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A drone became the difference between panic and precision in Story County, Iowa, after an elderly man fell into a ravine near the Greenbelt Trail south of Story City, as WHO13 reports. The man called 911 over the weekend, reporting that he had fallen, believed he had broken ribs, and could not stand. He was…
The U.S. Navy spent $150 million developing HELIOS, its shipboard laser defense system. Ukrainian engineers built one that fits in the trunk of a car for a few million dollars. That cost gap tells you everything about how this war is reshaping the defense industry. A new report from The Atlantic, published today by staff…
The US Army is reaching back to a very old tool to deal with a very new problem. Mossberg & Sons has confirmed a fresh Pentagon contract worth about $11.6 million for additional Mossberg 590A1 pump action shotguns, a weapon the US military has relied on since 1987. This time, however, the mission is not…
Discover how Luke Maximo Bell’s custom endurance drone flew for 3.5 hours. Learn the engineering secrets of semi-solid state batteries and 40-inch propellers.
Two weeks ago, we reported that Helsing and Stark Defence had beaten Rheinmetall for €600 million in German loitering munition contracts. That number was based on Bloomberg’s reporting. Now the Financial Times has obtained the actual procurement documents submitted to Germany’s budget committee, and the real numbers tell a very different story. The potential total…
In this video, we’re going to talk about whether you should purchase a selfie drone such as the DJI Neo 2, or if a more traditional action camera would better suit your needs. The reason I’m making this video is that I was asked a really good question the other day. Somebody emailed me asking…
Lockheed Martin has unveiled the Lamprey Multi Mission Autonomous Undersea Vehicle, or Lamprey MMAUV, and the message is clear, the deep ocean is no longer a passive space but an active, thinking battlespace. Designed to give the U.S. Navy and allied forces an edge in contested waters, Lamprey is a plug and play autonomous submersible…
Stay ahead of the curve with our breakdown of the Pentagon's $150M "Gauntlet" drone competition. Discover the 25 vendors selected for the Drone
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