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Navy Triton unmanned aircraft system completes first flight

The Navy’s newest unmanned Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance aircraft platform, the MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System, completed its first flight from Palmdale, Calif., May 22

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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 Milestone C approval authorizing the start of low rate initial production. The Department of the Navy announced May 15 that the…

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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 external visibility references. The ITF, which has the lead on all F-35 mission systems testing, is responsible for five of…

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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. Army National Training Center, at Fort Irwin, Calif.

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Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems achieves Milestone C approval

BINGEN, Wash., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — Insitu announced May 23 that RQ-21A reached Milestone C under the Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System contract with Naval Air Systems Command. The achievement will enable the program to transition from the Engineering, Manufacturing and Development phase to a Low Rate Initial Production phase and enter initial operational…

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First production-level F-35B arrives at NAS Patuxent River

Posted  October 15, 2012

Lockheed Martin photograph BF-17, part of the third lot of Low Rate Initial Production F-35B Lightning II aircraft, arrives at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., Oct. 4. BF-17 will temporarily add to the complement of F-35B and F-35C test aircraft at the F-35 Integrated Test Facility before heading to its destination at Edwards Air…

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NASA seeks space technology research fellowship applicants

Posted  October 15, 2012

NASA is seeking applications from graduate students for the agency’s Space Technology Research Fellowships. Applications will be accepted from students pursuing or planning to pursue master’s or doctoral degrees in relevant space technology disciplines at accredited U.S. universities. The fellowship awards, worth as much as $68,000 per year, will coincide with the start of the…

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Boeing names senior defense executive in Colorado

Posted  October 15, 2012

Boeing has named retired U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Anthony (Tony) Przybyslawski executive director of Marketing for Air Force Network, Space and Strategic Systems, demonstrating the company’s commitment to effectively engaging with customers. Przybyslawski will be based in Colorado Springs and manage combatant command senior customer relationships with the Air Force and Army in Colorado…

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U.S., China to consider sharing resources during joint missions

Posted  October 15, 2012

In what U.S. Pacific Command’s logistics chief calls a groundbreaking development, officials from the United States and China plan to meet to discuss sharing logistical resources, including fuel, as they operate together during counterpiracy and humanitarian assistance and disaster response missions. The United States has officially extended the invitation for a team of senior Chinese…

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Space command convenes accident investigation

Posted  October 15, 2012

Air Force Space Command commander Gen. William Shelton has ordered an Accident Investigation Board to investigate why a Delta IV RL-10B-2 upper stage engine did not perform as expected during the Oct. 4 launch of a GPS IIF satellite. “While the launch was ultimately successful, the time-honored rigor and earnest process of an AIB will…

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QinetiQ North America appoints National Systems senior VP

Posted  October 15, 2012

QinetiQ North America announced Oct. 15 the appointment of Bruce Feldman as senior vice president of the National Systems sector of the company’s Mission and Information Solutions operating unit. In this role, Feldman will manage technology development and service delivery for contracts supporting the Department of Defense and intelligence community. Prior to joining QNA, Feldman…

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RaeS hosts F-35 lecture

Posted  October 15, 2012

The Royal Aeronautical Society is hosting a lecture by Tom Burbage, Lockheed Martin’s executive vice president and general manager of the F-35 program, and Al Norman, Lockheed Martin F-35 chief test pilot Nov. 8 in Washington, D.C. The meeting is at the British Embassy, 3100 Massachusetts Ave., N.W. A reception commencing at 6 p.m. will…

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AAR to open new aircraft maintenance facility in Duluth, Minnesota

Posted  October 15, 2012

AAR, the leading North American provider of aircraft maintenance, repair and overhaul services to commercial airlines announced Oct. 15 that it has passed the Federal Aviation Administration’s certification approval process for a new aircraft maintenance facility in Duluth, Minn. The certification process is a key regulatory milestone that paves the way for AAR to commence…

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NASA, United Launch Alliance complete space act agreement

Posted  October 15, 2012

NASA partner United Launch Alliance has completed the fifth and final milestone for its Commercial Crew Development Round 2 agreement with the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. The Hazard, System Safety and Probabilistic Risk Assessment detailed how ULA’s Atlas V rocket launch system hardware would ensure crew safety during launch and ascent. “The ULA team did…

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Sound barrier pioneer celebrates 65 years

Posted  October 15, 2012

Retired Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager, the first person to fly faster than the speed of sound, celebrated the 65th anniversary of his ground breaking event with a re-enactment Oct. 14. Air Force photograph by Lawrence Crespo Yeager was serving as a test pilot and flying the experimental Bell X-1 named the, “Glamorous Glennis,” Oct. 14,…

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This image shows a cutting-edge solar-electric propulsion thruster in development at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., that uses xenon ions for propulsion. An earlier version of this solar-electric propulsion engine has been flying on NASA's Dawn mission to the asteroid belt. This engine is being considered as part of the Asteroid Initiative, a proposal to robotically capture a small near-Earth asteroid and redirect it safely to a stable orbit in the Earth-moon system where astronauts can visit and explore it. This image was taken through a porthole in a vacuum chamber at JPL where the ion engine is being tested. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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