Aerodynamics
Branch of dynamics concerned with studying the motion of air
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Wind turbine
Projected global glass fiber market expected to reach US$17.4 billion.
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| June 28 2024 |
Hypersonic flight
Department of Defense announces a successful end-to-end test of the US Army's Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon and US Navy's Conventional Prompt Strike missile, launched from Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii.
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| March 2024 |
Hypersonic flight
Stratolaunch Roc launches TA-1, approaching Mach 5 in a powered flight as a risk-reduction exercise for TA-2. Castelion simultaneously launches a low-cost hypersonic platform in the Mojave desert.
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| March 17 2024 |
Hypersonic flight
A B-52 from Anderson AFB in Guam fired an All-Up-Round AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW), which was tested at Reagan test site in the Pacific.
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| February 14 2024 |
Hypersonic flight
Space Development Agency (SDA) and Missile Defense Agency (MDA) launch a combined six satellites for hypersonic vehicle tracking as part of launch USSF-124.
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| February 7 2024 |
Hypersonic flight
Ukraine reported shooting down a 3M22 Zircon missile in Kyiv, which reportedly did not exceed Mach 3.
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| 2023 |
Airborne wind turbine
A new concept was proposed for an airborne wind turbine using a helium-filled balloon with attached sails to generate rotational energy transferred to a ground-based generator.
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| December 14 2023 |
Hypersonic flight
Engineers at GE Aerospace demonstrated a test rig for a rotating detonation engine (RDE), aimed at combining an RDE with a ramjet/scramjet to evaluate rotating detonation combustion for potential hypersonic propulsion systems at speeds between Mach 1 and Mach 5.
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| June 26 2023 |
Hypersonic flight
France's VMaX hypersonic glide vehicle developed by ArianeGroup successfully completed its first flight test.
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| May 2023 |
Hypersonic flight
Ukraine successfully shoots down a Kinzhal hypersonic missile using a Patriot missile system.
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| February 2023 |
Hypersonic flight
According to leaked secret documents, China's DF-27 hypersonic weapon demonstrated the capability to cover a significant distance in 12 minutes, directly threatening Guam and US Navy aircraft carriers.
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| 2022 |
Hypersonic flight
Iran announced the construction of its first hypersonic missile, capable of speeds above Mach 13. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, commander of the Air Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, claimed the missile could bypass air defense systems. However, the Pentagon expressed doubts about the claim.
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| 2022 |
Hypersonic flight
China unveiled two additional hypersonic models.
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| 2022 |
Hypersonic flight
Hypersonic missile development project named SCIFIRE launched, involving small and large companies in collaboration between Australia and the US.
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| 2022 |
Hypersonic flight
CNN confirms the ongoing leadership of Russia and China in hypersonic weapon development, with the US Department of Defense addressing the technological gap.
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| 2022 |
Wind turbine
A prototype wind turbine with 15 MW+ capacity and three blades was planned to be constructed, marking a major milestone in wind turbine scale and power output potential.
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| November 17 2022 |
Hypersonic flight
Hermeus successfully demonstrated a technological transition from turbojet aircraft engine operation to ramjet operation, which is a significant breakthrough in hypersonic flight technology by eliminating the need to boost aircraft velocities using rockets or scramjets.
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| October 26 2022 |
Hypersonic flight
Sandia National Laboratories conducts a successful test of hypersonic technologies at Wallops Island.
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| September 2022 |
Hypersonic flight
Raytheon is selected for fielding the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM), a scramjet-powered hypersonic missile, targeted for FY2027.
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| July 18 2022 |
Hypersonic flight
Raytheon announced another successful test of its Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) scramjet in free flight.
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| May 14 2022 |
Hypersonic flight
First successful flight test of ARRW completed.
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| March 2022 |
Hypersonic flight
A HAWC Scramjet was successfully tested in an air-launched flight by a second vendor.
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| March 2022 |
Hypersonic flight
Lockheed successfully tests an air-launched, scramjet-powered hypersonic cruise missile funded by DARPA.
