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DefenseUS launches new strikes on Iran after helicopter downed
The U.S. launched strikes against Iran on Tuesday after Trump said Tehran had shot down a U.S. Apache helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz.
DefenseAfter FCAS demise, Germany’s options include ordering more F-35 warplanes
“Knowing what we know today, we wouldn’t set up a program in this way again,” Pistorius said.
DefensePentagon reveals preferred munitions for one-way attack drones
The list includes Northrop Grumman and several startups competing to supply low-cost payloads compatible with any drone design.
RoboticsBeyond Dexterity: Why Contact May Define the Next Era of Robotics
This article is brought to you by AGILINK. Throughout the exhibition hall at the 2026 IEEE International Conference on Robotics (ICRA), in Vienna, one demonstration seemed to attract a disproportionate amount of attention. Two robotic hands
RoboticsHow JPL Keeps the 13-Year-Old Curiosity Rover Doing Science
Thirteen years ago last August, I was camped out in the Jet Propulsion Lab press room in Pasadena, Calif., waiting to see whether the Curiosity rover would survive its descent and skycrane-assisted landing on the surface of Mars. It did, an
RoboticsVideo Friday: Watch This Running Robot Not Fall Down Stairs
Video Friday is your weekly selection of awesome robotics videos, collected by your friends at IEEE Spectrum robotics. We also post a weekly calendar of upcoming robotics events for the next few months. Please send us your events for inclus