Category: Research
China said to have developed ship-based OTH radar
China’s defense researcher Liu Yongtan was recently honored with the top science award at the National Science and Technology Award Conference.
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New Tu-214 flying test bed
Tupolev has started flying a converted Tu-214 flying test bed. The aircraft serial number is 42305007.
Woman mathematician who help create GPS inducted into Pioneers Hall of Fame
Dr. Gladys West, whose work on programming accurate earth models help lead to the creation of the Global Positioning System (GPS), has been inducted into the U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Pioneers Hall of Fame.
US Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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VSR700 demonstrator flew its first fully autonomous flight
The Airbus Helicopters VSR700 demonstrator has flown its first fully autonomous flight. Previous flights since 2017 were flown with a safety pilot aboard.
Photo: Airbus
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