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Christopher Stone, the former Special Assistant to the U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy, has argued that the United States should develop its own fractional orbital bombardment systems (F/OBS) to counter China’s advances in this field of space weaponry.
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A Vietnam People’s Air Force (VPAF) Su-22 fighter has crashed while landing at Yen Bai airport in northern Vietnam on Jan. 31.
The U.S. Navy’s Program Executive Office for Strike and Unmanned Aviation has decided to maintain 10 MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in active service, while keeping the remaining 28 MQ-8Cs in Level 2 preservation. This means that the UAVs in preservation will be stored in such a way that they can easily be restored to service when needed.
The recent successful final flight test of the joint DARPA and U.S. Air Force’s Hypersonic Airbreathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) program marks another milestone in the development of hypersonic technology. With the Lockheed Martin missile, powered by the Aerojet Rocketdyne scramjet, exceeding speeds of Mach 5 and flying higher than 60,000 feet, and farther than 300 nautical miles, the program has achieved its initial objectives and provided critical data to the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL).
Graphic: DARPA
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Ukraine’s efforts to obtain F-16 fighter jets have received a boost, as Poland has expressed willingness to supply the combat jets to the country. Andriy Yermak, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s top advisor, announced that the country has received “positive signals” from Poland. However, Poland’s Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has stressed that any decision on the transfer of fighter jets would be made in full coordination with NATO allies.
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