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New, more accurate, more secure GPS III satellite completes testing at Lockheed Martin

By Carl Franzen on June 5, 2013 11:37 am + 9 comments

The US Air Force, which manages the network of 31 operation global positioning system (GPS) Continue reading…
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New technique could identify deadly superbugs within minutes

By Amar Toor on May 8, 2013 09:30 am + 3 comments

Researchers in the US have developed a technique that could prove critical in the fight against Continue reading…
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Robotic wing helps scientists uncover the secrets of bat flight

By Aaron Souppouris on February 22, 2013 05:05 am + 4 comments

Scientists at Brown University have developed a robotic wing to study the intricacies of bat flight. Continue reading…
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US Air Force looks to ESPN for tips on analyzing drone footage

By Kimber Streams on December 20, 2012 02:22 pm + 9 comments

With the rise of drone surveillance comes the logistical hurdle of watching and analyzing the Continue reading…
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US Air Force may be secretly developing next generation of stealth drones

By Joshua Kopstein on December 10, 2012 05:05 pm + 48 comments

Despite their key role in Washington's ongoing shadow wars in Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia, the US Continue reading…
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SpaceX awarded contract from the US Air Force to provide Falcon rockets for two missions in 2014 and 2015

By Nathan Ingraham on December 7, 2012 06:29 pm + 17 comments

Private spacecraft manufacturing firm SpaceX has been awarded two Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle Continue reading…
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Boeing's CHAMP missile uses radio waves to remotely disable PCs

By Amar Toor on October 24, 2012 02:41 am + 44 comments

On October 16th, researchers from Boeing and the US Air Force successfully test-launched a missile Continue reading…
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US Air Force's flying saucer plans declassified

By Kimber Streams on October 7, 2012 05:47 am + 160 comments

Recently declassified documents reveal that the US Air Force was working on a flying saucer-like Continue reading…
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Frankenstein: turning legitimate software into invisible malware

By Kimber Streams on August 21, 2012 03:21 pm + 20 comments

Researchers at the University of Texas at Dallas are developing Frankenstein, a new way to create Continue reading…
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US Air Force drones target and track civilian cars in New Mexico for training

By T.C. Sottek on July 9, 2012 04:40 pm + 73 comments

As unmanned aerial drones proliferate in the United States, military and civilian affairs are Continue reading…