News of October 11, 2005
EADS to make planes, missiles invisible to the naked eye
Posted at: Tue Oct 11th, 2005
FRANKFURT (AFX) - EADS is working on developing technology that makes planes or missiles invisible to the naked eye, Financial Times Deutschland said, citing Juergen Kruse, head of EADS's camouflage technology unit.
'We are examining new technologies with which flying objects more th...
Electronic warfare role eyed for B-52
Posted at: Tue Oct 11th, 2005
The Air Force plans a return to the radar-jamming business, which it ceded to Navy and Marine Corps EA-6B Prowlers in 1998, when it retired its EF-111 Raven aircraft.
This month, the service will select an industry lead systems integrator for its B-52 Stand-Off Jammer program, which ...
China countdown to space launch
Posted at: Tue Oct 11th, 2005
China plans to launch its second manned spacecraft on Wednesday morning, space officials have told the official Xinhua news agency.
Officials also told Xinhua that two astronauts had been chosen for the Shenzhou VI mission, though they have not yet been publicly named.
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