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Newest spacecraft to deliver cargo to ISS has Soviet roots

Posted on January 19, 2016January 19, 2016 by alert5

The Dream Chaser cargo spacecraft from Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) was selected by NASA last week to deliver material to the International Space Station (ISS) from 2019. The mini-shuttle with its slated wing configuration was an idea borrowed from the Soviet BOR lifting bodies.

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Making missiles more lethal by taking advantage of residual fuel

Posted on January 17, 2016January 16, 2016 by alert5

Researchers from Energetic Materials Research and Engineering have successfully demonstrated how to make use of residual fuel inside a missile during impact and turn it into a fuel-air explosive that can contribute to the blast created by the missile’s warhead.

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Photo of Mi-24K high-speed test bed

Posted on January 3, 2016 by alert5

The Russian Helicopters high-speed test bed, derived from a Mi-24K, carried out its second test flight recently.

New Russian forward-swept wing jet trainer made its maiden flight

Posted on December 31, 2015December 31, 2015 by alert5

Russian aerospace firm KB Sat has flown its forward-swept wing jet trainer on Dec. 25.

Source: KB Sat

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DAPA to sign KF-X contract with KAI on Dec. 28

Posted on December 25, 2015December 25, 2015 by alert5

South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) will sign the KF-X development contract with Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) on Dec. 28, anonymous sources told Korea Times.

Source: KAI
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