4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (548+ words) The latest ARAV-B flight adds another successful mission to a target family designed to reproduce changing missile threats. Kratos has flown its ARAV-B ballistic missile target during a multinational missile defense exercise around Hawaii. The target launched August 6 from the…...

5+ day, 5+ 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....

6+ day, 11+ 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…...

1+ week, 11+ hour ago   (495+ words) With new agreement, Thales will leverage its long-standing partnership with a China neighbor and contribute its global expertise in 2.75-inch / 70-mm rockets and launchers....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (201+ words) Interesting Engineering USS Boxer Was a Maintenance Nightmare. $250M Spent. Why Fix It Again? USS Boxer suffered repeated breakdowns, including a failed rudder and major maintenance problems. Yet the Navy is investing $149.8 million to modernize the 31-year-old amphibious assault ship. USS…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (523+ words) John Hopkins APL researchers have found a way to dramatically speed up the way that carbon-carbon composites can be created. The new approach, the research team explains, could replace the current slow, labor-intensive process, ultimately slashing the cost of production....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (485+ words) The US Space Force has tapped Leonardo DRS to advance a new space sensor designed to detect, identify, track, and target fast-moving threats. The U.S. Space Force has selected Leonardo DRS to advance a new space-based sensing technology designed to detect,…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (157+ words) EPACS: F-35’s New Power System To Unlock Future Upgrades Interesting Engineering EPACS: F-35’s New Power System To Unlock Future Upgrades The F-35’s electronics are generating a growing heat problem. Collins Aerospace’s new EPACS system could provide the extra…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (534+ words) The U.S. Army is pushing for smaller, more capable thermal sensors that could power future drones. Teledyne FLIR OEM will help the U.S. Army develop smaller, cheaper, and more capable thermal imaging technology under a new modernization initiative. The company has joined…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (189+ words) A-10 Warthog, AC-130 & AH-1Z Viper: America’s Deadliest CAS Platforms Interesting Engineering A-10 Warthog, AC-130 & AH-1Z Viper: America’s Deadliest CAS Platforms A-10, AC-130J and AH-1Z: three radically different machines built for close air support. One brings a cannon, one brings a howitzer,…...