Senate backs Air Force deal to keep Boeing C-17 going
Posted on: Fri Nov 11th, 2005 | seattletimes.nwsource.com

WASHINGTON — The Senate approved a measure Thursday that would keep open the production line for Boeing's C-17 transport plane.

Global Hawk UAV gets bigger and more capable
Posted on: Fri Nov 11th, 2005 | gizmag.co.uk

November 11, 2005 The Global Hawk UAV was still in its development stages when the needs of the war in Afghanistan saw it pressed into service. Since then, Global Hawk has successfully completed more than 225 missions through three deployments and more than 4,900 combat flight hours. Now the aircraf...

A Nervous Eye On Defense Firms
Posted on: Fri Nov 11th, 2005 | washingtonpost.com

The End of the Mighty Post-9/11 Pentagon Budgets Could Put Big Weapons Projects Under Scrutiny and Industry Stocks in Retreat

Revolution or curiosity? UCAVs wait for a mission statement
Posted on: Fri Nov 11th, 2005 | janes.com

By Bill Sweetman, IDR Aerospace and Technology Editor

NASA Flying Wing Model Soars In Historic Wind Tunnel
Posted on: Fri Nov 11th, 2005 | nasa.gov

Ask anyone what an airplane looks like and most will tell you a tube with wings. NASA researchers are trying to expand that image. They're testing a design for a flying wing, called a blended wing body.