News of February 08, 2006
Fossett sets off on record bid
Posted at: Wed Feb 8th, 2006
US aviator Steve Fossett has taken off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, in an attempt to make the longest non-stop flight in his Virgin GlobalFlyer plane.
His journey will take him around the world once and across the Atlantic twice, landing in Kent, UK.
If the 61-year-o...
Major programmes to remain intact
Posted at: Wed Feb 8th, 2006
The US Department of Defense (DoD) has requested a budget that will leave all major programmes intact and allow modest moves toward transforming to a force better suited to fighting long wars against unconventional enemies.
The USD439.3 billion request for Fiscal Year 2007 (FY07) is ...
Cutback in F-35 program frustrates British
Posted at: Wed Feb 8th, 2006
WASHINGTON - Diplomatic friction between the United States and Britain over the F-35 joint strike fighter worsened Tuesday, after Pentagon budget-cutters whacked an alternate engine ...
