August 23, 2018 New Air Force B-2 ‘earth penetrating’ nuclear weapon changes combat strategy The Air Force’s B-2 Stealth bomber has test-dropped an upgraded, multi-function B61-12 nuclear bomb which improves accuracy, integrates various attack options into a single bomb and changes the strategic landscape with regard to nuclear weapons mission possibilities.
August 23, 2018 Pence sets sights on Moon, Mars, in NASA speech Vice President Mike Pence highlighted the critical importance of the Moon to America’s space future in a speech at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston Thursday.
August 23, 2018 'Giraffes' join the Navy and hunt enemy threats ‘Giraffes’ are protecting U.S. Navy ships – and also a powerful new military base that can float anywhere in the world supporting special operations and other combat missions.
August 23, 2018 Submarine breakthrough: MIT develops wireless system to let subs communicate with planes Researchers at MIT have developed a system that helps solve a longstanding problem in wireless communication – how to send data directly from a submarine to a plane or drone.
August 21, 2018 Stratolaunch: World's largest plane set to take first flight Nearly a year after it first emerged, the Stratolaunch, the largest plane ever built, is getting ready for its first flight later this year.
August 20, 2018 Large-scale crypto mining operation launched in Lone Star State Blockchain technology company TMGcore says that it is utilizing liquid immersion technology to dramatically cut cooling and energy costs.
August 20, 2018 New Navy ship-defense missile destroys target with high tech 'active seeker' The U.S. Navy and numerous NATO partners are firing a new, high-tech ship defense weapon that can identify, track and attack maneuvering anti-ship missiles with an active seeker enabling the missile to change course in flight, service officials said.
August 17, 2018 Air Force to fly F-15s, F-22s and F-35s controlling attack drones from the air The Air Force and DARPA are now testing new hardware and software configured to enable 4th and 5th Generation aircraft to command drones from the cockpit in the air, bringing new levels of autonomy, more attack options and a host of new reconnaissance advantages to air warfare.
August 16, 2018 Electric-powered planes are taking off amid rising fuel costs Aviation pioneers are developing a new way to soar through skies using electric-powered planes as a way to battle rising jet fuel prices.
August 14, 2018 AI tool 'as good as experts' at detecting eye problems, scientists say A new machine-learning system is as good as the best human experts at detecting eye problems and referring patients for treatment, say scientists.