Aerospace

January 7, 2009  Last updated: 12 minutes ago


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DARPA, Australia collaborate on successful hypersonic flight test


Hypersonic propulsion using supersonic combustion ramjet (scramjet) technology offers the possibility of very high speeds and fuel efficiencies. The technology has the potential to put numerous defense and civilian aerospace applications within reach during the next couple of decades.


Aviation

DARPA Completes Autonomous Airborne Refueling Demonstration


The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) completed its Autonomous Airborne Refueling Demonstration program this month, showing that unmanned aircraft can autonomously perform in-flight refueling under operational conditions.