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| March 9 2022 |
Hypersonic flight
Congress halved funding for ARRW (Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon) and transferred the balance to its R&D account to allow for further testing.
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| February 18 2022 |
Hypersonic flight
Russia conducted a coordinated series of missile exercises, including hypersonic missiles, with launch platforms ranging from submarines in the Barents Sea to ships in the Black Sea. The exercise included an RS-24 Yars ICBM launched from Plesetsk Cosmodrome to Kamchatka Peninsula.
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| 2021 |
Hypersonic flight
Russia launched a 3M22 Zircon antiship missile over the White Sea as part of a series of tests.
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| 2021 |
Hypersonic flight
Missile Defense Agency begins funding regional countermeasures against hypersonic weapons in their glide phase.
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| October 2021 |
Hypersonic flight
James Acton characterizes hypersonic vehicle proliferation as 'never-ending'.
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| October 2021 |
Hypersonic flight
The US Department of Defense reported two hypersonic launches by China, with one launch demonstrating the ability to change trajectories.
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| October 29 2021 |
Hypersonic flight
Successful static test of the booster rocket for the Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon, including first stage thrust vector control system.
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| October 21 2021 |
Hypersonic flight
Pentagon conducts a hypersonic glide body test at Pacific Spaceport Complex – Alaska, which fails to complete due to booster failure.
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| September 2021 |
Hypersonic flight
US defense contractors Raytheon/Northrop Grumman successfully test an air-launched, scramjet-powered hypersonic cruise missile funded by DARPA.
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| August 2021 |
Hypersonic flight
China launched a boost-glide vehicle to low-earth orbit, which circled Earth and attempted to maneuver toward a target location, missing by approximately two dozen miles.
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| July 2021 |
Hypersonic flight
China conducted a test of a spaceplane, as acknowledged by Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian.
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| 2020 |
Hypersonic flight
Air Force drops out of the tri-service hypersonic project, leaving only Army and Navy involved in the C-HGB program.
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| 2020 |
Wind turbine
Conclusion of the 20-year bird population study, which found that wind turbines had no significant effect on bird population numbers in the United States.
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| 2020 |
Wind turbine
EU estimated to require 14% of world's fluorspar supply, doubling the material consumption values from 2009.
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| December 20 2020 |
Hypersonic wind tunnel
DRDO commissioned an advanced Hypersonic Wind Tunnel (HWT) test facility at Dr APJ Abdul Kalam Missile Complex, supporting the Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle project.
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| November 30 2020 |
Hypersonic flight
Australia and the United States announced a joint development of air-launched hypersonic missiles in a Pentagon statement.
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| March 2020 |
Hypersonic flight
Army and Navy successfully test a prototype of the Common Hypersonic Glide Body (C-HGB), marking a significant milestone in joint hypersonic weapon development.
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| 2019 |
Hypersonic flight
Pentagon allocates $157.4 million in FY2020 budget for hypersonic defense out of $2.6 billion for hypersonic-related research.
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| December 27 2019 |
Hypersonic flight
Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle was first fielded to the Yasnensky Missile Division in the Orenburg Oblast.
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| July 2019 |
Hypersonic flight
CNBC reports that Russia and China are leading in hypersonic weapon development, with the United States trailing behind.
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| February 2019 |
Hypersonic flight
US and Russia both withdraw from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty, potentially spurring arms development including hypersonic weapons.
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| 2018 |
Hypersonic flight
An Avangard was launched from the Dombarovskiy missile base, successfully reaching its target at the Kura shooting range.
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| 2018 |
Wind turbine
Wind turbine designs with 10 to 12 MW capacities were in preparation, representing a significant advancement in wind turbine technology and power generation capabilities.
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| August 8 2018 |
Hypersonic flight
John Hyten of USSTRATCOM states that AGM-183 and Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon are in development, indicating active US hypersonic weapons research.
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| August 3 2018 |
Hypersonic flight
China's XingKong-2 (Starry-sky-2) waverider hypersonic vehicle completed its first flight.
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