Artemis 1 lunar mission splashes down after record-breaking flight

NASA’s Artemis 1 lunar mission ended today in a splashdown of the uncrewed Orion capsule in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California at 9:40 am PST, after which it was recovered by the amphibious transport dock ship USS Portland.Continue Read… Continue reading Artemis 1 lunar mission splashes down after record-breaking flight

US Navy takes delivery of tactical Lockheed Martin laser weapon

The age of the ray gun is almost upon us after the US Navy took delivery of a near-operational high-energy tactical laser weapon called the High Energy Laser with Integrated Optical-dazzler and Surveillance (HELIOS) system from Lockheed Martin that can… Continue reading US Navy takes delivery of tactical Lockheed Martin laser weapon

Keel laid for US Navy’s next-generation nuclear missile submarine

The construction of America’s next-generation strategic nuclear missile submarine has formally begun as the keel was ceremonially laid for the future USS District of Columbia (SSBN 826) at Electric Boat’s facility in Quonset Point, Rhode Island.Continu… Continue reading Keel laid for US Navy’s next-generation nuclear missile submarine

US Navy wirelessly beams 1.6 kW of power a kilometer using microwaves

In what it describes as the most significant demonstration of its kind in half a century, the US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) beamed 1.6 kW of power over a kilometer (3,280 ft) using a microwave beam at the US Army Research Field in Maryland.Continu… Continue reading US Navy wirelessly beams 1.6 kW of power a kilometer using microwaves

US Navy shoots down drone using all-electric laser for the first time

The US Navy has shot down its first drone representing a subsonic cruise missile using an all-electric high-energy laser. At the US Army’s High Energy Laser Systems Test Facility at the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, the Lockheed Martin Layered… Continue reading US Navy shoots down drone using all-electric laser for the first time

U.S. government warns that sensitive data is being stolen from defence contractors

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Department of Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and National Security Agency (NSA) have joined forces to publish a joint warning that Russian hackers have targeted defe… Continue reading U.S. government warns that sensitive data is being stolen from defence contractors

US Navy conducts live-fire ground test of hypersonic missile motor

In a step closer to flight tests, the US Navy has conducted a successful live-fire ground test of the First Stage Solid Rocket Motor (SRM) that will be used in the American offensive hypersonic missile system. The October 28, 2021 test at Promontory, U… Continue reading US Navy conducts live-fire ground test of hypersonic missile motor

MQ-25 Stingray drone refuels F-35C mid-air for the first time

Boeing’s MQ-25 T1 Stingray drone has successfully aerially refueled a US Navy F-35C Lightning II fighter jet for the first time, demonstrating that the robotic aircraft can support the 5th generation fighter during carrier operations.Continue ReadingCa… Continue reading MQ-25 Stingray drone refuels F-35C mid-air for the first time

M2NS tech will use robotic arms to autonomously neutralize sea mines

It goes without saying that the neutralizing of underwater mines is a dangerous task – definitely one that you’d avoid sending a scuba diver to do, if at all possible. That’s why Pittsburgh-based RE2 Robotics is designing a robotic system to do the job… Continue reading M2NS tech will use robotic arms to autonomously neutralize sea mines