Monthly Archives: November 2008
Introducing the Stealth Robocopter
This month, U.S. Special Forces Command is quietly taking delivery of a radical new drone: the Boeing A160T Hummingbird, which rewrites the rules for helicopters. Thanks to a remarkable piece of design, the Hummingbird can go further, longer, higher – … Continue reading
NASA Test Fires Next-Gen Ejector Seat
Welcome to the next generation of "ABORT!" NASA test-fired the latest ejector seat for the Space Shuttle replacement this week, sending flames shooting into the Utah sky. To get the crew away from the launch rocket in case of an … Continue reading
Soviet Space Shuttle Paranoia
Unlike Nasa, Soviet developers never had any grand illusions about replacing traditional rockets with a reusable space truck. Instead, the Soviet shuttle was conceived primarily as a "symmetrical response" to the perceived military threat from America's winged orbiters. Years after … Continue reading
Secret Rocket Balls for WMD Bunkers
The Pentagon has a new secret weapon to neutralize sites containing chemical or biological weapons: rocket balls. These are hollow spheres, made of rubberized rocket fuel; when ignited, they propel themselves around at random at high speed, bouncing off the … Continue reading
How BAE’s Jam Lab Develops Countermeasures Against Antiaircraft Missiles
The Civil War-era mill town of Nashua, N.H., is not, at first glance, the likely location of a clandestine struggle for the future of military air superiority. The city usually only gets national media attention during political primaries, with candidates … Continue reading
Radioactive legacy of ‘lost bomb’
The crash of a B-52 aircraft, armed with nuclear warheads, in north-west Greenland back in 1968 has left a lasting legacy, according to those involved in the clear-up and those who live in the region now. Full Article