Lockheed Martin Stalker XVE drone claims world endurance record

The Stalker XVE in the air on its world-record flight attempt

Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works advanced development programs division has set a new world flight endurance record for a Group 2 (5 to

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Royal Navy tests heavy-lift drones to supply aircraft carriers

The Royal Navy’s 700X Naval Air Squadron has completed intensive testing of heavy-lift drones at RNAS Culdrose in Cornwall, UK, to determine their fitness for resupplying aircraft carriers and other frontline naval operations.Continue ReadingCategory: … Continue reading Royal Navy tests heavy-lift drones to supply aircraft carriers

DHC-515 firefighting seaplane reloads from bodies of water in 12 seconds

De Havilland Canada has introduced its latest seaplane for battling forest and wildfires, the DHC-515 Firefighter. The new plane features a number of upgrades, including the ability to take on a full load of fresh or saltwater in 12 seconds.Continue Re… Continue reading DHC-515 firefighting seaplane reloads from bodies of water in 12 seconds

First private mission to the International Space Station lifts off

History was made today when Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1), the first private crewed mission to the International Space Station (ISS), lifted off atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 11:17 am EDT from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.Co… Continue reading First private mission to the International Space Station lifts off

Grand Seiko Kodo with world-first combination of high-accuracy devices

Grand Seiko has released its first mechanical complication watch, the Kodo Constant-force Tourbillon, which is the first timepiece to combine a tourbillon and a constant-force mechanism into a single axis for greater stability and accuracy.Continue Rea… Continue reading Grand Seiko Kodo with world-first combination of high-accuracy devices

Lockheed’s HAWC hypersonic missile makes successful test flight

DARPA, the US Air Force Research Lab (AFRL), Lockheed Martin, and Aerojet Rocketdyne have successfully conducted a second test flight of a Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) hypersonic missile, over an undisclosed location.Continue ReadingC… Continue reading Lockheed’s HAWC hypersonic missile makes successful test flight

Lockheed Martin’s Defiant helicopter completes first endurance flight

The Lockheed Martin Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant helicopter has completed its first long-endurance flight, with the revolutionary rotorcraft this week flying 700 nautical miles (810 miles or 1,300 km) from West Palm Beach, Florida, to Nashville, Tennes… Continue reading Lockheed Martin’s Defiant helicopter completes first endurance flight

Lockheed Martin’s Defiant helicopter completes first endurance flight

The Lockheed Martin Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant helicopter has completed its first long-endurance flight, with the revolutionary rotorcraft this week flying 700 nautical miles (810 miles or 1,300 km) from West Palm Beach, Florida, to Nashville, Tennes… Continue reading Lockheed Martin’s Defiant helicopter completes first endurance flight

Successful interception test adds a new layer to THAAD’s missile defense

In a successful demonstration of a layered missile defense system, Lockheed Martin with the Missile Defense Agency and the US Army have intercepted a tactical ballistic missile target over the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.Continue ReadingCateg… Continue reading Successful interception test adds a new layer to THAAD’s missile defense