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General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) successfully demonstrated the in-flight release of its Advanced Air-Launched Effects (A2LE) platform from an MQ-20 Avenger Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) on Nov. 28, 2023. This milestone marks a significant achievement in developing low-cost, modular small unmanned aircraft systems (SUAS) for military applications.
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A groundbreaking test in the harsh Arctic Circle has successfully demonstrated the potential of a revolutionary new software called POTION to significantly increase the efficiency and range of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). This achievement, the fruit of a nine-year collaboration between the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), marks a major milestone in advancing UAV technology for military and commercial applications.
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For over a century, the sky has been the domain of mechanical ballet, where wings and flaps orchestrated the dance of flight. But a revolution is brewing, propelled by a silent symphony of air jets instead of whirring control surfaces. DARPA, the Pentagon’s forward-thinking research agency, has chosen Aurora Flight Sciences to build the X-65, an experimental aircraft poised to rewrite the script of flight control.
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Silent Arrow, the pioneering aerospace company, has secured a significant milestone by being chosen by AFWERX for a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract aimed at addressing a critical challenge within the U.S. Air Force (USAF). The focus of the contract centers on Silent Arrow’s cutting-edge cargo delivery system, the CLS-300 (“Contested Logistics System, 300 Nautical Miles”).
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Boosting hypersonic research capabilities took center stage as the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division (NSWC PHD) detachment, based in White Sands, New Mexico, successfully launched a new three-stage rocket configuration during a joint mission with the French military in Biscarrosse, France.
