TL;DRThe US Air Force and DARPA are currently testing modified F-16 fighter jets capable of autonomous flight in Florida. The research program aims to evaluate autonomous flight technologies within this specific aircraft model.

TL;DRA new microwave drone has been developed to neutralize drone swarms by emitting radiation. The system is designed to be cost-effective while capable of countering up to 50 incoming drones simultaneously.

TL;DRResearchers from the Faculty of Sciences in Lisbon are developing concepts to facilitate soft landings on the Martian surface. This work aims to support preparations for upcoming crewed missions to the planet.

TL;DRNASA achieved the first successful Mars landing on July 20, 1976, with the Viking 1 mission. Several prior attempts by the Soviet Union to land on the planet had failed.