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  Hampton VA (SPX) Oct 09, 2018 Aerojet Rocketdyne successfully tested a new dual-mode ramjet/scramjet (DMRJ) engine. When combined with a gas turbine engine as part of a turbine-based combined cycle propulsion (TBCC) system, this engine may provide the capability to propel a vehicle from a standstill into the hypersonic flight regime of Mach 5 or higher and back again. "Developing hypersonic capabilities has recently been cited by Department of Defense officials as the 'highest technical priority' for our nation," said Aerojet ... read more |
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Lockheed prepares proposal for US Army's future attack reconnaissance aircraftWest Palm Beach FL (SPX) Oct 09, 2018 The Sikorsky S-97 Raider light tactical prototype helicopter is advancing rapidly through its flight test schedule, recently exceeding 200 knots at the Sikorsky Development Flight Center. Raider, de ... more  
Lockheed Martin selects payload providers for OPIR missile warning systemSunnyvale CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2018 Lockheed Martin has selected Raytheon and a Northrop Grumman/Ball Aerospace team to compete as potential mission payload providers for the U.S. Air Force's Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrar ... more  
Air Force designates GO1 hypersonic flight research vehicle as X-60AWright-Patterson AFB OH (AFNS) Oct 09, 2018 The Air Force has designated the GOLauncher1 hypersonic flight research vehicle as X-60A. The vehicle is being developed by Generation Orbit Launch Services, Inc. under contract to the Air Force Res ... more  
Model helps robots navigate more like humans doBoston MA (SPX) Oct 09, 2018 When moving through a crowd to reach some end goal, humans can usually navigate the space safely without thinking too much. They can learn from the behavior of others and note any obstacles to avoid ... more |
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Efficient generation of high-density plasma enabled by high magnetic fieldOsaka, Japan (SPX) Oct 04, 2018 An international joint research group led by Osaka University demonstrated that it was possible to efficiently heat plasma by focusing a relativistic electron beam (REB) accelerated by a high-intens ... more  
Space Station Crew Returns to Earth, Lands Safely in KazakhstanHouston TX (SPX) Oct 05, 2018 Three members of the Expedition 56 crew returned safely to Earth Thursday from the International Space Station, where they spent months providing hands-on support for scientific research in low-Eart ... more 
First UAE Astronaut to Fly to ISS for 11-Day Mission on April 5, 2019Moscow (Sputnik) Oct 04, 2018 The first astronaut from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will fly to the International Space Station (ISS) on April 5, 2019, and will return to Earth on April 16, 2019, the ISS launch schedule, share ... more 
NASA skeptical on sabotage theory after mystery ISS leakWashington (AFP) Oct 3, 2018 NASA expressed doubts Wednesday over a theory floated in Russia that a tiny hole that caused an air leak on the International Space Station was the result of sabotage. ... more 
AeroVironment contracted for Raven drones, spares, trainingWashington (UPI) Oct 3, 2018 AeroVironment has received a $13 million contract for Raven RQ-11B small unmanned aircraft systems. ... more |
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Lockheed to provide Hellfire II missiles for the Netherlands, JapanWashington (UPI) Oct 2, 2018 Lockheed Martin has received a $631.8 million foreign military sales contract to sell the Netherlands and Japan Hellfire II missiles. ... more  |
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Boeing to provide technical work on JDAM GPS-guided bombsWashington (UPI) Oct 4, 2018 Boeinghas received a $45 million contract modification for technical services related to the Joint Direct Attack Munition, a kit that allows for bombs to be upgraded with precision guidance systems. ... more 
Boeing awarded $9.2B contract for Air Force T-X trainer aircraftWashington (UPI) Oct 1, 2018 Boeing has won the bidding contest for the Air Force's T-X Advanced Pilot Training program, with the service awarding it a $9.2 billion contract to provide up to 475 aircraft over the next two decades. ... more 
B-2 stealth bomber completes first Hawaii deploymentWashington (UPI) Oct 5, 2018 The B-2 Spirit stealth bomber has completed its first deployment to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii. ... more 
Russia, India set to sign S-400 deal; Russia completed S-300 delivery to SyriaMoscow (AFP) Oct 2, 2018 Russian President Vladimir Putin will oversee the signing of a $5 billion deal this week to supply Delhi with S-400 air defence systems, a top Kremlin aide said on Tuesday ahead of Putin's trip to India. ... more 
US, Chinese unease as Putin seeks India arms dealsNew Delhi (AFP) Oct 4, 2018 Russian President Vladimir Putin headed for India on Thursday looking to tie up billions of dollars in arms deals with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, likely irking the US, China and Pakistan in one fell swoop. ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 5, 2018 
Scientists have identified a pattern of genetic mutation among the children of soldiers exposed to radar.
Prior to the 1990s, most radar systems were poorly insulated. Those operating and working in close proximity to the systems were regularly exposed to the unconfined radiation.
