December 6, 2018 F-35C stealth fighter undertakes first operational tests at sea The Navy’s first-of-its-kind carrier-launched F-35C has been conducting aerial maneuvers, weapons integration, “cyclical” flight take-off missions and other war operations from the flight deck of a Nimitz-Class carrier recently, marking the first operational tests of the stealth fighter slated to deploy in 2021.
December 4, 2018 Air Force sets sights on high-tech laser weapons The Air Force will one day fire high-tech laser weapons from drones and fighter jets to destroy high-value targets, conduct precision strikes and incinerate enemy locations from the sky.
December 3, 2018 New Apple AirPods design expected in 2020, report says Well-known Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has some new predictions for what's next for Apple's AirPods wireless earphones, but there's not much to get excited about until 2020 if he's right.
November 30, 2018 Navy tests and refines new attack submarine 'stealth' technology The U.S. Navy is arming a new fleet of attack submarines with stealthy “quieting” systems, new weapons, next-gen sonar and additional advanced undersea warfare technologies to enable its future boats to execute massive land-attacks, perform “covert insertions” of forces and conduct reconnaissance missions undetected.
November 30, 2018 How America can get its slice of the $1 trillion space economy As the level of interest in space continues to grow, some analysts believe the space economy could be worth $1 trillion – and America stands to capture a significant portion of that.
November 29, 2018 Subterranean terror: Can tech defeat hidden underground threats? Nuclear weapon installations, cross-border smuggling tunnels, subway systems, cave networks ... just a few places that adversaries can pose an underground threat to security.
November 28, 2018 Air Force seeks hypersonic attack drones and stealthy deep strike drones for 2030 Hypersonic attack drones traveling at five times the speed of sound, new stealthy drones engineered for strike missions deep into heavily defended enemy territory and drones operated from the cockpit of 5th-generation fighters - are all part of a fast-emerging Air Force vision for the drones of the future, spanning all the way into the 2040s and beyond.
November 26, 2018 World's first genetically edited babies? International outrage ensues as Chinese scientist makes bold claim A Chinese researcher claims that he helped make the world's first genetically edited babies — twin girls born this month whose DNA he said he altered with a powerful new tool capable of rewriting the very blueprint of life. The claims have resulted in international outrage and the university where the researcher is working said the work "has seriously violated academic ethics and codes of conduct."
November 23, 2018 8 top gifts for '007-worthy' adventures Why travel ordinary, when you can travel extraordinary in a “007-style”?
November 23, 2018 Army’s future Stryker vehicles to launch attack drones and fire lasers The U.S. Army is massively revving up the offensive attack technology on its Stryker vehicles with vehicle-launched attack drones, laser weapons, bomb-deflecting structures and a more powerful 30mm cannon, service and industry developers said.