NASA JPL’s Voyager Team Is Patching Up Both Voyagers’ Firmware | Hackaday

It's not every day that you get to update the firmware on a device that was produced in the 1970s, and rarely is said device well beyond the boundaries of our solar system. This is however exactly what the JPL team in charge of the Voyager 1 & 2 missions are facing, as they are in the process of sending fresh firmware patches over to these amazing feats of engineering. 

https://hackaday.com/2023/10/22/nasa-jpls-voyager-team-is-patching-up-both-voyagers-firmware/

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Airbus and Northrop Grumman sign strategic partnership in UK military satellite communications bid

London, 23 October 2023 - Airbus and United States-headquartered defence prime Northrop Grumman announced today the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop and foster a strategic partnership in military satellite communications for the UK's future wideband SKYNET military satellite communications programme.

 https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/news/2023-10-airbus-and-northrop-grumman-sign-strategic-partnership-in-uk-military?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 

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Space lasers aren’t just for James Bond

Airbus and Xenesis are ready to bring a new means of broadband communication to the ISS

 https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/stories/2023-10-space-lasers-arent-just-for-james-bond?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 

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Pentagon report details China's fast-growing nuclear arsenal

The Pentagon warns in a new report released Thursday that China has at least 500 nuclear warheads in its arsenal, 100 more than last year, and well over previous projections. China is expanding its Navy and producing additional weapons, according to The Defense Department's China Military Power Report, which has grown to more than 370 ships from 340 a year ago, the report said, and leap

 https://www.spacewar.com/reports/Pentagon_report_details_Chinas_fast-growing_nuclear_arsenal_999.html 

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Pilots Divert Regional Flight After ‘Authorized’ Person in Cockpit Tries to Shut Down Engines - The Messenger

https://themessenger.com/business/pilots-divert-regional-flight-after-authorized-person-in-cockpit-tries-to-shut-down-engines 

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How This App Is Helping The Visually Impaired Navigate Around Airports

https://simpleflying.com/goodmaps-helping-visually-impaired-navigate-airports/ 

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How Does The Boeing Dreamlifter's Swing Tail Door Work?

https://simpleflying.com/boeing-dreamlifter-swing-tail-door/ 

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Honda Aircraft embarks on campaign to certify Echelon as an HA-420 derivative

https://www.flightglobal.com/airframers/honda-aircraft-embarks-on-campaign-to-certify-echelon-as-an-ha-420-derivative/155476.article 

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KAI offers ambitious road map for conceptual MC-X transport

https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/kai-offers-ambitious-road-map-for-conceptual-mc-x-transport/155480.article 

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SJ-100 pylon for PD-8 engine undergoes windtunnel testing

https://www.flightglobal.com/aerospace/sj-100-pylon-for-pd-8-engine-undergoes-windtunnel-testing/155482.article 

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Pentagon outlines China’s continued airpower development

https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/pentagon-outlines-chinas-continued-airpower-development/155483.article 

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Airbus signs € 1.2 billion in contracts for Capability Enhancement and In-Service Support of the French A330 MRTT fleet

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2023-10-airbus-signs-eu-12-billion-in-contracts-for-capability-enhancement?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss 

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Airbus Helicopters boosts competitiveness with 3D printing

https://www.airbus.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2023-10-airbus-helicopters-boosts-competitiveness-with-3d-printing?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss 

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Boeing Tapped For MK 54 Integration On Poseidon | Biden Asked For $105 billion National Security Package | Italy Increases Military Spending

https://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/boeing-tapped-for-mk-54-integration-on-poseidon-biden-asked-for-105-billion-national-security-package-italy-increases-military-spending-048441/ 

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Nepal Airlines issues RFP for three STOL aircraft

https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/133220-nepal-airlines-issues-rfp-for-three-stol-aircraft 

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Qantas unveils A330 converted into freighter

https://australianaviation.com.au/2023/10/qantas-unveils-a330-converted-into-freighter/ 

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