The Japanese government today unveiled the livery of its next generation government exclusive aircraft, aka Air Force One.
Livery for new Japanese Air Force One
South Korea may field IIR-guided 2.75 inch rockets next year
South Korea has reported some success with its Low-Cost Guided Imaging Rocket program and the Agency for Defense Development (ADD) said the guided 2.75 inch rocket could be deployed as early as next year.
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NASA may request money next year to convert NRO spy satellites into space telescopes
Two optical spy satellites from the cancelled Future Imagery Architecture program may get a chance to go into space under NASA’s WFIRST-AFTA (the Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope-Astrophysics Focused Telescope Assets) program.
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One of only two airworthy Spitfire Mark I to be auctioned
A rare Spitfire Mark 1 that was shot down over Dunkirk 75 years ago is going under the hammer at Christie’s ‘Exceptional Sale’ this July.
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Transparent Armor from NRL
The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has invented a new way of making transparent spinel, a mineral that is tougher, stronger, harder than glass.
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U.S. Naval Research Laboratory/Jamie Hartman
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