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India’s DRDO has requirement for supersonic flying test bed

Posted on March 17, 2015March 17, 2015 by alert5

India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has submitted a request to the government for a supersonic flying test bed.

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Future USAF munitions will have imaging sensor similar to insect’s eye

Posted on March 11, 2015March 11, 2015 by alert5

The Air Force Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) program office recently funded a Phase II follow-on contract to develop wide field-of-view (WFOV) imaging seekers to guide future munitions.

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Aeroscraft sues U.S. Navy over damage to experimental airship

Posted on March 11, 2015 by alert5

Aeroscraft Aeronautical Systems has taken the U.S. Navy to court for refusing to pay damages when the roof of a Navy-operated hangar collapsed and destroyed the Dragon Dream experimental lighter than air (LTA) cargo rigid airship.

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