Thermites are a double-edged sword. Packing a tremendous energy density, and eager to produce tremendous heat when ignited, thermite is great for welding train tracks. But sometimes you might be ...

Last week, a new Transportation Security Administration (TSA) warning indicated there’s a “possible” threat – a threat not necessarily aimed at aviation – from Islamic State (ISIS) jihadists. Although ...

A mix of rust and aluminum powder, better known as thermite, is "the greatest potential incendiary threat to aviation," according to an FBI report via a classified document obtained by The Intercept.

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Ukraine’s employment of so-called Dragon drones capable of spewing the incendiary compound thermite on Russian positions appears to be rapidly gaining momentum as more units are releasing videos of ...

After the overwhelming response to the Hackit we posted about automated hard drive destruction last fall, we finally decided to test out some thermite hard drive destruction ourselves. This has been ...

The Transportation Security Administration said it is unlikely to detect and unable to extinguish what an FBI report called “the greatest potential incendiary threat to aviation,” according to a ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Thermite is a mixture of powdered aluminium and iron oxide, or rust. It burns at spectacularly high temperatures, as hot as 3,500 ...

The use of incendiary bombs - munitions that are designed to cause fire. Fire rained on Russian-held positions in the occupied Kharkiv region when Ukrainian drones dropped thermite incendiary bombs, ...

Ukrainian forces are using drones to release molten thermite on Russian armor and positions. The tactic helps Kyiv make sure that damaged Russian tanks can't be fixed up for battle again. BI visited ...