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Keel Laid for U.K. Royal Navy’s First Dreadnought-class Ballistic Missile Submarine...
March 21, 2025 @ 07:03 AMThe keel for HMS Dreadnought has been officially laid at BAE Systems' submarine construction facility in Barrow-in-Furness, marking a key step in the U.K
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Sikorsky Tests New Rotor Blown Wing Drone for VTOL Operations
March 10, 2025 @ 12:08 PMSikorsky has tested a new uncrewed aerial system (UAS) with a rotor blown wing, achieving over 40 take-offs and landings, including 30 transitions between helicopter and airplane modes. The 115-pound (52 kg) prototype, powered by batteries, demonstrated stability and maneuverability across different flight regimes
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Teledyne FLIR’s Black Hornet 4 Drone Approved for U.S. Military Use
February 18, 2025 @ 12:52 PMTeledyne FLIR Defense's Black Hornet 4 Personal Reconnaissance System has been chosen as a winner of the U.S
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Fincantieri, Barzan Holdings Partner on Anti-Drone Radar for Qatar
October 23, 2024 @ 04:04 AMFincantieri Group signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Barzan Holdings, a company under the Qatari Ministry of Defense, to develop the Omega360 radar system. This radar will serve as the key sensor in Qatars national anti-drone system
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Airbus, Toshiba to Partner on Superconducting Technologies for Hydrogen-powered Aircraft
October 16, 2024 @ 07:59 AMAirbus UpNext has announced a partnership with Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation to develop superconducting technologies for future hydrogen-powered aircraft. This collaboration seeks to advance the aviation industry's decarbonization efforts, targeting net zero emissions by 2050
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Pratt & Whitney Completes Preliminary Design Review of Hybrid-electric GTF Engine
July 22, 2024 @ 11:26 AMPratt & Whitney completed the preliminary design review for a hybrid-electric propulsion demonstrator engine under the European Union's Clean Aviation SWITCH project. The system integrates Collins Aerospace electric motor generators with a Pratt & Whitney GTF engine, aiming to improve efficiency across all flight phases
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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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Russia Unveils Portable "Suitcase" to Shield Armored Vehicles from FPV Drones
March 18, 2024 @ 04:54 AMKaysant research and production association in Russia has announced the creation of a compact solution to counter the threat posed by FPV drones to armored vehicles. Alena Balandina, the director of development at Kaysant, revealed to state-owned
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New Battery Extends Puma 3 AE Drone Flight Time to 3 Hours
February 15, 2024 @ 06:00 AMAeroVironment's PS2500 battery has been officially approved for integration into the Puma 3 AE unmanned aircraft system (UAS), providing operators with the capability to achieve extended endurance for up to three hours of flight time. Puma customers can now choose between the standard smart battery with two and a half hours of endurance or the PS2500 battery with three hours of endurance
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Israeli Helicopter, Not Hamas Shot at October 7 Concert Audience
November 9, 2023 @ 11:39 AMA police investigation into the October 7 Hamas attack on the Nova festival in Israel has revealed that an IDF combat helicopter that arrived at the scene from the Ramat David base fired at he Hamas operatives and apparently also hit some of the revelers who were there. While most of 4400 participants who attended fled before the Hamas operatives arrived, 364 people were killed,
Australia Receives First HIMARS Rocket Systems
Technical Malfunction Forces Russian Su-25 to Crash
American F-47 Jet Using Canards from Older Generation Fighters: Chinese Expert
HIMARS Rocket Destroys 4 Russian Helicopters in Belgorod Airfield
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...
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...