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June 03, 2010

ANN Special Feature: Part II: TARC 2010 with Audrey Koehler - 06.04.10

ANN's Jim Campbell asks Team America Rocketry Challenge Manager Audrey Koehler about the program's obvious success in making math and sceince cool for girls, too.

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ANN Special Feature: Part I: TARC 2010 with Audrey Koehler - 06.03.10

ANN's Jim Campbell meets with Team America Rocketry Challenge Manager Audrey Koehler on the eve of this year's US finals outside Washington DC.

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New Wing Commander Was First Female Raptor Pilot

Col. Dunlop Will Be The First Woman To Command A Test Pilot Wing

Col. Dawn Dunlop, who was the first woman to fly the F-22 Raptor in 2003, will become the the first female test pilot to command an Air Force Wing when she assumes that role with the 412th Test Wing at Edwards Air Force Base, CA on June 4th.

Seen As A Replacement For The Slovak Air Force MiG-29s

Two Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft, one piloted by the Alenia Aeronautica test pilot Matteo Maurizio, landed in the Central European country of Slovakia for the first time on May 28th to participate in the Piestany Air Show.

Daily Flight Displays Planned For June 8-13

The first unmanned VTOL System to fly at ILA Berlin will be Schiebel's Camcopter S-100 Unmanned Aerial System (UAS). The company plans daily flight displays at Berlin Schonefeld airport from June 8-13.

Recrafting The Future of Aerospace

Recent publications from the Aerospace Industries Association note that, "America’s requirement for workers who are well educated in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) is falling far short of anticipated need. Trends are discouraging, and interest is lacking among American youth. We simply aren’t producing enough engineers and non-engineering technical workers, such as hands-on manufacturing labor. Without dramatic change, these needs will go unmet, the future of the American aerospace industry will be bleak and the consequences for the nation will be extreme."

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DoD Certifies 6 Programs Under Nunn-McCurdy Law Breaches

F-35, Apache AH-64 Get Votes Of Confidence

The Department of Defense has certified that six acquisition programs, including the Joint Strike Fighter and the Block 3 upgrade program for the Apache AH-64 helicopter, should continue under Nunn-McCurdy legislation.