10+ hour, 43+ min ago   (486+ words) American Rheinmetall, the US arm of German defense company Rheinmetall, has secured a $7.28 million contract to supply autonomous ground vehicles to the US Marine Corps. The company will manufacture and deliver 12 Mission Master SP Autonomous Unmanned Ground Vehicles (A-UGVs), five…...

17+ hour, 40+ min ago   (429+ words) Latest mages show that China’s “WZ-X” drone has what appear to be stealth features, hinting at a role spying deep inside defended airspace. New images are circulating that appear to show China’s latest American B-2 “Spirit” looking stealth drone, the…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (371+ words) The underwater vehicle was captured near the Strait of Hormuz by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Iran has claimed that it captured an American underwater drone, according to reports The underwater vehicle was captured near the Strait of Hormuz by…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (434+ words) The new partnership aims to adapt powerful pulsed lasers designed for fusion energy into potential military defense systems. RTX Ventures has invested in laser fusion company Xcimer Energy to develop pulsed-laser technology for potential use in US military directed-energy systems....

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (262+ words) The U.S. Army is investing $472 million to modernize the CH-47 Chinook, upgrading its avionics and digital systems as the 1960s-era helicopter heads toward the 2040s. The CH-47 Chinook first flew in 1961 and entered U.S. Army service in 1962. More than six decades later, the…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (229+ words) The new technology is being leveraged to overcome obstacles and facilitate the safe passage of follow-on forces. “A breaching mission can be executed most effectively with truly autonomous vehicles,” said Byron Boots, co-founder and chief executive officer of Overland AI....

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (189+ words) Interesting Engineering The Abrams Has a Problem: So Army Is Redesigning To Make It Smaller, Smarter & Lighter The M1A2 Abrams is evolving. The U.S. Army’s M1E3 program aims to deliver a lighter, more efficient and adaptable Abrams for future battlefields while retaining its…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (203+ words) The aircraft belongs to New Zealand’s No. 3 Squadron. A Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) NH90 helicopter has just made aviation history after becoming the first aircraft of its type across the globe to cross 3,000 flight hours. The record-setting aircraft, designated…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (397+ words) The system warns pilots as Chinooks approach their flight limits. The U.S. Special Operations Command has awarded Boeing a $55.4 million contract to equip MH-47G Block II Chinook helicopters with an advanced flight-control augmentation system. It is designed to reduce pilot workload…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (182+ words) Interesting Engineering The Navy Just Learned How to Refuel Robot Ships Without Bringing Them Home The Navy successfully refueled a T38 Devil Ray at sea using a robotic capture system, potentially allowing unmanned vessels to stay deployed longer without returning to…...