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Technology DARPA Wants a Cheaper, Faster Hypersonic Cruise Missile
DARPA's new RFI seeks a scramjet cruise missile sustaining Mach 5-plus across 250 to 2,000 nautical miles, affordable enough to mass-produce for a peer fight.
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Procurement Golden Dome's 12 Interceptor Bidders Clear First Design Gate
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Conflict Ukraine's Flamingo Missiles Hit Russia's Kinzhal-Carrier Base
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Conflict Israel Kills Hezbollah Commander in Deadliest Lebanon Raid Since Truce
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Saab AB JAS 39E Gripen
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HESA (Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company) Shahed-136
Baykar Bayraktar TB2
Iran Aerospace Industries Organization Fattah-1
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Iron Dome
Rafael Advanced Defense Systems David's Sling
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comparison Attack Helicopter Climb Rate: Why More Power Isn't Faster
AH-1Z Viper tops 22 database helicopters at 15.24 m/s climb, but hp-per-kg barely predicts who's fastest (r=-0.11), and fighters still climb 15-20x quicker.
Aug 17, 2026 · Read →
news A $2,000 Drone Now Undercuts Every UAV We Track
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buying Boeing's $219M T-7A Deal Isn't a $15.6M Unit Price
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industry Just 4 Countries Design 58% of the World's Rifles
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