Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics LATAM Says 10 Jets Lack Engines, Delays Could Keep Fares High Thomas CaldwellNovember 10, 2026November 10, 20260 Lower fuel prices would normally give an airline room to reduce operating costs and, depending on competition and demand, lower…
Drones & Unmanned SystemsMSN_Only Reported Afipsk Refinery Drone Attack Brings Fire and Krasnodar Flight Restrictions Stephen WallaceNovember 10, 2026November 10, 20260 A reported drone attack near the Afipsk oil refinery in southern Russia was followed by an industrial fire and temporary…
Drones & Unmanned Systems Pivotal BlackFly Put a Paramedic 20 Minutes Ahead of Ground Crews Stephen WallaceNovember 10, 2026November 10, 20260 A Pivotal BlackFly carried a paramedic to a rural North Carolina patient 20 minutes before ground responders arrived, turning a…
Drones & Unmanned SystemsMSN_Only Reported Ukrainian Drone Strike Halts Refinery, Triggering 40-Liter Fuel Cap Stephen WallaceNovember 10, 2026November 10, 20260 A reported Ukrainian drone strike halted the NORS refinery in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod Region, followed by a 40-liter gasoline cap…
Engineering Policy & Innovation EthicsMSN_Only Russia Routes Pig Iron Through Murmansk at Nearly Double Freight Cost Thomas CaldwellNovember 10, 2026November 10, 20260 Murmansk can keep Russian pig-iron exports moving, but it cannot reproduce the speed or economics of the established Black Sea…
Aerospace & Spaceflight Pentagon Inventories F-35 Parts After 17,000-Component Gap Worth Up to $2.5 Billion David WhitakerNovember 10, 2026November 10, 20260 The Pentagon is conducting a full inventory after auditors found that the F-35 program lacked reliable accounting data for more…
Aerospace & Spaceflight Air Force Studies Tyndall Drone Nets Covering Space for 36 F-35s David WhitakerNovember 10, 2026November 10, 20260 A comparatively simple net may become an added line of protection for some of the Air Force’s most advanced fighters….
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics Toyota-Engined 1986 Corvette Drives After Two-Week Swap Became Three-Year Build Thomas CaldwellNovember 10, 2026November 10, 20260 The turbocharged Toyota engine went into Conrad’s 1986 Chevrolet Corvette in roughly two weeks. Making the combination run and drive…
Engineering Policy & Innovation Ethics Toyota C-HR EV Packs 338 Horsepower, but Larger bZ Costs Less Thomas CaldwellNovember 10, 2026November 10, 20260 Toyota’s reborn C-HR presents an unusual tradeoff: The compact electric SUV delivers 338 horsepower, standard all-wheel drive and a base…