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Andres Peña·Paper·Oct 18·Pinned

Measurements of false-healthy exposure in a deployed diagnostic layer for small uncrewed aircraft, that is, how long it reports a sensor as healthy without the evidence to back that up.

Hackaday·1h·Embedded

The ESP32-P4 is Espressif’s high-end application processor, with two blistering fast RISC-V cores for a surprisingly reasonable price. As it’s a very capable computer in its own right, there have …read more

NASA·2h·Space

APOD Science APOD APOD: 2026 November 13 – NGC… Today’s APOD Archive Submissions Index Search Calendar RSS Education About Discuss APOD Astronomy Picture of the Day Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation…

NASA·2h·Space

After decades of decline, this ecologically significant type of forest is making a comeback.

SWORT Aerospace·SWORT·Oct 14

A purpose-built, telemetry-informed motor controller for a battery-electric Shell Eco-marathon vehicle: controller firmware core, CAN contract, supervisory energy strategy, and a CSIA consistency monitor in shadow mode. Every status label says exactly how far the evidence goes.

DroneXL·3h·Drones

Robert Brüll's Journal op-ed on Kyiv's jamming dome offers metal-coated fibers to shield military electronics. His company, FibreCoat, makes them.

DroneXL·4h·Drones

UFORCE, maker of Ukraine's Magura sea drones, raised $700 million at a $6 billion valuation. Britain put in £113 million and names no factory or order.

DroneXL·4h·Drones

Attackers hid malware in a QBase software update. The Bundeswehr grounded its Quantum Systems drones, and the company says its fleet is operational.

Andres Peña·Paper·Sep 24

When a runtime monitor uses a validity gate only to pick which evidence to score, it throws away a diagnostic observation. This paper gives an exact account of what is discarded and when it changes the answer.

DroneXL·5h·Drones

Zelensky says a 100 mph Starshield cap has returned and Russian jet drones are getting through. SpaceX told Axios nothing changed.

DroneXL·5h·Drones

Ukraine's 475th Regiment has flown six wounded soldiers out on SkyFall's StarGate drone. Rescue planning fell from seven days to 12 hours.

SpaceNews·6h·Space

AST SpaceMobile executives expressed confidence in the company’s ability to field a new reusable launch vehicle in just two years despite widespread industry skepticism.

Andres Peña·Photo·Shell Eco-marathon

On this team I lead the electromechanical side: I designed and integrated the hydraulic brake system, and I'm leading the STM32 telemetry and motor-controller work.

DroneXL·6h·Drones

An Army official told Breaking Defense small attack drones get replaced, not repaired. DroneXL checks the plan against delivery and budget records.

The War Zone·6h·Defense

Dubbed the T-19A Kestrel, the aircraft will give cadets a chance to experience acrobatic flying while also serving as a pilot recruiting tool.

The War Zone·7h·Defense

The partners say they are charting a new course to bring operational very-high-speed drones to the U.S. military.

Andres Peña·Photo·Purdue Space Program

On ASTRA I developed C/C++ flight-control firmware and avionics sensor interfaces for GNC testing. Also in the program: TOAD, a liquid-fueled lander, 2.75 m tall and 193 kg wet on LOX and IPA.

DefenseScoop·8h·Defense

The organization aims to move from a “reactive footing” to a “proactive model” as it carries out its missions.

DefenseScoop·9h·Defense

Senior U.S. officials shed light on a new interagency memorandum of understanding supporting government-wide counter-drone pursuits.

Breaking Defense·9h·Defense

Congress will need to approve the change, but there are internal, bureaucratic steps Hegseth is directing that should increase the SOF community’s power inside the department.

SWORT Aerospace·SWORT·Aug 10

A seven-stage practice program. Follow one number from the instrument that made it to the surface that moves because of it, investigate a flight nobody has explained, then defend what you concluded. Runs in the browser; nothing is sent.

Breaking Defense·10h·Defense

Vice Adm. Rob Gaucher, the direct reporting portfolio manager for Submarines, said that delivering the first Columbia-class submarine in 2028 is still a ‘heavy lift.’

The War Zone·10h·Defense

SpaceX denies the Starshield system has been altered, but it is the second time in a month Ukraine has said this key satellite service has been degraded.

Breaking Defense·10h·Defense

“At the end of the day, this is a practical arrangement that involves the eventual sale of our crown jewels, our military capabilities,” said Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby