Military
The military has been a key driver of technology throughout history and the 21st century is no exception. Drones, GPS and the internet itself are just some of the transformative technologies originally developed for the military that have found commercial applications, and the list continues to grow.
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Supersonic combat drones to help train future US Air Force pilots
Exosonic has been awarded a contract by the US Air Force to develop a low-boom supersonic drone that will be used to provide combat training for pilots as well as demonstrate cutting-edge supersonic aircraft technology. -
Bell demonstrates field supply drops with autonomous APT drone
Bell has demonstrated how its electric-powered, Autonomous Pod Transport (APT) quadcopter drone can carry out supply drops for soldiers in rough country or on the battlefield, without the need for parachutes. -
Robot dogs don't look as cute with night-vision sniper rifles on board
You've seen Spot run. You've seen Spot jump. You've seen Spot do cute little booty-shaking dance routines. Now, see Spot fire lethal weapons. Sword Defense Systems has presented a precision rifle for robot dogs, capable of nailing targets 1.2 km away. -
BAE Systems revamps standard rockets to take out drones
BAE Systems has brought down drones using standard rockets equipped with its Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System and an advanced proximity fuse – an approach the company says costs much less than conventional drone countermeasures. -
HMS Prince of Wales launches Banshee drones in fighter attack drill
The Royal Navy's latest supercarrier, HMS Prince of Wales, has launched jet-propelled drones from its flight deck for the first time as an experiment to see if autonomous aircraft can replace crewed fighters in simulated in-coming attack exercises. -
"History-making" test flight of scramjet-powered hypersonic missile
Raytheon Missiles & Defense and Northrop Grumman successfully flew an air-breathing hypersonic missile. Part of a program for DARPA and the US Air Force, the HAWC prototype promises hypersonic missiles that can fly farther and at lower altitudes. -
Rolls-Royce to re-engine entire US B-52 bomber fleet
Rolls-Royce North America has been tapped to build the replacement jet engines for the venerable Cold War-era B-52 Stratofortress nuclear heavy bomber, with the company's F-130 turbofan engine to power the giant aircraft for the next three decades. -
Construction begins on the Royal Navy's first Type 31 frigate
A major shipbuilding program for the Royal Navy is now underway, with the first steel being cut for HMS Venturer, the lead ship of the Type 31 Inspiration class frigates, which will replace the navy's aging Type 23 frigates. -
US confirms five B-21 Raider nuclear bombers are under construction
The Secretary of the US Air Force, Frank Kendall, has officially confirmed that five prototypes of the B-21 Raider strategic heavy bomber are under construction by Northrop Grumman at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. -
UK awards contracts to field test laser weapons on sea and land
The British Ministry of Defence has given three four-year contracts worth £72.5 million to consortia led by Thales and Raytheon UK to develop laser and radio frequency demonstrator weapons to be mounted on Royal Navy ships and British Army vehicles. -
Commercial airliner modified to be flying lab for 6th-gen Tempest fighter
Aerospace company Leonardo and aviation services company 2Excel are modifying a commercial Boeing 757 to act as a flying laboratory to test technology for the 6th-generation Tempest fighter jet currently being developed. -
Australia to build nuclear-powered submarines with US and UK tech
The United States, Britain, and Australia have announced a new defense cooperation agreement called the "AUKUS" alliance, which will include helping Australia build its own fleet of nuclear-powered submarines armed with conventional weapons.
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