DARPA greenlights Bell's rotor-folding X-plane

Bell’s revolutionary X-plane rotorcraft has received the green light to progress to the building and testing of a demonstrator aircraft.…

Laser tool cleans vintage aircraft in days, not months

Literally shining a new light on aircraft maintenance, the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is using a new laser tool…

DARPA axes giant Liberty Lifter Wing-In-Ground effect seaplane

If you’ve been hoping for a long-range, low-cost, heavy-lift seaplane using Wing-In-Ground effect (WIG), you’ll have to be patient because…

Robot coyotes protect US military airfields with adorable cyber-ferocity

Why settle for a robot when you can have a robot coyote? That seems to be the thinking of the…

DARPA fast tracks flight tests for new military drones

In an effort to supercharge the development of military drones, DARPA will this year fast track flight testing of five…

USAF taps Oklo for military's first nuclear micro-reactor in Alaska

In a major milestone for modular nuclear power on the way to the mainstream, the US Department of the Air…

US Navy sub recovers underwater drone through torpedo tube for first time

The US Navy has tidied up after itself by, for the first time, launching and recovering a Yellow Moray Unmanned…

DARPA sets new records for sending power wirelessly

Looking forward to a future where laser beams replace power lines, DAPRA’s Persistent Optical Wireless Energy Relay (POWER) program has…

US Air Force's new stealth nuclear cruise missile breaks cover

America’s latest nuclear-armed delivery platform breaks cover as the US Air Force releases a rendering of its cutting-edge AGM-181A Long-Range…

Watch: Navy tests undersea robots to protect vital cables and pipelines

The Royal Navy is testing how to use robots to seek out and detonate mines and other threats found near…