All articles by Rob Coppinger – Page 22
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Dassault UAV demonstrator completes first autonomous mission
Dassault Aviation's AVE-D unmanned air vehicle completed its first fully autonomous demonstration flight on 30 June near Toul, France. The AVE-D's flight...
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NewsUK Reapers involved in killing of 60 Taliban fighters
Up to 60 Taliban fighters have been killed in operations supported by the UK Royal Air Force's armed General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper (Predator B) unmanned air...
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Students sell lighter engine technology
Negotiations are under way with an unnamed engine manufacturer for the commercialisation of a rotating turbine component that its inventors claim could reduce...
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NLR aims for third quarter Furore unmanned air vehicle test flight
The first test flights of the Netherland's National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR) Facility for Unmanned Rotorcraft Research...
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BWB can be evacuated in 90s say academics
More than 1,000 passengers could exit a blended wing body airliner within the 90s legal requirement, say London based-University of Greenwich researchers. Simulations...
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SpaceX Dragon demonstration development vehicle nears completion
Development work for Space Exploration Technologies' first Dragon flight vehicle...
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Ares I to get extended nozzle lunar variant
NASA is planning to extend its Ares I crew launch vehicle's solid rocket booster first-stage nozzle in time for the maiden lunar mission, to deliver improved...
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NewsNorthrop's Block 20 Global Hawk arrives at Beale AFB
Northrop Grumman has delivered its first Block 20 RQ-4 Global Hawk UAV to an operational US Air Force squadron ...
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ESA studies 'super' constellation
The European Space Agency is to study integrating telecommunications, Earth observation and navigation satellites into one constellation that it claims could...
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UK government: the final space frontier?
Will the UK respond to pleas from space lobbyists to increase investment in the space industry, and take advantage of the Earth-based benefits it can deliver?
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Details of international Mars sample return mission emerge
Flight has obtained details of the international Mars Sample Return (MSR) mission architecture that is to be presented at a European Space Agency...
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Angara rocket engine test planned for 15 July
Cold flow tests of a rocket engine for the Khrunichev space centre's new Angara booster are to take place on 15 July in preparation for hot firings later...
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NewsSPY PICTURE: Exclusive first image of Virgin Galactic's White Knight II with wing fitted
Virgin Galactic's White Knight II is under construction at Scaled Composites and Flightglobal has obtained the first image showing the wing...
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US military funds pistonless disk engine
An internal combustion engine for unmanned air vehicles that uses a disk rather than pistons is undergoing bench testing. The project aims to develop a 16.3kg...
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Orion parachutes become weight saving focus
NASA's Orion crew exploration vehicle's parachute system is to become the focus of a weight-reduction exercise to achieve up to a 25kg (50lb) mass saving. The...