The F-35 fighter jet program will cost taxpayers more than $2 trillion over its lifetime, cementing its place as one of the most expensive weapons programs in U.S. history, according to new estimates from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), an independent government watchdog.The new price tag represents a dramatic jump from a 2018 estimate that set the program’s total cost at $1.7 trillion. Most of the bump comes from projected sustainment costs, which increased by 44 percent to a cool...
“I’m getting tired of over-promising and under-delivering,” F-35 program head Air Force Lt. Gen. Mike Schmidt said.
dYdX (DYDX) traded down 3% against the US dollar during the 1-day period ending at 20:00 PM Eastern on April 21st. Over the last seven days, dYdX has traded 7.5% higher against the US dollar. dYdX has a total market capitalization of $880.32 million and $27.73 million worth of dYdX was traded on exchanges in […]
DARPA’s Air Combat Evolution (ACE) program had the first-ever in-air tests of AI algorithms autonomously flying a fighter jet against a human-piloted fighter jet in within-visual-range combat scenarios (aka dogfighting). The General Dynamics X-62 VISTA (“Variable Stability In-flight Simulator Test Aircraft”) is an experimental aircraft, derived from the F-16D Fighting Falcon, which was modified as
In an interview with Diario de Noticias on April 12, 2024, the Portugal Air
It’s safe to say that the age of generative AI is well and truly upon us, rapidly changing the world of work as we know it. According to the World Economic Forum’s 2023 Future of Jobs Report, more than 75% of companies are looking to adopt technologies like AI in the next five years, so it’s no surprise that career opportunities in the space are exploding, especially for developers. But which programming language is leading the way? Python is without a doubt the most buzzed-about language for...
Synthetix (SNX) traded 4.8% higher against the U.S. dollar during the 1 day period ending at 15:00 PM E.T. on April 19th. One Synthetix coin can currently be bought for approximately $2.98 or 0.00004632 BTC on exchanges. During the last seven days, Synthetix has traded 6.9% lower against the U.S. dollar. Synthetix has a total […]
Anduril Industries has taken another step forward in its quest to become the next great American prime, this time by beating out major defense companies to develop and test small unmanned fighter jet prototypes. The venture capital darling beat out Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman on the deal, under the Air Force’s Collaborative Combat […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
The Honkai: Star Rail 2.2 livestream gave us some insight on the new content arriving in the game precisely on its Anniversary day.
A suspect wanted in connection with the fatal shooting of a 29-year-old Toronto man in the city’s east end last summer has topped a list of Canada’s most wanted fugitives, police announced Tuesday. A $100,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest of Michael Bebee, a 35-year-old wanted in connection with the murder of Shamar Powell-Flowers exactly nine months ago. The reward was announced Tuesday as Toronto police unveiled the “be on the lookout” (BOLO) program’s...
AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) - According to the most recent report from GasBuddy, gas prices in the Amarillo area fell by 2.1 cents per gallon in the last week to reach an average of $2.96/gallon on Monday. Those prices were noted as 13.1 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and 28.4 cents lower than []
Venezuela's socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro attempted to issue a message in English to U.S. President Joe Biden on Monday to discuss the upcoming expiration of Biden's generous oil and gas sanctions relief package to his regime.