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Military jet with vertical take off and landing propellers
Ferrari Press Agency
X-plane 1
Ref 16990
14/07/2025
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Picture MUST credit: Bell Textron
A vertical takeoff and landing military jet aircraft capable of more than 800 km/h is being developed for the USA.
The goal is to provide planes that can still hover in austere environments from unprepared surfaces.
The US defence research projects agency DARPA has given the SPRINT X-plane, developed by aerospace company Bell Textron the green light to build a demonstrator aircraft.
SPRINT stands for Speed and Runway Independent Technologies.
The contract comes after the company completed conceptual and preliminary design efforts for the SPRINT X-plane.
It uses rotor blades on the wing tips for take-off and landing.
These rotors are stopped before they fold back as the aircraft transitions from propeller horizontal flight to jet propulsion.
This gets rid of the drag produced by the rotors as they become redundant and allows for much higher speeds and stability.
It makes the X-plane capable of the high-subsonic speed and performance of a jet airplane with cruise speeds of up to 400 to 450 knots / 740 to 833 km/h.
OPS: Artist’s impression of the Bell Textron SPRINT X-plane showing how it transitions from prop take off to jet powered flight.
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Squid-inspired camouflage for soldiers
Ferrari Press Agency
Camouflage 1
Ref 16952
02/07/2025
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Picture MUST credit: UC Irvine
Camouflage inspired by the colour changing skin of squids is being developed to help soldiers stay out of sight on the battlefield.
Boffins are developing a stretchable material that mimics the colour-shifting ability of the longfin inshore squid.
They say it could one day help troops slip past visual and thermal detection.
The project is being funded by the USA’s defence research agency, DARPA.
It is a joint study by the University of California, Irvine and the US-based research centre, the Marine Biological Laboratory.
The longfin squid uses light-reflecting cells called iridophores to instantly shift between transparency and colour.
This natural survival tactic now forms the basis of the synthetic stealth material with potential military use.
Inside the cells, coils of a protein called reflectin act like natural mirrors, manipulating how light reflects off the squid’s skin.
The researchers have captured the first 3D images of this nano-architecture revealing the intricate architecture.
OPS:Photos and thermal camera images of the squid-inspired composite materials chnaging appearance while being stretched (top) and soaked in water (bottom) both above a heated surface.
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Squid-inspired camouflage for soldiers
Ferrari Press Agency
Camouflage 1
Ref 16952
02/07/2025
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Picture MUST credit: UC Irvine
Camouflage inspired by the colour changing skin of squids is being developed to help soldiers stay out of sight on the battlefield.
Boffins are developing a stretchable material that mimics the colour-shifting ability of the longfin inshore squid.
They say it could one day help troops slip past visual and thermal detection.
The project is being funded by the USA’s defence research agency, DARPA.
It is a joint study by the University of California, Irvine and the US-based research centre, the Marine Biological Laboratory.
The longfin squid uses light-reflecting cells called iridophores to instantly shift between transparency and colour.
This natural survival tactic now forms the basis of the synthetic stealth material with potential military use.
Inside the cells, coils of a protein called reflectin act like natural mirrors, manipulating how light reflects off the squid’s skin.
The researchers have captured the first 3D images of this nano-architecture revealing the intricate architecture.
OPS:Photos and thermal camera images of the squid-inspired composite materials chnaging appearance while being stretched (top) and soaked in water (bottom) both above a heated surface.
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DUKAS_186580645_FER
Squid-inspired camouflage for soldiers
Ferrari Press Agency
Camouflage 1
Ref 16952
02/07/2025
See Ferrari pictures
Picture MUST credit: UC Irvine
Camouflage inspired by the colour changing skin of squids is being developed to help soldiers stay out of sight on the battlefield.
Boffins are developing a stretchable material that mimics the colour-shifting ability of the longfin inshore squid.
They say it could one day help troops slip past visual and thermal detection.
The project is being funded by the USA’s defence research agency, DARPA.
It is a joint study by the University of California, Irvine and the US-based research centre, the Marine Biological Laboratory.
The longfin squid uses light-reflecting cells called iridophores to instantly shift between transparency and colour.
