I'm pretty sure we had a topic on this already, but it has gone MIA.
https://www.wsj.com/articles/saudi-crown-princes-vision-for-neom-a-desert-city-state-tests-his-builders-11619870401
A story on it from 2019 (the project was first unveiled in 2017)...
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Today is 20 years since the AW139 took Flight
https://www.leonardocompany.com/en/press-release-detail/-/detail/03-02-2021-2-leonardo-celebrates-the-aw139-helicopter-s-20th-anniversary-of-its-1st-flight?f=%2Fhome
First time I came across AW139 or then BellAgusta AB139 was these Mock ups at...
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https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20201203005732/en/Aevum-Rolls-Out-Ravn-X-The-World%E2%80%99s-First-Autonomous-Launch-Vehicle-and-the-Largest-Unmanned-Aircraft-System-UAS
Soon a new tool for USSF
There appears to be a 'merely' supersonic rival, from a company called Exosonic, though I suspect that it may be being funded as more of a back-up option.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2020/sep/2/pentagon-takes-first-step-toward-building-superson/
(This thread originally began as part...
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Only noticed these recently, ‘Mad Max’ style road wars have broken out in the last few months between US and Russian forces in Syria.
Pretty harmless so far, bumping these massive armoured vehicles against one another.
I’m sure others here will also find them interesting and (with a proper...
Under the Chinese tank designations thread, I've mentioned the VN50 project:
https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/chinese-tank-designations.34040/#post-399542
The thing is, I don't even known for sure that this was a real project. For the record, the VN50 was reputed to be a heavy IFV...
In the spring of 2019, the Army awarded a contract to four industry partners to provide non-developmental tactical systems, also known as "off the shelf" technology. The Army will provide the tactical UAS to units so Soldiers in U.S. Army Forces Command can evaluate the system under field...
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/29/business/coronavirus-us-ventilator-shortage.html
On a side note, there are growing calls for FEMA to be restored as an independent Cabinet-level agency and for the Strategic National Stockpile to be permanently placed under it in the future.
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In 2009, Germany was a plan to build the fleet of 2025 (Flotte 2025 +), according to which envisages the construction of 2-UDC Joint Support Ship (JSS) and 2-multi-purpose ships, docks Mehrzweckeinsatzschiffs (MZES) — the last to play the role of amphibious transports, mother ships and supply...
SKYRORA is new British/Ukraine Company for Small Satellite launcher
Based in Edinburgh, Scottland.
They continue were Black Arrow was Stop, using rocket power on Kerosine/HTP to launch Small Satellite.
For moment they have 3 models
Skyrora Nano II a small sounding rocket with 10kg Payload...
From NASA Systems Analysis And Concepts Division
https://sacd.larc.nasa.gov/vab/vab-projects/hercules/
So let’s see, we got:
-an escape capsule
-an escape module within the escape capsule
-a ballute decelerator
-parachutes
-deployable crush absorber
-and retro rockets
And the abandoned...
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