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Bell has demonstrated how its electric-powered, Autonomous Pod Transport (APT) quadcopter drone can carry out supply drops for soldiers in rough country or on the battlefield, without the need for parachutes or similar devices.Continue ReadingCategory:… Continue reading Bell demonstrates field supply drops with autonomous APT drone
Airbus’ high-endurance stratosphere drone, the Zephyr S, has set a new altitude record for an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) in its class, soaring to 76,100 ft (23,915 m) in the skies over Arizona during two flights totaling 36 days aloft.Continue Readin… Continue reading Zephyr S pseudo-satellite drone hits record altitude of 76,100 ft
BAE Systems has destroyed drones at the Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona using standard rockets equipped with the company’s Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) and an advanced proximity fuse – an approach the company says costs much less than … Continue reading BAE Systems revamps standard rockets to takes out drones
After ten years, Urwerk is retiring its flagship UR-110 watch collection with a one-off model featuring a titanium case with a Bakelite bezel. The UR-110 Bakelite will be auctioned in Geneva to benefit the Swiss Red Cross.Continue ReadingCategory: Wear… Continue reading One-off UR-100 Bakelite marks end of Urwerk’s flagship luxury watch line
Gulfstream Aerospace has rolled out its two latest business jets in a gala virtual presentation in Savannah, Georgia. Aimed at filling niches in the business jet market, the Gulfstream G800 is the longest-range aircraft to be built by the General Dynam… Continue reading Gulfstream unveils G400 and G800 business jets
The Royal Navy’s latest supercarrier, HMS Prince of Wales, has launched jet-propelled drones from its flight deck for the first time as an experiment to see if autonomous aircraft can replace crewed fighters in simulated in-coming attack exercises.Cont… Continue reading HMS Prince of Wales launches Banshee drones in fighter attack drill
With governments around the world recognizing the urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, nuclear energy looks like being an increasingly major player in the energy mix of the coming decades. But, for many people, what nuclear energy technology… Continue reading The new age of nuclear energy
All six of NASA’s active Mars missions will be on light duties for the next couple of weeks as radio communications become difficult due to the Earth and Mars being on opposite sides of the Sun.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTags: NASA, Mars, … Continue reading NASA Mars missions stand down as the Sun blocks communications
Raytheon Missiles & Defense and Northrop Grumman successfully test flew an air-breathing hypersonic missile on September 20, 2021. Part of a program for DARPA and the US Air Force, the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) prototype promises h… Continue reading “History-making” test flight of scramjet-powered hypersonic missile
Rolls-Royce North America has been tapped to supply the replacement jet engines for the venerable Cold War-era B-52 Stratofortress nuclear heavy bomber. Beating out GE Aviation and Pratt & Whitney, the company will provide its F-130 turbofan engine to … Continue reading Rolls-Royce to re-engine entire US B-52 bomber fleet