Category: Aerospace & Defense

Next Billion-Dollar Startups 2023

There are more than 50,000 venture-backed startups in the U.S., and only the tiniest fraction will ever reach a $1 billion valuation. Here are the 25 we think most likely to succeed.

Are Drugs Making Russian Soldiers Act Like Zombies?

Multiple reports describe waves of advancing Russians falling like zombies, while videos shows them staggering about, unable to defend themselves under bombardment. While there are suspicions drugs could be behind this behavior, there may be a simpler …

Russia’s Tear Gas Bombings In Ukraine May Be First Step In Dangerous Chemical Escalation

Russia’s use of tear gas, which has failed to generate headlines, may be the start of a creeping shift toward chemical attacks that would allow Russia to sow fear and uncertainty among Ukrainians without any international backlash.

Helmets Like Iron Man’s And A Smart Shirt That Calls For Help: Inside The Pentagon’s Wearable Tech Revolution

Multiple efforts are under way across the U.S. military to develop wearable technology to protect soldiers, gauge their physical condition in real time and make them fitter and more lethal.

Even A Limited Nuclear War Could Kill Billions By Starvation, Study Finds

More than 2 billion people could starve to death just years after even a regional nuclear conflict, modeling suggests, and more than 5 billion could die after a war between the United States and Russia.

U.S Military Plane Lands With 39 Tons Of Baby Formula Amid National Shortage

A plane arrived in Indianapolis Sunday carrying enough baby formula to ease the national shortage by about 15%, Biden Administration officials said.

Biden Invokes Defense Production Act To Require Manufacture Of Baby Formula Ingredients

President Joe Biden is turning to the Defense Production Act to ease the national baby formula shortage.

American Airlines Flight U-Turns Over Atlantic After Passenger Refused To Wear Face Mask

The London-bound flight was met by police when it returned to Miami after a passenger refused to follow federal coronavirus mask requirements.

American Airlines Flight U-Turns Over Atlantic After Passenger Refused To Wear Face Mask

The London-bound flight was met by police when it returned to Miami after a passenger refused to follow federal coronavirus mask requirements.

As Omicron Surges, Unions Oppose Airlines’ Effort To Cut Isolation Time For Vaxxed But Infected Workers

Airlines and airline unions have largely worked together during the dramatic second year of the pandemic, but they have split over an industry effort to shorten isolation time for fully vaccinated crew members who experience breakthrough infections.