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By   Theresa Hitchens on February 25, 2021 at 11:42 AM Lockheed Martin SHiELD concept. WASHINGTON: The Air Force Research Laboratory’s experimental high-powered laser for aircraft self-defense will be revolutionary — if it can be made to work, experts say. The first full-up flight test of the Self-Protect High Energy Laser Demonstrator (SHiELD) is now slated for 2024, Jeff Heggemeier, AFRL program manager, told Breaking D yesterday in an email. Some ground testing will be undertaken between now and then to “ensure system performance.” AFRL originally planned a flight test in 2021,...

NASA lands Perseverance rover on the Mars surface, carrying the first helicopter for another planet CNBC 2/18/2021 Michael Sheetz NASA successfully landed its fifth robotic rover on Mars on Thursday, with the U.S. space agency confirming that Perseverance touched down safely on the red planet's surface. The rover is the most technologically advanced robot NASA has ever sent to Mars. The agency aims to spend nearly two years using it to explore the surface. Perseverance is also carrying a small helicopter named Ingenuity, which NASA plans to use to attempt the first flight on...

If you would like to see more articles like this please support our coverage of the space program by becoming a Spaceflight Now Member. If everyone who enjoys our website helps fund it, we can expand and improve our coverage further. File photo of the third Falcon Heavy launch in June 2019. Credit: SpaceX/U.S. Air Force SpaceX plans two Falcon Heavy launches this year for the U.S. Space Force in July and October, and United Launch Alliance has four national security space missions on its 2021 schedule, according to a military spokesperson. The Falcon Heavy missions are expected to be the fou...

Greece's first upgraded F-16V Viper plane heads to U.S. for tests By (0) Greece has sent the first of its upgraded F-16V fighters, similar to the one pictured, to the United States for final testing. Photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin/Flickr Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Greece's first F-16V fighter plane is on its way to Texas for final tests after upgrades, the Greek defense ministry announced. The Lockheed Martin-built plane, known as the Viper and one of 84 to be improved for the Hellenic air force, was delivered in 2009 as an F-16C, and was modified to F-16V standards at the Hellenic Aerospace Indust...

Japan Wants to Disperse More F-35s Across Its Home Islands The ministry has expressed a desire to purchase four more F-35A conventional takeoff and landing variants as well as two additional F-35B short takeoff-and-vertical-landing (STOVL) variants. Here's What You Need to Remember: Obtaining that many Lockheed Martin-built F-35 stealth fighters won’t come cheap—but the ministry has unveiled a record-setting budget request, which was for $52 billion, and is part of a push to maintain military readiness as Tokyo faces increased pressure from China and North Korea. This week the Japanese ...