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Lockheed Martin F-35 STOVL Variant Flies SupersonicPatuxent River MD (SPX) Jun 15, 2010 The Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant flew faster than the speed of sound for the first time June 10, achieving a significant milestone. The aircraft accelerated to Mach 1.07 (727 miles per hour) on the first in a long series of planned supersonic flights. "For the first time in military aviation history, supersonic, radar-evading stealth comes with short takeoff/vertical landing capability," said Bob Price, Lockheed Martin's F-35 U.S. Marine ... read more |
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Moscow, Russia (RIA Novosti) Jun 08, 2010China's J-15 carrier-based fighter will not be able to compete with Russia's Su-33 fighter on global markets because it is inferior to the Russian aircraft, a Russian military analyst said on Friday. China since 2001 has been developing the J-15 naval fighter, which is believed to be a clone of Russia's Su-33 Falcon-D. China bought an Su-33 prototype earlier from Ukraine, and used it to de ... more  
Vandenberg CA (SPX) Jun 08, 2010The Boeing Company, industry teammates and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA) have completed a successful flight test of the two-stage ground-based interceptor (GBI) of the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system, the United States' only long-range ballistic missile defense system. "Having supported the MDA on GMD since its inception, through fielding and sustainment, it is a tremen ... more  
Arlington VA (SPX) Jun 07, 2010The U.S. Army's Autonomous Platform Demonstrator, or APD, is a 9.6-ton, six-wheeled, hybrid-electric robotic vehicle currently undergoing developmental and mobility testing at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.; the demonstrator vehicle represents the state of the art in unmanned ground vehicle mobility technology. With its advanced hybrid-electric drive train, the 15-foot-long vehicle, being de ... more |
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BP cites progress in capping well, but draws Obama fireNew Orleans, Louisiana (AFP) June 4, 2010 As BP marked the first sign of progress in capping worst oil spill in US history, President Barack Obama warned the British energy giant not to shortchange victims of the disaster. BP offered the first positive signs since the massive oil leak began April 20, placing a cap on a ruptured pipe, which appeared to be working to capture most of the oil. "I'm pretty confident this is going to work," said BP chief operating officer Doug Suttles, speaking on ABC. "It probably won't capture all of the fl ... read more |
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