NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Boeing hopes Congress will fund more CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopters for the Army in the fiscal 2024 budget — against the service’s wishes — in order to keep the company’s production line busy. But the service’s acquisition chief said in a recent hearing that Germany’s plan to buy the aircraft should be enough to support Boeing and avoid the Army having to buy…
QuantumScape Q1 2023 report: 5 amp-hour solid-state cell targeted as first commercial product
April 27, 2023
Solid-state battery developer QuantumScape has shared its Q1 fiscal 2023 letter to shareholders, detailing its financial outlook and the progress of its potentially life-changing technology. Here’s the latest:
QuantumScape ($QS) is an advanced battery technology company…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — An Army analysis of alternatives for the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft is not expected to significantly change the program, according to the service’s acquisition chief.
Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Va., chairman of the House Armed Services Tactical Air…
This electric excavator was airlifted to rebuild James Bond's cable car in the Swiss Alps [video]
April 27, 2023
An electric compact excavator was airlifted to a summit in the Swiss Alps to help rebuild one of the world’s most iconic cable car routes – because diesel machines aren’t up to the job.
Volvo Construction Equipment’s ECR25 Electric compact excavator is being used on a 100 million Swiss Franc project to build a new cableway from the village of Stechelberg, at the mountain’s base, to…
Air superiority involves protecting friendly forces from aerial attack, while concurrently empowering offensive power projection by suppressing enemy defenses. The former is key to not losing a war. The latter is what brings victory. Joint combat power is not viable without…
Twitter users who have had the scarlet letter of a checkmark pinned to their profile against their wishes may soon be able to have it removed. They may soon see a page telling them how to cancel the subscription.
According to researcher Nima Owji, the company is set to add a…
Electric Shelby Mustang Mach-E upgrade revealed starting under $30K, but there's a caveat
April 27, 2023
Shelby America introduced its first production EV, the Shelby Mustang Mach-E GT, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of founder Carrol Shelby’s birth. However, the electric Shelby Mustang will only be available in Europe, and there will be extremely limited availability.
The history behind the Shelby Mustang
Founded in 1962 by former race car driver Carrol Shelby, Shelby America is best known…
WASHINGTON — The Navy’s chief technology officer said that if the Pentagon had already implemented its “zero-trust” approach to protecting its information networks, it may have more quickly detected a recent, high-profile classified document leak.
The discovery this…
Microsoft starts rolling out iOS support for Phone Link syncing to all Windows 11 users
April 27, 2023
Following a limited test that began in late February, Microsoft has begun rolling out iPhone support within its Phone Link app to the wider Windows 11 user base. The software, for the uninitiated, allows you to sync your calls, messages and contacts to your PC. Microsoft has…
LG has officially launched the SuperSlim, the new Gram laptop the company is calling the “thinnest LG Gram ever.” This is not just advertising hyperbole, as the SuperSlim is .43-inches thick and weighs two pounds. That definitely places the laptop in the realm of the ultra-portable. As a comparison, the 2022 Macbook Air is 0.44-inches thick and weighs 2.7 pounds.
The laptop was first teased at…
