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The U.S. Navy’s MQ-8C will soon be flying its heaviest payload carried to date when it starts testing the Single System Multi-Mission Airborne Mine Detection (SMAMD) system.
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An anonymous defense official from India told The Hindu that Paris and New Delhi are close to concluding an agreement to develop the powerplant for the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA).
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The Yomiuri Shimbun reports that Japan intends to begin full-scale research and development on high power microwave (HPM) weapons starting from April.
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A successful ground demonstration of solar energy to radio frequency (RF) conversion for the Space Solar Power Incremental Demonstrations and Research (SSPIDR) Project has been successfully conducted.
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The U.S. Air Force’s Rapid Dragon program has carried out its first live fire test on Dec. 16 and the Air Force Research Laboratory has revealed how the project got its name.
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