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BAE's autonomous patrol boat packs 12.7-mm heat and offers 10-day mission range

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BAE Systems has completed another series of tests on its Pacific 950 autonomous patrol boat

Targeted at anti-piracy, border control, intelligence gathering and maritime security missions, the Pacific 950 is an autonomous boat that can operate alone for up to 10 days, or cover 300 nautical miles (556 km) at pursuit speed. Its built-in stabilized 12.7-mm weapons system, however, is human-operated.

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Curtiss goes for Harley's jugular with new electric Psyche – and a prospectus.

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The US$30k Psyche is a direct shot at Harley's Livewire

Curtiss has revealed yet another design concept – this time for its most affordable bike yet, Psyche, “The Lover.” It’s designed to go at Harley-Davidson’s jugular, as the company calls for small-time investors to get behind its play for world domination in the premium electric motorcycle segment.

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Shea Nyquist's electric land speed motorcycle does 80 mph on 10 percent throttle in testing

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Shea Nyquist's home-made land speed bike has completed dodgy road testing and is ready to get ...

Time for a quick update on Shea Nyquist’s quest to break the land speed record in a fully electric streamliner. The bike is up and running, albeit without any fairing panels on it yet, and Nyquist has been doing some “kind of illegal” but successful testing on quiet backroads near his home.

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MV Agusta partners with China's Loncin to build small-capacity motorcycles

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MV Agusta CEO Timur Sardarov (L) and Loncin president Yong Gao (R) shaking on their new ...

The storied Italian brand of MV Agusta has signed a long-term strategic partnership with Loncin, one of China’s manufacturing powerhouses, which will result in a new four-model family of MV Agustas between 350-500cc, as well as some new Voge brand bikes around 800cc.

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Obscene mid-mounted V12 is the star of Ecurie Ecosse's magnificent XJ13 tribute

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If Ecosse Ecurie had come across the Jaguar XJ13 in 1966, and spent two years developing ...

Scottish race team Ecurie Ecosse has announced it’s building 25 street-legal supercars based on an interesting thought: what if they’d discovered the iconic V12 Jaguar XJ13 and developed it up into an endurance racer back in 1969, to take on the mighty Ford GT40?

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Triumph is indeed building a Moto2-derived 765 Daytona you can buy

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Triumph has confirmed it will indeed be resurrecting the Daytona name for a razor-sharp new sportsbike based on the 765cc engine now used to power the entire Moto2 class. The British company will be pulling out all the stops, calling it “the … Continue reading Triumph is indeed building a Moto2-derived 765 Daytona you can buy→

Jaguar XE SV Project 8 breaks its own record to own the Nordschliefe Nurburgring

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Jaguar’s most extreme performance car ever has just stamped its authority on the Nurburgring – again – beating its own record and belting out a time a whopping seven seconds faster than any other four-door production car has managed. All hail… Continue reading Jaguar XE SV Project 8 breaks its own record to own the Nordschliefe Nurburgring→

Ford Transit Custom campervan conversion combines sporty looks and luxury traveling

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Take one Ford Transit Custom, give it to a pair of Ford-approved vehicle modifiers, and you can make yourself a sporty-looking luxury camper like this thing, commissioned by obsessive Ford fanatic Steve North of the UK, for a total budget of … Continue reading Ford Transit Custom campervan conversion combines sporty looks and luxury traveling→

Argon Transform adds dual cameras, comms and a HUD to any motorcycle helmet

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A Singaporean company is launching a kit that makes any motorcycle helmet smart. The Argon Transform kit sticks onto your lid, and gives it a HUD, rear view camera, forward-facing action/dash cam, Bluetooth connectivity, an intercom and visua… Continue reading Argon Transform adds dual cameras, comms and a HUD to any motorcycle helmet→

Forcite launches its MK1 smart motorcycle helmet, with a unique LED visual communication strip

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Forcite has officially launched its MK1 smart motorcycle helmet, which forgoes the HUD in favor of an interesting LED light strip, as well as a HD, wide-angle camera, Bluetooth comms unit, VOIP intercom and a handlebar-mounted control unit…… Continue reading Forcite launches its MK1 smart motorcycle helmet, with a unique LED visual communication strip→