1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (212+ words) Interesting Engineering America’s New 9,700-Ton Destroyer Is Watching the Arctic With SPY-6 Radar USS Ted Stevens is America’s newest Flight III destroyer, combining the AN/SPY-6 radar with upgraded power and cooling systems as the U.S. Navy increasingly focuses…...

2+ day, 4+ hour 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…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (231+ words) The F-16 is getting Viper Shield, a digital electronic warfare system designed to detect and counter electromagnetic threats, with 233 systems ordered by eight allied nations. The F-16 has been flying for decades, but the threats it faces today are far more advanced…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (509+ words) The technology powers a Navy jammer targeting enemy defense networks. Marotta Controls, a US aerospace and defense contractor, will be supplying technology for two subsystems on the US Navy’s Next Generation Jammer–Low Band (NGJ-LB) program. The NGJ-LB is an…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (168+ words) Interesting Engineering US Army Orders $51M Switchblade 600 Drone for Long-Range Strikes The U.S. Army is buying another $51 million in Switchblade 600 loitering munitions, including Block 2 with improved autonomy, navigation and resilience for contested battlefields. The U.S. Army is expanding its loitering-munition arsenal with a…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (388+ words) The Virginia facility has laid groundwork for nationwide hydrogen drone production. Hydrogen-powered drone manufacturing is expanding across the United States as Heven AeroTech opens a 56,000-square-foot production facility in Winchester, Virginia, establishing its first East Coast site and launching a…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (204+ words) The partnership could be significant for industries where components must operate under extreme temperatures, radiation, or mechanical loads. For advanced nuclear systems, the implications extend beyond component design. The partners say additive manufacturing could contribute to domestic manufacturing capacity and…...

2+ week, 2+ day 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…...

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…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (410+ words) The lineup is led by the gas-powered GX10-F100, an unmanned helicopter capable of remaining airborne for more than 150 minutes. According to Iveda, that is up to five times longer than the endurance offered by traditional battery-powered quadcopters. The GX10-F100 measures 72 inches(6 feet)…...