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  Orlando FL (SPX) Aug 12, 2020 The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin has flight tested the second AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) on the service's B-52 Stratofortress out of Edwards Air Force Base, California, on Aug. 8, 2020. This captive carry flight was conducted with tactical hardware and fully instrumented to collect thermal, mechanical and digital data from the flight vehicle. This is the first time a tactical ARRW missile has been assembled. Additional ground and flight testing will follow over the ne ... read more |
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U.S. hypersonic weapon system completes second test on B-52 StratofortressWashington DC (UPI) Aug 10, 2020 The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin said Monday have completed the second successful hypersonic air-to-ground weapon test on a B-52 Stratofortress bomber out of Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.. ... more 
NASA begins installing orion adapter for first Aartemis lunar flightKennedy Space Center FL (SPX) Aug 14, 2020 Technicians at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida are working to install an adapter that will connect the Orion spacecraft to its rocket for the Artemis I mission around the Moon. This is one of ... more  
Moonstruck 'aroma sculptor' builds scent from spaceMontegut-Lauragais, France (AFP) Aug 12, 2020 He may never have pulled on a spacesuit or flown in a shuttle but that has not stopped Frenchman Michael Moisseeff from reaching for the stars. ... more 
Northrop Grumman completes first qualification test of new rocket motor for United Launch AlliancePromontory UT (SPX) Aug 14, 2020 Northrop Grumman Corporation conducted its first ground test of an extended length 63-inch-diameter Graphite Epoxy Motor (GEM 63XL) in Promontory, Utah. This variation of the company's GEM 63 strap- ... more |
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U.S. Army readies 'Capability Set '23' for communications modernizationWashington DC (UPI) Aug 05, 2020 The U.S. Army announced "Capability Set '23," a technical exchange meeting to consider its requirements for its networking modernization plan. ... more  
Israel, U.S. test Arrow 2 missile interceptor systemWashington DC (UPI) Aug 13, 2020 The Israel Defense Ministry and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency successfully tested the Arrow 2 interceptor system Wednesday night, according to the Defense Ministry. ... more 
BE-4 engine will support US Space Force space launch programLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 12, 2020 Blue Origin issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Space Force's National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 2 Launch Services Procurement (LSP) announcement. Bob Smith, CEO, Blue O ... more 
Aerojet Rocketdyne to provide ULA's Vulcan Centaur Key Propulsion for future Air Force Launch ServicesEl Segundo CA (SPX) Aug 12, 2020 The U.S. Air Force selected United Launch Alliance (ULA) as one of two launch service providers under the National Security Space Launch Phase 2 Launch Services Procurement (LSP). Aerojet Rock ... more 
Virgin Orbit wraps up first demo launchLos Angeles CA (SPX) Aug 12, 2020 This past Memorial Day, Virgin Orbit took a major step forward as a company and conducted our first Launch Demo. As you've read before, we built on years of design and preparation to step into our f ... more |
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 IBCS intercepts multiple targets, demonstrates resiliency and survivability in contested environment  
Israel strikes Hamas targets in Gaza over balloon attacksJerusalem (AFP) Aug 14, 2020 Fresh Israeli air strikes hit Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip on Friday, Israel's army said, as a week of hostilities between the Jewish State and the Palestinian enclave raged on. ... more  |
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Take Me to MarsBethesda MD (SPX) Aug 07, 2020 There is no doubt that humans are going to Mars. It is simply a question of how and when. However, there are many fundamental concerns that must be dealt with. Some of these address crew safety, rad ... more  
Momentus to Launch Dodona Nanosat for Lockheed USC La Jument ProgramSanta Clara CA (SPX) Aug 07, 2020 Momentus and Lockheed Martin have announced a launch service agreement for a 3U satellite in Lockheed Martin and SERC (Space Engineering Research Center) University of Southern California's (USC) sm ... more  
Software upgrades for Beidou to continueBeijing (XNA) Aug 07, 2020 Designers of China's Beidou Navigation Satellite System will keep upgrading software on Beidou satellites to improve their capabilities and maintain technological advantages, according to a key figu ... more  
Textron to supply 2 Cessna Grand Caravan aircraft to RwandaWashington DC (UPI) Aug 11, 2020 Textron announced Tuesday that it has received a contract to supply two multi-mission Cessna Grand Caravan aircraft for the Rwanda Defense Force. ... more 
F-35s join U.S. Air Force's Red Flag-Alaska exercise for first timeWashington DC (UPI) Aug 12, 2020 High-level training of U.S. Air Force pilots concluded this week at Red Flag-Alaska, a regular drill which this year featured use of F-35 fighter planes. ... more |
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 Greenbelt MD (SPX) Aug 12, 2020 
Dozens of times over the last decade NASA scientists have launched laser beams at a reflector the size of a paperback novel about 240,000 miles (385,000 kilometers) away from Earth. They announced, in collaboration with their French colleagues, that they received signal back for the first time, an encouraging result that could enhance laser experiments used to study the physics of the universe. ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Aug 05, 2020 
The U.S. Army announced "Capability Set '23," a technical exchange meeting to consider its requirements for its networking modernization plan.
