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First ultra-short takeoff and landing of blown-wing hybrid aircraft. Amit Malewar - 31 May, 2024. Electra's hybrid-electric test aircraft achieves first ultra-short eSTOL takeoff and landing in piloted test flights. Load more. We at Inceptive Mind, unleashing the creativity and sharing innovative concept ideas with the world!
U.S. Navy’s HALO missile could soon destroy enemy ships
Jan 12, 2024 · HALO is a carrier-based high-speed missile that will allow the Navy to operate in and control contested battlespaces in anti-access/area denial environments and will support its long-range fires strategy.
U.S. military’s mysterious X-37B spaceplane launched
Dec 29, 2023 · This marks the seventh liftoff for the X-37B spaceplane with its largely classified cargo, but its first time on SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy, the second-most powerful rocket in service today.. The new X-37B mission, known as OTV-7 (Orbital Test Vehicle-7), launch followed more than two weeks of false starts and delays attributed …
NASA’s collision avoidance software used in air taxi testing
Jan 29, 2024 · Sikorsky’s experimental helicopters, an olive-green Black Hawk OPV and a vibrant blue-and-white SARA S-76B used NASA’s cutting-edge navigation software to avoid collisions with other aircraft in the area around them. The two ordinary-looking helicopters dance through the clouds, avoiding virtual aircraft, part of a simulation to test ...
Raytheon’s hypersonic missile passes second consecutive test
Aug 20, 2022 · A Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) hypersonic cruise missile developed by Raytheon Technologies and Northrop Grumman has passed its second flight test in a row. This is an important milestone in the U.S. Department of Defense’s plan to field weapons that travel faster than five times the speed of sound.
Jetoptera’s bladeless-propulsion VTOL aircraft can reach up to 0.8 …
Jan 18, 2023 · The conceptual aircraft is predicted to perform at Mach numbers of 0.8, which Jetoptera says will be twice as fast as a tiltrotor aircraft can travel. A separate, ongoing STTR Phase II program will validate its design in the first half of 2023. According to Jetoptera, the team achieved a number of firsts, including testing with an electric air compressor feeding the FPS thruster-ejectors ...
NASA to launch next-gen solar sail technology into deep space
Apr 12, 2024 · After reaching its Sun-synchronous orbit, the spacecraft will begin unrolling its composite booms, spanning diagonals of the polymer sail. After around 25 minutes, the solar sail will deploy completely, measuring a huge 860 square feet – equivalent to about six parking spots.
Breakthrough in aerospace machine learning - inceptivemind.com
Apr 23, 2024 · The aerospace industry is definitely making significant strides towards the machine-learning era. The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) were recognized as finalists for the 2023 Robert J. Collier Trophy, a formal acknowledgment of recent breakthroughs that have launched the machine-learning era within the aerospace industry.
US-UK jointly fabricate first capsules for future advanced reactors
Oct 8, 2024 · The United States and the United Kingdom have achieved a major milestone by creating advanced test capsules crafted from metal alloys and graphite. These capsules are destined to play a crucial role in the development of cutting-edge nuclear reactors. This groundbreaking project represents a powerful alliance aimed at propelling civilian ...
AUKUS partners test swarms of AI-fueled drones in a 'world first' trial
May 31, 2023 · Organized by the UK’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), the trial achieved “world firsts,” including the live retraining of models in flight and the interchange of AI models between AUKUS nations. The first-of-its-kind trial took place in April 2023, involving more than 70 military and civilian defense personnel and ...