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Falcon Hypersonic Aircraft Test Flight Fails

Russ Curry

13 Aug 2011

Engineers and scientists monitoring the Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2, which was designed to fly at 20 times the speed of sound, lost contact with the vehicle midway through a scheduled 30-minute flight from Vandenberg Air Force Base.

Source: LA Times

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US Marines Want 10,000 FPV Drones at $4K a Pop

US Marines Want 10,000 FPV Drones at $4K a Pop

The U.S. Marine Corps is looking for companies that can provide 10,000 first-person view drones by Jan. 1, 2027, according to a recent Request for Information (RFI) on a government procurement website. While just a minute fraction of the number of FPV drones being used by both sides

02 Jan 2026
China Puts Drone Rules into Law as Low-Altitude Economy Takes Off

China Puts Drone Rules into Law as Low-Altitude Economy Takes Off

Beijing adopted sweeping revisions to its decades-old Civil Aviation Law on Saturday, formally bringing uncrewed aircraft such as drones under the national legal framework for the first time and signaling state support for the country’s rapidly growing low-altitude economy.

02 Jan 2026
US Air Force Plans to Start its Own Experimental One-Way Attack Drone Unit

US Air Force Plans to Start its Own Experimental One-Way Attack Drone Unit

The U.S. Air Force will stand up a new unit to shape how the service fights with low-cost, one-way attack drones.

02 Jan 2026
German Navy to Procure 8 MQ-9B SeaGuardians

German Navy to Procure 8 MQ-9B SeaGuardians

The German Navy will receive four Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Aerial Systems from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) for maritime long-range reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare.

31 Dec 2025
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