TALONS System Mimics a Mast as Tall as a Skyscraper
DARPA's Towed Airborne Lift of Naval Systems (TALONS) research effort recently demonstrated a prototype of a low-cost, fully automated parafoil...
NASA Funds Plasma Rocket Technology for Superfast Space Travel
Superfast journeys to Mars may be one big step closer for humanity, as NASA has sponsored a private company to...
Gremlins could enable cheaper, more effective, distributed air operations
For decades, U.S. military air operations have relied on increasingly capable multi-function manned aircraft to execute critical combat and non-combat...
US Outlines Asia-Pacific Maritime Security Strategy
The United States has spelled out its maritime security strategy so that all nations understand the American position, David Shear,...
Institute to Help U.S. Meet China Aerospace Challenge
Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work delivered the keynote speech yesterday in Arlington, Virginia, at an inaugural conference of the China...
General: ‘Significant’ Gains Made By Anti-ISIL Forces In Northern Syria
WASHINGTON: Anti-Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant forces have made significant gains in northern Syria, which will have positive...
U.S., Spain Agree to Make U.S. Crisis Force Deployment Permanent
U.S. and Spanish officials yesterday signed an amendment to the nations’ defense agreement that will change the deployment of the...
FY16 US Defense Appropriations Bill Cleared By Senate Subcommittee
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense on June 9 approved its FY16 Defense Appropriations Bill, which recommends funding increases to...
Robots from South Korea, U.S. Win DARPA Finals
A robot from South Korea took first prize and two American robots took second and third prizes here yesterday in...
NATO Focuses on Combating Hybrid Warfare
NATO foreign ministers have agreed on steps to combat hybrid warfare –- the type Russia has used against Ukraine --...
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