Most DIY projects are things like building stuff around the house or fixing the playset in the backyard. Not in Russia… When the folks over at UFO Garage have free time on their hands, they build a freaking homemade tank. Over the course of 8 months, they built the first Soviet designed tank, an MS-1, […]
Read MoreBoeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg recently told The Hindustan Times that the company is in “conversations” to manufacture its F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jets in India. Muilenburg added that producing Super Hornet jets in India are a part of Boeing’s strategy to invest “billions of dollars” in the country. He told the Hindustan Times, “We think […]
Read MoreI’ve never been a huge fan of wearing jewelry but Wedgewood Rings might be on to something, offering a custom ring made from an actual Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird spy plane. Specifically, the outer band of the ring is titanium from the ejector nozzle of a Blackbird, meaning the material the ring is comprised of once […]
Read MoreThe Air Force would like to forget about last year because a lot its drones crashed, most notably its Reaper drone which seemed to continuously drop out of the sky. In fact, 2015 represents the worst year for drone crashes the USAF has ever experienced. As a result, The Washington Post recently looked into the […]
Read MoreThe new A320neo from Airbus is supposed to be the company’s next-gen 737 competitor, it’s new plane when it comes to mass-market airline travel. Launch customer Lufthansa announced last week that it officially received the first production A320neo from Airbus, which doesn’t look all that different from the plane that came before it, the A320. […]
Read MoreHave you ever wondered how astronauts make coffee in space or if they even drink it all while they’re away? They do indeed like to enjoy a nice cup o’joe but the process of brewing a cup of coffee is a bit different in space than it is here on Earth. In a recent video […]
Read MoreA costly on-demand helicopter ride service will be available at this month’s Sundance Film Festival in Utah, thanks to a partnership between Uber and Airbus. The helicopter ride service will serve as a trial, in order to see if it is a viable business move in the future. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, […]
Read MoreAt the moment, Rolls-Royce only has one aluminum-bodied vehicle in the company’s entire lineup, the Phantom, and it doesn’t even feature an aluminum frame. However, Rolls-Royce is ready to make the leap into producing aluminum-bodied vehicles across the board, recently announcing that all of its vehicles from 2018 and on will feature an aluminum body […]
Read MoreA top executive from Airbus has announced that the company is making good progress when it comes to the sale of its defense electronics activities. The assets, which are value at around 1 billion euros, were expected to be sold by the end of December, but of course with this type of deal Airbus is […]
Read MoreSpaceX is pretty proud of their recent successful launching and landing of the company’s Falcon 9 first stage rocket, as they should be. It’s an incredible step forward when it comes to the future of reusable rockets. The picture above represents the first image we’ve seen of the used Falcon 9 booster since it’s landing, […]
Read MoreIf you’ve ever been a bit weary about flying, this video from Airbus should make you feel better because it represents just one test planes go through before carrying actual passengers. Below, you will see an Airbus A350 going through a crazy wing stress test, which includes a whole lot of wires bending the wing […]
Read MoreIf you’ve ever flown on a plane and crossed a few time zones in the air, then you’ve probably experienced the power of jet lag. My trip to China in college resulted in one of the worst cases of jet lag I’ve personally ever experienced. Now, however, it appears Airbus might have a remedy to […]
Read MoreIn a somewhat surprising announcement, Military.com is reporting there are no “future experiments or upgrades planned” for the Boston Dynamics-built LS3 robotic pack mules. The LS3 robotic pack mules have become extremely popular on the internet and seemed to represent the future of military robotics. Except, the robots apparently had one major problem that prevented […]
Read MoreAn Atlanta-based company, Novelis, will be responsible for supplying Ford with the aluminum it needs to make the 2017 Ford F-Series Super Duty lineup of trucks. Novelis will join Alcoa, which already supplies Ford with aluminum for its light-duty F-150 pickup. The aluminum-bodied F-150 is an astounding 700 pounds lighter than previous models. Ford estimates […]
Read MoreBoeing is now guaranteed to launch astronauts at least twice on its CST-100 Starliner vehicle, recently announcing it secured an order from NASA for a second commercial crew flight. The first order Boeing received from NASA took place back in May, as part of an initiative to get American astronauts back into space on American-made […]
Read MoreJaguar has announced its official return to motorsport, in a move that is sure to make Formula E fans happy. The British car giant will grace race circuits all over the globe next year as it competes in the all-electric FIA Formula E series in late 2016. Jaguar is partnering with Williams Advanced engineering to […]
Read MoreThe US Air Force wants to greatly increase the scope of its drone program and is currently looking to get a $3 billion plan approved by Congress. If the plan is approved, around 3,500 new pilots and other personnel would be hired, in addition to acquiring 75 “Reaper” drones and flying squadrons being increased from […]
Read MoreThe US military is in the process of testing the PD-100 Black Hornet 2, a $40,000 high-tech camera drone. The Black Hornet 2 is specifically designed to be extremely stealthy, from it being able to fit in the palm of your hand to the fact it only weighs 18 grams. Developed by the Norwegian company […]
Read MoreVirgin Galactic has announced it plans to launch small satellites into space via a rocket called LauncherOne, aboard a Boeing 747. Unlike rockets from Jeff Bezos or Elon Musk, Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic’s LauncherOne doesn’t take off from solid ground. Instead, the rocket is released from a mothership mid-flight, which will be a Boeing 747, […]
Read MoreFord has announced it is adding 2,000 jobs on top of investing $1.3 billion at the company’s Kentucky plant in order to build the 2017 aluminum-body Super Duty. In a news release, Ford said it will be adding a new body shop, facility upgrades and retooling to build the 2017 models. The Kentucky Truck Plant […]
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