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Pentagon Grounds Every F-35 Fighter Jet After Crash
The United States military temporarily grounded all of its F-35 jets, the Defence Department’s priciest fighter jets, for inspection Thursday following a crash in South Carolina last month. The cause of the crash is believed to be the result of a faulty fuel tube, though inspections of all F-35 planes operated by the US and…
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Pentagon Accuses China Of Striking US Military Aircraft With Blinding Lasers
The US Department of Defence has accused China of hitting US military aircraft with blinding lasers. The laser beams, which allegedly came from China’s military base in the African nation of Djibouti, have been striking aircraft landing at the nearby US military base.
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The Pentagon’s Silicon Valley Outpost Is Bringing ‘Robotic Wingmen’ To The Battlefield
DIUx is an initiative by the US Department of Defence that has set up in Silicon Valley to incubate special projects, and it’s starting to roll out some fully formed concepts. The latest prototype the program it has produced would allow Maverick to fly with a robotic Goose, and it’s totally OK if this wingman…
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Why The US Army Is Ditching Android For Apple
The United States Army’s Special Operations Command is reportedly ditching its slow and clunky Android phones for the faster iPhone with a sharper display. In other words, the Army thinks iPhones are just better.