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Raytheon is Building Two Ultra-High Power Directed Energy Weapons for the U.S. Navy and Air Force

Christopher Plain·January 22, 2024

Raytheon has been tasked to design, build, and test a pair of ultra-high powered directed energy weapons for the U.S. Navy and Air Force.

AI-Controlled Fighter Jet Takes Flight, Marking an Unprecedented Breakthrough in Autonomous Aviation

Tim McMillan·February 16, 2023

In a historic first, an AI-controlled fighter jet racked up more than 17 hours of flight time while autonomously executing advanced fighter maneuvers, including simulated aerial dogfights.

Air Force Designing Robotic Fleet to Service Satellites

Christopher Plain·January 19, 2022

Leading a consortium of researchers selected by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and the Air Force Office...

X-58A Valkyrie Drone Successfully Launches a Smaller Drone in Recent Test

Tim McMillan·April 6, 2021

The United States’ experimental stealthy unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie, successfully launched a smaller drone...

Air Force Research Labs

Raytheon is Building Two Ultra-High Power Directed Energy Weapons for the U.S. Navy and Air Force

AI-Controlled Fighter Jet Takes Flight, Marking an Unprecedented Breakthrough in Autonomous Aviation

Air Force Designing Robotic Fleet to Service Satellites

X-58A Valkyrie Drone Successfully Launches a Smaller Drone in Recent Test

“Drone Fever” Strikes Eastern U.S. as FBI Joins Investigations of Alleged Mystery UAVs

Drone Incursions Over New Jersey

A Former White House Official Discusses UAP and ‘Edge Science’

New Discoveries in the Deep Ocean?

Science Fiction is Fueling Our Development of the Metaverse and Virtual Reality

Spiritual Machines: Silicon Valley’s Quest for Immortality

Researchers Bust the Myth That Cannabis Users Are Lazy