Russian plane crash in Syria 'kills 32'

Russian military plane crashes in Syria killing 26 passengers and six crew members, defence ministry says This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.

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After Peak Hype, Self-Driving Cars Enter the Trough of Disillusionment

Oh, the untainted optimism of 2014. In the spring of that year, the good Swedes at Volvo introduced Drive Me, a program to get regular Josefs, Frejas, Joeys, and Fayes into autonomous vehicles. By 2017, Volvo executives promised, the company would distribute 100 self-driving SUVs to families in …

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The world's largest aircraft is lumbering toward its first flight

Recent taxi tests ramp up the speed of the world's largest aircraft. This short story was originally published on Flying Magazine. It has been edited slightly to add more information. California-based Stratolaunch Systems Corp has released a video showing good progress in the extensive taxi testi...

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Venus may once have been habitable. Now it can tell us if other worlds might be as well.

It's time to return to our hellish neighbor. In his 1954 novel Lucky Starr and the Oceans of Venus, science fiction writer Isaac Asimov imagined seas filled with life and underwater cities on our neighboring planet. It wasn't long, however, before we discovered what really lurks beneath Venus's t...

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​More A380s of interest to IAG but prices 'ridiculous': chief

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​More A380s of interest to IAG but prices 'ridiculous': chief // Aircraft news
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/more-a380s-of-interest-to-iag-but-prices-ridiculou-446484/

IAG chief executive Willie Walsh is interested in purchasing more Airbus A380s but "wouldn't waste 10 second on it" based on prices he has seen.
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Retirement wave coming that will boost A330neo sales, says Airbus - Leeham News and Comment

https://leehamnews.com/2018/03/06/retirement-wave-coming-will-boost-a330neo-sales-says-airbus/

Could F-16s In Battle Talk Via Commercial Space Internet?

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Could F-16s In Battle Talk Via Commercial Space Internet? // AviationWeek.com Commercial Aviation Channel
http://aviationweek.com/aviation-week-space-technology/could-f-16s-battle-talk-commercial-space-internet

The U.S. Air Force wants to lease commercial bandwidth to build an agile, resilient communications network for the modern battlefield.

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F-35 Finally Can Use All Its Weapons In Combat

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F-35 Finally Can Use All Its Weapons In Combat // AviationWeek.com Commercial Aviation Channel
http://aviationweek.com/awindefense/f-35-finally-can-use-all-its-weapons-combat

The F-35 Joint Program Office has delivered the flight clearances, simulators, threat information, and logistics system required for the Air Force's F-35As equipped with the latest software load to employ all of its weapons throughout the full flight envelope.

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Flight Demonstration Of NASA's UAS Traffic Management Technologies Announced

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Lockheed counter concerns on F-35 stealth issues | Trump administration says no to heads up on future ballistic tests | Apache facility opens in India

https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/lockheed-counter-concerns-on-f-35-stealth-issues-trump-administration-says-no-to-heads-up-on-future-ballistic-tests-apache-facility-opens-in-india-039326/

ESA test-fires electric ion thruster that could run satellites on thin air

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India denies interest in F-35 | Imitation the highest form of flattery with Iran’s new Sidewinder-like anti-tank munition | USMC tweet APKWS on Hornet

https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/imitation-the-highest-form-of-flattery-with-irans-new-sidewinder-like-anti-tank-munition-india-denies-interest-in-f-35-usmc-tweet-apkws-on-hornet-039316/