Raytheon Missiles & Defense has received funding from the the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to complete the technology critical design review (CDR) of their Microwave Technology Testbed system. A CDR ensures that a system […]
The US Navy has retained six shipbuilding companies to develop concepts for the service’s future large unmanned surface vessel (LUSV). The new LUSV will be capable of semi-autonomous operation, with operators controlling the vessel remotely, […]
Northrop Grumman and NASA recently successfully completed a full-scale static fire test of the solid-fueled Flight Support Booster-2 that will be used to send NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket into space. Flight Support Booster-2 […]
Northrop Grumman Corporation and Boom Supersonic are partnering to develop a new supersonic special-mission aircraft. The new mission variant will be based on Boom Supersonics’ Overture, and is intended to support government and military missions […]
The US Army DEVCOM Aviation & Missile Center is testing electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for critical military, cargo, and medical operations usage. Flight tests are being conducted by DEVCOM and the Air […]
The Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has issued a sources-sought notice for the Ocean Dynamics and Prediction Engineering and Software Development project. The overall mission of the project is to gain an improved understanding of the […]
The U.S. Marine Corps has successfully tested an air-defense interceptor system which incorporates Israeli defense company Rafael’s Iron Dome Tamir missile. With the success of the test, the Corps has stated it intends to purchase […]
DARPA has successfully conducted the first flight test of the Operational Fires Program. OpFires seeks to demonstrate a ground-launched, two-stage propulsion system that can deploy various rockets, such as hypersonics, from military trucks. It is […]
Dr. Hong Chen at Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) has received a three-year US $750,000 grant from the Office of Naval Research to develop wearable sensors to aid in the detection of blast-induced traumatic […]
The Naval Aviation Training Systems and Ranges (NASTP) program office (PMA-205) recently installed and demonstrated the new Mask on Breathing Device (MOBD) trainer. The MOBD trainer simulates unique breathing-related distress symptoms that tactical jet aviators […]
Northrop Grumman has been chosen to perform flight tests for the Air Force’s Multi-Spectral Sensing Technologies Research and Development (MuSTeR) program. MuSTeR is developing RF and electro-optical sensors for offensive, defensive, and integrated offensive and […]
The U.S. Navy has successfully demonstrated the use of a prototype airborne mine countermeasure system. The test involved a BAE Single-system Multi-mission Airborne Mine Detection (SMAMD) System aboard an MQ-8C Fire Scout helicopter drone. The […]
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