News DARPA Eyes 2017 Liftoff, 2018 Orbital Test Flight for XS-1 Space Plane By Tactical Life Staff DARPA's XS-1 experimental spaceplane might have its first liftoff in 2017, with an orbital test flight to follow in 2018. Read more »
News Night and Thermal Vision Optics & Sights U.S. Military’s DARPA Nears Completion of Work on One Shot XG Sniper System By Tactical Life Staff The U.S. Military's DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) -- is nearly finished working on their One Shot XG sniper... Read more »
News India, Israel to Build Missile Defense System By Tactical Life Staff India and Israel are teaming up to build an integrated anti-missile defense system. Read more »
News Lockheed Announces Civil Version of C-130J Super Hercules Aircraft By Tactical Life Staff Defense contractor Lockheed Martin launched the civil version of their C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft. Read more »
News Lockheed Powers On Second GPS III Satellite By Tactical Life Staff Lockheed Martin has powered on the second GPS III satellite per their contract with the US Air Force. Read more »
News Lockheed, US Army TARDEC Demonstrate Autonomous Convoys By Tactical Life Staff Lockheed and the US Army TARDEC successfully demonstrated the ability of fully autonomous convoys to operate in urban environments. Read more »
News Raytheon, French Air Force Demo Paveway GBU-50 Bomb By Tactical Life Staff Raytheon Company and the French Air Force completed a demonstration of a penetrator variant of a Paveway GBU-50 from a... Read more »
News US Navy Looking into BAE’s Five-Inch Guided Round for Surface Fleet By Tactical Life Staff The US Navy is considering whether to use a five-inch guided round for the surface fleet amid development of the... Read more »
News US Army Considers 6T Li-ion Battery for Military, Commercial Use By Tactical Life Staff The U.S. Army's TARDEC, or Tank and Research Development and Engineering Center, is funding a program to evaluate the 6T... Read more »
News Raytheon, L-3 Communications Test Ship Protection System By Tactical Life Staff Defense contractors Raytheon and L-3 Communications have successfully tested their new protection system for small ships. Read more »