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Japan to carry out scramjet flight test

Posted on July 23, 2022July 23, 2022 by alert5

Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) says it will be carrying out the country’s first scramjet flight-test on Jul. 24 using a S-520-RD1 rocket.

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First test of the OpFires ground-launched hypersonic missile system

Posted on July 16, 2022July 16, 2022 by alert5

DARPA’s Operational Fires (OpFires) ground-launched hypersonic missile system has successfully executed its first flight test at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.

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Darpa wants to use KC-46s to recharge drones wirelessly

Posted on June 15, 2022June 15, 2022 by alert5

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) published a request for information on Jun. 14 seeking industry feedback on a concept to wirelessly recharge unmanned air vehicles using a high-powered laser mounted on an external pod.