Narrow-Explosion Missile Tested For Drones
Reaper With Brimstone MissilesBig Safari 2014 via MBDAThere are generally three ways to improve an explosive weapon: make the explosion bigger so it's guaranteed to hit the target; improve its...
View ArticleMissiles And Rockets Might Soon Smell Like Pine Trees
Making biofuelGeorgia Tech Photo: Rob FeltGeorgia Tech researchers examine the production of the hydrocarbon pinene in a series of laboratory test tubes. Shown are (l-r) Pamela Peralta-Yahya, an...
View ArticleWhat Sort Of Weapon Shot Down Flight MH-17?
Slovenian Soldiers With MANPADSMORS, via Wikimedia CommonsThese are SA-18 Igla Man Portable Air Defense Systems.Earlier today, Malaysia Airlines flight MH-17, flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, was...
View ArticleCould Lasers Be The Future Of Anti-Missile Weapons?
American Concept Art Of Soviet Laser.Edward L. Cooper, via Wikimedia CommonsFrom 1986.On Thursday, July 18th, Malaysian Airlines flight MH-17 was struck by a missile. The United States believes the...
View ArticleArmy's Hypersonic Missile Explodes During Testing
Advanced Hypersonic Weapon Concept Launch TestCourtesy photo, U.S. ArmyFrom a November 18, 2011 test.The art of the war is complicated, but the science of war is often just a matter of shooting...
View ArticleFour Visions Of The Future From DARPA’s Latest Report Card
Bomber With Long Range Anti-Ship MissileU.S. Air Force PhotoYesterday, DARPA released their latest vision for the future. As the far-seeing technological eye of the Defense Department, DARPA’s had its...
View ArticleIsrael Successfully Tests New Missile Defense Interceptor [Video]
A 2012 Test Of David's SlingUnited States Missile Defense Agency, via Wikimedia CommonsIsrael’s latest missile draws its name from a biblical tale. The “David’s Sling” missile references the classic...
View ArticleCongress Pressures Air Force To Finish Its Cyber Missile
CHAMP SimulationScreenshot by author, from BoeingIf the war of the future is a cyberwar, it will need weapons with a specific anti-computer focus. While bullets and bombs can certainly destroy...
View ArticlePhysics Proves Grainy Soil Is Good At Stopping Missiles
Bronze Disk Slams Into Loose Grainy MaterialDuke University/Abram ClarkWhen a missile has been launched, the safest place to be is not in its path. But if one must be where a missile is flying, then...
View ArticleDid North Korea Really Launch A Missile From A Sub?
North Korean News Media Pictures Of Missile LaunchKCNA, via NKNewsA dictator's smile is never really a good sign. On Saturday, North Korea claimed they launched a ballistic missile from a submarine,...
View ArticleWatch The Royal Navy Launch A 3D Printed Drone From Ship
Firing 3D Printed Rocket BoostersRaytheonBefore the first warship ever set sail, its crew was faced with a serious constraint: limited space. Through centuries, navies have improved on that front, with...
View ArticleWatch This Drone Turn Into A Missile
Harop Drone At 2013 Paris Air ShowJulian Herzog, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0At what point is a drone a missile? Well, the point of no return. Made by Israel Aerospace Industries, the Harop is...
View ArticleDutch Investigation Confirms Ground Missile Shot Down Flight MH17
MH17 Reconstructed From FragmentsScreenshot by author, from YouTubeIn July 2014, Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 disappeared over Eastern Ukraine midway through its planned route from Amsterdam to Kuala...
View ArticleAfter Airspace Violation, Turkey Wants To Produce Its Own Anti-Air Weapons
AselsanAselsan Hisar Missile SystemWhat goes up, sometimes must be shot down. Last week, Turkish F-16 fighters shot down a Russian jet near the Syrian border, sparking fears of escalation and revealing...
View ArticleThe Warship to End All Battles
Courtesy/copyright 2015 StartpointIn 1906, the Royal Navy rendered all other battleships obsolete when it unveiled the HMS Dreadnought: a steam-powered fighting vessel with 12-inch guns and...
View ArticleNorth Korean Missile Test Less Successful Than It Appears
Screenshot by author, from YouTubeA North Korean Missile Explodes Shortly After LaunchNorth Korea’s official releases lie so often it’s hard to notice when they publish a kernel of truth. Last week,...
View ArticleNorth Korea Plans To Launch A Satellite This Month
Sungwon Baik, VOA, via Wikimedia CommonsNorth Korea's General Satellite Control CenterNorth Korea, an international pariah state known equally for its reckless nuclear program and its population's mass...
View ArticleWhat Do We Know About North Korea's Latest Satellite Launch?
Screenshot by author, from YouTubeNorth Korean Rocket LaunchYesterday morning, at around 9:30 a.m. Pyongyang time, North Korea fired a rocket into space. On the East Coast, the news broke at about 7:30...
View ArticleNorth Korea Test-Launched Two Missiles Last Night
Military Mad, red, not quite nuclear. North Korea fired two missiles last night, not great.
View ArticleThis Weekend, North Korea Launched A Missile From A Submarine
Military Launch early, iterate often North Korea is getting better at missile launches.
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