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Pace picking up, galvanized by Russia and China's developments.
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James Bosbotinis

The pace of hypersonic strike systems research is picking up internationally, galvanized by developments in Russia and China.
 
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A bipartisan U.S. Senate bill targeting FAA certification improvements places substantial emphasis on human-factors research and funding, echoing several reports produced in the wake of the Boeing 737 MAX accidents and subsequent grounding.
 
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The U.S. is now reaching for new networking tools that would allow its joint force to fight as one. But can the Pentagon retool fast enough to match China and Russia?

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As the age of hypersonic X-planes passes, the era of Mach 5-plus weapons is set to begin.
 
Michael Bruno

Waffling politicians usually are nothing to celebrate, but this time President Donald Trump was right on the money.
 
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