Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Boeing adjusts approach to court more European business

LONDON—Keeping some things local will be key for U.S. weapons makers that want to expand their business in Europe, a top Boeing executive said.  That can mean not being a prime on certain contracts, teaming with European defense companies, employing locals, and designing future platforms—like the MQ-28 Ghost Bat—with open architecture that can be tailored…

Dream daily driver 😎 #PrincessAuto #powerloader #engineering
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Dream daily driver 😎 #PrincessAuto #powerloader #engineering

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Lockheed Martin unveils baby Patriot missile to address urgent gap

With demand for Patriot PAC-3 interceptors sharpened by Russian and Iranian ballistic missile attacks, Lockheed Martin unveiled plans to build a smaller and cheaper, if less capable, version of the exquisite interceptor. The Adapted Capability Effector, or ACE, missile would use the PAC-3's launcher and command and control software, but a less expensive rocket motor,…

Anduril pitches a robot wingman for US Army helicopters

LONDON—One month after winning the U.S. Air Force’s drone wingman contract, Anduril announced plans to make an autonomous attack tiltrotor that the company hopes  the U.S. Army will pair with its helicopters for future missions. Nicknamed Thunder, the vertical-takeoff-and-landing rotorcraft is to be autonomous, heavily armed, hybrid-electric powered, and roughly group five-sized. It’s being designed…

Finally Time to Let Them Go
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Finally Time to Let Them Go

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Timber Framed Barn Part 39 Horizontal Bifold Door
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Timber Framed Barn Part 39 Horizontal Bifold Door

The swallows are still nesting in the barn, so I decided to get started on the main door while the weather was good. Unfortunately, it turned out to be a little too good, and shortly after I began, we were hit by a heatwave that is still ongoing. I decided to build a horizontal bi-fold…

The Trump administration’s global campaign against ‘radical left terrorism’ is built on a national security memo

A little-noticed presidential national security directive is now the legal engine behind a wave of terrorism prosecutions against left-wing protesters.  That domestic campaign now has an international dimension, one that American officials had been planning for months, culminating on July 16, 2026, when Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s Ministerial on the Resurgence of Political Terrorism drew representatives from…