cheaper and… Continue reading Camcopter S-100 helicopter drone makes world-first oil rig delivery
A new study by the Centre de Recherches Pétrographiques et Géochimiques (CRPG, CNRS/Université de Lorraine) in Nancy, France, suggests that Earth’s water may have come from stony meteorites present in the inner solar system rather than comets or ast… Continue reading Earth’s water may have come from meteorites closer to home
After only 162 years, the first complete dinosaur skeleton to be recovered has finally been properly reconstructed and studied. Found on the shore beneath Black Ven at Charmouth in west Dorset, the 193-million-year-old fossilized remains of a Scelidosa… Continue reading First complete dinosaur skeleton reconstructed 162 years after find
Scientists at Norway’s Stiftelsen for industriell og teknisk forskning (SINTEF) are working on ways to turn as much of a salmon as possible into useful products, including food supplements and fire retardants. By using new low-temperature processes, th… Continue reading New processes ensure not a gram of salmon goes to waste
DARPA has announced that its unmanned Gremlins X-61A air vehicle has completed a second round of aerial tests at the US Army’s Dugway Proving Ground in Utah. In late July 2020, the agency completed multiple air-vehicle ground and recovery tests as part… Continue reading DARPA’s Gremlins military drone completes key second test flight
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Toyota Motor Corporation have released the official nickname for their manned pressurized, long-range lunar rover that is powered by fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) technology. It’s been dubbed the Lu… Continue reading Japan’s manned lunar rover gets an official nickname
Ziiiro’s Jupiter wristwatch takes minimalism to a new level by eliminating not only the numerals and markers but also the hands, in favor of magnetically-driven beads. Available in four color schemes, the timepiece is named for its resemblance to the p… Continue reading Hands off: Jupiter wristwatch uses magnetically-driven beads instead
MB&F and Swiss clockmaker L’Epee 1839 have released their 13th collaboration in the form of the Trinity clock. A follow-on to the partner’s 2019 T-Rex, the Trinity is another futuristic, minimalist mechanical desk clock that mixes innovation and whimsy… Continue reading MB&F’s otherworldly Trinity clock takes a trip through time