Drones & Unmanned Systems ZenaDrone Moves IQ Quad Toward Blue UAS Qualification Stephen WallaceJune 19, 2026June 19, 20260 Perhaps the latest achievement by ZenaDrone is not so much about a new quadcopter but rather the move towards the…
Aerospace & Spaceflight NASA X-59 Reaches Mission Conditions for Quiet Supersonic Testing David WhitakerJune 19, 2026June 19, 20260 And here comes another big milestone for NASA’s X-59. On June 12, 2026, the X-59 reached Mach 1.4 and 55,000…
Mechanical Design & Robotics U.S. Robot Growth Broadens as Food Automation Gains Ground Jonathan BarrettJune 19, 2026June 19, 20260 Industrial robot installations in the U.S. grew above double digits in 2025, but even more important than the statistics is…
Automotive Engineering How Aptiv’s SVA Reworks Vehicle Electronics for Software-Defined Cars Robert McKinneyJune 19, 2026June 19, 20260 In general, the rise of the number of features led to the increase in the number of electronics control units…
Aerospace & Spaceflight FAA Mishap Probe Grounds Starship After Super Heavy Return Failure David WhitakerJune 19, 2026June 19, 20260 Back on the ground, Starship is, this time due to the FAA declaring that the 12th test flight was a…
Aerospace & Spaceflight Four U.S. Crashes Highlight Very Different Oversight Systems David WhitakerJune 19, 2026June 19, 20260 A total of four aircraft crashes in the U.S. over a four-day span might seem to be an example of…
Aerospace & Spaceflight NASA Asteroid Flyby Shows How Planetary Defense Really Works David WhitakerJune 19, 2026June 19, 20260 This is your routine near-Earth object flying past Earth, and this is exactly what the case is. 2003 LN6 is…