23+ hour, 49+ min 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…...

22+ hour, 1+ min ago   (551+ words) The expansion is being done to meet growing demand for complex engine parts and to support defense programs. GKN Aerospace has started a $16 million expansion of its North Charlestown, New Hampshire, facility as rising demand drives the company to increase…...

23+ hour, 30+ min ago   (175+ words) Interesting Engineering Russia Just Unveiled a Pantsir Built to Kill Drone Swarms. It Carries 48 Missiles. Russia’s new Pantsir-SMD-E is built around one problem: drone swarms. With a much larger interceptor load, it aims to keep air defenses fighting longer against…...

1+ day, 18+ min ago   (945+ words) The US still flies a supersonic trainer, an electronic-warfare jet, and even an aircraft designed to play the enemy. Supersonic flight is often associated with experimental aircraft, futuristic fighters, and Cold War-era icons. Yet the US still operates a surprisingly…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (196+ words) Interesting Engineering Japan’s Frigate Could Win the U.S. Navy Contract. But There Is a Big Problem The U.S. Navy wants foreign frigates, including Japan’s upgraded Mogami. But Japanese shipbuilders face a difficult question: build for America, or invest heavily in…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (486+ words) American Rheinmetall, the US arm of German defense company Rheinmetall, has secured a $7.28 million contract to supply autonomous ground vehicles to the US Marine Corps. The company will manufacture and deliver 12 Mission Master SP Autonomous Unmanned Ground Vehicles (A-UGVs), five…...

2+ day, 2+ 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…...

3+ day, 11+ min ago   (371+ words) The underwater vehicle was captured near the Strait of Hormuz by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. Iran has claimed that it captured an American underwater drone, according to reports The underwater vehicle was captured near the Strait of Hormuz by…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (434+ words) The new partnership aims to adapt powerful pulsed lasers designed for fusion energy into potential military defense systems. RTX Ventures has invested in laser fusion company Xcimer Energy to develop pulsed-laser technology for potential use in US military directed-energy systems....

4+ day, 1+ min ago   (262+ words) The U.S. Army is investing $472 million to modernize the CH-47 Chinook, upgrading its avionics and digital systems as the 1960s-era helicopter heads toward the 2040s. The CH-47 Chinook first flew in 1961 and entered U.S. Army service in 1962. More than six decades later, the…...