3+ day, 5+ 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…...

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....

4+ day, 19+ 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…...

5+ day, 20+ 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....

6+ day, 15+ hour 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…...

6+ day, 16+ hour 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....

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (257+ words) There is a company in Austin, Texas flying cargo aircraft with no pilot on board and nobody on the ground holding a joystick either. It is called Skyways, started in 2017 by a former Google engineer named Charles Acknin. The aircraft…...

1+ week, 3+ 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,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (199+ words) Interesting Engineering $25B Gone In Hours: The Shocking Math Behind America’s Tomahawk Problem The U.S. fired 400+ Tomahawks in 72 hours, exposing a major weapons-production gap. Now America is spending $22.9 billion to rebuild its missile arsenal and expand production. The U.S. fired more…...

2+ week, 15+ hour ago   (620+ words) Mara’s Spike uses AI-guided 8.8-ounce (250-gram) interceptors to cheaply defend troops and infrastructure from FPV drone swarms. San Francisco-based Mara has secured $7 million in funding to help flesh out its proprietary counter-drone system called “Spike.” Specifically designed to counter drone…...