The Department of the Air Force successfully conducted a live-fire test of a YFQ-44A Collaborative Combat Aircraft, firing an AIM-120 weapon at a digital target. The test demonstrates program maturity and operational validation while emphasizing the retention of human oversight for weapon release.
An ultra-durable compound created by Voltage Vessels, a Maui-based company, using fibers of volcanic rock is being tested in 3D-printed drones at the Rim of the Pacific exercise in Hawaii.
The DRC has improved testing capacity for Ebola, with two facilities operating in or near the epicenter. But this still may not be enough to keep up with a rapidly expanding disease.