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Japan may soon join a very exclusive club as its privately-led Hakuto-R Mission 1 lunar lander went into orbit around the Moon on March 21 at 10:24 JST after completing a controlled main engine burn in anticipation of a landing attempt in late April.Co… Continue reading Private Japanese spacecraft enters lunar orbit ahead of landing attempt
Quirky horological design house Urwerk has reached back 26 years to revisit one of its classics introduced at Baselworld 1997, with the release of a new “reloaded” version of its space-age themed UR-102 wristwatch that puts a new spin on its minimalist… Continue reading Urwerk goes back in time with UR-102 “reloaded”
Space may be the final frontier, but it still needs someone to keep the peace. To help achieve this, Northrop Grumman and Tokyo-based IHI Corporation are teaming up to develop small, highly maneuverable Space Domain Awareness (SDA) satellites for Japan… Continue reading Northrop Grumman and IHI partner to develop patrol satellites
The UK Space Agency has awarded Rolls-Royce a £2.9-million (US$3.5-million) contract to develop a demonstrator modular nuclear reactor that could be installed on the Moon by 2029 to support permanent human outposts on the lunar surface.Continue Reading… Continue reading Rolls-Royce to build nuclear reactor for future Moon base by 2029
The US, UK, and Australian governments have issued a joint statement outlining the AUKUS treaty plan to provide the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) with nuclear-powered attack submarines, which includes the development of a new British-designed AUKUS-class… Continue reading Australia to receive new design nuclear submarine under AUKUS treaty
In a teaser ahead of its first flight later this year, the US Air Force has released two new images of its B-21 Raider nuclear stealth bomber that provide new insights into the highly-classified US$692-million aircraft’s design and capabilities.Continu… Continue reading US Air Force releases new images of B-21 Raider nuclear-armed bomber
The US Air Force has awarded Boeing a US$285-million contract to build the first 13 MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters to replace the venerable Bell UH-1N Huey multi-role helicopter fleet that guards America’s land-based nuclear ballistic missiles.Continue … Continue reading MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter to guard US nuclear missile silos
Northrop Grumman has successfully completed the first full-scale static test fire of the stage-one solid-rocket motor for the LGM-35A Sentinel that will replace the US Air Force’s Minuteman III nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM).C… Continue reading Northrop Grumman test fires first stage of Sentinel nuclear missile
At the Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona, the US Army is testing a new reusable parachute cargo-drop system that is 25% faster to rig and 40% faster to remove after landing to allow soldiers, to quickly leave the drop zone and get out of danger.Continue R… Continue reading US Army tests air bags to protect cargo in parachute drops
The US Air Force has awarded Boeing a US$1.2-billion contract to develop new variants of the company’s E-7 Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft to replace America’s Cold War fleet of 31 E-3 Sentry AWACS early warning aircraft.Continue Read… Continue reading US Air Force buys E-7 spy plane to replace aging E-3 Sentry fleet