General Atomics MQ-1C Gray Eagle Extended Range (GE-ER) UAS launched a new survivable Air-Launched Effect (ALE), known as “Eaglet”, for the first time as part of a flight demonstration based out of the Dugway Proving Grounds, Utah, on Dec. 8, 2022
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Northrop Grumman is expanding its solid rocket motor manufacturing facilities with the groundbreaking of new facilities to support nearly every phase of solid rocket motor manufacturing, including case manufacturing, propellant mixing and casting, and final assembly. The infrastructure investment and expansion of solid rocket motor manufacturing will more than triple the companys capacity to deliver its 63-inch-diameter Graphite Epoxy Motor (GEM 63) solid rocket booster and the extended length variation (GEM 63XL), which will be critical to support the new contract award received from United Launch Alliance (ULA) in June
The technology war between the United States and China got a little more intense with the Pentagon announcing a series of project initiatives including a 6G for defense, while Chinese company SMIC has claimed the development of 7-nanometer chips that could have dual-purpose applications. On August 2, the Pentagon said it recently kicked off three new projects under the Innovate Beyond 5G (IB5G) Program
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A robotic system developed under DARPAs Machine Common Sense (MCS) program performed better in experiments after it “learned” the required skills through Artificial Intelligence (AI). Just as infants must learn from experience, MCS seeks to construct computational models that mimic the core domains of child cognition for objects (intuitive physics), agents (intentional actors), and places (spatial navigation)
Boeing and Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) have delivered the first new wing set for the A-10 Thunderbolt II fleet to the U.S
The first F-35B fighter jet operated by the U.S
Thales announced today it acquired the Moog ground-based navigation aids business located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The acquisition was completed after Thales received the required regulatory approvals in October 2021