DARPA has invited the industry to submit their ideas on how to enable existing large aircraft to carry, launch and recover multiple unmanned air systems.
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Category: Research
Crowd-source investigation conclude Russian Buk shot down MH17
A crowd-source investigation into the shooting down of MH17 concluded that flight MH17 was shot down by a Buk air defense system that came from Russia.
China develops megawatt laser weapon
China Academy of Engineering Physics has develop the first megawatt laser weapon this is capable of shooting down micro UAVs flying no higher than 500m and slower than 50m/s.
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Sagem infrared seeker selected for ANL/Sea Venom
MBDA has chosen Sagem to develop and produce the infrared seeker for the ANL/Sea Venom light anti-ship missile.
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Italian Air Force unit sets sight on space
The Italian Air Force’s Experimental Flight Unit has set a goal of expanding the service’s mission into space.
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