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Warfighters need ‘uncompromised’ technology, official says
Adversaries shouldn’t already have read the manual on a new U.S. gun before the first soldier has had a chance to fire one, the...
Next-gen NASA instrument advanced to study atmospheres of Uranus, Neptune
Much has changed technologically since NASA’s Galileo mission dropped a probe into Jupiter’s atmosphere to investigate, among other things, the heat engine driving the...
AFRL commander introduces new AF Science, Technology Strategy
The commander of the Air Force Research Laboratory presented highlights of the new Air Force Science and Technology Strategy for 2030 and beyond to...
Army announces attack reconnaissance aircraft prototype award
The U.S. Army awarded five Other Transaction Authority for Prototype Agreements for the aircraft design, build, and test of the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft,...
50 years ago: Apollo 10 ‘a great amount of team work’
Less than three weeks before their mission, Apollo 10 astronauts Thomas P. Stafford, Eugene A. Cernan and John W. Young met with the press...
Historic experimental airplane lost in crash
A one-of-a-kind 1940s-vintage experimental airplane crashed shortly after noon on April 22, killing the pilot.
The Northrop N9MB was the sole remaining example of its...
SECAF underscores space strategy and partnerships with allies
Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson spoke at the Policy Exchange, a U.K.-based think tank that launched their Space Policy Unit in London,...
Lockheed Martin inaugurates F-16 production line in Greenville, S.C.
Lockheed Martin has hosted a ceremony to celebrate its new F-16 production line in Greenville, S.C.
F-16 tooling and equipment previously in Fort Worth, Texas,...
One fatality as historic plane crashes
One person was killed when an historic Northrop N9MB flying wing crashed on the grounds of a state prison in Norco, Calif., April 22.
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Things are stacking up for NASA’s Mars 2020 spacecraft
NASA/JPL-CaltechThis animated gif shows major components of NASA's Mars 2020 mission in the High Bay 1 clean room in JPL's Spacecraft Assembly Facility.
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