Drones // 

The RQ-4 Global Hawk is built for watching disasters unfold. The high-altitude, long endurance drone can fly for ...

Kelsey D. Atherton at 10:08 AM Oct 10 2016

Black metal faintly lit against a dark backdrop gives just the slightest hint of an airplane. The glimpses are parts ...

Kelsey D. Atherton at 10:31 AM Aug 24 2016

When the Air Force and Navy first started looking for a shared plane to replace several of their aging fighters, ...

Kelsey D. Atherton at 09:56 AM Aug 8 2016

The Pentagon is building another space plane. It already has one, the Air Force's secretive X-37B, but DARPA, the ...

Kelsey D. Atherton at 11:13 AM Jun 2 2016
Tech // 

The ground is a drag. Moving along the surface of the Earth means friction at every step. The ground isn't the only ...

Kelsey D. Atherton at 08:42 AM Apr 22 2016

Eventually, America's beloved rugged close-air support warbird A-10 "Thunderbolt" will have to retire. But not ...

Kelsey D. Atherton at 11:41 AM Nov 12 2015
Space // 

Tomorrow, the Air Force is scheduled to send its secret space plane back into orbit for undisclosed purposes. The ...

Kelsey D. Atherton at 10:43 AM May 20 2015
 
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