Russia already has operational air-launched hypersonic missiles. Now it is the final phase of testing submarine launched hypersonic missiles. Many now argue that these weapons render Western aircraft carriers obsolete
Science fiction fantasy is about to become reality, as the U.S. Air Force takes delivery of new high-energy lasers to be tested aboard the AC-130J gunship
The U.S. doesn’t have any hypersonic weapons. Nor does it have any defence against Russia’s hypersonic missiles, which are already operational
Raytheon may be boasting about its successful test of a hypersonic missile. But the fact that the U.S. is still only testing such weapons is a measure of how far it is now falling behind potential adversaries
What kind of ‘Frankenstein science’ uses the heads and organs from aborted human foetuses?
The first laser will be put on board a Royal Navy Type 23 frigate to be used against drones.
Astronomer Michael Brown and a team of astrophysicists believe they are on the verge of proving the existence of the solar system’s near mythical ninth planet
As well as being able to track 300 targets at once, Iran’s new phased array radar is also capable of detecting aerial targets equipped with stealth technologies as far as 450 kilometres away
“If these evil billionaires get their way, humanity as we know it will cease to exist and the remaining mutants will be devoid of both morality and free will.”
Nicholson1968 on how the reality of Artificial Intelligence is closer than you think, and much darker too
Police use of such robots is still rare and largely untested but how long before robots begin to replace human police officers?
Russia is developing increasingly advanced weapons which in many cases completely outclass their Western counterparts. Robert Bridge explains