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Three Green-Powered Airplanes Make H-11 Tool Steel Soar

H-11 (AMS 6487) tool steel has many applications in the aerospace industry. Its toughness and abrasion resistance, coupled with its ability to withstand temperatures up to 1,000 F, make it great for parts like landing gear, cargo-support lugs, elevon hinges and catapult hooks. The aerospace industry is making some remarkable strides in green technology. This […]

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Alloy Steel helps create the world’s fastest tracked recon vehicle.

Howe & Howe Technologies in Maine produce some of the world’s most extreme vehicles devised by man.  Their now famous product is the Ripsaw.  This revolutionary tracked vehicle utilizes Alloy Steel Tubing in its hull, providing structural strength and reliability. There are 2 variants of the Ripsaw, the MS1 (UGV) unmanned ground vehicle and the […]

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The Evolution of the Howitzer Leads to Forgings.

How do you take one of the worlds most advanced howitzers and make it more maneuverable, more durable and more cost effective? The answer lies within the M777 A2 from BAE Systems. Its predecessors, comprised mostly from steel, although powerful, was slow moving across the battlefield. To keep pace with the United States armed forces, […]

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So Small it Fits in the Palm of Your Hand

The world’s smallest drone is already in use in Afghanistan and many people wouldn’t be able to see if they knew that they were looking at. The drone is so small it could fit in the palm of your hand. The Black Hornet Nano Unmanned Aircraft System from Prox Dynamics, measures just 4 inches long, […]

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Man vs. Submarine

Did you know all it takes to destroy an American nuclear submarine is a disenfranchised worker and a box of rags?  Well that’s what happened to the USS Miami on May 23rd, when Casey James Fury decided he didn’t want to be at work that day. Using a box of rags Fury set fire to, […]

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Chinese Drone Warfare a real possibility.

China’s security forces planned on using new drone technology to kill or capture a Mekong River drug lord.  This has never been done before in China. The Chinese government planned on calling in a drone strike on his remote hideaway. Although the attack didn’t happen, the plan called attention to the nation’s use of drones. […]