Can Russia make the grade with the Checkmate?
After its official debut at the end of last year, there are still many unanswered questions about Russia’s fifth-generation…
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Disruptor and drone combine to take on IED threats from the air
Companies are looking at innovative concepts for dealing with improvised explosive devices (ieds), including the use of drones to…
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Reusable rockets and the limits of space: onboard the STP-2 mission
In June the US Department of Defense (DoD) used SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy for the first time to propel several…
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Generation six: training for future fighter aircraft
While fifth-generation fighters such as the F-35 are still in their infancy, the aerospace community is already looking ahead…
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From Russia to Nato: the logic behind Poland’s military modernisation
Poland is one of the few countries in the 29-strong NATO alliance that spends over 2% of GDP on…
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Fire fight: using military drone swarms to tackle civil emergencies
A large swarm of drones being intelligently driven by machine-learning algorithms to seek out their next target sounds like…
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Entente discordiale: will we ever see a future Franco-German fighter aircraft?
France and Germany have joined forces to work on a new European fighter aircraft. The project is ambitious -…
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Infrared search and track technology gives fighter aircraft stealth vision
Infrared search and track technology promises to enhance sensor suites for next-generation fighter aircraft, especially when it comes to…
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