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US hypersonic anti-missile system project advances with new contract with Boeing

Developed by the Darpa agency, the “Glide Breaker” program aims to deploy an interceptor capable of destroying hypersonic weapons during gliding …

Boeing lands $70.5M contract to test interceptor of hypersonic missiles

DARPA. James Drew. By James Drew – Reporter, St. Louis Business Journal. Sep 12, 2023. The proposed “kill vehicle” is designed to destroy the …

DARPA’s POWER program partners to develop optical power beaming relays – Optics.org

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) is entering the first phase of the Persistent Optical Wireless Energy Relay (POWER) …

Efficient, Low-Cost and Optimized Riblet Application to Standard Contoured Aircraft Surfaces

Program: SBIR. Solicitation Topic Code: N222-114. Solicitation Number: 22.2. Timeline. Solicitation Year: 2022. Award Year: 2023.

Military hopes commercial airlines adopt new hybrid plane design – Defense One

The head of U.S. Transportation Command says blended wing body designs could provide more efficient, especially if they can fly from existing …

Austin, Milley remember those lost on 9/11 – AF.mil

The defense community will never forget those who lost their lives on Sept. 11, 2001, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said during a …

White House threatens veto of House GOP defense bill over abortion policy, diversity and pay

The White House rebuked a defense spending bill set to be considered this … Mexico from U.S. Northern Command’s region of responsibility to U.S. …

US Defense Under Secretary Baker Meets Estonian MoD Salm | Mirage News

Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Sasha Baker met with Estonian Ministry of Defense Permanent Secretary Kusti Salm here at the …

Top U.S. defense officials remember 9/11 Pentagon victims – YouTube

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and General Mark Milley of the Joint Chiefs of Staff remember 9/11 Pentagon victims. ​ This video may be available …

White House threatens to veto House GOP defense spending bill – POLITICO

Pentagon spokesman U.S. Air Force Brig. … President Joe Biden would veto a right-wing defense funding bill that’s slated to be considered on the …