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Gripen Supercruise demo flight
January 23, 2009 @ 12:00 AMDuring a test flight today the Gripen Demo aircraft proved its ability to “Supercruise”, the ability to fly supersonic without the use of afterburner which results in fuel savings and an increase in range. During last Autumn, the Gripen Demo performed 40 sorties as part of the development programme that focuses on opening up the flight envelope regarding speed, altitude, angle-of-attack and loads
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India Embraces ATCi's Warrior Satellite Surveillance and Monitoring Systems Deployed for Foreign...
January 19, 2009 @ 12:00 AMHONOLULU --- Pacific Telecom Conference -- Antenna Technology Communications Inc., a provider of commercial satellite communications systems, today announced at the Pacific Telecom Conference in Hawaii the deployment of its Warrior Satellite Monitoring and Surveillance System for the Indian region
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Airborne Systems Demonstrates Modular Heavy Payload Autonomously Guided Ram-Air Parachute
January 15, 2009 @ 12:00 AMYUMA, Ariz. --- Airborne Systems, a world leader in parachute design and manufacturing, announced they successfully completed a test drop deploying an 18,000 lb payload from 17,500 MSL under a modified modular ram-air parachute
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Malfunctioning Component Delays Satellite Launch
January 14, 2009 @ 12:00 AMKIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M
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Arianespace Wins Contract from Intelsat
January 7, 2009 @ 12:00 AMEVRY, France --- Arianespace announced today that it has signed a contract with the international satellite operator Intelsat, for the launch of one satellite, with the option to launch four more satellites.>> With this latest contract, covering the launch of one satellite, with the option to launch four more satellites between 2011 and 2015, Arianespaces launch Service & Solutions give the international satellite operator Intelsat unrivalled launch capacity and flexibility
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MDA to Provide Critical Solution for International Space Station
January 7, 2009 @ 12:00 AMRICHMOND, BC --- MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd., a provider of essential information solutions, announced today that the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) has increased its funding to expand the scope of the existing contract with MDA to provide support for the Mobile Servicing System, including building a spare Latching End Effector for the Canadarm2
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Elbit Systems and IAI Awarded $141 Million Contract to Supply Combined Airborne...
January 5, 2009 @ 12:00 AMHAIFA, Israel --- Elbit Systems Ltd. and Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd (IAI) announced today that their respective subsidiaries, Elbit Systems Electro-Optics Elop Ltd
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NASA Selects SpaceX’s Falcon 9 Booster and Dragon Spacecraft for Cargo Resupply...
January 5, 2009 @ 12:00 AMHAWTHORNE, Calif. --- NASA today announced its selection of the SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle and Dragon spacecraft for the International Space Station (ISS) Cargo Resupply Services (CRS) contract award
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Arianespace to Launch Egyptian satellite Nilesat 201
January 5, 2009 @ 12:00 AMOn the occasion of the visit of the French Prime Minister in Egypt, it was announced that Arianespace has been chosen to launch the Nilesat 201 satellite, as part of a turnkey contract that Thales Alenia Space signed with Egyptian operator Nilesat.>> Nilesat 201 will be placed into geostationary transfer orbit by an Ariane 5 or Soyuz rocket launched from the Guiana Space Center, Europes Spaceport in French Guiana, during the first quarter of 2010
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Second Ground-Test F-35 Lightning II Rolls Out on Schedule, Prepares for Testing...
December 23, 2008 @ 12:00 AMFORT WORTH, Texas --- Lockheed Martin's second F-35 Lightning II ground-test aircraft rolled out on Wednesday at the company's Fort Worth plant, where it will be fully instrumented before being shipped to the United Kingdom for testing.>> The new F-35, called AG-1, is the full-scale static test article for the conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) variant, which will be flown by the U
U.K. Navy's New Drones Can Trick Sea Mines into Exploding Harmlessly
Turkey’s ASELSAN Demonstrates Laser Defense System Against Infrared-Guided Missiles
Russia Targets Patriot Battery in Kyiv as Germany Pushes for New U.S....
Dutch Intelligence: Russia Using WWI-Era Chemical in Ukraine
The Future of Combat: Miniaturized Laser Weapons Set to Replace Bullets and Missiles
Lasers may soon replace bullets, and drones could disable enemy UAVs with beams of light instead of missiles
Four-legged Robots Vs. Military Dogs
Four legged robots that resemble dogs are increasingly being seen in war zones and exercises for functions such as reconnaissance...
Lockheed Martin Faces Billions in F-35 Cuts Under U.S. Policy Shift
Americas policy of controlling F-35 usage, spares, and maintenance—combined with President Donald Trumps threats of trade wars with Europe, halted...
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...
