This military drone is a game changer
TAIWAN unveiled the prototype of its largest ever military drone as it seeks to boost its defence forces in the face of a perceived threat from China.
Inventions
Will the US Navy’s new carrier bomb?
THE US Navy has been ordered to explode a bomb alongside its biggest and most expensive warship yet. So why is it so reluctant to put a $17 billion carrier to the test?
China’s chilling military training ground
THIS is a 100-metre Eiffel Tower built by the Chinese military in the middle of a desert filled with other mock-ups. Is this a sign of the targets in their crosshairs?
Russia’s answer to our F-35 jets
CAN our next-gen fighter beat this? Footage of Russia’s T-50 stealth fighter shows the extreme moves the F-35 is up against.
Badass pilot forced into hiding
THIS amazing Afghan woman loved her job and did it well. But now she’s been forced into hiding by those who think what she’s doing is inappropriate.
The defence weapons set to go ballistic
THIS is the technology that could mark the beginning of the end for rogue ballistic missiles and aeroplanes.
Big plan to save South Australia
IT’S the Aussie state that’s struggling the most after major hits to its manufacturing industry but this could be just the thing South Australia needs to get out of a hole.
‘They’re the only ones not complaining’
IT’S a human test so tough, 22 people have died trying to complete it. Now for the first time ever, women can take part in this hardcore training.
China unveils assault ship plans
MORE details of China’s enormous new amphibious assault ship have been revealed as Asia’s arms race continues to escalate.
Deadly threat lurking in the water
OFF the coast of this tourist town lies somthing that’s 12-feet-long, weighs seven tonnes and is deadly. Experts say swimmers should be worried.
RAAF ‘set to match US Navy’
OUR air force is about to make a big leap forward with advanced new fighter jets that will make Australia’s military ties to the US closer than ever.
RAAF joins very exclusive club
THE RAAF is set to match the US Navy’s firepower with 12 Boeing ‘Growler’ warfare jets. And they will cost taxpayers a hefty sum.
US military intelligence falls to new low
US Marine Corps officers sitting a standard test are getting lower results than they did in 1980. What’s behind the drop, and what does it mean for the US military as a whole?
Stark warning about killer robot arms race
KILLER robots are inevitable: It’s a stark warning, but Stephen Hawking, Elon Musk and 1000 other academics and entrepreneurs have made an urgent appeal to do something about it.
Things that go boom – but shouldn’t
WHAT happens when a million-dollar guided missile misfires when launched from a US Navy warship? This.
The scary future of warfare
ROBOTS calling the shots in the skies, while technologically advanced supersoldiers patrol the ground. This is the future of warfare.
Gun-firing drone on FAA radar
A TEENAGER may be in trouble with federal aviation officials in the US after posting a video of shots being fired from a drone rigged to carry a handgun.
Alarming escalation in South China Sea
THIS is the epic battle in the South China Sea that could eventually drag Australia into a war. And the Philippines just upped the ante on the conflict.
Could ecstasy be the cure to PTSD?
POST-traumatic stress disorder can be a crippling illness that forces those suffering, but now researchers believe they have found a cure.
Is jet fuel to blame for birth defects?
DEFENCE may review the science around jet fuel toxicity to explore possible links with birth defects in the children of personnel exposed to the hazardous fuel.
China wants a stealth ‘superbomber’
CHINA plans to build a new, long-range stealth strike bomber capable of extending its reach deep into the Pacific as the emerging world power continues to flex its new-found muscle.
Soldiers mount full-blown assault
AUSSIE diggers have to face huge tides and man-eating crocs when they storm the beach with US Marines and Japanese troops in a amphibious assault.
Australia’s bold new assault rifle
MEET Australia’s next assault rifle: The EF88 Austeyr. With 30,000 due to be delivered next year, we’ll soon be seeing a lot more of them.
Seized: 78-year-old’s Nazi arsenal
A 45-ton Panther tank, a flak cannon and other World War II weapons have been seized in a raid on a retiree’s home in northern Germany.
Crime fighter that can bend time
A COMPANY has developed a terrifying surveillance technique that can photograph an entire city in one second, then use the results to solve crimes.
What is America’s new military strategy?
A REPORT released Wednesday warns of the probability of the United States fighting a war with a major power in the near future.
Pentagon defends our disastrous new jets
IT has limited combat uses, and received a damning report from a pilot during a test flight, but the maker of the F-35 Strike Fighter insists it is worth the $1 trillion development cost.
Aussies feel shut out of war games
A MERE 500 people went to 40 taxpayer-funded meetings around Australia to discuss the future of our Defence Forces, and many said they did not know what they really do.
The F-35 is a trillion-dollar blunder
WITH the total program costing more than a trillion dollars, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighters are the most expensive weapon in history. So why is the test pilot so unhappy?
Is this China’s secret stealth sub?
A MYSTERIOUS midget submarine has been spotted in commercial satellite photos, drawing fresh attention to the nation’s expanding underwater might.
Original URL: https://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/inventions/page/24