The best weapons money can buy

Posted at: Sat Aug 13th, 2005

According to media reports, the Defense Department is considering canceling two supersonic jet fighters that are on the Pentagon's drawing board: the Air Force's F/A-22 Raptor and the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. There is no doubt that even with the defense budget at historical highs, t...

Pratt & Whitney, Northrop Begin Ground Tests for X-47B J-UCAS Engine

Posted at: Sat Aug 13th, 2005

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla., Aug. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pratt & Whitney and Northrop Grumman Corporation have begun ground testing the power plant for the X-47B Joint Unmanned Combat Air System (J-UCAS) at Pratt & Whitney's advanced test facility in West Palm Beach, Fla.

Mars probe launches at third try

Posted at: Sat Aug 13th, 2005

Nasa's Mars probe has launched after two days of delays, on a mission to map and find water on the Red Planet. The $720m (£397m) Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) blasted off at 1243 BST (1143 GMT) on Friday after being delayed for two days running. A launch attempt ...