The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) Boeing X-51A Waverider demonstrator successfully achieved sustained, scramjet-powered, air-breathing hypersonic flight above Mach 5 in its final test flight on May 1.
The Laser Weapon System (LaWS)
ARLINGTON, Va. (NNS) — Citing a series of technological breakthroughs, Navy leaders announced plans Apr. 8 at the Sea-Air-Space exposition to deploy for the first time a solid-state laser aboard a ship in fiscal year 2014.
Shark in the Water: New UUV to Stalk Subs
A new breed of unmanned underwater vehicle will soon take to the deep to track enemy submarines with sonar capabilities never before available on such a platform. These new SHARK vehicles are one of the latest creations from the super secretive military think tank DARPA. Read more about this new advance in underwater warfare below.
AT4 CS – Light Armour Weapon
Dismounted soldiers are vulnerable. Especially in urban terrain and close combat. The AT4 CS combines a highly effective warhead with a unique launch system, providing the gunner with the tactical advantage of being able to fire the weapon from concealed spaces and fully utilise the terrain for cover and concealment.
Can The X-47B Technology Save U.S. Air Superiority?
Will the future of America’s air defense depend on an all-drone fighter force based on the technological advances developed for the X-47B? It’s too early to tell. But with the emergence of China as a military superpower, how do we prepare to defend ourselves before it’s too late?
F15 Combat Training– seen like never before.
The 67th Fighter Squadron “Fighting Cocks” (67 FS) – This is what fighters from Langley and Oceana do off Virginia’s coast.
GBU-57/B: Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP)
Efforts to improve the performance of the U.S.’s heaviest “bunker-buster” bomb have succeeded, according to the Pentagon’s testing chief. Tests of the 30,000-pound (13,600-kilogram) Massive Ordnance Penetrator made by Boeing Co. (BA) demonstrated the redesigned weapon“is capable of effectively prosecuting selected hardened, deeply buried targets,” Michael Gilmore, the Pentagon’s director of operational testing, said in […]
DARPA’s Legged Squad Support System (LS3)
Testing shows advances in robot’s autonomy, maneuverability and recovery.
X-37B: Unmanned Space Vehicle
CAPE CANAVERAL AIR FORCE STATION, Fla., Dec. 11, 2012 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] today successfully returned an unmanned U.S. Air Force X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle to orbit, continuing to demonstrate how the system provides responsive, reusable access to space.
Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (Aegis BMD)
Bringing Order to Chaos MDA successfully conducts first-ever integrated live-fire test of Aegis, THAAD and PAC 3 missile defense systems In the heat of battle, the ability to bring order to that chaos often means the difference between winning and losing, and that’s what the Missile Defense Agency was able to do during a recent […]
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