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Stratolaunch announces US Army research contract

Stratolaunch announces US Army research contract

Stratolaunch, LLC is pleased to announce a contract with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to support the flight test of the company’s first expendable Talon-A hypersonic test vehicle, TA-1. Stratolaunch anticipates flying TA-1 in the first quarter of 2023. Launched from the Roc aircraft, Talon-A is a rocket-powered, autonomous testbed with the ability to fly a variety of hypersonic flight …

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Millenium Space Systems Tetra-1

U.S. Space Force Tetra-1 Launches

Delivered by Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing company, Tetra-1 launched aboard USSF-44 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The program was the first prototype award under the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command’s Space Enterprise Consortium Other Transaction Authority charter. And Millennium Space Systems was the first to deliver under the OTA. “With the drive toward better tech …

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Sikorsky demonstrates an autonomous Blackhawk

Sikorsky presents autonomous helicopter demo

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) have successfully demonstrated to the U.S. Army for the first time how an uninhabited Black Hawk helicopter flying autonomously can safely and reliably perform internal and external cargo resupply missions, and a rescue operation. Performed Oct. 12, 14 and 18 as part of the …

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Airobotics to deploy UAE drone infrastructure

Airobotics Ltd., which collects and analyses aerial data via its automated drone infrastructure, has announced it is supplying additional drone systems and services to a UAE government entity. This represents the next step towards a larger fleet deployment by that government entity, to extensively install the Optimus Urban Drone Infrastructure, developed by Airobotics. The order …

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IDEX to hold first preparation meeting

IDEX holds first meeting to prepare for next edition

The Higher Organizing Committee for the 16th edition of International Defence Exhibition (IDEX 2023), and the 7th edition of the Naval Defence & Maritime Security Exhibition (NAVDEX 2023), held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, taking place on February 20-24 2023 at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. …

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World Defense Show 2022

This year’s World Defense Show generates billions

Following four trade days that brought together 600 defense and security exhibitors from 42 countries, World Defense Show concluded its first edition today recording SAR29.7bn in deals. Founded by the General Authority for Military Industries (GAMI), the world’s first show focused on defense interoperability received 80 military delegations, 65,000 visits and representation from 85 countries …

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