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Headlines of: Wednesday 29 March, 2006
Space tourism rockets
Posted on: Wed Mar 29th, 2006 | theregister.co.uk
Virgin Galactic has announced that it has signed up more than 150 prospective space tourists. Richard Branson's latest venture will haul millionaires into a brief sub-orbital flight using a fleet of SpaceShipTwo craft, the successor to the ship which claimed the Ansari X-Prize for commercial space f...
Posted on: Wed Mar 29th, 2006 | theregister.co.uk
Virgin Galactic has announced that it has signed up more than 150 prospective space tourists. Richard Branson's latest venture will haul millionaires into a brief sub-orbital flight using a fleet of SpaceShipTwo craft, the successor to the ship which claimed the Ansari X-Prize for commercial space f...
Ambassador warns of JSF delays, costs
Posted on: Wed Mar 29th, 2006 | theage.com.au
Australia's ambassador in Washington has expressed strong concerns about possible delays and cost blowouts for the proposed new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF).
Posted on: Wed Mar 29th, 2006 | theage.com.au
Australia's ambassador in Washington has expressed strong concerns about possible delays and cost blowouts for the proposed new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF).
US Navy's First Global Hawk UAV Arrives
Posted on: Wed Mar 29th, 2006 | military.com
The U.S. Navy's first Global Hawk unmanned air system (UAS), N-1, an RQ-4A (BuNo 166509), arrived today at its new home at Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Maryland. The vehicle is one of two RQ-4A aircraft which the Navy has acquired through the Global Hawk Maritime Demonstration (GHMD) Program u...
Posted on: Wed Mar 29th, 2006 | military.com
The U.S. Navy's first Global Hawk unmanned air system (UAS), N-1, an RQ-4A (BuNo 166509), arrived today at its new home at Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, Maryland. The vehicle is one of two RQ-4A aircraft which the Navy has acquired through the Global Hawk Maritime Demonstration (GHMD) Program u...
Investigators question Lockheed fighter programs
Posted on: Wed Mar 29th, 2006 | business.scotsman.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp.'s F-22 and F-35 fighter jet programs -- valued at $320 billion (184 billion pounds) together -- faced tough scrutiny by congressional investigators and Republican Sen. John McCain on Tuesday.
Posted on: Wed Mar 29th, 2006 | business.scotsman.com
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp.'s F-22 and F-35 fighter jet programs -- valued at $320 billion (184 billion pounds) together -- faced tough scrutiny by congressional investigators and Republican Sen. John McCain on Tuesday.
Turkey to buy 100 fighter aircrafts worth $10 bln
Posted on: Wed Mar 29th, 2006 | reporter.gr
Turkey's Air Force plans to buy 100 new generation combat aircraft worth $10 billion and will decide by the end of 2006 which aircraft to purchase, the Anatolian state news agency said.
Posted on: Wed Mar 29th, 2006 | reporter.gr
Turkey's Air Force plans to buy 100 new generation combat aircraft worth $10 billion and will decide by the end of 2006 which aircraft to purchase, the Anatolian state news agency said.
Northrop completes B-2 Stealth Bomber Weapons Payload Upgrade
Posted on: Wed Mar 29th, 2006 | irconnect.com
PALMDALE, Calif., March 28, 2006 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has completed an upgrade of the U.S. Air Force's B-2 stealth bomber that allows the aircraft to deliver five times its previous capacity of independently targeted, "smart" (GPS-guided) weapons.
Posted on: Wed Mar 29th, 2006 | irconnect.com
PALMDALE, Calif., March 28, 2006 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has completed an upgrade of the U.S. Air Force's B-2 stealth bomber that allows the aircraft to deliver five times its previous capacity of independently targeted, "smart" (GPS-guided) weapons.
Darpa's WALRUS Airship Program Cancelled
Posted on: Wed Mar 29th, 2006 | defensetech.org
DARPA's WALRUS (Heavy Lift Air Vehicle) program has been cancelled, it didn't receive funding for fiscal year 2006.
Posted on: Wed Mar 29th, 2006 | defensetech.org
DARPA's WALRUS (Heavy Lift Air Vehicle) program has been cancelled, it didn't receive funding for fiscal year 2006.
- Boeing's C-130 AMP Flight Marks Completion of Software Development
- Navy UCAS Demonstrator On Track for First Flight
- Lockheed Demonstrates Intelligent Autonomous Control of Multiple UAVs
- Russian Navy aircraft test new equipment over the Arctic
- 4th F-35 Lightning II Rolls Out As Production Line Fills Up At Lockheed
- Lockheed Martin C-5m Super Galaxy Completes Flight Test
- Air Guard Predator pilots increase combat air patrols
- Predator passes 400,000 hours
- Future Predator/Reaper Formal Training Unit announced
- Saab/Gripen team completes Hungarian offset contract
- South African Gripen deliveries on track
- Boeing Delivers Super Hornet Proposal to Brazil For F-X2 Competition
