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This 1943 Dodge WC62 Command Truck Is a 6X6 WW2 Relic That Still Runs and Drives
29 Jun 2023, 11:30 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / One of only two 1.5-ton 6x6 trucks built by Dodge during WW2, the WC62 was based on a lengthened WC51 weapons carrier with an extra axle.
USAF Flies the T-7A Red Hawk for the First Time, Glimpse of Test Shows Impressive Aircraft
29 Jun 2023, 08:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Boeing made public the first test flight of the U.S. Air Force's future pilot trainer, the T-7A Red Hawk, all seems to have gone according to plan
U.S. Army Spends $1.6 Billion on M2 Bradley Replacement, the XM30 Infantry Combat Vehicle
27 Jun 2023, 10:45 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Army announced it awarded $1.6 billion worth of contracts to General Dynamics and American Rheinmetall for developing the M2 Bradley replacement
Maker of Small Supercharged Rotary Engine Tapped by USAF for Future Powerplants
26 Jun 2023, 09:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / American engine maker LiquidPiston got a Strategic Funding Increase for the development of a new class of hybrid power solution and engine
There’s a New Solid Rocket Engine in Town, All Bow to the Kratos Zeus
22 Jun 2023, 14:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor Kratos announced the first static test firing of the Zeus 1 solid rocket engine, sadly no actual details on the hardware were announced
MQ-9 "Reaper Express" Lands in the Dirt for the First Time, Doesn't Break
22 Jun 2023, 09:51 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Air Force managed to land a cargo pod-carrying MQ-9 Reaper drone in the dirt for the first time, opens up new ways of using the ISR machine
Boeing T-7A Red Hawk Proves It Can Taxi Just as Well as It's Expected to Fly
21 Jun 2023, 12:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Aerospace company Boeing announced it completed taxi tests for the T-7A Red Hawk, the replacement for the T-38 Talon trainer
ACHILE Project to Give Dismounted Soldiers HUDs and Exoskeletons Very Soon
19 Jun 2023, 14:09 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A large number of European defense contractors are working to give dismounted soldiers access to advanced comms and combat tech
Gray Eagle Drone Flies With Cosworth-Backed 200 HP Engine for the First Time
19 Jun 2023, 13:34 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contract General Atomics announced the first flight of a Gray Eagle drone variant equipped with a 200 hp heavy fuel engine
Hydrogen-Powered Hypersonic Scramjet Engine Is Now Protected Under American Law
19 Jun 2023, 11:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Australian company Hypersonix revealed that its Spartan scramjet engine received a patent in the U.S. that'll keep it safe for the next 20 years
American Valkyrie Drones to Be Flown by AI Pilots, Become Immune to Electronic Warfare
19 Jun 2023, 09:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contrator Kratos selected the Shield AI artificial intelligence solution for the Valkyrie drone, it will work even with no GPS and comms
MQ-4C Triton Sees Everything Happening in the Gulf of Alaska During Massive Military Drill
16 Jun 2023, 12:00 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Defense contractor Northrop Grumman flies a MQ-4C Triton for an entire week during Exercise Northern Edge 2023 in Alaska to prove its capabilities
Tempest Stealth Fighter Aircraft Is Rapidly Coming Along, First Flight Planned in 5 Years
15 Jun 2023, 14:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The companies involved in the development of the European stealth fighter airplane gave an update on how the project is progressing
M10 Booker Is the Army's First Vehicle Named After a Soldier Who Served in a Post-9/11 War
15 Jun 2023, 12:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Army said it decided on the name to be used for the Mobile Protected Firepower, and that's M10 Booker Combat Vehicle
America's Next-Gen Aerial Tanker Will Be Powered by General Electric Engines
7 Jun 2023, 15:11 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Lockheed Martin announced this week it decided which of the available engines will power America's next aerial tanker, the LMXT
U.S. Navy Gets First Block II Nuclear C&C Aircraft, Speeds Up Upgrades for the Rest
7 Jun 2023, 14:25 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Navy took delivery of the first E-6B Mercury aircraft upgraded to Block II specification, more nuclear command and control aircraft to be modified
This Helicopter Drone Looks Like Something Robots Would Use to Take Over the World
6 Jun 2023, 14:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Italian defense contractor Leonardo presented this week an improved variant of the AWHero rotary uncrewed aerial system (RUAS)
USAF Special Tactics Airmen Pull an MC-130J Commando II Over 490 Feet Because Why Not
5 Jun 2023, 13:24 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The U.S. Air Force (USAF) shows images of a bunch of its airmen pulling on an MC-130J Commando II over a considerable distance at a base in Japan
SR-71 Blackbird Speed Record in Danger as Darkhorse Hypersonic Drone Will Soon Go After It
2 Jun 2023, 14:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A startup called Hermeus announced this week it received the Pratt & Whitney engine that will go into the Darkhorse hypersonic drone
B-52 Stratofortress Bomber Getting Fighter-Like Radar to Stay Fit for Three More Decades
2 Jun 2023, 12:10 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Aerospace company Boeing announced this week it has began fitting a new radar system on the B-52 Stratofortress as the plane will stay in service until 2050