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Armed Forces author_name|Jon Fingas language|en-US Military & Defense Politics & Government provider_name|Engadget region|US site|engadget

SpaceX doesn’t want Ukraine to use Starlink to control military drones

Elon Musk’s SpaceX may be willing to provide Starlink service to Ukraine as it repelled the Russian invasion, but it’s not happy with every use of satellite internet technology. Chief Operating Officer Gwynne Shotwell tells the guests At the Federal Aviation Administration conference, SpaceX disputed the report that Starlink was used to control military drones. […]

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Airline Industry Armed Forces author_name|Mariella Moon Industrials language|en-US Military & Defense Politics & Government provider_name|Engadget region|US site|engadget

Pentagon unveils B-21 Raider aircraft with advanced stealth technology

The US army has announced The B-21 Raider is the first new stealth bomber in 30 years. Northrop Grumman, who developed the plane, first showed us the silhouette of the plane covered in a shroud in 2015. details still remain a mystery. But prior to the event, the company called it “the world’s first sixth-generation […]

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Armed Forces author_name|Kris Holt language|en-US Military & Defense Politics & Government provider_name|Engadget region|US site|engadget

GM will make an Ultium battery pack prototype for the US military

General Motors, through its GM Defense subsidiary, will build A battery pack prototype for the Department of Defense to test and analyze. The agency’s Defense Innovation Unit is looking for a scalable design that could be used in electric versions of tactical military vehicles. The battery pack will be based on the Ultium platform that […]

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Armed Forces author_name|Andrew Tarantola language|en-US Military & Defense Politics & Government provider_name|Engadget region|US site|engadget

Hitting the Books: New-fashioned oceanographers helped win WWII using marine science

Letal tides It tells the story of pioneer ocean explorer Mary Sears and her leading role in creating one of the most important intelligence-gathering operations of WWII. Rotting in academic obscurity and completely ignored by his male colleagues, Sears is selected for command by the godfather of climate change, Roger Revelle, and appointed head of […]