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DARPA's X-Plane Designed To Maneuver With Bursts Of Air Gets New Wings Attached
DARPA's X-Plane Designed To Maneuver With Bursts Of Air Gets New Wings Attached
Authored by Chris Young via Interesting Engineering,
Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences has begun installing the wings on the X-65, an experimental drone developed under DARPA's Control of Revolutionary Aircraft with Novel Effectors (CRANE) program.
Technicians mounting the wings onto the X-65 experimental drone.Aurora Flight Sciences / X
The installation brings DARPA and Aurora a step closer to flying the unconventional uncrewed aircraft, which was designed to test flight control using only bursts of pressurized air instead of conventional moving...
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Apr 1, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Trump Says 'Iran Asked For Ceasefire', Threatens Blasting Them "Back To The Stone Ages" If Strait Unopened
Trump Says 'Iran Asked For Ceasefire', Threatens Blasting Them "Back To The Stone Ages" If Strait Unopened
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UAE mulls becoming first Gulf country to directly joint US-Israeli war against Iran, lobbies for firm UNSC security resolution.
Trump to Reuters: will be "out of Iran pretty quickly" and could return for "spot hits" if needed. Also says he's open to exiting 'paper tiger' NATO after Iran war is over, angry over lack of help in Hormuz crisis.
Oil tanker leased to QatarEnergy was struck by an Iranian cruise missile in Qatari waters Wednesday.
IRGC has...
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Jun 1, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Foreign Cargo Ship Struck By 'Massive Projectile' Just Off Iraq
Foreign Cargo Ship Struck By 'Massive Projectile' Just Off Iraq
A commercial cargo ship navigating the Arabian Gulf was struck by an unidentified projectile, triggering a "large explosion," according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO).
The maritime strike took place approximately 65 nautical kilometers (40 miles) southeast of Umm Qasr, Iraq. At this time, the UKMTO noted that it is unaware of any environmental damage resulting from the blast.
Source: UKMTO
Initially Iraqi media reported the blast was due to "mechanical failure" - but soon after other regional media said it was...
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Apr 29, 2026 / Tyler Durden
Billionaire Tim Draper: You Should Be Scared If You Don't Own Bitcoin
Billionaire Tim Draper: You Should Be Scared If You Don't Own Bitcoin
Authored by Micah Zimmerman via Bitcoin Magazine,
Speaking on the Nakamoto Stage, Tim Draper told attendees that bitcoin has entered the financial mainstream and that governments now roll out “the red carpet” for the industry. He said the community is “starting to feel like something is happening” as adoption grows, and he cast that shift as the early phase of a larger transition in the money system.
In his view, people will move in stages: first from dollars to stablecoins,...
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