3+ hour, 51+ min 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…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (271+ words) USS Idaho (SSN-799) is the U.S. Navy’s newest Virginia-class attack submarine and eighth Block IV boat, bringing advanced stealth, surveillance and multi-mission capabilities to the fleet. The U.S. Navy has just added its newest Virginia-class attack submarine to the fleet. USS…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (548+ words) The latest ARAV-B flight adds another successful mission to a target family designed to reproduce changing missile threats. Kratos has flown its ARAV-B ballistic missile target during a multinational missile defense exercise around Hawaii. The target launched August 6 from the…...

4+ day, 2+ min ago   (229+ words) The new technology is being leveraged to overcome obstacles and facilitate the safe passage of follow-on forces. “A breaching mission can be executed most effectively with truly autonomous vehicles,” said Byron Boots, co-founder and chief executive officer of Overland AI....

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (189+ words) Interesting Engineering The Abrams Has a Problem: So Army Is Redesigning To Make It Smaller, Smarter & Lighter The M1A2 Abrams is evolving. The U.S. Army’s M1E3 program aims to deliver a lighter, more efficient and adaptable Abrams for future battlefields while retaining its…...

5+ day, 5+ hour ago   (182+ words) Interesting Engineering The Navy Just Learned How to Refuel Robot Ships Without Bringing Them Home The Navy successfully refueled a T38 Devil Ray at sea using a robotic capture system, potentially allowing unmanned vessels to stay deployed longer without returning to…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (495+ words) With new agreement, Thales will leverage its long-standing partnership with a China neighbor and contribute its global expertise in 2.75-inch / 70-mm rockets and launchers....

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (201+ words) Interesting Engineering USS Boxer Was a Maintenance Nightmare. $250M Spent. Why Fix It Again? USS Boxer suffered repeated breakdowns, including a failed rudder and major maintenance problems. Yet the Navy is investing $149.8 million to modernize the 31-year-old amphibious assault ship. USS…...

1+ week, 1+ hour ago   (523+ words) John Hopkins APL researchers have found a way to dramatically speed up the way that carbon-carbon composites can be created. The new approach, the research team explains, could replace the current slow, labor-intensive process, ultimately slashing the cost of production....

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (257+ words) There is a company in Austin, Texas flying cargo aircraft with no pilot on board and nobody on the ground holding a joystick either. It is called Skyways, started in 2017 by a former Google engineer named Charles Acknin. The aircraft…...