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,…
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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…
Germany Funds 50,000 SkyFall Shrike Drones for Ukraine in €90 Million Order
Germany is financing 50,000 Ukrainian-made SkyFall Shrike strike drones for Ukraine under a roughly €90 million ($103 million) order that…
NASA’s Curiosity Maps Its Largest Martian Polygon Field Despite Wheel Wear
NASA’s Curiosity rover documented the largest concentration of polygonal fractures encountered during its Mars mission on June 19 and 20,…
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…
FCC Restricts Some New Foreign-Made Robots, Spares Previously Approved Vacuums
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission announced on July 28, 2026, that certain foreign-produced mobile robots would be added to its…
Mercedes Recalls 310,667 Vehicles Over Automatic Parking-Brake Failure Risk
Mercedes-Benz USA on July 30 recalled 310,667 vehicles because corrosion in a driver-door lock micro-switch can prevent the electronic parking…
Dulles Unveils $22.5 Billion Plan Replacing Mobile Lounges With a Train
Washington Dulles International Airport on July 29 unveiled a proposed $22.5 billion modernization that would retire its mobile lounges and…
U.S. and Ukraine Sign Agreement for American Testing of Ukrainian Combat Drones
The United States and Ukraine signed an agreement allowing Ukrainian combat drones to be sent to the U.S. for military…
First Operational B-21 Stealth Bombers Remain Due at Ellsworth in 2027
The first operational Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider stealth bombers remain scheduled to arrive at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South…
LINK Control Failures Put NASA’s Swift Observatory Rescue at Risk
Katalyst Space’s LINK rescue spacecraft lost most of its reaction-wheel control and some cold-gas-thruster functionality over the weekend, putting its…
Patriot and Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Restock Could Take Over Three Years
Restoring U.S. Patriot and Terminal High Altitude Area Defense interceptor inventories to their pre-war levels could take slightly more than…
NASA’s Swift Exposes Star-Shredding Black Hole Far From Galaxy’s Center
NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory helped confirm that an exceptionally bright flare first flagged in November 2025 came from a…
NASA Says $4 Billion Roman Telescope Is Ready for August 30 Launch
NASA officials said on July 29 that the $4 billion Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is ready for its scheduled…