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DARPA's latest toy is a 20-foot, 12-ton tank that drives itself
theregister.com DARPA has been working on off-road autonomous vehicles for decades, and now it has a combat-scale unmanned tank to show. The Robotic Autonomy in Complex Environments with…
Here are the two companies creating drone wingmen for the US Air Force
defensenews.com The U.S. Air Force on Wednesday announced it selected Anduril and General Atomics to keep designing, building and testing its first batch of drone wingmen known as…
Anduril moves ahead in Pentagon program to develop unmanned fighter jets
techcrunch.com Anduril Industries has taken another step forward in its quest to become the next great American prime, this time by beating out major defense companies to develop and test…
Invest in These 3 Flying Car Stocks Set to Soar in 2025
investorplace.com These hot flying car stocks could take off heading into 2025 Flying cars are moving closer to reality, creating a potential trillion-dollar market for some of the world’s…
JPMorgan Chase Says Buy These 3 Stocks for Double-Digit Returns
investorplace.com Wall Street sees a lot of upside potential built into these three stocks Artificial intelligence ( ) may have been the name of the game for the past year or so, but it’s not…
The Pentagon is 'not really' worried about China's new H-20 stealth bomber, defense official says
businessinsider.com A pilot in a J-10 fighter jet of the Bayi Aerobatics Team of the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) salutes during the 2022 Changchun Air Show at Changchun…
2 navy helicopters were seen colliding in midair during a military parade rehearsal, killing 10 people
businessinsider.com Rescuers work to move bodies at the wreckage of a crashed helicopter in Lumut. Bomba Bahagian Korporat/Facebook Two helicopters in Malaysia crashed into each other in midair…
Elon Musk rejects Tucker Carlson’s viral alien conspiracy theory
thestreet.com SpaceX CEO Elon Musk just shot down Tucker Carlson’s conspiracy theory on aliens where he believes that extraterrestrials are “spiritual entities” that have taken residence…
FAA: Reentry vehicles must have a license before launch
theregister.com The US Federal Aviation Administration is updating its launch license requirements: if you're launching something designed for reentry, you'll need a license for that, too.…
European defence industry eyes Canadian technology
theglobeandmail.com In a meeting room in the front office of Paradigm Shift Technologies’s north Toronto factory, chief operating officer Eugene Yumshtyk opens a small case and pulls out two…
The aviation industry is looking for its own Tesla
aol.com While automakers — led by Tesla (TSLA) — have turned out entire fleets of EVs in recent years, aircraft manufacturers are much further away from electrifying the industry.…
F-16 video shows first-ever human vs. AI aerial dogfight
newsweek.com Aerial combat took place between a manned jet and an artificial intelligence-controlled modified F-16 in a groundbreaking test, the U.S. military has said. A heavily…
Microsoft unveils deepfake tech that's too good to release
theregister.com Microsoft this week demoed VASA–1, a framework for creating videos of people talking from a still image, audio sample, and text script, and claims – rightly – it's too…
China's latest supersonic spy drone looks a lot like the Lockheed D-21 that crashed there in 1971
businessinsider.com Lockheed engineers designed the D-21 spy drone in the 1960s for reconnaissance missions too dangerous for piloted aircraft. US Air Force Lockheed developed a spy drone in…
More than half of the US Air Force's B-2 stealth bombers just staged a mass fly-off
businessinsider.com B-2 Spirit stealth bombers assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing taxi on the runway at Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., April 15, 2024. U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class…
The US military is keeping it secret who won the real-world dogfight between a human pilot and an AI flying an F-16 fighter jet
businessinsider.com Footage from the real-world test of a dogfight between an AI-controlled fighter and a manned fighter. Giancarlo Casem/DARPA/USAF The US military won't say who won the…
Max Azzarello Praised 'Martyrs' Who Light Themselves on Fire Before Trump Trial
newsweek.com Maxwell Azzarello, the 37-year-old Florida man who lit himself on fire outside of the criminal trial for former President Donald Trump, praised "martyrs" and cited a former…
Air Force confirms first successful AI dogfight
aol.com The U.S. Air Force on Wednesday publicly confirmed the first successful dogfight between a fighter jet piloted by and a human-piloted aircraft. The was carried out as part…
US Air Force confirms first successful AI dogfight
theverge.com The US Air Force is putting AI in the pilot’s seat. In an update on Thursday, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) revealed that an AI-controlled jet…
The U.S. Needs to Rethink Its Whole Approach to Iran
newsweek.com Iran's attack on Israel was not a surprise, nor did it inflict significant damage. It was nonetheless a paradigm shift. This was the first long-distance, large-scale drone…
Build Your Fortune: 3 EPC Stocks Constructing Massive Gains
investorplace.com EPC firms are very well-positioned at this point In many ways, this is an excellent time for American engineering, procurement and construction ( ) stocks. EPC firms manage…
US firepower reaches 'historic' new location amid China tensions
newsweek.com In what it called a "historic first," the U.S. Army deployed a mid-range missile launcher in the Philippines as the allies continue to strengthen defense ties to counter…
America's F-35 stealth fighters are going to be flying less as costs soar, watchdog finds
businessinsider.com A US Air Force fighter aircraft F-35 performs aerobatic maneuvers on the second day of the Aero India 2023 at Yelahanka air base in Bengaluru, India, Tuesday on Feb. 14,…
US missile expert died from the bends in high-altitude test
newsweek.com A 33-year-old civilian missile specialist died of decompression sickness, also known as the bends, caused by a high-altitude test flight on a U.S. Air Force jet, a report…
US fighter jets, destroyers, and Patriot missiles shot down loads of Iranian weapons to shield Israel from an unprecedented attack
businessinsider.com The guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke. US Navy photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Scott Pittman Iran launched a barrage of munitions at Israel in an unprecedented attack…
Elon Musk Reacts To His 21-Year-Old Profile Calling Tesla CEO 'The Six Million Dollar Man:' 'Feels Like Aeons Ago'
benzinga.com Tesla Inc. CEO and SpaceX founder Elon Musk had a trip down memory lane, reacting to a 21-year-old profile that called him "The Six Million Dollar Man" when the tech…
The 3 Most Undervalued Flying Car Stocks to Buy in April 2024
investorplace.com The flying car industry is taking off to new heights. That backdrop forms this list of the most undervalued flying car stocks to buy. As the technology behind flying cars…
A bloodthirsty ISIS branch is 'on the upswing' after the US left Afghanistan in a lurch, a former top commander says
businessinsider.com An AH-64 Apache attack helicopter provides security from above while CH-47 Chinooks drop off supplies to US Soldiers at Bost Airfield, Afghanistan on June 10, 2017. US…
‘Captain America: Brave New World’ CinemaCon Footage Shows Anthony Mackie Saving Harrison Ford From White House Assassination Attempt
variety.com Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson steps into his own as the star-spangled Avenger in a first look at “Captain America: Brave New World” that Disney shared during its CinemaCon…
Take a look at the workhorse C-130 cargo plane that the US Air Force is reinventing to fight like a bomber
businessinsider.com The MC 130J Commando aircraft rolls onto the flight line during an arrival ceremony in Middletown, Pennsylvania. US Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Diana Snyder…
ChatGPT-3.5, Claude 3 kick pixelated butt in Street Fighter III tournament for LLMs
theregister.com Large language models (LLMs) can now be put to the test in the retro arcade video game Street Fighter III, and so far it seems some are better than others. The Street…