Pentagon teams up with Apple and Boeing to develop wearable tech

US Defence Secretary Ash Carter awarded $75m (£48.7m) on 28 August, to help a consortium of high-tech firms and researchers develop electronic systems packed with sensors flexible enough to be worn by soldiers or moulded onto the skin of a plane. Aug 29, 2015

Drone contraband prison plot foiled

Maryland officials said they foiled a plot to use a drone to sneak contraband items into maximum-security state prisons in western Maryland on 24 August. Two suspects were arrested 22 August, after being spotted in a vehicle on a property adjacent to the Western Correctional Institution and the North Branch Correctional Institution near Cumberland. Aug 25, 2015

Shoreham Airshow crash: Dramatic footage shows moment of impact

Dramatic YouTube footage has shown moments before and after a plane crashed on a road near an air show in southern England on 22 August, leaving seven people dead. One person was being treated for life-threatening injuries and a further 14 people were being treated for minor injuries, police said in a statement. Aug 24, 2015