The revolution of military aircraft
WELCOME to the future of naval aviation where fleets of unmanned helicopters fly on and off warships conducting missions, all controlled by a mouse.
WELCOME to the future of naval aviation where fleets of unmanned helicopters fly on and off warships conducting missions, all controlled by a mouse.
HOVER technology is almost a reality — and no, that’s not because we’re finally in 2015 and Back to the Future is becoming a reality.
IF you’re not interested in the latest model SUV for your new vehicle, maybe consider buying a tank. Several countries are now selling their Soviet-era tanks for surprisingly affordable prices.
WOULDN’T trust Australia to build a canoe? Check out the shambles the United States is experiencing with its new $17bn aircraft carrier.
A BATTLE lingering in the South China Sea just got bigger after China’s latest provocation. But that’s not the only worrying thing.
AUSTRALIA is set to be the second nation in the world to operate unmanned helicopters from navy warships for ‘dull, dirty and dangerous missions’.
IT is totally bulletproof and loaded with explosives. How could an angry gunman plotting a brazen attack buy this “zombie apocalypse” van online?
THE most expensive military project in history must now deliver. After a decade of delays, cost blowouts and a blow-up, the F-35 is going operational — ready or not.
HE ADMITTED it was a dumb idea, but that didn’t stop this man from creating an ultra-futuristic homemade weapon.
IT’S the elite squad best known for killing Osama bin Laden. But this team does more than you know, and doesn’t have to answer to anyone.
THE rise of the machines has been postponed — if we don’t laugh ourselves into oblivion! Watch the epic fails of the world’s most advanced robots as they compete in their own Olympiad.
WE’VE created them. They’re evolving. Do they have a plan? The world’s best robots have been assembled by the US military — for an olympiad of physical and intellectual challenges.
THE United States has been rocked by a hack that may have led to four million workers being compromised. And now China has been blamed.
THE US Air Force and China are both working on a new technology that could leave the rest of the world utterly defenceless.
A LEADING academic has backed up claims by the likes of Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking, saying that killer robots are a real danger to humanity.
AUSTRALIA will push the Japanese Government for total technology transfer and full ownership of intellectual property – regardless of where the navy’s future submarines are built.
WITH bounties on their heads from $5m to $25m, there’s serious cash in catching wanted terrorists. How that money’s calculated might surprise you.
IT’S the ambitious building project China doesn’t want us to see. And when a US military plane flew over to film what is going on, things got testy.
AN insight into the German shipping construction company aiming to win the $20 billion-plus defence project to build Australia’s future submarines.
GERMANY’S biggest ship builder wants to buy government-owned submarine firm ASC to expand the facility as part of its plan to build the navy’s future fleet.
AUSTRALIA is set to get B-1 bombers, surveillance and other aircraft as America’s plans to bulk up its presence in Asia-Pacific nations.
MORE than 22,000 Spitfires were built to defend the British Empire in World War II. Now the famous fighter is so rare they’re asking $4.9 million for this original, flying example.
AUSTRALIA wants to buy almost $2 billion worth of support equipment and upgrades to keep RAAF Super Hornets and Growler aircraft flying.
A MAN has created a replica of Iron Man’s laser glove, releasing a video of it in action. The results have to be seen to be believed.
TODAY, war is about elite soldiers using hi-tech gear to equalise the enemy. So what can today’s soldiers really learn from a century-old battle?
THE federal government has a high-tech solution to shut down the the “imminent threat” of terrorism at Australian airports.
OUR defence minister has been humiliated on TV. But this is one of those times when it would be dangerous to invest too much into a gotcha-question failure.
NEW engines. New avionics. New radar. That’s the US Air Force shopping list of upgrades for a jet that isn’t even finished yet: The controversial F-35 stealth fighter.
WHILE the world watched a nuclear deal with Iran, new research showed an even greater threat much closer to home with no sign of a deal in sight.
JAPAN is back. After almost 70 years of military obscurity, the island nation is exploiting loopholes to rebuild its military. But what does the US think?
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