Breathing in Mars? NASA Proves Possible
NASA extracted breathable oxygen from thin Martian air. NASA converted carbon dioxide from the Martian atmosphere into pure, breathable oxygen.
USA News
Space
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Biden Administration Declares National Emergency Over Russia
US President Joe Biden has declared a national emergency over the threat to the national security posed by Russia.
Navy / Maritime
Air
AV-8B Harrier II to stay operational until 2029
The AV-8B Harrier II vertical or short take-off and landing (V/STOL) attack aircraft will stay operational for U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), until 2029.
Defence Politics
Biden requests $715B for Pentagon
Biden made his first request for a defence budget. He asked for $753 billion in national security funding for the Defence Department.
Air
The F-15EX is now called Eagle II
The U.S. Air Force’s (USAF) newest F-15EX variant is renamed Eagle II, the service announced Wednesday.
Air
Regional / Strategy
U.S. Bombers Conduct Aegean Sea Mission
Two U.S. B-1 Lancer bombers stationed at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota conducted overflight missions in the Aegean Sea.
Space
NASA Invites to Watch Maiden Flight Mars Helicopter Online
NASA is targeting no earlier than Sunday, April 11th, for Ingenuity Mars Helicopter’s first attempt at powered, controlled flight on another planet.
Air
Weapon / Missile
USAF failed at First ARRW Attempt
USAF stated that the first booster flight test (BTF-1) of the Air Force’s AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) failed on April 5th.
Air
Unmanned Systems
Drone Launched another Drone
The USAF announced that the Valkyrie UAV launched another drone. The AFRL conducted its sixth test of the XQ-58A Valkyrie drone on March 26th.
Navy / Maritime
Air
Boeing to produce 11 P-8A Poseidon Aircraft
The U.S. Navy awarded Boeing a $1.6 billion production contract for the next 11 P 8A Poseidon aircraft. Nine aircraft will join the U.S. Navy fleet.
Navy / Maritime
US ship with a French name for Greek Navy
According to the Naval Analyses, the Greek government wants to build US Lockheed Martin frigates in France.
Space
Ingenuity Prepares for Maiden Flight
NASA plans the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter to attempt a powered, controlled flight of an aircraft on another planet.
Air
Ammunition
F-35B Shot Itself
An ammunition round that exploded damaged a Marine Corps F-35B. The jet was conducting a night-time close air support mission on the Yuma Range Complex.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Turkey Hires Former F-35 Executive
The Turkish defence industry has hired a former Lockheed Martin executive to lobby Alexandria-based firm Pentagon Strategies on the F-35.
