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...
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...
At the end of the Cold War it looked as if the M113 and FV432 would leave service either not to be replaced or to be replaced by more suitable vehicles. Thirty years later, they still serve in many forms and much refurbished. A bit like a London Taxi the simple box on tracks is right for the...
I noticed a Teddy Bear in Guards Uniform carrying an M16 (like the Canadian Army) and it got me wondering about the saga of the SA80 and what we are going to replace it with.
I get the impression that of the rifles introduced from the 1970s on only the French Army got one they liked. But even...
DARPA has launched in August its research program for Active flow control airframe demonstrator called CRANE (Control of Revolutionary Aircraft with Novel Effecters) :
https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/control-of-revolutionary-aircraft-with-novel-effecters-proposers-day
I thought we needed a...
Photo of Ivan Papanin, first ship of the class.
27 November 2019 was laid down first serial (second in construction) patrol icebreaker Nikolai Zubov of project 23550. Intended for patrolling in all climatic zones, including tropical and arctic waters, it, having displacement of 9000 tonnes, has...
2020s
coast guard of the border service of the fsb
cold war ii
late 2010s
northern sea areas
russian border guards
russian federation
russian navy
yugreftransflot company
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...
https://arstechnica.com/science/2019/05/hermeus-announces-plan-to-build-the-fastest-aircraft-in-the-world/
Pretty nebulous right now, which is why I didn't post this in Projects. The usual insanely ambitious timeline that they will fail to meet, while blowing through multiple rounds of VC funding.
First directly mentioned on SPF back in 2017:
Most recent development:
https://news.usni.org/2019/03/13/navy-wants-ten-ship-3b-unmanned-experimental-ghost-fleet
Likely related in some way to the CARACaS program.
Meant to post on this last week. According to the ever reliable Micael over at HP&CA, Sweden is looking very favourably at having a version of the Leclerc as their next MBT. No word on whether it would incorporate any elements from the (badly lagging thanks to President Macron) SCORPION program...
The BepiColombo space probe is heading towards Mercury after a successful launch at 02:45 BST. It will take seven years for BepiColombo to reach Mercury. BBC News article.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-45838991
And this is the full launch of BepiColombo from the Arianespace...
http://www.hisutton.com/SNLE-3G.html
https://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2018/october-2018-navy-naval-defense-news/6538-here-is-the-first-image-of-the-french-navy-next-generation-ssbn-snle-3g.html
Expected into service in ~2032. 16 SLBMs, 14,500 tons surfaced.
Previously known as the Deep Space Gateway (DSG) or Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway (LOP-G).
https://www.yahoo.com/news/russia-throws-doubt-joint-lunar-space-station-u-105357218--finance.html
http://www.moondaily.com/reports/Airbus_wins_ESA_studies_for_future_human_base_in_lunar_orbit_999.html
"Will China's Next-Generation Supply Ship be Nuclear-Powered?"
"On September 6, 2018, China’s comprehensive supply ship Hongzehu (Hull 881) was honorably retired, marking that the Chinese Navy has entered a new era of modernization. With its retirement, perhaps the country’s next-generation...
Khrunichev State Research and Production Space Center's offering seems to be in the lead at the moment, development wise at least.
Russia's Khrunichev Center Develops Concept of Reusable Rocket (Spacedaily)
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