The NASA's Kennedy Space Center team finished installing the ogive fairings (pronounced “oh-jive”) for the Orion launch abort system for the Artemis II mission. The four fairing panels shield the crew module during flight, and from vibrations experienced during launch. go.nasa.gov/46g8Dz2

E-2 making diamonds 💎💎💎 in the desert 🏜️ On September 15, 2025, our new engine unit completed its 6th test fire, a 202 sec full mission duty cycle with zero hardware issues.  E-2 manufacturing and test cadence are accelerating.

In Memoriam: Sergei Sikorsky, 1925 – 2025 Sergei’s love of aviation came from his father, Igor, who invented the first practical helicopter. Sergei created a lasting legacy of his own at Sikorsky and around the world. May he rest in peace.

radia.com/defense Transformational Volume; Roll-on/Roll-off Ready: Approximately 7× the volume of a C-5 and 12× the volume of a C-17 (greater than 6,800 m³), enabling roll-on/roll-off delivery of full systems ready to operate on arrival. Moves entire mission-ready loads –

Survivable. Lethal. Autonomous. Lockheed Martin Vectis™ is here. 🦨 This cutting-edge uncrewed aircraft integrates with 5th and next-gen platforms and provides unparalleled mission survivability.

Tomorrow’s battlespace is being defined today. Our hypersonic propulsion systems are engineered for unmatched reliability and mission success. Learn more: spklr.io/6019BysHT #AFANational

We completed a successful demonstration of a passive AI-enabled UAS detection system in collaboration with Shield AI. By integrating Shield AI's advanced Tracker counter-UAS software with our WESCAM MX™-Series EO/IR sensors, we've enhanced our ability to detect and track UAV

📰NEWS: Pratt & Whitney accelerates development of its XA103 engine for the U.S. Air Force’s Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) program. Details: prattwhitney.co/4mrBUvr

In the secretive world of Boeing Phantom Works, our team is revolutionizing future warfare. Armed with advanced computing and deep insights into global defense systems, we bring scenarios to life through analysis and immersive simulations that are more realistic than ever.

An update on NG-2: ESCAPADE is at Astrotech and GS1 is headed to LC-36 in early October. Next up is the vehicle hotfire mid-month with launch soon thereafter.

Take-off, engine ignition and release of the "Leduc 010" from 1946. One of the craziest aircraft in French history (Personally, one of my favourites), powered solely by its ramjet engine. Here, a flight in the early 50s.

Zero-length launch of a USAF F-100D Super Sabre using a Rocketdyne XM-34 solid rocket booster generating 132K lbs of thrusts for 4 seconds.

Turkey's IŞIK laser system, developed by TÜBİTAK Bilgem, is a high-powered directed energy weapon with a capability of 20 kW. It has undergone acceptance tests to demonstrate its effectiveness in defense technology applications.

The S-70UAS U-Hawk is an innovative unmanned aerial system developed by Sikorsky, part of Lockheed Martin. This drone is designed primarily for various reconnaissance and operational missions, showcasing versatility and advanced technology.

Raytheon has begun initial production of its SharpSight multi-domain surveillance radar, which offers advanced search and tracking capabilities for both land and maritime missions.

Vast is developing the Haven-1 space station, which will be the world's first commercial space station, built entirely in-house in the U.S. This initiative aims to maintain a continuous American presence in low-Earth orbit.

What an incredible week celebrating 250 years of the Navy & Marine Corps in Philadelphia - where history, innovation, and service meet! Here’s to the next 250! 🇺🇸⚓ #Navy250

In January 1989, two J-8II fighters were transported to the U.S. for upgrades under the Peace Pearl Program, which aimed to enhance their capabilities with advanced American technology, including the AN/APG-66 radar.

This is my spherical terrain streaming demo sourced with a large dataset (200MB: about 1px every 2km) diced into 1-file per region with LZ4 compression and a TOC for fast pull-a-tile-by-its-ID. #indiedev #gamedev #computergraphics #computationalgeometry #topology

The new 2.1 km runway built by the UAE 🇦🇪 on Yemen’s Jabal Zuqar Island 🇾🇪 in the southern Red Sea has now been completed. Runway markings were added recently, between 13 and 16 October, as revealed by satellite imagery.