Romania Blasts Danube Rocks to Keep Cernavoda Reactor Supplied With Cooling Water
Romania conducted a controlled blast on August 3 to remove a rock outcrop and help keep cooling water flowing toward…
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Chevrolet Silverado EV Nearly Maxes Out Mechanic’s 8,500-Pound Shop Lift
A used Chevrolet Silverado EV presented an immediate infrastructure problem when an independent mechanic prepared to inspect it: the electric…
B-52’s $21 Billion Overhaul: Key Upgrades Three Years Late, 30% Costlier
The U.S. Air Force plans to spend $21 billion preparing the B-52 Stratofortress to serve into the 2050s, but the…
Sources Say U.S. Army Nearly Exhausted Two Long-Range Missile Inventories
The U.S. military says its arsenal remains deep. Yet three people familiar with inventory data told Reuters that five months…
FAA Certifies Boeing 737 MAX 7, but Deliveries Wait Until 2027
The Boeing 737 MAX 7 has cleared its central design-approval hurdle, but that does not put it immediately into passenger…
FAA Proposes Overland Supersonic Flights Under Measurable Sonic-Boom Limit
A pressure limit at ground level not the moment an aircraft exceeds the speed of sound would become the controlling…
Dulles Airport’s $22.5 Billion Overhaul Could Raise Airline Fees and Fares
Washington Dulles International Airport’s planned $22.5 billion overhaul is advancing, but one of the central unresolved issues is still how…
Air India 787 Switch Tests Found No Defect After Crash
India’s civil aviation ministry has reported a key new finding in the investigation of the June 12, 2025 Air India…
Air Force One Bridge Jet Starts Final Flights Before Presidential Use
The U.S. Air Force said Friday that its interim Boeing 747-8 presidential aircraft, known as the VC-25B Bridge aircraft, has…
Lockheed Patriot Deal Sets $58.6 Billion Ceiling, Not Guaranteed Missiles
The U.S. Army last week awarded Lockheed Martin a Patriot interceptor production agreement covering fiscal years 2026 through 2032 with…
Donated Boeing 747-8 Flies After Conversion Costing Under $400 Million
A Boeing 747-8 donated to the U.S. government after serving Qatar’s royal family made its first reported presidential trip Wednesday,…
Dulles Airport’s $22.5 Billion Overhaul Starts Spring 2027 While Airport Stays Open
Washington Dulles International Airport’s $22.5 billion overhaul is scheduled to begin in spring 2027, federal officials announced on July 29,…
Slate’s $24,950 Electric Pickup Drives Credibly, but Prototype Faults Remain
Slate’s base electric pickup delivered composed handling, useful regenerative braking and unexpectedly roomy packaging during a roughly 45-minute public-road drive…
U.S. Arctic Vehicles Failed in 30 Minutes; $20,000 Optics Also Broke
A seven-nation military exercise in Canada earlier in 2026 found that U.S. all-terrain Arctic vehicles stopped working after 30 minutes…
Army’s $58.6 Billion Patriot Deal Targets 2,000 Interceptors a Year
The U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin a seven-year Patriot interceptor arrangement worth up to $58.62 billion on July 29, expanding…
Older Air Force One Replaces $1 Billion Converted 747 for Turkey Departure
President Donald Trump left Turkey aboard an older Air Force One on July 8 instead of the recently converted Boeing…
Qatar-Origin Air Force One Faces More Work After $400 Million Rapid Conversion
The Qatar-origin Boeing 747-8 serving as a temporary presidential aircraft is scheduled to undergo more modifications this fall after Air…
Army Tests Hammer of the Gods to Disrupt Weapon Navigation at Sea
The U.S. Army said it successfully launched, operated and recovered the maritime version of Hammer of the Gods during its…