Drone That Could Replace Army's RQ-7 Shadow Undergoes Testing at Yuma Textron's Aerosonde HQ, a catapult-launched and net-recovered unmanned aerial system, has been undergoing testing at Yuma.
'First of Many:' Air Force Leaders Watch Flying Car Demo The Hexa is an eVTOL platform that consists of an open cockpit seat surrounded by a honeycomb of small rotors.
Ground Collision Avoidance Tech May Have Saved Another Pilot's Life A cutting-edge technology that can help prevent aircraft from flying into the ground may have saved another pilot's life.
Army Destroys Cruise and Ballistic Missile Targets in 2nd Test of New Defense System It was the final live-fire exercise in a limited user test of the Army's Integrated Battle Command System.
New Cooling Suits Can Keep Airmen Comfortable on Hot Flight Lines The suits include a set of sub-components including compressors, condenser, evaporator and water pump in one small package.
DARPA Wants AI Program to Crunch Data for Commanders DARPA has issued a multi-year contract with Aptima Inc. and Arizona State University to develop a new generation of AI.
Army Researchers Dream New Self-Healing Material Will Lead to 'Terminator' Technology In early research, the first-of-its-kind, 3D-printable epoxy-based material can respond to stimuli.
Army Wants Air-Launched Drones to Do Recon for Futuristic Combat Helicopters The Army wants ideas from defense firms on air-launched drones that can recon enemy air defenses.
Marines Fly Big, New Surveillance Drone in Australia as They Test Unmanned Recon Missions A Marine RQ-21A Blackjack surveillance drone made its first flight Down Under this month.
Air Force's Secret X-37B Space Plane Just Scored a Big Win The Robert J. Collier Trophy has been given out annually for American achievement in aviation and space since 1911.
Federal Government Shutdown Grinds into a Second Week as Tempers Flare at the Capitol As the federal government shutdown enters a second week, there’s no discernible endgame in sight.
Trump Targets Blumenthal, Calling for Investigation into Senator's Vietnam Service Claims President Donald Trump is targeting U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal again after Connecticut’s senior U.S. senator grilled U.S...
At 50, He Survived Marine Boot Camp — Then Fought at Peleliu and Okinawa When 50-year-old Paul Douglas showed up at Marine Corps boot camp in 1942, the white-haired economics professor looked more...
Ukrainian Drones Attack Russian Cavalry Troops in Rare 21st-Century Encounter A short video circulating online this month appears to show a Russian mounted patrol being struck by a Ukrainian drone near...
When The Government Can Afford Everything Except The Essentials Every shutdown forces the government to decide what counts as “essential.” Air traffic controllers and TSA agents fall into...