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U.S. Aborts Minuteman III ICBM Missile Test Launch
May 5, 2021 @ 05:48 PMA test launch of United States Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), capable of carrying multiple self-guided nuclear warheads, scheduled for Wednesday, was aborted just prior to launch, the US Air Force's Global Strike Command said. "The cause of the ground abort is being investigated and Air force Global Strike Command is assessing the potential to reschedule the launch,” a statement from the Command said
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Boeing Asks Customers to Ground 737 MAX Jets over Electrical Issues
April 9, 2021 @ 12:38 PMThe Albatross around Boeings neck, the 737 MAX airplane, has run into yet another problem. On Friday, Boeing urged 16 of its customers to address a “potential electrical issue in a specific group of 737 MAX airplanes prior to further operations
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NASA Prepares to Fly First Helicopter on Mars
March 24, 2021 @ 11:42 AMNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is preparing to land the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter on Mars in early April. “NASA is targeting no earlier than April 8 for the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter to make the first attempt at powered, controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet,” the space agency announced today
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France Testing Scorpion Combat Vehicle Helmet as part of F4 Standard Rafale...
March 18, 2021 @ 01:35 PMFrances Director General of Armamements (DGA) has commenced testing the helmet from the Scorpion combat vehicle on the Rafale fighter jet as part of its F4 standard, the next planned upgrade of the Rafale. The French defense ministry
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Boeing Announces Maiden Flight of Loyal Wingman Drone
March 2, 2021 @ 06:28 AMBoeing Australia and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) today announced that the Loyal Wingman uncrewed aircraft completed its first flight. The flight of the first military aircraft to be designed and manufactured in Australia in more than 50 years flew under the supervision of a Boeing test pilot monitoring the aircraft from a ground control station at the Woomera Range Complex
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General Atomics Awarded Army Contract Modification for Hypersonic Gun Launched Guided Projectiles
January 8, 2021 @ 07:49 AMGeneral Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced today it has been awarded a contract modification from the U.S
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General Atomics to Manufacture Hypersonic Projectiles for U.S. Navy's Railgun Project
January 7, 2021 @ 06:37 PMGeneral Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced today that it has been awarded a contract modification from the U.S
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Boeing’s Loyal Wingman Conducts First High-Speed Taxi Test
December 21, 2020 @ 05:44 AMBoeing Australia and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) have completed the first high-speed taxi test of the Loyal Wingman in preparation for first flight. Boeing test personnel monitored the aircrafts performance and instrumentation from a ground control station to verify the functionality while the vehicle reached accelerated speeds
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Russian ‘Okhotnik’ Stealth Drone Tested with Air-to-air Missiles
December 2, 2020 @ 06:33 AMThe Russian military recently conducted test launches of air-to-air guided missiles from the heavy stealth attack drone "Okhotnik" (Hunter) creating a new role for it as a fighter-interceptor to accompany the Su-57 fighter jet. Conducted at the Ashuluk training ground, the tests will make the stealth drone a major threat to enemy fighter jets due to its ability to get close to them and fire its missiles nearly undetected, RIA Novosti reported quoting sources from the military-industrial complex
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NASA Supercomputer Simulates Sonic Boom-Less Supersonic Commercial Aircraft
November 20, 2020 @ 07:46 AMA NASA supercomputer has simulated flight of an aircraft cruising at speeds twice that of todays commercial jets, without generating any sound.
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