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23 April

Rojoef Manuel

Missile Defense Agency Officially Accepts Long Range Radar From Lockheed

Lockheed Martin has officially transferred the Long Range Discrimination Radar to the US Missile Defense Agency.

23 April

The Air Force Research Laboratory, or AFRL, Rocket Propulsion Division, recently designed, printed, built and hot fired a first-ever, single-block rocket-engine thrust chamber additively manufactured using a process called laser powder directed energy deposition, or DED. DED is an additive manufacturing process in which the device injects metal powder into focused beams of high-power laser in highly controlled atmospheric conditions. The Hotfire of the thrust chamber is shown in the Experimental Cell 1 (EC-1) at the AFRL Rocket Lab. (U.S. Air Force photo)

Rojoef Manuel

AFRL Develops First 3D-Printed Rocket Engine Thrust Chamber

The US Air Force Research Laboratory has produced its first additive-manufactured rocket engine thrust chamber.

23 April

Staff Writer With AFP

US and Ukraine Started Work on Security Agreement: Zelensky

Ukrainian President Zelensky said that Kyiv and Washington started talks on a bilateral security cooperation deal and finalized plans to send more long-range missiles to Ukraine.

22 April

Inder Singh Bisht

US Marines Select Switchblade 300 Loitering Munition for Precision Fires Program

The US Marine Corps has contracted AeroVironment to deliver its Switchblade 300 Block 20 loitering munition for the first phase of the Organic Precision Fires-Light program.

22 April

Joe Saballa

General Atomics to Pitch Modified Gray Eagle Drone as FARA Alternative

General Atomics has offered a modified version of the MQ-1C Gray Eagle drone as a potential alternative to the US Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft.

22 April

United States Coast Guard MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Miami, training at Homestead ARB.

Rojoef Manuel

Safran Renews Engine Support for US Coast Guard Dolphin Helicopters

Safran has received a contract to extend in-service engine support for the US Coast Guard’s MH-65 Dolphin helicopters.

22 April

USSF Guardians get a first look at the SCAR system’s backend mission services inside the BlueHalo mobile command center during Space Symposium 2024 in Colorado Springs, CO.

Rojoef Manuel

BlueHalo Demos Backend Satellite Mission Services for US Space Force

Virginia defense contractor BlueHalo has showcased integrated backend satellite mission services for the US Space Force in Colorado Springs.

22 April

Joe Saballa

DARPA Demos Aerial ‘Dogfight’ Between AI, Human-Piloted F-16s

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency has announced the successful demonstration of an aerial “dogfight” between an AI-piloted and a human-controlled F-16 fighter jet.

22 April

Limited flight operations begin at Nigerien Air Base 201

Staff Writer With AFP

US Agrees to Pull Troops From Key Drone Host Niger: Officials

The US agreed to withdraw its more than 1,000 troops from Niger, upending its posture in West Africa where the country was home to a major drone base.

22 April