Lockheed Martin in fact is developing Tactical Airborne Laser Weapon System (TALWS) technology to protect warfighters on the battlefield. The interesting…
Air Force Research Laboratory
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Space
The Mysterious X-37B Spaceplane Lands After 780 Days in Orbit and Sets New Record
by Dario LeoneThe X-37B spaceplane was designed for an on-orbit duration of 270 days. The Air Force’s X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Mission 5 successfully landed…
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The XQ-58A Valkyrie embodies the AFRL’s concept of a “Loyal Wingman”, a low-cost, unmanned aircraft that could expand the combat capacity…
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Military Aviation
USAF says laser weapon integration on KC-135 is “still in the infancy stage”
by Dario Leone“The next phase: Does that make sense, does it make sense to put a pod on there, or do you want…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
F-35 TO INCORPORATE AUTO-GCAS FIVE-YEARS EARLIER THAN ORIGINALLY PLANNED
by Dario Leone“Over the service life of the F-35 fleet, having Auto-GCAS is estimated to prevent more than 26 ground collisions from happening,”…
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The test focused only on demonstrating the speed of integrating the AgilePod on the Scorpion with short notice. Airworthiness, ground integration…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
USAF HAS DEVELOPED A FUTURISTIC ROBOTIC SYSTEM TO HELP RESTORING STEALTH COATINGS ON F-22 RAPTOR ENGINE INLETS
by Dario LeoneA complex multi-axis robotic system with a long carbon fiber arm to reach deep into the F-22 Raptor engine inlet ducts…