This can include missions like delivering combat divers into contested regions.
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Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Oct. 2026
Flight operations are managed by Lockheed Martin’s MATRIX autonomy system, allowing operators to command missions from a tablet without continuous continuous control or monitoring.
Originally inspired by the basilicas and cathedrals of Paris, Luminiscence co-founder Romain Sarfati and his team developed a way to engage visitors with the historic architectural beauty surrounding them.
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Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
1 Oct. 2026
Notre Dame Stadium is one of the cathedrals of college football.
In 2025, two scholars of religion decided to make a multiday pilgrimage along the Kumano Kodō trail – an ancient route in Japan connecting Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples – guided by an artificial intelligence assistant.
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Shay Rabineau,
The Conversation,
8 Oct. 2026
In Ghana, for instance, the ten shrines of the Asante Traditional Buildings are endangered as traditional stewardship by master craftspeople declines.
Inextricably tied to the D-Day invasion of World War II, this northern French region of orchards, dairies, horse farms and seaside villages along the English Channel draws visitors who come to honor the fallen or visit famous medieval fortresses and abbeys.
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Seth Sherwood,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
Euganean Hills are a treasure trove of biodiversity, and not only naturalistic but also historical, artistic and cultural, thanks to the presence of Venetian villas, castles, villages, monasteries and abbeys.
The shrine is the place where two ancient Jewish temples stood in antiquity, and it is considered by Jews to be the holiest spot on Earth.
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Ilan Ben Zion,
Christian Science Monitor,
14 Oct. 2026
Pinhole microphones are located on the top and bottom of each temple, near the front, while thin speaker grilles sit just in front of where the temples narrow and curve to fit behind the ears.
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