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NASA Radar Images Show How Mexico Quake Deformed EarthPasadena CA (JPL) Jun 24, 2010 NASA has released the first-ever airborne radar images of the deformation in Earth's surface caused by a major earthquake - the magnitude 7.2 temblor that rocked Mexico's state of Baja California and parts of the American Southwest on April 4. The data reveal that in the area studied, the quake moved the Calexico, Calif., region in a downward and southerly direction up to 80 centimeters (31 inches). A science team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., used the JPL-developed ... read more |
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Eyeing Iran, Saudis upgrade F-15 fleet
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (UPI) Jun 15, 2010 Saudi Arabia, increasingly fearful of the threat from expansionist Iran, has launched a major upgrade its fleet of more than 150 Boeing F-15 strike aircraft. The move is part of a general drive by the Persian Gulf Arab states to bolster their military forces to counter Iran's growing arsenal of ballistic missiles. Saudi Arabia and its partners on Iran's doorstep, along the wester ... more Lockheed Martin F-35 STOVL Variant Flies Supersonic
Patuxent River MD (SPX) Jun 15, 2010The 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 stea ... more Northrop Grumman Submits Proposal For NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance
Melbourne FL (SPX) Jun 15, 2010Northrop Grumman formally submitted its proposal this week for the NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) system - NATO's top and long-running acquisition program. A contract award is anticipated in October 2010. "This program has been a model of the value of transatlantic cooperation to meet the security challenges of the 21st century, and we are proud to lead an industry team of more th ... more |
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Boeing And Northrop Grumman Partner For MDA Contract CompetitionHuntsville AL (SPX) Jun 15, 2010 Boeing and Northrop Grumman have announced a strategic partnership to pursue the competitive development and sustainment contract for future work on the Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA). "Boeing takes great pride in supporting the Missile Defense Agency on GMD, providing round-the-clock protection of the United States against attack by ballistic missiles, and we are pleased to join with Northrop Grumman in this competition for future development ... read more |
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