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The race to be the US Navy's first carrier-based drone is heating up
Northrup Grumman, once considered the most likely to be awarded the contract because of the success…
Ben Brimelow
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Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle push Biden administration to provide Ukraine with lethal 'Gray Eagle' drones
The MQ-1C drone from General Atomics can carry four Hellfire missiles and has long been sought by U…
Charles R. Davis
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A US weapons maker is offering Ukraine a pair of deadly combat drones for $1, 'no strings attached,' but it's not that simple
The Biden administration would still have to approve the offer, and it would cost millions of dolla…
Jake Epstein
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India plans to buy 30 MQ-9 Reaper drones for $3 billion from US company General Atomics
India plans to ink a major defence deal with the US to procure 30 armed drones worth $3 billion (ap…
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Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin lands a Pentagon contract to design nuclear-powered spacecraft
Blue Origin, founded by Jeff Bezos, was one of three companies to land the Pentagon contract for a …
Kate Duffy
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The Jeff Bezos-backed company General Fusion is building a nuclear fusion plant, which is due to switch on in 2025
General Fusion is collaborating with the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) to build the demonstrat…
Isobel Asher Hamilton
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Asteroid 33 Polyhymnia is so dense it may actually contain elements never before seen on Earth, according to a new study
Researchers believe that an asteroid in our galaxy is denser than the densest element in the Period…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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The US Army only ever fired one nuclear artillery shell from its 'Atomic Annie' cannon, and this is what it looked like
Here's what it looked like when the atomic cannon fired its one and only nuclear shot. The blast wa…
Ryan Pickrell
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SpaceX is about to launch a remarkable atomic clock for NASA that may change how we explore space
The atoms are ionized to strip away one or more outer electrons, which enables them to be trapped a…
Dave Mosher
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Boeing just revealed an autonomous plane that can refuel fighter jets in midair
"Boeing has been delivering carrier aircraft to the Navy for almost 90 years," Don 'BD' Gaddis, who…
Mark Matousek
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SpaceX is about to launch 152 dead people's remains into orbit aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket
The variety and complexity of the two dozen satellites and their payloads is to blame: The various …
Dave Mosher
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India calling: Top drone manufacturer from US to soon have its office in New Delhi
A statement from GA-ASI talked about its plans to expand its presence in India and open an office i…
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Matt Damon says he spoke to Ben Affleck's grandfather who served in World War II about Hiroshima before starring in 'Oppenheimer'
"Oppenheimer" star Matt Damon told CNN's Chris Wallace it was "impossible" to say whether the US ma…
Maria Noyen
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The remarkable story of the world's first atomic bomb
Designed and launched under Oppenheimer's chosen codename "Trinity" - inspired by a poem by John Do…
Amanda Macias
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Why free radicals are bad for your health and how to prevent the damage they wreak on your body
Free radicals damage healthy cells in your body which can lead to disease, but antioxidants help ne…
Lia Tabackman,Samantha Casset…
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An American physicist stands next to the world's first atomic bomb
Designed and launched under Oppenheimer's chosen codename "Trinity" - inspired by a poem by John Do…
Amanda Macias
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India to tighten maritime surveillance as it closes $2 billion drone deal with US
The Trump administration is looking forward to close a nearly $2 billion deal for selling 22 unarme…
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The UN doesn't know if all nuclear material in Iran is being used for peaceful purposes
On Feb 19, the New York Times published details of an IAEA report stating that the agency had submi…
Reuters,Armin Rosen
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Why is India investing in nuclear energy when the whole world is experiencing a nuclear meltdown?
The global nuclear industry is going through a virtual meltdown on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean…
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Attacks on nuclear power plants are 'suicidal,' UN chief warns as artillery strikes land near Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia plant
UK intelligence said Russian forces occupying the plant appear to be using its protected status as …