On March 15, the US Navy launched a torpedo-shaped robot into the Persian Gulf from the back of a helicopter. The robot was a Slocum glider, an uncrewed sensing tool that can collect data on ocean ...

Glider was founded in 2024 by Brian Huang and John Johnson, formerly of Anchorage Digital, XTX Markets, MIT, 0x, and Matcha with team members from Coinbase, MetaMask, 0x, Cega, and PoolTogether.

The glider is a single-seat, fixed-wing aircraft that doesn't have an engine, the company's website said. This is the second fatal aircraft crash near the Westside airfield within four months.

PARIS, June 27 (Reuters) - France has conducted a maiden test of a prototype hypersonic glider, the country's defence procurement agency said, as it seeks to develop new missile technology capable ...