This natural survival tactic now forms the basis of the synthetic stealth material with potential military use.
Inside the cells, coils of a protein called reflectin act like natural mirrors, manipulating how light reflects off the squid’s skin.
The researchers have captured the first 3D images of this nano-architecture revealing the intricate architecture.
OPS:Photos and thermal camera images of the squid-inspired composite materials chnaging appearance while being stretched (top) and soaked in water (bottom) both above a heated surface.
Picture supplied by Ferrari
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DUKAS_186580644_FER
Squid-inspired camouflage for soldiers
Ferrari Press Agency
Camouflage 1
Ref 16952
02/07/2025
See Ferrari pictures
Picture MUST credit: UC Irvine
Camouflage inspired by the colour changing skin of squids is being developed to help soldiers stay out of sight on the battlefield.
Boffins are developing a stretchable material that mimics the colour-shifting ability of the longfin inshore squid.
They say it could one day help troops slip past visual and thermal detection.
The project is being funded by the USA’s defence research agency, DARPA.
It is a joint study by the University of California, Irvine and the US-based research centre, the Marine Biological Laboratory.
The longfin squid uses light-reflecting cells called iridophores to instantly shift between transparency and colour.
This natural survival tactic now forms the basis of the synthetic stealth material with potential military use.
Inside the cells, coils of a protein called reflectin act like natural mirrors, manipulating how light reflects off the squid’s skin.
The researchers have captured the first 3D images of this nano-architecture revealing the intricate architecture.
OPS:Photos and thermal camera images of the squid-inspired composite materials chnaging appearance while being stretched (top) and soaked in water (bottom) both above a heated surface.
Picture supplied by Ferrari
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DUKAS_186580643_FER
Squid-inspired camouflage for soldiers
Ferrari Press Agency
Camouflage 1
Ref 16952
02/07/2025
See Ferrari pictures
Picture MUST credit: UC Irvine
Camouflage inspired by the colour changing skin of squids is being developed to help soldiers stay out of sight on the battlefield.
Boffins are developing a stretchable material that mimics the colour-shifting ability of the longfin inshore squid.
They say it could one day help troops slip past visual and thermal detection.
The project is being funded by the USA’s defence research agency, DARPA.
It is a joint study by the University of California, Irvine and the US-based research centre, the Marine Biological Laboratory.
The longfin squid uses light-reflecting cells called iridophores to instantly shift between transparency and colour.
This natural survival tactic now forms the basis of the synthetic stealth material with potential military use.
Inside the cells, coils of a protein called reflectin act like natural mirrors, manipulating how light reflects off the squid’s skin.
The researchers have captured the first 3D images of this nano-architecture revealing the intricate architecture.
OPS:Photos and thermal camera images of the squid-inspired composite materials chnaging appearance while being stretched (top) and soaked in water (bottom) both above a heated surface.
Picture supplied by Ferrari
(FOTO: DUKAS/FERRARI PRESS) -
DUKAS_186580642_FER
Squid-inspired camouflage for soldiers
Ferrari Press Agency
Camouflage 1
Ref 16952
02/07/2025
See Ferrari pictures
Picture MUST credit: UC Irvine
Camouflage inspired by the colour changing skin of squids is being developed to help soldiers stay out of sight on the battlefield.
Boffins are developing a stretchable material that mimics the colour-shifting ability of the longfin inshore squid.
They say it could one day help troops slip past visual and thermal detection.
The project is being funded by the USA’s defence research agency, DARPA.
It is a joint study by the University of California, Irvine and the US-based research centre, the Marine Biological Laboratory.
The longfin squid uses light-reflecting cells called iridophores to instantly shift between transparency and colour.
This natural survival tactic now forms the basis of the synthetic stealth material with potential military use.
Inside the cells, coils of a protein called reflectin act like natural mirrors, manipulating how light reflects off the squid’s skin.
The researchers have captured the first 3D images of this nano-architecture revealing the intricate architecture.
OPS:Images of the entire body (top left) and dorsal mantle (top right) of a squid show the splotches’ blue, green, yellow, orange and red iridescent angle-dependent colours. An individual splotch (bottom, from left) transitions from transparent to red to orange to green at 0, 60, 90 and 120 seconds, respectively, when subjected to chemical and neurophysiological stimuli.
