Military destroys own Global Hawk with stray test signal
Anyone in enemy territory is tracked with 20-meter precision by a system that was once brought down by a stray flight termination signal from its own side.
By Marcus Boone ·
Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman Took $93 Million to Paint Targets from 16 Kilometers
Targets were painted for guided munitions from 16 kilometers away to sanitize targeting and tighten the sensor-to-shooter loop across naval battle groups.
By Marcus Boone ·
Navy hid autonomous 20-pound warhead from Congressional oversight
Navy operators hid a system not of record from Congress to deploy a 20-pound warhead for autonomous attacks against command centers and SAM launchers.
By Miriam Adler ·
Army-Air Force spent $225 million per aircraft to peer 150 miles behind hostile borders
People deep behind hostile borders were tracked from 150 miles away by operators who paired weapons and targets from a modified Boeing 707.
By Marcus Boone ·
Navy Lost $230 Million When Fire Destroyed Clandestine SEAL Submersible
Elite forces were left without a long-range, dry-interior submersible for over a decade after a prototype fire erased a $230 million investment in clandestine insertion.
By Desmond Okafor ·
Egyptian Air Force Monitored a 1,400-Mile Radius With 56 Scarab Drones
Military installations and civilian gatherings were watched without consent from Kom Oshim Air Base, where a three-man crew captured physical evidence on wet film.
By Miriam Adler ·