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Home>Military

Category: Military

Piasecki Developing VTOL Unmanned Aerial Aircraft for U.S. Air Force AFWERX Program

January 22, 2024

Piasecki Aircraft Corporation, in conjunction with the Air Force Research Laboratory, received a $37M contract from the U.S. Air Force’s innovation program, AFWERX, as part of its Strategic Funding...

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Airbus Zephyr Drone Sets Record for Uncrewed Flight Duration

August 08, 2022

The Zephyr drone, developed by Airbus in collaboration with the U.S. Army, is the first of its kind high-altitude Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS). Built to be adaptable and long-lasting...

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Composite V-tail Installed on MQ-9B SkyGuardian Remotely Piloted Aircraft

April 11, 2022

GKN Aerospace (GKN) and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) have worked together for many years on aircraft for military use, including the MQ-9A Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA). Based...

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New Bulletproof Material Made from Sustainable Composite Materials

November 01, 2021

Protection systems must find a balance between being lightweight and providing strength and safety in what can be life or death situations in strenuous environments. ExoTechnologies is also focused on working with sustainable materials while providing the...

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Carbon Fiber Skin Being Developed to Protect Stealth Aircraft

July 30, 2021

Stealth fighter jets for use by the U.S. Air Force can cost up to $100 million, and it costs up to $10 million to train a stealth fighter jet pilot....

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BETA Technologies Approved to Fly Composite ALIA Aircraft

May 11, 2021

The ALIA composite manned electric aircraft from BETA Technologies has been approved by the U.S. Air Force to fly in its Agility Prime program. AFWERX Agility Prime is a...

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Army Developed Multi-Filament Polymer for 3D Printing in the Field

April 30, 2020

The Army Research Lab at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland developed a new type of multi-polymer filament for desktop 3-D printers, saving money and facilitating fast printing of critical parts...

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Composites Strengthen Army Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) Prototype

April 09, 2020

The U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) has entered the prototype phase with Sikorsky’s RAIDER X, based on the S-97 RAIDER that features a composites fuselage. The U.S....

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Future Army Soldiers Could Have “Third Arm” to Carry Weapons

April 03, 2017

The U.S. Army is developing a “third arm” device that can be attached to a soldier’s protective vest to hold a weapon. The purpose of the device is to...

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GM Introduces Chevrolet Colorado ZH2 Military Vehicle

November 07, 2016

One of the main attractions from SEMA 2016 in Las Vegas and the 2016 Army of the USA (AUSA) conference in Washington, D.C., has been GM’s hydrogen fuel-cell powered...

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