DARPA, via its Demonstration Rocket for Agile Cislunar Operations (DRACO) program, is collaborating with NASA to build a nuclear thermal rocket (NTR) engine that could expand possibilities for the space agencys future long-duration spaceflight missions. The goal is to test an NTR-enabled spacecraft in Earth orbit during the 2027 fiscal year
A long-time NATO customer awarded Rheinmetall Denel Munition approximately €500 million for the supply of 155mm ammunition. The order value is in the mid three-digit million EUR range
Chinas stealthy J-20 fighter jet was seen releasing black smoke at the ongoing Zhuhai Airshow (Nov.8-13), which experts believe, could be because of Auxiliary Power Unit or some problem with the engine
BAE Systems has fired its Long-Range Precision Guidance Kit (LR-PGK) for 155mm artillery projectiles from the U.S
The Russian Su-57 fighter displayed at the Army 2022 event in Moscow is equipped with a never-before-seen-in-public engine design that sports a jagged edge exhaust nozzle which could be the much-anticipated second-stage engine, expected to power the production versions of the stealth jet.Comparison photographs of the engines of the Su-57 flown at the MAKS 2021 event and the one in static display at the Army 2022 show a clear difference between the exhaust nozzles
Lockheed Martin handed over a 60+ kW-class high energy laser with integrated optical-dazzler and surveillance (HELIOS) to the U.S
Russian gunmaker Kalashnikov has upgraded the latest
Poland has agreed to sell over 50 Krab 155mm self-propelled howitzers worth $650 million (PLN 2.7 billion) to Ukraine
The start of serial production of the Checkmate light fighter jet is scheduled for 2027, according to the Russian MoD's TV Channel, TVZvezda.ru
UEC-Kuznetsov, a subsidiary of Russias state-owned Rostec is using robotic equipment to increase service life of engines, including those that power Tu-160 strategic bombers. UEC-Kuznetsov put into operation a robotic plasma spraying complex that automatically applies refractory and hardening coatings to engine parts, ensuring absolute repeatability and high quality