--- title: "The Navy Reportedly Experimented With a “Spacetime Modification Weapon”" description: "According to documents, the US Navy was experimenting with some far-fetched technologies, including a \"spacetime modification weapon.\"" date: "2021-01-27" modified: "2021-01-27" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/navy-experimented-spacetime-modification-weapon" categories: - "Space" tags: - "fusion" - "Navy" - "the digest" - "the drive" - "ufos" --- # The Navy Reportedly Experimented With a “Spacetime Modification Weapon” ![According to documents, the US Navy was experimenting with some far-fetched technologies, including a "spacetime modification weapon."]() *\Image: JET/Victor Tangermann\* ## Spacetime Modification Weapon According to [documents obtained by *The War Zone*](), the US Navy performed experiments on far-fetched technologies including a "spacetime modification weapon" which, researchers claimed internally, could revolutionize power and propulsion systems. The mysterious technologies were meant to take advantage of the "Pais effect," patented by American aerospace engineer Salvatore Cezar Pais and which could end up pushing the boundaries of conventional science — if, that is, they are ever proven to actually work. Pais says the tech could enable a propulsion system that defies gravity, as well as even more eccentric claims. In a [January 2020 correspondence]() with *The War Zone,* Pais even laid out plans for a "hybrid aerospace-underwater craft" that he claimed was able to "engineer the fabric of our reality at the most fundamental level." Needless to say, these dubious theoretical devices have yet to be demonstrated in any meaningful way — but, at the same time, the fact that the US military is funding their development does lend them a veneer of credibility. ## Fabricating Space Time According to the newly obtained documents, the Navy took Pais's ideas seriously enough to pour hundreds of thousands of dollars into their development. The "spacetime modification weapon," based on a Pais patent for a "[Plasma Compression Fusion Device,]()" is supposed to release "extremely high energy levels" and "make the Hydrogen bomb seem more like a firecracker, in comparison," according to the documents. The experiments sound inconclusive, though. The elusive Pais effect was neither observed nor disproven, according to *The War Zone*. In other words, it remains unclear whether the Navy still believes Pais is onto something — or whether his work is a neglected line item in the Defense Department's vast budget. **READ MORE:** [Navy "UFO Patent" Documents Talk Of "Spacetime Modification Weapon," Detail Experimental Testing]() \[*The War Zone*\] **More on Pais effect:** *[Navy Scientist Known For “UFO-Like Tech” Patents Fusion Reactor]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()