Today, the radiation emitted by radar systems is well-contained and soldiers are better protected. H ... more |
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 Washington DC (AFNS) Oct 01, 2018 
In his remarks during this year's Air Force Association's Air, Space, and Cyber Conference in National Harber, Maryland, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein explained the importance of Multi-Domain Command and Control in executing the nation's next fight.
In this fight, Goldfein said, the Air Force must master MDC2 to empower commanders to dominate the air, space, and cyber dom ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 4, 2018 
Boeinghas received a $45 million contract modification for technical services related to the Joint Direct Attack Munition, a kit that allows for bombs to be upgraded with precision guidance systems.
Boeing will provide JDAM studies and analysis, upgrades and other services under the modification, announced Wednesday by the Department of Defense. Work will be performed in St. Louis, Mo., ... more |
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 Cleveland OH (SPX) Oct 09, 2018 
NASA Glenn researchers are going back to basics to probe deeper into the physics of high-altitude ice crystal icing.
Measuring the conditions that lead to a build-up of ice crystals inside an engine has been a challenge, according to researcher Peter Struk.
"You can't come in with probes to measure exact concentrations of water and ice particle sizes because you can't block the airfl ... more |
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 Onna, Japan (SPX) Oct 09, 2018 
The prevalence of electronic devices has transformed life in the 21st century. At the heart of these devices is the movement of electrons across materials. Scientists today continue to discover new ways to manipulate and move electrons in a quest for making faster and better functioning devices.
Scientists from the Femtosecond Spectroscopy Unit led by Prof. Keshav Dani at the Okinawa Insti ... more |
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 Berkeley CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2018 
Scientists investigating how human-induced increases in atmospheric methane also increase the amount of solar energy absorbed by that gas in our climate system have discovered that this absorption is 10 times stronger over desert regions such as the Sahara Desert and Arabian Peninsula than elsewhere on Earth, and nearly three times more powerful in the presence of clouds.
A research team f ... more |
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 Marseille (AFP) Oct 8, 2018 
The American captain of a massive cruise ship faces trial in Marseille on Monday accused of using fuel with sulphur levels above European limits, as the Mediterranean port city grapples with the polluting effect of its drive to increase boat tourism.
The Azura, capable of carrying more than 3,000 passengers, is one of the largest in the fleet operated by P&O Cruises, whose parent company Car ... more |
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 Jiuquan (XNA) Oct 01, 2018 
China launched its Centispace-1-s1 satellite on a Kuaizhou-1A rocket from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 12:13 p.m. Saturday.
This is the second commercial launch by the Kuaizhou-1A rocket. The first launch in January 2017 sent three satellites into space.
The Kuaizhou-1A was developed by a rocket technology company under the China Aerospace Science and Industr ... more |
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 Sunnyvale CA (SPX) Oct 09, 2018 
Lockheed Martin has selected Raytheon and a Northrop Grumman/Ball Aerospace team to compete as potential mission payload providers for the U.S. Air Force's Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next Gen OPIR) Geosynchronous (GEO) Block 0 missile warning satellite system.
This payload competition between Raytheon and Northrop Grumman/Ball Aerospace will be executed as part of the Ph ... more |
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 Washington (UPI) Oct 2, 2018  Lockheed Martin has received a $631.8 million foreign military sales contract to sell the Netherlands and Japan Hellfire II missiles.
Work on the contract, announced Monday by the Department of Defense, will be performed in Orlando, Fla., with an estimated completion date of September 2021. Army fiscal 2017 and 2018 foreign military sales and other procurement funds in the combined amou ... more |
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 Newark DE (SPX) Oct 09, 2018 
From photonics to pharmaceuticals, materials made with polymer nanoparticles hold promise for products of the future. However, there are still gaps in understanding the properties of these tiny plastic-like particles.
Now, Hojin Kim, a graduate student in chemical and biomolecular engineering at the University of Delaware, together with a team of collaborating scientists at the Max Planck ... more |
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 Boston MA (SPX) Oct 09, 2018 
When moving through a crowd to reach some end goal, humans can usually navigate the space safely without thinking too much. They can learn from the behavior of others and note any obstacles to avoid. Robots, on the other hand, struggle with such navigational concepts.
MIT researchers have now devised a way to help robots navigate environments more like humans do. Their novel motion-plannin ... more |
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 Wright-Patterson AFB OH (AFNS) Oct 09, 2018 
The Air Force has designated the GOLauncher1 hypersonic flight research vehicle as X-60A. The vehicle is being developed by Generation Orbit Launch Services, Inc. under contract to the Air Force Research Laboratory, Aerospace Systems Directorate, High Speed Systems Division.
It is an air-dropped liquid rocket, specifically designed for hypersonic flight research to mature technologies incl ... more |
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