Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics Coalition Seeks Pause as Million-Satellite Plans Strain Split Federal Review Thomas CaldwellAugust 27, 2026August 27, 20260 The central engineering-policy problem with orbital data centers is not confined to any single satellite. It is deciding where one…
Drones & Unmanned Systems Chinese Turbojets Reportedly Make Shahed Drones Three Times Faster, Straining Ukraine’s Defenses Stephen WallaceAugust 27, 2026August 27, 20260 The defining difference between older Shahed-type attack drones and reported newer variants is no longer a modest electronics update. Ukrainian…
Materials & Manufacturing Air Force Flies C-17 With Robot-Formed Panel After Tooling Shortage Edward CollinsAugust 27, 2026August 27, 20260 The difficult part of replacing one damaged C-17 nose panel was not forming the metal. It was justifying the dedicated…
Automotive Engineering Rivian Plans 10 Megawatt-Hours of Factory Storage From 100-Plus Used Batteries Robert McKinneyAugust 27, 2026August 27, 20260 Before more than 100 Rivian vehicle batteries can help power an automotive factory, they must become one coordinated stationary system….
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics FCC Satellite Uplink Proposal Opens Part 15 Access With Interference Limits Thomas CaldwellAugust 27, 2026August 27, 20260 The Federal Communications Commission is considering a significant expansion of unlicensed-spectrum use, but not an unrestricted one. Its new proposal…
Drones & Unmanned Systems Spanish F-18s Scramble, Residents Shelter Without Confirmed Romanian Airspace Breach Stephen WallaceAugust 27, 2026August 27, 20260 Two Spanish Air and Space Force F-18 fighters scrambled while residents in northern Romania were told to shelter from potentially…
Drones & Unmanned Systems Ukrainian Drone Strikes Disrupt Russian Refineries, Squeezing Central Asia’s Petrol Supply Stephen WallaceAugust 27, 2026August 27, 20260 A refinery converts crude oil into usable petrol, diesel and aviation fuel. When that processing step stops, having ample crude…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics Ford Recalls 565,591 Broncos as Unprotected Wiring Raises Fire Risk Thomas CaldwellAugust 27, 2026August 27, 20260 A short, inadequately protected section of wiring is enough to trigger a recall of 565,591 Ford Broncos. In affected vehicles,…