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A Fence in the Sky. Why Are First World War Barrage Balloons Returning to Stop Drones?
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A drone is heading towards its target. In its path hangs a cord. No missile coming the other way, no laser beam. Two balloons hold up a cable with a barrier ...

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Mass production of space rockets has begun in Russia. What might be behind this?
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Just imagine: 600 billion rubles, eight years of work, factory upgrades, new production lines, infrastructure, launch complexes—and all of this for a rocket ...

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Hyperloop Actually Worked. Why It Still Failed to Become a Real Transportation System After 13 Years
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In August 2013, the Hyperloop Alpha paper was released — 58 pages of calculations and diagrams promising something that seemed almost impossible. The proposal ...

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Even the Excavator Needs Armor Now: Why the UAT-SPIDER Is Being Protected Almost Like a Combat Vehicle
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There are machines on the modern battlefield that almost never become the stars of spectacular military videos. They carry no guns, missiles, or anti-tank ...

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A Victim of Perestroika: A Joint Project by Tupolev and Antonov. The Tu-674 “Apogee” Spaceplane, Which Was Supposed to Revolutionize the Industry
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Not long ago, the Stratolaunch air-launch aerospace system was under development in the United States. The system was quite thoroughly designed; in fact, a ...

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Why Is Russia Developing the PD-26 Engine? The First Aircraft to Be Equipped with the New Engine Has Been Unveiled
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The PD-26 engine is one of the key projects of the Russian aviation industry, being developed at the Perm Design Bureau as part of a program to create ...

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The era of electric aircraft is drawing nearer. The Fraunhofer Institute (IISB) in Germany has unveiled a 1,000 l. s. electric motor weighing 94 kg.
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The Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Systems and Device Technology (IISB) has unveiled a lightweight, high-power electric motor for aviation. The powerplant ...

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The Soviet Union's Alternative Missile Program of the 1940s–1950s (v2.0)
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I've already written a post on this topic and decided to revise it. In this post, I'll cover the main stages and explain each one and why. Overall, the goal is ...

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Renault is developing a successor to the legendary FT. An unmanned armored vehicle to replace traditional vehicles
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A little over 100 years ago, the Renault FT tank sparked a true revolution in the world of armored vehicles—it was the first tank of a conventional design with ...

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Three Times Lighter Than Steel – Non-melting aluminum based on the reinforced concrete principle
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Continuing the topic of new aerospace materials, I’d like to bring to your attention a new Canadian development in this field. Engineers from the University ...

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