Northrop Grumman Corporation completed assembly of a full-size uncrewed underwater vehicle (UUV) prototype known as Manta Ray. A new class of UUV, it is an extra-large glider that will operate long-duration, long-range and payload-capable undersea missions without need for on-site human logistics. The Manta Ray can wait on the seabed to intercept nuclear submarines. DARPA’s …
The US Army has used lasers to take down hostile drones in the Middle East, Doug Bush, the Army’s head of acquisitions. It’s the first time the Defense Department has acknowledged that such weapons have been used in combat. The US is not the first country to use lasers in actual combat. Starting in 2020, …
The Israel Defense Force has announced the beginning of Offensive Ground Operations against the City of Rafah in Southern Gaza, with the Spokesman stating that IDF Troops are now “Striking and Operating” against Hamas Targets in Eastern Rafah. The IDF is currently conducting targeted strikes against Hamas terror targets in eastern Rafah in southern Gaza. …
The first ever Jetsuit races were held in Dubai about a month ago. Nextbigfuture has covered the Gravity Industry Jet suits for a few years. The jets and powerpack are attached to wearer with metal frames. They use five micro-gas turbines, two on each arm and one on the back. Their power is 1,050 bhp …
Dr. Charles Buhler and Exodus Technologies claims that systems with electrostatic pressure differences or electrostatic divergent fields gives systems with a center of mass with non-zero force component (aka generate movement). Buhler is NASA’s subject matter expert on electrostatics. They want to move to demo the system in orbit. These kinds of claims are controversial …
Israeli drones have hit western Iran. Explosions were heard in the city of Isfahan prompting commercial flights to divert from their routes. Explosions were heard near the Iranian city of Isfahan early Friday as Israel reportedly launched a heavily anticipated reprisal strike for an Iranian attack on Israel days earlier, defying international pressure to stand …
DARPA’s Air Combat Evolution (ACE) program had the first-ever in-air tests of AI algorithms autonomously flying a fighter jet against a human-piloted fighter jet in within-visual-range combat scenarios (aka dogfighting). The General Dynamics X-62 VISTA (“Variable Stability In-flight Simulator Test Aircraft”) is an experimental aircraft, derived from the F-16D Fighting Falcon, which was modified as …
The direct Iranian missile attack did not do direct damage to Israel. However, it has opened the door to direct military action between Iran and Israel. Iran and Israel are 620 miles apart. Iran is almost 2.4 times the land area of Texas. It is slightly larger than the state of Alaska. Iran’s dimensions are …
There is radar tracking all of the airplane, drone and missile activity over the middle east. This is related to airplanes, drones and missiles from Iran to Israel. There is also US and Israel military plane activity. Brian WangBrian Wang is a Futurist Thought Leader and a popular Science blogger with 1 million readers per …
Iran claims to have launched a wave of missiles against Israel and the above is a photo taken which shows a missile flying over Iraq to Israel. There are reports on Telegram and X of a plan by Iran’s QUD (foreign militia’s in Syria, Lebanon – Hezbollah) and Iraq to attack in waves. Brian WangBrian …
Iran has launched about ten or so hundreds of drones over Iraq towards Israel. They are drones with small propeller planes. There are now more missiles. These will likely get shotdown by Israel. However, is this the start something? It is weird and there is a lot of uncertainty. This is not an actual effective …