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Record power transmit through the air by laser
Ferrari Press Agency
Wireless 1
Ref 16910
18/06/2025
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Picture MUST credit: DARPA
The US military has set a record for transmitting power wirelessly over long distance using laser beams.The tech is being developed to provide reliable power sources to the military as well as humanitarian operations. By sending power through the air it does away with increasingly complex supply lines.The US defence agency DARPA which is responsible for the development of emerging technologies is working on the programme codenamed POWER to build transmission lines of light using laser beams to carry power as required.Previously, the POWER system managed to use a laser to beam 230 watts 1.7 km for 25 seconds, and an undisclosed lesser amount of power as far as 3.7 km. Now, DARPA has managed to increase this to 800 watts for 30 seconds at a distance of 8.6 km.The system is built around a ball-like structure called the Power Receiver Array Demo.It has a compact aperture that allows a laser beam to enter. This beam strikes a parabolic mirror that scatters the light and shines it on an array of dozens of photovoltaic cells. These convert the laser light into electricity.Both the emitter and the receptor were situated on the ground for the test which was done at a laser systems test facility at the U.S. Army’s White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.
OPS: he High Energy Laser Systems Test Facility test range located at the U.S. Army’s White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico on the day the PRAD team set the optical power beaming distance record.
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Record power transmit through the air by laser
Ferrari Press Agency
Wireless 1
Ref 16910
18/06/2025
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Picture MUST credit: DARPA
The US military has set a record for transmitting power wirelessly over long distance using laser beams.The tech is being developed to provide reliable power sources to the military as well as humanitarian operations. By sending power through the air it does away with increasingly complex supply lines.The US defence agency DARPA which is responsible for the development of emerging technologies is working on the programme codenamed POWER to build transmission lines of light using laser beams to carry power as required.Previously, the POWER system managed to use a laser to beam 230 watts 1.7 km for 25 seconds, and an undisclosed lesser amount of power as far as 3.7 km. Now, DARPA has managed to increase this to 800 watts for 30 seconds at a distance of 8.6 km.The system is built around a ball-like structure called the Power Receiver Array Demo.It has a compact aperture that allows a laser beam to enter. This beam strikes a parabolic mirror that scatters the light and shines it on an array of dozens of photovoltaic cells. These convert the laser light into electricity.Both the emitter and the receptor were situated on the ground for the test which was done at a laser systems test facility at the U.S. Army’s White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.
OPS: The Power Receiver Array Demo
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Record power transmit through the air by laser
Ferrari Press Agency
Wireless 1
Ref 16910
18/06/2025
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Picture MUST credit: DARPA
The US military has set a record for transmitting power wirelessly over long distance using laser beams.The tech is being developed to provide reliable power sources to the military as well as humanitarian operations. By sending power through the air it does away with increasingly complex supply lines.The US defence agency DARPA which is responsible for the development of emerging technologies is working on the programme codenamed POWER to build transmission lines of light using laser beams to carry power as required.Previously, the POWER system managed to use a laser to beam 230 watts 1.7 km for 25 seconds, and an undisclosed lesser amount of power as far as 3.7 km. Now, DARPA has managed to increase this to 800 watts for 30 seconds at a distance of 8.6 km.The system is built around a ball-like structure called the Power Receiver Array Demo.It has a compact aperture that allows a laser beam to enter. This beam strikes a parabolic mirror that scatters the light and shines it on an array of dozens of photovoltaic cells. These convert the laser light into electricity.Both the emitter and the receptor were situated on the ground for the test which was done at a laser systems test facility at the U.S. Army’s White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.
OPS: Artist's concept of the laser power relay in action using a drone. The current record was done from a ground based laser and receiver.
