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Sep 15, 2026Defense News

Tanker fleet modernization will continue for decades, US Air Force officials say

“The last KC-135 pilot has not been born,” Air Mobility Command Deputy Commander Maj. Gen. Gerald Donohue said Tuesday.

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Defense

Sep 15, 2026Defense News

Iran war has cost $38 billion, depleted two-thirds of US missile interceptors, CBO says

The U.S. military has incurred about $38 billion in costs from combat operations against Iran, a new Congressional Budget Office analysis found.

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Defense

Sep 15, 2026Defense News

Iranian strikes damaged hundreds of US military buildings, dozens of aircraft

Iranian strikes have damaged hundreds of U.S. military and diplomatic buildings, as well as dozens of aircraft, a Pentagon watchdog said.

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Robotics

Sep 15, 2026IEEE Spectrum

Digit 5 May Be the First Humanoid Robot Worker That’s Truly Safe

Despite the recent deluge of videos of humanoid robots doing backflips and kung-fu, the actual pace of progress towards humanoids that can do economically viable jobs at scale has at times seemed a bit plodding. There are some good reasons

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Robotics

Sep 11, 2026IEEE Spectrum

Video Friday: Humanoid Robot Takes On Monkey Bars

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

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Robotics

Sep 10, 2026IEEE Spectrum

Robots Are Learning to Feel

Dexterous manipulation remains one of the biggest barriers keeping robots from successfully tackling a wide range of everyday tasks. A sense of touch could be the key, but a lack of quality data has held back progress. This is now starting

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