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May 30, 2007

Reports: Pilot Safe After Ejecting From F-15 Over Indiana

Plane Impacts Near Vincennes

The pilot of an F-15 fighter that went down Wednesday morning near the city of Vincennes, IN was able to eject safely.

Tests New ICBM, Cruise Missile

For those of you who may long for the days of the Cold War between the United States and Russia -- at least compared with today's global fight against terrorists -- the following story may provide a bit of nostalgia. It may also be more than a little disquieting.

Technology Holds Promise For Many Types Of Aircraft

Athena Technologies announced Wednesday the successful flight demonstration of damage tolerant flight control and autonomous landing capabilities on a subscale F/A-18 UAV. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) sponsored the demonstration, which was held on April 18, 2007 at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland.

80,000 Leaflets Distributed Over Taliban-Occupied Area

The US Air Force tells ANN the 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron conducted a leaflet drop over Afghanistan last week in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.