This Is Definitely 100% Exactly How The Navy's Railgun Sounds

Yep, that's definitely it. The , hailed as the future of the United States Navy, sounds exactly like this. No joking here at all. It fires a 40-pound metal slug up to 5,600 miles per hour from New York to Philadelphia, slamming… ...

Apr 22, 2025

New BMW S1000RR Has Launch Control And Lean Angle Display, Still Ugly

The S1000RR has never been a looker. Some call its asymmetrical design fugly, others just don't care because it can warp time and face. Now it's got more power, less weight, cruise control, and a lean angle sensor to distract you from that awful schnoz. BMW isn't messing with a...

Apr 22, 2025

This Trailer Has Me Counting The Days Till American Sniper Premiers

American Sniper was one of the best military biographies I've ever read and it really captured the unique perspective of America's most hardened and trained warriors and the complexities of the war in Iraq. Clint Eastwood has adapted the best seller for the silver screen and Bradley Cooper is cast...

Apr 22, 2025

Enterprise's Spirit Lives On Via Anchor Donated To The Abraham Lincoln

Saying goodbye to the USS Enterprise, America's first nuclear aircraft carrier and the only ship in its class, has been challenging for naval enthusiasts and those who served aboard her during her 50 year long career. Well, it appears a piece of her will live on in the form of...

Apr 22, 2025

This Gatling Gun Car Exhaust Is Terrifyingly Strange!

This spinning gatling gun car exhaust is pretty damn wild, and it would be a great addition to anyone's ride who happens to have a thing for rotary high-volume of fire weapons, such as the , , , or cannons. But having and seeing are two different things, as I...

Apr 22, 2025

American Apache Attack Choppers Quietly Join The Fight Against ISIS

It appears that the world's premier attack helicopter, the Boeing AH-64 Apache, has entered into the fight against a resilient ISIS that continues to hold key cities throughout western and northern Iraq. Apache combat operations marks a significant escalation in both capability and risk by the US when it comes...

Apr 22, 2025

Sore Loser Puts SpaceX And Boeing Spaceship Development On Hold

In September, NASA announced it would be funding two private spacecraft designed to ferry astronauts to and from Earth orbit: . A third competitor, Sierra Nevada's Dream Chaser, wasn't picked, and as a result, Sierra Nevada is , placing on hold. The challenge comesfiled by Sierra Nevada. The case will...

Apr 22, 2025

This Batshit Dog-Legged Jungle Runway Scares The Crap Out Of Me!

Bush flying is clearly not for the faint of heart, yet for some pilots it is just a job. Once in a while I will see an airstrip so terrifying that looks like it was drawn by a five year old and not an actual aircraft operating surface. The video...

Apr 22, 2025

The Navy's Future War Plan Includes Swarms Of Heavily Armed Sea Robots

There are three things that an fears. One of them is a massive swarm of tiny boats, each of them carrying outsized armaments. Sure you might get one, five, even ten of them. But you can't stop 200. So to get in on the game, the US Navy's building a...

Apr 22, 2025

​Nothing Prepares You To Take A Bird To The Face On A 300-HP Superbike

On an average ride you can expect to get pelted with bugs and lit cigarettes and the occasional McDonald's wrapper. But testing a brings its own risks, including taking a bird to the head at over 200 mph. [Warning: A bit gory.] That's what Derek Keyes, an R&D rider for...

Apr 22, 2025

​Watch A Flying License Plate Nearly Impale A Motorcyclist

So you finally installed that fender eliminator to ditch your bike's black plastic overbite. Here's a tip: forget the zip ties and bolt down your license plate, otherwise your riding buddy could take a flying scalpel to the head. A few guys were out for a ride when the man...

Apr 22, 2025

​Is Honda Dominating MotoGP With Cylinder Deactivation?

Every factory team is dealing with the 20-liter fuel limit imposed on bikes racing in MotoGP. We haven't seen anyone run out this season – save maybe Ducati's Cal Crutchlow at Qatar – which begs the question: how? If four-time 500cc racer Randy Mamola is to be believed, it's because...

Apr 22, 2025

This Is What An F-35 Landing On A Wintery Runway WIll Look Like

This is a Lockheed Martin rendering of what an F-35 equipped with a drogue chute will look like operating from slushy and icy fields in the great frozen north. Norway is the prime customer for this system, but other Joint Strike Fighter customers,, or even those countries that want to...

Apr 22, 2025

This Guy Just Livetweeted Airstrikes From The Ground In Syria

The Middle East woke up to alarm this morning, as the government of Turkey announced that the Syrian town of was on the verge of falling to Islamic State fighters. The US Air Force showed up to back up Kurdish defenders in response, and one guy was on the ground...

Apr 22, 2025

Engineering Professor: Rocket Boots Are Possible Thanks To The Segway

Rocket boots are one of those things that comes up again and again in science fiction because the fundamental idea is so basic and desirable. More stylish than a jetpack, too. Iron Man loves them, as does the Star-Lord from Guardians of the Galaxy. I just never thought they could...

Apr 22, 2025