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The F-35’s Helmet-Mounted Display System (HMDS) will be upgraded to use organic light-emitting diode (OLED) to make it easier for carrier pilots to land the jet at night.
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Engineers from NASA’s Glenn Research Center, NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center and Boeing have successfully used shape memory alloys (SMA) to move a full-sized wing section of an F/A-18 Hornet.
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India’s Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) has given the green light for the Indian Navy to purchase 111 naval utility helicopters and 24 naval multi-role helicopters.
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The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering’s Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO), with Air Force Miniature Air Launch Decoy (MALD) Program Office, and Naval Air Warfare Center Point Mugu successfully completed a series of free flight demonstrations of the MALD-X on August 20 and 22.
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