Lockheed Martin’s anti-ICBM missile passes major development milestone

America's Next Generation Interceptor (NGI) for countering rogue state ICBM attacks has passed a major milestone. Lockheed Martin has announced that the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has passed all design elements of the company's NGI missile project.

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France enters hypersonic missile race with first VMaX launch

The French Directorate General of Armaments (DGA) has announced that France launched its first hypersonic missile on June 26, 2023 at 10.00 pm CET from the DGA Biscarrosse site on the southwest coast of France near Bordeaux.

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First US Air Force T-7A Red Hawk trainer jet takes to the skies

Boeing, in conjunction with the US Air Force, has completed the maiden flight of the Air Force's first of five test T-7A Red Hawk trainer jets as the program shifts into its Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase.

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Node field radio combines a portable ‘internet’ with satellite links

San Francisco-based tech company Somewear Labs has taken the wraps off a pocket-sized military multi-networking communication device called Node that can automatically switch between internet-like mesh radio and satellite communications.

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Raytheon’s RAIVEN electro-optics improves pilot vision fivefold

Raytheon has unveiled RAIVEN, its latest military optical sensor for aircraft that uses a multi-spectrum electro-optical system combined with artificial intelligence to give pilots a fivefold increase in clarity and range.

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Game-changing DSEND suit protects deep sea divers from pressure dangers

The US Navy recently completed tank tests of a new deep-diving suit called the Deep Sea Expeditionary with No Decompression (DSEND) system that is light and flexible, yet maintains sea-level pressure around the wearer when hundreds of feet underwater.

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JACKAL VTOL drone fires advanced multi-role missiles in successful trial

The age of uncrewed air combat took a step forward as two Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) JACKAL drones developed by Flyby Technology successfully fired Thales Lightweight Multirole Missiles (LMM) in tests sponsored by the Royal Air Force.

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X-Sight HMD brings F-35-like augmented vision to helicopter pilots

Elbit America recently showed off its X-Sight Helmet Display (HMD) system to customers in Huntsville, Alabama to showcase how the bug-eyed visor can provide helicopter pilots tactical displays and 360-degree super-vision.

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Lockheed Martin ARRW knocked out of US hypersonic missile race

The options for a practical hypersonic missile for the US have narrowed to one after Assistant Secretary of the Air Force Andrew P. Hunter revealed that the Department of Defense is cancelling Lockheed Martin's ARRW (AGM-183A) program.

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AeroVironment introduces latest Switchblade 300 suicide drone

AeroVironment has rolled out its latest variant of its Switchblade 300 loitering missile system, more commonly known as a suicide drone. Building on the previous Block 10C, the Switchblade 300 Block 20 boasts greater endurance and ease of operation.

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