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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Australia to receive new design nuclear submarine under AUKUS treaty
March 13, 2023The US, UK, and Australian governments have outlined a plan to provide the Royal Australian Navy with nuclear-powered attack submarines, which includes the development of a new AUKUS-class submarine that will include American and British technology. -
US Air Force releases new images of B-21 Raider nuclear-armed bomber
March 11, 2023In a teaser ahead of its first flight later this year, the US Air Force has released two new images of its B-21 Raider nuclear stealth bomber that provide new insights into the highly-classified US$692-million aircraft's design and capabilities. -
MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter to guard US nuclear missile silos
March 08, 2023The US Air Force has awarded Boeing a US$285-million contract to build the first 13 MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters to replace the venerable Bell UH-1N Huey multi-role helicopter fleet that guards America's land-based nuclear ballistic missiles. -
Northrop Grumman test fires first stage of Sentinel nuclear missile
March 07, 2023Northrop Grumman has successfully completed the first full-scale static test fire of the first-stage solid-rocket motor for the LGM-35A Sentinel that will replace the US Air Force's Minuteman III nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missiles. -
US Army tests air bags to protect cargo in parachute drops
March 04, 2023At the Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona, the US Army is testing a new reusable parachute cargo-drop system that is 25% faster to rig and 40% faster to remove after landing, to allow soldiers to quickly leave the drop zone and get out of danger. -
US Air Force buys E-7 spy plane to replace aging E-3 Sentry fleet
March 02, 2023The US Air Force has awarded Boeing a US$1.2-billion contract to develop new variants of the company's E-7 Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft to replace America's Cold War fleet of 31 E-3 Sentry AWACS early warning aircraft. -
Rolls-Royce begins testing of last engines for the US B-52 fleet
March 01, 2023At NASA's Stennis Space Center in Mississippi, Rolls-Royce has begun testing of the F130 jet dual-engine pods that will power the US Air Force's B-52H Stratofortress heavy bomber fleet for the remainder of its service life into the 2050s. -
BAE unveils low-cost, high-volume precision guided missile kits
February 27, 2023Along with its new X-winged VTOL military drone, BAE Systems has announced a new "Razer" system designed to take standard non-guided munitions and convert them into precision guided missiles, at low cost, and delivered through local manufacturing. -
Lessons to be learned as Ukraine war shifts defense priorities
February 26, 2023Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the fighting for the past year has not only overturned our preconceptions, it's given a powerful kick to innovation in military and civilian spheres. New Atlas looks at how the war is set to affect technology for decades. -
US Marines to get Northrop Grumman NGHTS four-in-one targeting device
February 25, 2023The US Marine Corps has decided to purchase Northrop Grumman's all-in-one Next Generation Handheld Targeting System (NGHTS) that packs a suite of day/night targeting sensors in a 10-lb (4.5-kg) package and can operate in GPS-denied areas. -
US Zumwalt destroyers first to get hypersonic missiles under new deal
February 19, 2023Lockheed Martin has secured a contract worth a potential US$2 billion to install Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) hypersonic missile launchers on the US Navy's three Zumwalt-class destroyers by the middle of the decade. -
BAE System's robotic boat gets world-first Lloyd's certificate
February 16, 2023BAE Systems Autonomous Pacific 24 (AP24) Rigid Inflatable Boat (RIB) has taken a major step from development to deployment, the robotic naval vessel being awarded Lloyd's Register Unmanned Marine Systems Certification for its design and construction. -
AI takes control of tactical aircraft for over 17 hours in world first
February 13, 2023A Lockheed Martin fighter jet trainer called the VISTA X-62A has become the first tactical aircraft to be controlled by artificial intelligence, taking to the air for over 17 hours during a test flight from Edwards Air Force Base in California. -
US Air Force looks into flying robotic multi-engine jet transports
February 11, 2023With an eye to taking autonomous flight to the next level, the US Air Force has awarded a contract to study how to turn multi-engine transport jets into robotic aircraft that can handle all aspects of a flight by themselves, from taxi to landing. -
Largest ever submarine heads for Russian scrapyard
February 07, 2023A Cold War story has comes to an end as the largest ever submarine is put out to pasture. According to TASS, the Dmitry Donskoy, the first of the gigantic Typhoon submarines and the last still in service, has been officially decommissioned.
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