A recently-revealed USAF memo accuses Boeing of using a
competitor's proprietary information not once -- but twice -- in
hopes of winning a contract from the Pentagon. In one case, the
aerospace giant succeeded for a short time. In the other, Boeing
withdrew from the bidding after the anomaly came to light.
Marines Using 5-Foot Long Aircraft To Hunt Iraqi
Insurgents
You carry it around in a kit that looks suspiciously like a golf
bag. When you need it, you can launch it by simply turning it on
and throwing it into the air. It's an unmanned aerial vehicle of
the personal variety and soon, American Marines in Iraq will be
able to use them to spot insurgent troop movements as much as 10
miles away.
The Navy's Chief of Air Training, Rear Adm. George E. Mayer, has
made his decision. He's picked Cmdr. Stephen R. Foley to lead the
Navy's Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, for the
2005-2006 show seasons.
Rear Adm. George E. Mayer, Chief of Naval Air Training (USN),
has relieved Capt. Chaunce Mitchell, commander, Training Air Wing
(TW) 6 (below, at podium), of command due to a "loss of confidence
in his ability to command."
Northrop Grumman and its partners on Lockheed Martin's F-35
Joint Strike Fighter team recently continued laying critical
groundwork for the aircraft's operational effectiveness by
conducting a weapons-loading demonstration with military ordnance
crews from the United Kingdom. Involving operational users early in
the design of key aircraft components is unprecedented in military
aircraft programs.
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