Legacy of B-2 Bomber Innovations Apparent in J-UCAS and Other Programs

Posted at: Mon Mar 27th, 2006

Aviation Week & Space Technology periodically takes an over-the-shoulder look to capture lessons from past aerospace programs, but aided by the perspective of time and in-service experience. Such revisits can benefit current and future system developments, perhaps avoiding the costly and painful...

Air Force releases UAV strategic vision

Posted at: Mon Mar 27th, 2006

WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- The Air Force recently completed a vision document to provide high-level guidance to service development and integration of unmanned aircraft for the next 25 years. While the Air Force has been experimenting with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles since 1962, the technolo...

Thunder in a bottle: the non-use of the mighty F-1 engine

Posted at: Mon Mar 27th, 2006

While NASA is rethinking its selection of the space shuttle main engine for the heavy-lift launch vehicle that is one of the cornerstones of the exploration plan, one engine not being considered to replace it is the F-1 from the Saturn 5 program.

India tempts US with $6bn aircraft deal

Posted at: Mon Mar 27th, 2006

NEW DELHI: In a strategic shift that would have a huge impact on the future of the Indian military, the government is seriously considering the purchase of American fighters for the Indian Air Force, sources told DNA.

US softens opposition to fighter project

Posted at: Mon Mar 27th, 2006

The United States is prepared to compromise on a deal providing Australia, Britain and other countries with military technology related to the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) project. Australia and Britain had ...

Probe returns first Mars pictures

Posted at: Mon Mar 27th, 2006

Nasa is studying the first pictures taken of the surface of the Red Planet by the high-resolution cameras aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). The spacecraft arrived at the planet two weeks ago with a mission to map the world in unprecedented detail. The test...

Fire caused SpaceX rocket failure

Posted at: Mon Mar 27th, 2006

A fire fed by a fuel leak caused the failure of a commercial rocket seconds into its maiden launch, the company that built it has confirmed. SpaceX's Falcon 1 rocket was lost during lift-off from an island in the Kwajalei...