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Airbus Launches Superconducting Electric Propulsion Demonstrator for Hydrogen-powered Aircraft
May 23, 2024 @ 11:01 AMAirbus subsidiary, UpNext, has launched a technology demonstrator to accelerate the maturation of superconducting technologies for use in electric propulsion systems of a future hydrogen-powered aircraft. Known as Cryoprop, the new demonstrator will integrate and mature a two megawatt-class superconducting electric propulsion system cooled by liquid hydrogen via a helium re-circulation loop and developed by Airbus teams in Toulouse, France, and Ottobrunn, Germany
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Kremlin Calls Out Pentagon's Hoax Claim on Russian Space Weapon
May 23, 2024 @ 09:57 AMRussian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov has squashed the Pentagon's assertions regarding the launch of a Russian anti-satellite vehicle into low-Earth orbit, labeling the claims as an information hoax. Speaking to journalists in Moscow, Ryabkov insisted that Russia's space program is progressing as planned, focusing on deploying spacecraft for various purposes, including enhancing defense capabilities
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U.S. Navy Researchers Seek to Enhance Deck Safety, Efficiency with New Algorithm...
May 23, 2024 @ 09:23 AMA research initiative at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Lakehurst aims to improve safety and efficiency on ship flight decks by developing an algorithm to automate aircraft tracking. The project, known as Night Operations Character Transcription & Recognition for Naval Aircraft Logistics (
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Netherlands Selects Thales Equipment for NATO Communication
May 23, 2024 @ 08:59 AMThe Netherlands defense authorities have announced their intention to procure voice and data communication equipment from Thales, a move aimed at enhancing connectivity within and between various military assets such as vehicles, weapon systems, and vessels. State Secretary Christophe van der Maat conveyed this decision to the House of Representatives on May 22, highlighting Thales as the sole Dutch supplier meeting the technical and operational prerequisites for the Communication and Information Infrastructure (C2Infra)
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Poland Secures $960M Agreement for Purchase of Aerostats to Detect Airborne, Maritime...
May 23, 2024 @ 08:28 AMPoland has finalized a contract worth $960 million for the acquisition of aerostat-based early warning radar systems. The
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GA-ASI Wins $95M for Smart Sensor ISR Prototype Development
May 23, 2024 @ 07:27 AMGeneral Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) secured a contract worth $94
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PBS Leads Czech Consortium in Contract Signing with Lockheed Martin for F-35...
May 23, 2024 @ 07:09 AMPBS Velká Bíteš, alongside Czech firms ONE3D and HiLASE, inked a
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S.Korea’s Hanwha Pitches Redback IFVs, K9 Howitzers to Romanian Armed Forces...
May 23, 2024 @ 06:47 AMHanwha Aerospace, a South Korean defense conglomerate, has extended a proposal to supply Redback Infantry Fighting Vehicles (IFVs) and K9 self-propelled howitzers to the Romanian armed forces. This move was unveiled at the
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French Air Force Test Fires Improved Nuclear Capable ASMPA-R Missile from Rafale...
May 23, 2024 @ 06:19 AMIn a demonstration of its airborne nuclear deterrent capability, the French Air Force conducted a test firing of the improved, nuclear-capable ASMPA-R medium-range supersonic air-to-surface missile from a Rafale B aircraft on May 22. During the test firing, an ASMPA-R missile (without a nuclear warhead) was launched by a Rafale B of the French Air and Space Force as part of the DURANDAL operation, aimed at representing a strategic raid
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Northrop Grumman's First Digitally Designed Solid Rocket Motor Passes Test
May 23, 2024 @ 05:48 AMNorthrop Grummans Common 50 High Performance (C50HP) solid rocket motor completed a static fire test at the U.S
Milrem Robotics to Unveil 8×8 Robotic Combat Vehicle at IDEX 2025
Australian Army Procuring 14 Multi-mission Phased Array Radars
Microsoft, Anduril Partner to Enhance U.S. Army’s Augmented Reality Combat Gear...
Norwegian Navy Receives Patria Sonac ACS for USV-Based Minesweeping
Russian Su-57 and Chinese J-20 as Alternatives to the American F-35 Stealth Fighter
As the Russian Su-57 stealth fighter jet enters serial production, the debate over how it stacks up against the American...
NATO’s Intensified Exercises a Prep to Attack Russia?
Recent NATO exercises such as the BALTOPS-24, Steadfast Defender 2024 and its first-ever Basic Fighter Maneuvers exercise have been its...
Precision in the Skies: The Evolution of Loitering Munitions
Loitering munitions - drones that hover over a target and blow up near it - have become the weapon of...
Is the Patriot Air Defense System Outdated?
After Israel revealed its decision to decommission its U