AFWERX Agility Prime Program, BETA Technologies Make History With First Airmen Flight of Electric Aircraft
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS) — On March 9, Hank Griffiths and Maj. Jonathan Appleby, both U.S. Air Force pilots,…
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AFRL/AFOSR Conducts Rocket Launch at NASA Wallops for Hypersonics Research
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – A launch of a two-stage suborbital sounding rocket for the U.S. Air Force…
NRL/NASA Experiment to Study Origins of Solar Energetic Particles
WASHINGTON – A joint-U.S. Naval Research Laboratory/NASA experiment prepares to investigate the origins of solar energetic particles (SEPs) that could affect Navy…
Tiny Satellites Will Address Sizeable Questions in Space Science
At NASA, “CuPID” and “CUTE” aren’t just Valentine’s Day buzzwords – they’re the names of two satellite missions launching this…
New Research Facility Speeds Changes to Army Helicopters
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — The U.S. Army is opening a new $6.7 million vehicle drivetrain facility to research lighter,…
Aboard Commercial Rocket, Space Defense Agency Sends up Satellites for First Time
The Falcon 9 mission will include five Space Defense agency (SDA) satellites. These include a pair of “Mandrake II” satellites;…
Air Force Awards First Airworthiness Approval for Human Flight in AFWERX Agility Prime Electric Aircraft Program
WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – The U.S. Air Force has awarded the first airworthiness approval for a manned electric…
United States Facing Increasing Nuclear, Space-Based Threats, Leaders Say
Two Defense Department leaders discussed threats to the United States from China and Russia and the DoD’s steps at providing…
Second Gunsmoke-J Technology Demonstrator Launches
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama – The Army is learning more about small satellites with the launch of its newest technology demonstrator….
DoD Officials Discuss Quantum Science, 5G, and Directed Energy
Three of the Defense Department’s 11 principal directors of modernization within the Office of Defense Research and Engineering discussed quantum…
Defense Officials Outline Hypersonics Development Strategy
The Defense Department has identified hypersonics as one of the highest priority modernization areas, as Russia and China develop their…
Turbulence Model Could Enhance Rotorcraft, Munitions Performance
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — Design of Army aerial vehicles and weapon systems relies on the ability to predict aerodynamic behavior,…