Collaborate Disseminate
DARPA’s Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program has taken another step forward, with a US Army UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter taking to the air over Fort Campbell, Kentucky on February 5 for a 30-minute autonomous flight with no one ab… Continue reading Autonomous Black Hawk helicopter makes first flight with no crew onboard
Rheinmetall has unveiled its portable Skyranger 30 HEL air defense system that boasts a combination of a 30 mm automatic cannon, Short Range Air Defense (SHORAD) missiles, and a high-energy laser to protect mobile units.Continue ReadingCategory: Milita… Continue reading Skyranger 30 HEL adds laser weapon to mobile air defense arsenal
NASA has released its updated plans that outline the International Space Station’s (ISS) final years leading up to its eventual disposal in 2030, when it will plunge into the Earth’s atmosphere and burn up somewhere over the South Pacific Ocean.Continu… Continue reading NASA plans fiery end for International Space Station in 2030
NASA has released its updated plans that outline the International Space Station’s (ISS) final years leading up to its eventual disposal in 2030, when it will plunge into the Earth’s atmosphere and burn up somewhere over the South Pacific Ocean.Continu… Continue reading NASA plans fiery end for International Space Station in 2030
DARPA has selected Northrop Grumman and the University of Central Florida to develop a prototype augmented reality headset embedded with an AI assistant to help train rotorcraft pilots to deal with unexpected tasks and emergencies.Continue ReadingCateg… Continue reading AI assistant to teach military pilots how to deal with the unexpected
As part of a new 50-aircraft deal with Qatar Airways, Boeing has introduced its new 777-8 Freighter, the world’s largest, longest-range twin-engine freightliner, with the same payload capacity as the 747-400 Freighter.Continue ReadingCategory: Aircraft… Continue reading Boeing to build the world’s largest twin-engine air freightliner
DARPA has announced a new initiative called the Robust Optical Clock Network (ROCkN) program, which will look to develop a practical, super-accurate optical atomic clock that is robust and small enough to fit inside a military aircraft, warship, or fie… Continue reading DARPA’s ROCKn program aims to make optical atomic clocks portable
With temperatures plunging to -232 °C (-387 °F), the lunar night is not a friendly place for electronics. Space technology company Masten has developed a new way to tackle this problem in the form of its Nighttime Integrated Thermal and Electricity (NI… Continue reading Innovative chemical heating system keeps lunar landers warm at night
Showing that space junk isn’t a local problem, observations by amateur astronomers have determined that the upper stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched in 2015 will impact the Moon on March 4 at 12:25 GMT.Continue ReadingCategory: Space, ScienceTa… Continue reading Discarded SpaceX rocket is on a collision course with the Moon
After a 30-day journey, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has reached its destination at the Lagrange 2 (L2) point about one million miles (1.5 million km) from Earth. At 2:00 pm EST, it fired its main engines for 297 seconds to alter its veloci… Continue reading James Webb Space Telescope reaches deep-space destination