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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Lockheed Martin and Boeing debut Defiant X advanced assault helicopter
Lockheed Martin and Boeing have taken the wraps off their coaxial-rotor Defiant X advanced military helicopter being developed for the US Army's Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft competition to replace the Black Hawk. -
DARPA program seeks night-vision goggles as light and compact as glasses
DARPA is starting a program to develop a new multispectral Enhanced Night Vision (ENVision) system for the military that replaces today's heavy night-vision goggles with ones that are as light and compact as a pair of eyeglasses. -
Milirem's Type-X robotic armored combat vehicle begins ground testing
Milirem Robotics has rolled out its Type-X Robotic Combat Vehicle for its first mobility tests. Unveiled in 2020, it's a medium-weight autonomous armored platform, designed to provide reconnaissance and fire support for mechanized units and convoys. -
British Army trialing "heavy-duty" Bug nano drone
Drone company UAVTEK has collaborated with BAE Systems to deliver 30 prototypes of the Bug nano-drone to the British Army for field evaluations. Weighing just 196 g, the Bug is designed to operate in winds of up to 80 km/h. -
F/A-18 Super Hornet makes first launch from a "ski-jump" ramp
Boeing's F/A-18 Super Hornet has made its first launch from a "ski jump" ramp. No, it's not a dare or some weird new winter sport but a demonstration to show the Indian Navy that the fighter jet can safely operate from its aircraft carriers. -
Loyal Wingman combat drone completes first high-speed taxi tests
Boeing's Loyal Wingman jet-propelled combat drone has been put through its first high-speed taxi test in preparation for its maiden flight next year. -
Aerojet Rocketdyne hypersonic scramjet engine sets new thrust record
Aerojet Rocketdyne and the US Air Force Research Laboratory have achieved a new record thrust output from a scramjet engine, generating 13,000 lb of thrust with over an hour of combustion under various hypersonic conditions. -
Artificial intelligence co-pilots military jet for the first time
A US Air Force U-2 Dragon Lady high-altitude reconnaissance jet has become the first military aircraft to have an artificial intelligence algorithm called ARTUµ serve as the co-pilot, providing assistance during the flight. -
LiquidPiston's "inside-out" rotary X-Engine wins Army research contract
A fresh and extremely powerful take on the rotary engine. Connecticut company LiquidPiston is developing a portable generator for the US Army using its X-Engine, which promises as much power as the Army's current gen-set at one-fifth the size. -
DARPA's X-61A Gremlin drone misses airborne retrieval by inches
DARPA says that air-recovery of three X-61A Gremlins missed success by just inches during recent tests. Nine attempts to capture the combat drones as they flew behind a C-130 transport plane failed, and they had to parachute to earth. -
Macron says France's next aircraft carrier will be nuclear-powered
President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France will replace the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle with a nuclear-powered carrier in 2038. Once completed, the carrier will displace 75,000 tonnes, have a length of 980 ft and carry a crew of 2,000. -
Tests of solid fuel ramjet engine to extend artillery range over 100 km
Northrop Grumman has carried out successful ground tests of a Solid Fuel RamJet (SFRJ) tactical engine that the company is developing for the US Army to boost the effective range of a 155 mm artillery shell to over 62 miles.
