by Maggie Feldman-Piltch | Sep 22, 2014 | Monitor
In a recent piece for HuffPost’s The Hill, former Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs and ASP Consensus Member Tara Sonenshine discussed the public diplomacy value of NASA’s announcement of $8.6 billion in contracts to SpaceX...
by Jordan Golson | Sep 5, 2014 | Monitor
Boeing is building a laser cannon for the U.S. Army, and the new weapon has now proved it will be as capable at sea as on land. The High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator (HEL MD)—basically a high-energy laser mounted on top of a big truck—was successfully...
by Spencer Ackerman | Apr 8, 2013 | Monitor
One of the biggest drones ever built isn’t going to kill you. Its manufacturer wants it to act as a communications relay station — 60,000 feet in the air.
by David Axe | Mar 27, 2013 | Monitor
Northrop Grumman, Boeing, General Atomics and Lockheed Martin are set to square off in a contest to build the first drone to operate off an aircraft carrier.
by David Axe | Mar 25, 2013 | Monitor
The Navy is readying its F/A-18 Super Hornet fighters to complement its planned stealthy F-35s. And, if necessary, do the Joint Strike Fighter’s job.