The Big U.S. Military Projects That Never Made It [feedly]

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The Big U.S. Military Projects That Never Made It
// War Is Boring - Medium



Some were pretty awesome— but others failed for good reason

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Saudi Arabia launches first F-15 Strike Eagle fighter aircraft [feedly]

http://www.airforce-technology.com/news/newssaudi-arabia-launches-first-f-15-strike-eagle-fighter-aircraft-5724793

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Saudi Arabia launches first F-15 Strike Eagle fighter aircraft
// Air Force Technology News Press Releases

Saudi Arabia has reportedly launched its new F-15 Strike Eagle fighter jet, which was purchased from the US as part of a foreign military sale programme.
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The International Drone Racing Association Launches Drone Pilot Insurance [feedly]

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=3f7f9562-0b9f-4cc0-85e1-81076660f868
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The International Drone Racing Association Launches Drone Pilot Insurance
// Aero-News Network

Three Multiple-Aircraft Packages Available The International Drone Racing Association (IDRA) will launch the first primary UAV Aircraft Liability Insurance policy to cover drone pilots worldwide. Included with the rollout of IDRA's membership service, each IDRA member will be insured, with a $1,000,000 UAV Liability coverage limit including operations for Recreational Use, UAS training for competitions, and Racing/Competitions around the world.
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Airbus Ready To Ship Aeolus For Final Testing [feedly]

http://www.aero-news.net/index.cfm?do=main.textpost&id=4823bc7c-ffd6-446a-a715-97c971660ea5
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Airbus Ready To Ship Aeolus For Final Testing
// Aero-News Network

Spacecraft Will Measure Global Wind Speeds To Help Improve Weather Forecasts ESA's wind sensing satellite Aeolus has been prepared for shipping from Stevenage, UK to Toulouse, France for final testing before it travels to French Guiana towards the end of the year ready for launch on a Vega launcher.
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Newest Russian MiG-35 Jet, Exclusive Pictures from Today’s Presentation [feedly]

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Newest Russian MiG-35 Jet, Exclusive Pictures from Today's Presentation
// English Russia

Today newest Russian MiG-35 jet was announced in Russia. Here are some exclusive photos and some videos of the newest bird's from today's event. Don't miss! And some videos: Video from presentation: And a video of MiG-35 in the air: … Read more... http://englishrussia.com/2017/01/27/newest-russian-mig-35-jet-exclusive-pictures-from-todays-presentation/

https://warisboring.com/it-took-10-years-but-russias-mig-35-fighter-finally-starts-flight-tests-48e4fc99d594

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Boeing Awarded $2.1B for Third KC-46A Tanker Production Lot

http://boeing.mediaroom.com/2017-01-27-Boeing-Awarded-2-1B-for-Third-KC-46A-Tanker-Production-Lot

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​US defense secretary orders immediate review of F-35 and Air Force One

http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/us-defense-secretary-orders-immediate-review-of-f-3-433607/

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Trump could reset Star Wars at full throttle toward militarization of space

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Trump_could_reset_Star_Wars_at_full_throttle_toward_militarization_of_space_999.html

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Pentagon chief orders review of F-35 fighter program

http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Pentagon_chief_orders_review_of_F-35_fighter_program_999.html

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Forget flying cars — passenger drones are the future - TechCrunch

https://techcrunch.com/2017/01/28/forget-flying-cars-passenger-drones-are-the-future/

TechCrunch

Forget flying cars — passenger drones are the future TechCrunch Back in 2012, they ran an experiment with Lockheed Martin to extend the flight time of the Stalker Unmanned Aerial System. Their "laser power beaming" kept the drone in flight by targeting lasers at photovoltaic cells (i.e. solar panels) mounted on the ... y más »

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Vigilant Aerospace Completes Beyond Line-of-Sight UAS Detect-and-Avoid Flight Testing at NASA Armstrong - sUAS News

https://www.suasnews.com/2017/01/vigilant-aerospace-completes-beyond-line-sight-uas-detect-avoid-flight-testing-nasa-armstrong/

sUAS News

Vigilant Aerospace Completes Beyond Line-of-Sight UAS Detect-and-Avoid Flight Testing at NASA Armstrong sUAS News Vigilant Aerospace has completed successful beyond lineof-sight flight testing of its new FlightHorizon detect-and-avoid collision avoidance system for unmanned aircraft at NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California. The tests ...

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