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American defense and nuclear technology company whose units build Predator and Reaper drones, EMALS carrier catapults, and fusion and fission systems.
General Fusion's LM26 heated plasma electrons to 1.1 keV by mechanical compression, a mark earlier machines reached only with lasers or superconducting magnets. For anyone pricing fusion power, cheaper hardware is still a claim General Fusion makes about its own materials.
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Northrop Grumman flew its uncrewed YFQ-48A Talon Blue from taxi to landing with no remote human intervention. Air Force buyers can now judge the jet's autonomy in flight, while the low-cost production Northrop promises is still a claim on paper.
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NASA's space nuclear propulsion chief engineer says a bimodal design could nearly halve the time a Mars crew spends in space. The physics dates to the 1960s, and so does the test data.
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The Pentagon's Massed Modular Aircraft requirements specify an airframe meant to be lost in bulk. General Atomics answered with four anti-ship missiles and a 10,000-mile ferry range.
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Trump has told the Navy to strip EMALS from a hull already deep into construction. The plan is due in 60 days; the keel is due by the end of 2026.
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