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Record power transmit through the air by laser
Ferrari Press Agency
Wireless 1
Ref 16910
18/06/2025
See Ferrari text
Picture MUST credit: DARPA
The US military has set a record for transmitting power wirelessly over long distance using laser beams.The tech is being developed to provide reliable power sources to the military as well as humanitarian operations. By sending power through the air it does away with increasingly complex supply lines.The US defence agency DARPA which is responsible for the development of emerging technologies is working on the programme codenamed POWER to build transmission lines of light using laser beams to carry power as required.Previously, the POWER system managed to use a laser to beam 230 watts 1.7 km for 25 seconds, and an undisclosed lesser amount of power as far as 3.7 km. Now, DARPA has managed to increase this to 800 watts for 30 seconds at a distance of 8.6 km.The system is built around a ball-like structure called the Power Receiver Array Demo.It has a compact aperture that allows a laser beam to enter. This beam strikes a parabolic mirror that scatters the light and shines it on an array of dozens of photovoltaic cells. These convert the laser light into electricity.Both the emitter and the receptor were situated on the ground for the test which was done at a laser systems test facility at the U.S. Army’s White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.
OPS: Artist's concept of the laser power relay in action using a drone. The current record was done from a ground based laser and receiver.
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Les États-Unis lancent un navire militaire sans pilote, sous l'appelation USX-1 Defiant, dans le cadre du programme Nomars (No Manning Required Ship)
Pictures must credit: DARPA The prototype of an unmanned military vessel able to patrol the seas autonomously, has been unveiled by the USA. It was developed under a programme called NOMARS which stands for No Manning Required Ship. The vessel is officially described as an unmanned surface vessel and operates under the name USX-1 Defiant. The ship is designed to operate autonomously for long durations at sea. The prototype was completed in February 2025 according to the USA’s defence research agency DARPA. Defiant is 55 m long and weighs 240-metric-tons. It will undergo extensive in-water testing, both dockside and at sea. She is scheduled to depart for a multi-month at sea demonstration this spring. Picture supplied by JLPPA
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Les États-Unis lancent un navire militaire sans pilote, sous l'appelation USX-1 Defiant, dans le cadre du programme Nomars (No Manning Required Ship)
Pictures must credit: DARPA The prototype of an unmanned military vessel able to patrol the seas autonomously, has been unveiled by the USA. It was developed under a programme called NOMARS which stands for No Manning Required Ship. The vessel is officially described as an unmanned surface vessel and operates under the name USX-1 Defiant. The ship is designed to operate autonomously for long durations at sea. The prototype was completed in February 2025 according to the USA’s defence research agency DARPA. Defiant is 55 m long and weighs 240-metric-tons. It will undergo extensive in-water testing, both dockside and at sea. She is scheduled to depart for a multi-month at sea demonstration this spring. Picture supplied by JLPPA
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Un avion militaire à décollage et atterrissage verticaux voit le jour
Picture MUST credit: Bell A jet powered vertical take-off and landing transformer-style military aircraft that uses helicopter-style rotor blades to get airborne. When it is in the air, the rotors of the X-Plane fold away into their wing nacelles enabling the plane to put the power on. The aircraft is being developed by US aerospace and defence company Bell as part of a programme by the USA’s DARPA defence agency called SPRINT. Helicopters have the advantage of vertical takeoffs and landings in rough country but speed is limited. Jets have peed but need runways. Even vertical take-off jump jets require a flat landing surface. The SPRINT project is aimed at making an aircraft that can take off, land, and hover then transition into a jet when in vertical flight. Bell’s X-plane tilts its rotor nacelles forward after take-off for horizontal flight. They then fold back into the nacelle. Picture supplied by JLPPA
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Un avion militaire à décollage et atterrissage verticaux voit le jour
Picture MUST credit: Bell A jet powered vertical take-off and landing transformer-style military aircraft that uses helicopter-style rotor blades to get airborne. When it is in the air, the rotors of the X-Plane fold away into their wing nacelles enabling the plane to put the power on. The aircraft is being developed by US aerospace and defence company Bell as part of a programme by the USA’s DARPA defence agency called SPRINT. Helicopters have the advantage of vertical takeoffs and landings in rough country but speed is limited. Jets have peed but need runways. Even vertical take-off jump jets require a flat landing surface. The SPRINT project is aimed at making an aircraft that can take off, land, and hover then transition into a jet when in vertical flight. Bell’s X-plane tilts its rotor nacelles forward after take-off for horizontal flight. They then fold back into the nacelle. Picture supplied by JLPPA
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