Science&Tech

Over the Memorial Day weekend, The Telegraph posted an interesting article about how the U.S. military was working to protect its new aid pier in Gaza—not from conventional forces, but from drones. According to the…

China isn’t just trying to intimidate Taiwan militarily, it’s also working harder than ever before to make Taiwan’s leadership appear corrupt, public institutions look fragile, and the military seem weak in order to undermine public…

In speech after speech, Army leaders have made it clear that they want more drones in more units. “We're going to see robotics inside the formation, on the ground and in the air,” Army Chief of Staff Randy George told Defense One in…

The BELL SPRINT X-Plane concept The company also unveiled new concept art for the aircraft, displaying large vertical tilt rotors not dissimilar to the V-22 Osprey. Bell described its speed as more than 400 knots.On May 20, Aurora Flight…

TAMPA, Florida—Several of the nation’s top practitioners in psychological operations, including key officials with the Departments of Defense and State, gathered in a small room at the Tampa Convention Center earlier this month for a panel…

The Pentagon’s flagship program to quickly produce large numbers of low-cost, highly autonomous drones is “producing real results,” Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said in a statement Thursday, noting that “the delivery of…

The National Reconnaissance Office launched an undisclosed number of next-generation spy satellites into orbit today. The mission, called NROL-146, was launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in…

The Navy will increase funding for directed energy solutions, like lasers, to reduce the cost of intercepting enemy missiles, service secretary Carlos Del Toro said Thursday—a month after he told lawmakers that shooting down drones and…

The U.S. military is “still falling behind” its potential adversaries in electronic warfare, one former three-star special operator said last week at SOF Week conference in Tampa, Florida—and he wasn’t the only one.“The gap between where…

The Air Force will permanently lose one of its 20 B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, after the service decided it’s too costly to fix the damage from a 2022 accident. “The B-2 is being divested in 2025 due to a ground accident/damage…