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PentagonDoD Budget Request To Boost Man-Machine Teaming
The Department of Defense’s upcoming fiscal year 2019 budget request will include “modest” investments to improve man-machine teaming, such as the interaction between a fighter jet and its pilot, a […]
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SpaceSpaceX To Conduct Falcon Heavy’s First Flight On Feb. 6
SpaceX plans to conduct the first flight test of its Falcon Heavy rocket on Feb. 6, company founder Elon Musk tweeted Jan. 27. The rocket, which SpaceX has been developing for […]
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InternationalQatari Military Eyes Unmanned Systems
Qatar’s military, which has acquired a host of manned weapon systems from the United States and other countries in recent years, wants to add unmanned technology to its arsenal. Khalid […]
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UncategorizedLawmakers Plan To Keep Close Eye On DoD Space Overhaul
The House Armed Services Committee intends to closely monitor how the Department of Defense implements the space management overhaul recently mandated by Congress, the panel’s chairman said Jan. 16. The […]
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SpaceX Delays Crew Dragon’s First Flight To August
SpaceX has delayed the first two flights of its new Crew Dragon spacecraft by several months because the company’s development work needs more time, a NASA official said Jan. 17. Crew […]
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Rocket Lab Tests New Kick Stage On Electron Rocket
Rocket Lab, whose new Electron launch vehicle recently reached orbit for the first time, revealed Jan. 23 that the rocket included a previously undisclosed kick stage designed to increase orbital […]
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SpaceX Conducts Falcon Heavy’s First Static Fire Test
SpaceX fired the Falcon Heavy’s engines on a launch pad for the first time Jan. 24, moving the new rocket closer to its long-awaited first flight test. The company tweeted a […]
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ULA Launches Air Force’s Fourth SBIRS Missile-Warning Satellite
The U.S. Air Force’s fourth Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO-4) missile-warning satellite lifted off late Jan. 19 on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas 5 rocket from Cape […]
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Air ForceAir Force F-22 Upgrades Move Into Operational Testing
The U.S. Air Force has started conducting operational testing for a series of major upgrades to the F-22 Raptor, according to a new report by the Pentagon’s chief weapons tester. The […]
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PentagonF-35 Still Struggling With Readiness Woes, DoD Tester Says
The U.S. Department of Defense’s new fleet of F-35 Lightning IIs is making little progress in overcoming its readiness problems, according to a new report by the Pentagon’s chief weapons […]