Boeing and the U.S. Army have proven the capabilities of the High Energy Laser Mobile Demonstrator (HEL MD) in maritime conditions, successfully targeting a variety of aerial targets at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.
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GE Korea eyes South Korea’s KFX project
Khang Sung-wook, president and CEO of GE Korea, told reporters that his company is keen to participate in South Korea’s KFX fighter program.
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Turkey’s new top procurement official not keen on indigenous fighter
Turkey’s top procurement official, İsmail Demir, is not keen on developing an indigenous fighter and has ordered a review of the program.
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Northrop Grumman unveils XS-1 Experimental Spaceplane design for DARPA
Northrop Grumman, together with Scaled Composites and Virgin Galactic, has unveiled its preliminary design for DARPA’s Experimental Spaceplane XS-1.
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AFRL studying British SABRE engine concept
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory is studying English company Reaction Engines Ltd.’s Synergetic Air-Breathing Rocket Engine (SABRE) concept as a way to power hypersonic vehicles.
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