22+ hour, 15+ min ago   (175+ words) Interesting Engineering Russia Just Unveiled a Pantsir Built to Kill Drone Swarms. It Carries 48 Missiles. Russia’s new Pantsir-SMD-E is built around one problem: drone swarms. With a much larger interceptor load, it aims to keep air defenses fighting longer against…...

23+ hour, 3+ min ago   (945+ words) The US still flies a supersonic trainer, an electronic-warfare jet, and even an aircraft designed to play the enemy. Supersonic flight is often associated with experimental aircraft, futuristic fighters, and Cold War-era icons. Yet the US still operates a surprisingly…...

1+ day, 35+ min ago   (439+ words) With China dominating much of the global rare earth supply chain, projects such as Itarantim are attracting attention as alternative sources of critical magnet materials. Rare earths are increasingly becoming a supply-chain issue rather than simply a mining story, particularly…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (429+ words) Latest mages show that China’s “WZ-X” drone has what appear to be stealth features, hinting at a role spying deep inside defended airspace. New images are circulating that appear to show China’s latest American B-2 “Spirit” looking stealth drone, the…...

3+ day, 22+ 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, 23+ hour ago   (191+ words) Interesting Engineering Did Iran Recover America’s 30,000-Pound Bunker Buster? Iran recovered an undetonated U.S. bomb in Yazd and claims another advanced weapon may have been recovered for study. Here’s what reverse-engineering either weapon could reveal. Iranian officials say an undetonated…...

5+ day, 48+ min 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, 27+ min ago   (705+ words) Engines, parachutes and wings guide vehicles through their final descent. Most rocket launches are watched on the way up. Engines ignite, the vehicle climbs through the atmosphere, and its stages separate as it heads toward space. But for reusable rockets…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (189+ words) Interesting Engineering Inside the U.S. Navy’s 25,000-Ton Amphibious Warship That Carries an Entire Assault Force The U.S. Navy’s San Antonio-class LPDs are 25,000-ton amphibious warships built to deliver Marines, vehicles, landing craft and helicopters from sea to shore without relying on…...

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (381+ words) Harry Beck’s iconic 1930s London Underground map, where complicated information is communicated visually and effectively was used as a model by nuclear energy researchers. Nuclear energy is poised to make a major comeback as the world looks for cleaner ways to…...