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The U.S. Navy wants commercial satellites that can perform nighttime observation of the Earth, according to a Naval Research Laboratory Request for Information.“The objective is to understand the availability of systems that can provide data and services related to the remote sensing of nighttime scenes from space to inform potential future collaborations and acquisitions for a technology demonstration,” according to the RFI. The Navy is looking for space-based sensors on sensor-ready platforms.“This RFI is focused exclusively on electro-optical (EO) systems,” the service emphasized. Specifically, the Navy is interested in systems that have reached a Technology Readiness Level, or TRL, of…

The Pentagon on Tuesday announced 25 small technology and drone companies that will compete for a chance to quickly field thousands of low-cost one-way attack drones for the military.Kratos SRE Inc., a subsidiary of Kratos Defense, and Halo Aeronautics are among the more than two dozen vendors taking part in the first phase of the Defense Department’s Drone Dominance Program, the department said in a statement.“Drone dominance is a process race as much as a technological race,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said in a July 2025 memo that the department highlighted. “We are buying what works — fast, at scale,…

I just spent a night at the 83-suite Aman New York, which opened in 2022, and is located in the iconic Crown Building, on 57th and 5th. This is probably the hotel in the United States that I’ve been most curious about, as it’s certainly one of the most talked about, and also probably the most expensive and well regarded city hotel in the country. So, is it everything it’s cracked up to be? Yes and no. On the plus side, it’s a physically stunning, intimate property, with massive rooms that have some nice inclusions, an unbelievable wellness area, impressive…

The U.S. Navy wants commercial satellites that can perform nighttime observation of the Earth, according to a Naval Research Laboratory Request for Information.“The objective is to understand the availability of systems that can provide data and services related to the remote sensing of nighttime scenes from space to inform potential future collaborations and acquisitions for a technology demonstration,” according to the RFI. The Navy is looking for space-based sensors on sensor-ready platforms.“This RFI is focused exclusively on electro-optical (EO) systems,” the service emphasized. Specifically, the Navy is interested in systems that have reached a Technology Readiness Level, or TRL, of…

The U.S. Army is looking to have autonomous airborne drones and ground robots clean up chemical and biological weapons. The Autonomous Decontamination System, or ADS, would scrub vehicles, critical infrastructure and key terrain. Equally important, it would allow troops in the field to protect themselves and thus ease the strain on Army chemical warfare units that might not be available when needed. “The goal of the ADS is to allow squad-sized elements to provide a platoon-sized decontamination capability for critical mission equipment,” according to an Army Request for Information, which is due Feb. 20. “Contamination mitigation operations are extremely resource-intensive…

NASA has delayed the launch of its Artemis II mission, pushing the first crewed flight of the Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft to March 2026 at the earliest after engineers encountered technical issues during a critical prelaunch test.  The agency said the decision followed problems uncovered during a “wet dress rehearsal” at Kennedy Space Center in Florida, an hours-long simulation designed to replicate launch day conditions. During the test, engineers detected liquid hydrogen leaks near the base of the Space Launch System rocket, forcing NASA to halt the countdown just minutes before a planned simulated liftoff.  As a result, NASA said it…

From SnF 2023 (YouTube Edition): Less is More; More is More CubCrafters has introduced a new iteration of its best-selling Carbon Cub aircraft. Dubbed the Carbon Cub UL, the new machine is intended primarily for international markets in which conventional avgas, the likes of 100LL, is difficult or impossible to come by. To achieve its goal of making the Carbon Cub UL contemporaneously avgas and mogas compatible—as well as even lighter and better-performing than its Carbon Cub SS predecessor—CubCrafters invested significantly in new technologies. The end result is an aircraft that complies fully with rigorous American Society of Testing and…

Airplane Impacted Terrain In A Wooded Area About 693 Ft East Of The Departure End Of Runway 18 At M41 On January 18, 2026, about 1640 central standard time, a Piper PA28-140 airplane, N6711J, was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Holly Springs, Mississippi. The flight instructor and student pilot were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 instructional flight. According to the airport manager, the airplane had departed Holly Springs-Marshall County Airport (M41), Holly Springs, Mississippi, after doing several touch and go landings. There was no ADS-B…

From 2016 (YouTube Edition): Fly Along With Chief Pilot Hissem… Goodyear’s Wingfoot One Zeppelin is not the blimp (Navy slang, “Poopy Bag”) that you have known from the past. It’s a modern lighter-than-air machine, and this video will provide a fascinating insight as to how it operates and what makes it work. Your guide in this captivating video is Spirit of Goodyear chief pilot, Gerald Hissem. The first part of the video discusses the operational requirements of the zeppelin, and you’ll probably hear things that you have never thought of before. Hissem formats his discussion by describing his trip from…