Headlines May 24, 2013
In the news….. Hurdles to closing Guantanamo just as high under new Obama plan President Obama announced measures May 23 to revitalize his failed first-term commitment to close the military detention center at Guantanamo Bay, but the renewed effort faces the same steep political climb: To make it work, Congress would have to accept a...
News Briefs May 24, 2013
Air Force general vows to protect quality of weapons work The commander of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center at Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., says budget cuts are hitting the Albuquerque installation’s staff and operations but that the safety, security and reliability of the weapons themselves won’t be affected. Maj. Gen. Sandra Finan says...
Navy Triton unmanned aircraft system completes first flight
Northrop Grumman photograph The U.S. Navy’s MQ-4C Triton unmanned air vehicle takes the skies for its initial flight from Northrop Grumman’s facility in Palmdale, Calif., May. 22. PALMDALE, Calif. – The Navy’s n...
Navy, Marine Corps Small Tactical UAS enters production phase
Navy photograph RQ-21A Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System in flight after launching from USS Mesa Verde (LPD 19) in February 2013. The Department of the Navy recently announced that the unmanned air system received Milesto...
F-35 ITF works towards night, weather certification
Lockheed Martin photograph by Tom Reynolds The F-35 Integrated Test Force is completing a series of night flights, testing the ability to fly the jet safely in instrument meteorological conditions where the pilot has no externa...
UAV pilots maintain situational awareness above battlefield
Unmanned aerial vehicle pilots maintain an “eye-in-the-sky” view providing real-time surveillance high above the battlefield in order to keep Soldiers safe from unexpected “enemy” attacks, at the U.S. Ar...