Interesting Engineering on MSN1h
US’ Paladin howitzer to shoot faster, deadlier with modern system upgrade
Leonardo DRS is set to upgrade the Paladin Electric Servo Amplifier (PESA) electric weapon control system for the M109A7 ...
Fuel-Free Tethers: The Bold New Weapon Against Space Junk
PERSEI Space, a startup supported by the European Space Agency and UC3M, is developing a breakthrough solution to tackle ...
Princeton University22h
Princeton SPIA’s Program on Science and Global Security celebrates 50 years of nuclear policy milestones
SGS co-founder Frank von Hippel returns to campus Tuesday for a 50th anniversary event and book discussion about his new ...
Defense One1d
How China is expanding its anti-satellite arsenal
The Space Force chief doesn’t like the “curves” of how China is progressing vs the U.S.—and says he doesn’t have the funding ...
The National Interest2d
Here are Some of the Weapons Israel Could Use in Its Iran Airstrike
Without U.S.-provided heavy bunker busters, notably the GBU-57 30,000-pound bomb, the effectiveness of Israeli airstrikes will remain in question. Still, the IAF has some systems that can do a ...
Nitrogen and argon plasma boosts performance of carbon-based supercapacitor electrodes
Scientists from Skoltech, the Institute of Nanotechnology of Microelectronics, RAS, and other research centers have refined ...
New Atlas2d
US Navy showcases hypersonic missile defense with Aegis system
In a major defense milestone, the US Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Pinckney (DDG-91) has successfully ...
10 Coolest Star Wars Blasters Ranked (Chewie’s Bowcaster Is #3)
Star Wars has always been at least partially a Western at heart, and like any good Western, the saga is littered with ...
The Aviationist9d
MDA, U.S. Navy Track Hypersonic Weapon with Aegis System in Ballistic Missile Defense Test
The FTX-40 test, or “Stellar Banshee,” served as a validation for modern hypersonic missile tracking satellites, upgraded ...
The U.S. Missile Launcher That Is Enraging China
The land-based Typhon system, capable of targeting key sites in mainland China, hands Trump an early test of his commitment ...
The Aviationist14d
EU Defense White Paper: €150b Loan Proposed to Fuel Defense Spending, Close Capability Gaps
A number of nations are now testing and in some cases fielding laser-based weaponry. Laser weapons are well suited to countering drone attacks as it removes the need to use up expensive ammunition ...