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Boeing’s A160T Hummingbird UAV has successfully completed a simulated mission test proving the unmanned rotorcraft’s ability to resupply frontline troops in rough terrain. The demonstration saw the A160T carry 1,250-pound sling loads over two 150-naut

The problem with surveillance cameras is that they can see but they can't think, which means there always has to be a human on the other end making cognitive sense of what's right in front of the camera. But if we meshed machine vision with visual intelli

On the sunnier side, rare earths could power a future generation of clean tech All those hybrid and electric cars, wind turbines and similar clean tech innovations may count for nothing if the U.S. cannot secure a supply of rare earth minerals. Ditto for

The success paves the way for intracellular processors that could monitor and control on the cellular level Scientists have already created mini-cyborgs out of living cells and semiconductor materials, but now biological cells can also contain tiny silico

The challenge is packing the power of a chemical laser into an electric laser's smaller, more portable package Skyborne chemical lasers have successfully shown off their potential killing power, and so the Air Force has now turned toward putting a more co

One of the major problems with current cybersecurity measures is that while systems can detect the erratic behavior that heralds an incoming attack, there often isn't a whole lot those systems can do once the attack is underway short of pulling the server

The Air & Space magazine website offers articles, videos, photographs and more on aviation and flight. Experience the Smithsonians National Air and Space Museum online, and learn about great aerospace achievements and the future of flight.

The landmark Hangar One needs a giant new Teflon skin to replace its toxic siding, but funding is an issue Hangar One's behemoth structure once housed airships such as the doomed U.S.S. Macon, and is so large that clouds can supposedly form and rain insid

The concept of a personal jet is certainly a seductive one, but the reality has proved less thrilling. For years, aircraft manufacturers have struggled in vain to satisfy the market’s demand for a model that combines the efficiency, power, and reliabili

The Dragonfly DF1 is a helicopter that uses rockets attached to the tips of its blades to power it instead of a conventional fixed motor attached to the body. The rockets produce no pollution and are fueled by 70 percent hydrogen peroxide (H202) supplied

Scenes of a Marine unit flying the incredible, versatile Osprey.

Can the MV-22 pass muster in Afghanistan?

Despite moving at 18 miles per second, it still takes the Earth a year to make it around the Sun. For HM Cancri, an orbit takes a little bit less time: around five minutes. At that speed, HM Cancri is the fastest binary star pair ever discovered, with eac

Ben Cooper combines photography with rocket science Our sister publication Popular Photography has a great interview with Ben Cooper, whose photos of space shuttle launches are both beautiful and technically amazing. When Popular Photography first caug

And you can buy it for $13K soon, it seems If there were an award for best DIY hybrid hovercraft-airplane, Rudy Heeman would likely take home the prize. Heeman, who has been building hovercraft in his garage as a hobby for years, commandeered a few items

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