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DARPA has selected 4 teams for its air-recoverable UAV program

Posted on April 2, 2016April 2, 2016 by alert5

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Phase 1 contracts to four teams for its Gremlins program.

Graphic: DARPA
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From fins to fairings, USAF experimenting with various technologies to reduce C-17’s drag

Posted on April 1, 2016April 1, 2016 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory is busying modifying a C-17 at Edwards Air Force Base in an effort to improve airflow efficiency and reduce drag on the cargo plane.

U.S. Air Force photo by Kenji Thuloweit
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Pentagon will turn 4th generation fighter into an unmanned partner of F-35

Posted on March 31, 2016March 31, 2016 by alert5

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has reached out to the industry for solutions to turn one of its non-stealthy fighter platform into an unmanned fighter that can be paired with a manned aircraft.

By U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. J. Scott Wilcox (U.S. Air Force photo 130919-f-ZN655-35) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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North Korea is building a credible solid-fuel rocket motor

Posted on March 30, 2016March 30, 2016 by alert5

A detailed analysis by John Schilling at 38 North suggests North Korea is on the path towards getting a solid-fuel replacement for the upper stage of the Nodong medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM).

Photo: Rodong Sinmun
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3D printed UAV from Johns Hopkins University can remain submerge underwater for 2 months

Posted on March 22, 2016March 22, 2016 by alert5

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) developed by researchers from Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory has proven that it can remain submerge in saltwater for two months and then launched into the air to carry out its mission.

Credit: Johns Hopkins APL
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