27+ min ago   (439+ words) With China dominating much of the global rare earth supply chain, projects such as Itarantim are attracting attention as alternative sources of critical magnet materials. Rare earths are increasingly becoming a supply-chain issue rather than simply a mining story, particularly…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (429+ words) Latest mages show that China’s “WZ-X” drone has what appear to be stealth features, hinting at a role spying deep inside defended airspace. New images are circulating that appear to show China’s latest American B-2 “Spirit” looking stealth drone, the…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (271+ words) USS Idaho (SSN-799) is the U.S. Navy’s newest Virginia-class attack submarine and eighth Block IV boat, bringing advanced stealth, surveillance and multi-mission capabilities to the fleet. The U.S. Navy has just added its newest Virginia-class attack submarine to the fleet. USS…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (191+ words) Interesting Engineering Did Iran Recover America’s 30,000-Pound Bunker Buster? Iran recovered an undetonated U.S. bomb in Yazd and claims another advanced weapon may have been recovered for study. Here’s what reverse-engineering either weapon could reveal. Iranian officials say an undetonated…...

4+ day, 40+ min ago   (189+ words) Interesting Engineering The Abrams Has a Problem: So Army Is Redesigning To Make It Smaller, Smarter & Lighter The M1A2 Abrams is evolving. The U.S. Army’s M1E3 program aims to deliver a lighter, more efficient and adaptable Abrams for future battlefields while retaining its…...

4+ day, 19+ min ago   (705+ words) Engines, parachutes and wings guide vehicles through their final descent. Most rocket launches are watched on the way up. Engines ignite, the vehicle climbs through the atmosphere, and its stages separate as it heads toward space. But for reusable rockets…...

4+ day, 59+ min ago   (189+ words) Interesting Engineering Inside the U.S. Navy’s 25,000-Ton Amphibious Warship That Carries an Entire Assault Force The U.S. Navy’s San Antonio-class LPDs are 25,000-ton amphibious warships built to deliver Marines, vehicles, landing craft and helicopters from sea to shore without relying on…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (381+ words) Harry Beck’s iconic 1930s London Underground map, where complicated information is communicated visually and effectively was used as a model by nuclear energy researchers. Nuclear energy is poised to make a major comeback as the world looks for cleaner ways to…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago   (203+ words) The aircraft belongs to New Zealand’s No. 3 Squadron. A Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) NH90 helicopter has just made aviation history after becoming the first aircraft of its type across the globe to cross 3,000 flight hours. The record-setting aircraft, designated…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (495+ words) USS Pinckney previously served as the lead ship for the Navy’s DDG Modernization 2.0 program targeting around 20 Flight IIA destroyers. The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics NASSCO a $149.6 million contract to overhaul the USS Pinckney, launching another major maintenance period…...