DARPA’s VTOL Experimental Plane (VTOL X-Plane) program has selected Aurora Flight Sciences for Phase 2.
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MD Helicopters working on clean-sheet 6XX light attack helicopter
At Heli-Expo 2016, owner of MD Helicopters, Lynn Tilton, said the company is working on a clean-sheet light attack helicopter dubbed 6XX.
By Staff Sgt. Perry Aston (USAF) (dvidshub.net) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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U.S. Army to have its own laser weapon systems by 2023
At a House Armed Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities session on Feb. 24, the U.S. Army told lawmakers that the service will have laser weapons by fiscal 2023.
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Lockheed Martin to design Quiet Supersonic Technology X-plane
NASA has selected a team led by Lockheed Martin for its Quiet Supersonic Technology (QueSST) X-plane demonstrator.
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Credits: Lockheed Martin
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