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The U.S. Has Produced Its First Plutonium Pit Since 1989. The Goal: Refurbishing All Its Nuclear Warheads

The U.S. Has Produced Its First Plutonium Pit Since 1989. The Goal: Refurbishing All Its Nuclear Warheads

Energy

The Department of Defense plans to use it in the Air Force’s Sentinel Intercontinental Ballistic Missile.

Two Fighter Jets in Alaska Have Brought Back an Old and Dangerous Practice From the Cold War: Headbutting

Two Fighter Jets in Alaska Have Brought Back an Old and Dangerous Practice From the Cold War: Headbutting

Magnet

“[It] was unsafe, unprofessional, and endangered all,” U.S. authorities say.

It Wasn’t a Pager Battery Issue but Rather a Dangerous German Explosive That Led to Israel’s Bloodiest ‘Cyber Attack’ in History

It Wasn’t a Pager Battery Issue but Rather a Dangerous German Explosive That Led to Israel’s Bloodiest ‘Cyber Attack’ in History

Security

This is how the Mossad intercepted thousands of pagers and was able to detonate them remotely.

Russia Has Been Camouflaging Some of Its Fighters and Bombers With Tires for Months. A U.S. Military Officer Believes She Knows Why

Russia Has Been Camouflaging Some of Its Fighters and Bombers With Tires for Months. A U.S. Military Officer Believes She Knows Why

Others

The tires don’t offer protection against munitions but are used to confuse detection systems.

Chinese Scientists Claim to Have Achieved a Technological Feat With Stainless Steel Once Thought Impossible. It Took a Lot of Imagination

Chinese Scientists Claim to Have Achieved a Technological Feat With Stainless Steel Once Thought Impossible. It Took a Lot of Imagination

Materials

The Asian country wants more advanced and, above all, cheaper hypersonic missiles.

‘It Can Destroy Anything:’ The U.S. Has Finally Completed the Upgrade of the AH-64 Apache Helicopter

‘It Can Destroy Anything:’ The U.S. Has Finally Completed the Upgrade of the AH-64 Apache Helicopter

Others

It’s a 6.8-ton aircraft capable of reaching speeds of over 170 mph.

America's Hypersonic Aircraft Has Been an Open Secret Since 2007. China Used the Intel to Get Ahead

America's Hypersonic Aircraft Has Been an Open Secret Since 2007. China Used the Intel to Get Ahead

Transport

The Lockheed SR-72 is the secret U.S. hypersonic aircraft that appeared in a movie and motivated China to reroute a radar.

AEVEX Aerospace Unveils Its Latest Vehicle: A Terrifying ‘Kamikaze’ Jet Ski That Crashes Into Enemy Ships and Explodes

AEVEX Aerospace Unveils Its Latest Vehicle: A Terrifying ‘Kamikaze’ Jet Ski That Crashes Into Enemy Ships and Explodes

Drones

Mako is an unmanned surface vehicle that can operate entirely on its own.

Russian Army Is Turning Armored Vehicles Into ‘Turtle Tanks’ to Protect Themselves From Ukrainian Drones

Russian Army Is Turning Armored Vehicles Into ‘Turtle Tanks’ to Protect Themselves From Ukrainian Drones

Drones

Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicles having been targeting Russian tank turrets.

The U.S. Army Has Spent Billions of Dollars on Laser Weapons. Now, It’s Officially Using Them in Battle

The U.S. Army Has Spent Billions of Dollars on Laser Weapons. Now, It’s Officially Using Them in Battle

Drones

The Department of Defense has also confirmed to have used such weaponry to take down enemy drones.

China Claims Its New Tech Can Detect the F-22 Raptor, the U.S. Army’s Invisible Plane

China Claims Its New Tech Can Detect the F-22 Raptor, the U.S. Army’s Invisible Plane

Aeronautics

Researchers at a university affiliated with the Chinese Air Force have developed a new detection technology.