Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics Modern Skies Act Seeks $30 Billion After Northeast Flight Disruptions Thomas CaldwellSeptember 30, 2026September 30, 20260 $30 billion is the new amount Congress is being asked to provide for the Federal Aviation Administration’s air traffic control…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics V-22 Osprey Gearbox Output Puts 2027 Retrofit Goal in Doubt David WhitakerSeptember 30, 2026September 30, 20260 The Pentagon’s goal of replacing proprotor gearboxes across the V-22 Osprey fleet by 2027 is running into a basic production…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics 13 Senators Question $400 Million, 10-Month Presidential Jet Conversion and Sentinel Funding Shift Thomas CaldwellSeptember 30, 2026September 30, 20260 Thirteen senators are seeking a cost and security accounting for the accelerated conversion of a Qatar-origin Boeing 747-8 into an…
Drones & Unmanned SystemsMSN_Only Reported Ukrainian Attack With Nearly 200 Drones Twice Closes All Four Moscow Airports Stephen WallaceSeptember 30, 2026September 30, 20260 All four airports serving Moscow suspended arrivals and departures twice overnight on June 18 during what was reported as a…
Drones & Unmanned SystemsMSN_Only Ukraine Says Drones Hit Rosneft’s Novokuybyshevsk Refinery as Fuel Caps Spread Stephen WallaceSeptember 30, 2026September 30, 20260 A Russian refinery rated to process about 8.8 million metric tons of crude annually was reportedly hit just as motorists…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics Lake Powell Inflow Forecast at 36% of Average as Hoover Dam Power Risk Grows Thomas CaldwellSeptember 30, 2026September 30, 20260 Lake Powell is forecast to receive 3.50 million acre-feet of unregulated inflow during water year 2026 just 36% of average…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics Strategic Petroleum Reserve Opens 40-Million-Barrel Exchange, Testing Delivery Capacity Thomas CaldwellSeptember 30, 2026September 30, 20260 The U.S. Department of Energy has solicited bids for an exchange of up to 40 million barrels from the Strategic…
Aerospace & SpaceflightMSN_Only Golden Dome Could Cost $1.2 Trillion as China Expands Missile Production David WhitakerSeptember 30, 2026September 30, 20260 Golden Dome faces a basic imbalance before its final design is even settled: the proposed U.S. missile-defense architecture could cost…
Drones & Unmanned SystemsMSN_Only Russian Refineries Restart, but Motorists Still Face Fuel Shortages Stephen WallaceSeptember 30, 2026September 30, 20260 Several Russian oil refineries are operating again after repairs, but restarting equipment is not the same as restoring fuel at…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics Kia Recalls 21,290 EV9 SUVs as Child Airbag Detection May Fail Thomas CaldwellSeptember 30, 2026September 30, 20260 A sensor assembly beneath the Kia EV9’s front passenger seat is supposed to help determine whether the occupant is an…