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Hexagon has introduced a new anti-jam antenna system designed to keep aircraft and other airborne platforms connected to satellite navigation
The US is preparing to send a new anti-drone system called Merops to the Middle East after it proved effective
A US aerospace startup has flown its Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 aircraft for the first time, advancing toward breaking the 50-year-old speed record of the legendary SR-71 Blackbird. The uncrewed jet took off from Spaceport America in New Mexico on March 2, 2026, for subsonic system tests. Hermeus plans supersonic flights with later prototypes before attempting hypersonic speeds with the future Chimera engine.
Australia’s Hypersonix Launch Systems has successfully flown the world’s first 3D-printed hypersonic aircraft, reaching Mach 8 during a test from Virginia. The DART AE vehicle used a green hydrogen scramjet engine after launch atop a Rocket Lab booster. The US Department of Defense sponsored the mission to validate advanced manufacturing and guidance systems for future high-speed weapons.
The United Kingdom has cut the deployment readiness time for its aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales from 10 days to 5 amid escalating Middle East tensions. The move enables the Royal Navy to respond quickly if the government decides to reinforce allied operations against the conflict involving the US, Israel, and Iran. A full carrier strike group would strengthen naval presence near strategic shipping lanes.
Iran has launched its most advanced ballistic missile, the Khorramshahr-4, against U.S. military bases in Qatar and Bahrain as part of a massive coordinated strike. The attack included about 600 missiles and 2,000 drones directed at Israel. The Khorramshahr-4 carries a heavy warhead and can reach targets across the Middle East.
A BYD Atto 3 electric SUV has drawn global attention after surviving a powerful rocket blast in Jerusalem on March
Israel reportedly spent years secretly monitoring the movements of Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, using Tehran’s traffic camera network.
The Israeli Air Force has released video of an F-35I fighter shooting down an Iranian Yak-130 jet over Tehran, marking the first time an F-35 has downed a manned aircraft in combat. The engagement ended a 40-year stretch without Israeli air-to-air kills and demonstrated the technology gap between fifth-generation stealth fighters and older trainer aircraft. The pilot reported the target down and continued the mission.
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