The meeting will be conducted virtually on Sept. 2, and build on "Capability Set '21," whose critical review of future networking necessities led to what the Army called the "first round of modernized network capabilities."
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 Los Angeles AFB CA (SPX) Aug 12, 2020 
The United States Space Force (USSF) and the Space and the Missile Systems Center achieved another major Global Positioning System (GPS) milestone on July 27 when the GPS III Space Vehicle (SV) 03 received USSF's Operational Acceptance approval.
The GPS III satellites are the newest generation built by Lockheed Martin that provide precise positioning, navigation and timing information with ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Aug 12, 2020 
Three B-2 stealth bombers were deployed to a remote Indian Ocean base, the Defense Department announced on Wednesday.
The bombers arrived at Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, a base jointly operated by the United States and Britain on the archipelago of Diego Garcia, at the equator in the Indian Ocean.
The 29-hour trip from Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., began on Tuesday, Pacif ... more |
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 Houston TX (SPX) Aug 03, 2020 
A team of researchers led by Cunjiang Yu, Bill D. Cook Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Houston, has developed a new form of electronics known as "drawn-on-skin electronics," allowing multifunctional sensors and circuits to be drawn on the skin with an ink pen.
The advance, the researchers report in Nature Communications, allows for the collection of more ... more |
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 Jiuquan, China (XNA) Aug 07, 2020 
China successfully launched a new optical remote-sensing satellite from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 12:01 p.m. Thursday (Beijing Time).
The satellite, Gaofen-9 04, was sent into orbit by a Long March-2D carrier rocket. It has a resolution up to the sub-meter level.
The satellite will be mainly used for land surveys, city planning, land right confirmation ... more |
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 Port Louis, Mauritius (AFP) Aug 10, 2020 
Salvage crews raced against time Monday to prevent a second disastrous oil spill off the picture-perfect coastline of Mauritius, with a damaged tanker carrying nearly 2,000 tonnes of fuel at risk of splitting apart.
The bulk carrier MV Wakashio ran aground on July 25 with 4,000 tonnes of fuel and began seeping oil last week, staining coral reefs, mangrove forests and tranquil lagoons in an u ... more |
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 Beijing (XNA) Aug 07, 2020 
China is soliciting ideas for payloads aboard its proposed missions to the moon, an asteroid and a comet, according to the China National Space Administration.
It is asking for primary, middle school and university students across the country to provide ideas for payloads that would fly aboard the Chang'e 7 probe to the moon, and on another spacecraft to the asteroid 2016HO3 and the comet ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Aug 12, 2020 
South Korea is to invest more than $250 billion in missile defense systems and new submarines to help deter North Korea military threats.
According to South Korea's five-year defense program for 2021-25, Seoul is to develop a missile interceptor similar to Israel's Iron Dome, Yonhap and Money Today reported Monday.
The Israeli system, designed to intercept and destroy short-range pro ... more |
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 Washington DC (UPI) Aug 04, 2020 
The Army is looking to procure a shoulder-fired rocket system on behalf of the U.S. Marine Corps, the Corps announced on Tuesday.
In July, the Army issued a request for proposals for proposals for the M72 Light Assault Weapon Fire from Enclosure munition, according to a Marine Corps press release.
The M72 is a compact, lightweight, single-shot weapon system that incorporates and ... more |
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 Boulder CO (SPX) Jul 20, 2020 
University of Colorado Boulder researchers have used ultra-fast extreme ultraviolet lasers to measure the properties of materials more than 100 times thinner than a human red blood cell.
The team, led by scientists at JILA, reported its new feat of wafer-thinness this week in the journal Physical Review Materials. The group's target, a film just 5 nanometers thick, is the thinnest material ... more |
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 Geneva (AFP) Aug 10, 2020 
Human Rights Watch said Monday it was seeking a new international treaty to halt the race towards fully autonomous weapons, claiming a growing number of countries wanted an outright ban.
The non-governmental organisation (NGO) said 30 countries are now explicitly seeking a ban, after compiling an overview of 97 nations with a stated position on the use and development of what it termed "kill ... more |
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 Jerusalem (AFP) Aug 14, 2020 
Fresh Israeli air strikes hit Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip on Friday, Israel's army said, as a week of hostilities between the Jewish State and the Palestinian enclave raged on.
Israel says the strikes, and other measures including halting the territory's fuel supply, are in retaliation for firebombs suspended from balloons that float over the border from Gaza.
The overnight attack on ... more |
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