DARPA’s VTOL X-Plane program took another step forward with four companies being shortlisted to further develop their ideas.
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Category: Research
Analysis of China’s ASAT test on May 13, 2013
Former USAF space analyst Brian Weeden has a comprehensive article on China’s alleged anti-satellite (ASAT) test on May 13, 2013.
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Taiwan opposition party’s think tank calls for purchase of UCAVs
New Frontier Foundation, a think thank run by Taiwan’s opposition party, has issued a “Defense Policy Blue Paper” that calls for improving air defense capabilities.
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Phantom Eye given experimental status
The U.S. Air Force 412th Operations Group has recommended that Boeing’s Phantom Eye be awarded experimental status.
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DARPA wants software to allow drones to engage in air-to-air combat
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will host an Industry Day on Feb. 28 to brief the industry on its Distributed Battle Management (DBM) program.
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