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3. E-Systems unit gets contract.

Subjects
*DEFENSE contracts, *MILITARY electronics industry
Abstract

Reports on the contract awarded to Dallas, Texas-based defense-electronic company, E-Systems Inc. by the United States Air Force.

Published
1994

5. The Military Shouldn’t Shave Its Numbers.

Author

Cavanaugh, M.L.

Subjects
*AMERICAN military personnel, *BEARDS, *SHAVING, *FACIAL care, *ARMY law, *AIR force personnel, *SPECIAL operations (Military science)
Published
2019

20. U.S. Picks Northrop Bomber.

Author

CAMERON, DOUG

Subjects
*BOMBERS (Airplanes), *B-52 bomber, *ROCKWELL B-1 (Bomber)
Abstract

The article states that the U.S. government agency the Department of Defense awarded Falls Church, Virginia, aerospace firm Northrop Grumman Corp. a contract valued at over $20 billion to produce new long-range bombers for the U.S. Air Force on October 27, 2015. According to the article, Northrop Grumman competed against aerospace firms Boeing Co. and Lockheed Martin Corp. The article states that the bombers would replace military airplanes the B-52 and B-1.

Published
2015

21. Boeing Tanker Faces Key Test.

Author

OSTROWER, JON

Subjects
*BOEING KC-46 (Tanker aircraft), *BOEING airplanes, *MILITARY airplane testing, UNITED States Marine Corps Aviation, UNITED States Naval aviation
Abstract

The article states that Chicago, Illinois, aerospace firm Boeing Co.'s military refueling tanker the KC-46 was scheduled to make its first flight as soon as September 25, 2015, eight months following its originally-scheduled first flight. According to the article, Boeing absorbed $1.26 billion in cost overruns associated with the development of the KC-46. The article states that KC-46 test flights will determine if the aircraft can successfully link with and refuel five types of U.S. Air Force, Navy, and Marine planes.

Published
2015

22. Pentagon To Add Drone Flights.

Author

LUBOLD, GORDON

Subjects
*DRONE aircraft, *AERIAL bombing, *RECONNAISSANCE operations, UNITED States politics & government, 2009-2017
Abstract

The article states that the U.S. agency the Department of Defense announced plans in August 2015 to expand by 50 percent the number of flights of unmanned drones in order to increase surveillance and intelligence gathering in places such as Iraq, Syria, and the South China Sea. According to the article, the Department of Defense plan also increases the capacity for airstrikes and will include the operation of drones by the U.S. Army and Special Operations Command in addition to the U.S. Air Force. The article presents comments from retired Air Force general David Deptula.

Published
2015

23. How Do You Corral a Drone? Give It a Leash.

Author

NICAS, JACK and SHUKLA, TARUN

Subjects
*DRONE aircraft, *TECHNOLOGICAL innovations
Abstract

The article discusses the development of tethered drones that utilize lightweight cables for power, a physical restraint, and a data link. According to the article, the cable television network CNN plans to use tethered drones for news coverage. The article discusses Danvers, Massachusetts, tethered drone maker CyPhy Works Inc. and states that the firm Motorola Solutions Inc. is selling CyPhy's devices to police and fire departments, and that CyPhy has sold small tethered drones to the U.S. Air Force. The article presents comments from CyPhy Works chief executive Helen Greiner.

Published
2015

38. Lapses in Gun Buyers’ Records Come Under Scrutiny.

Author

Peterson, Kristina and Gershman, Jacob

Subjects
UNITED States. Federal Bureau of Investigation, CORNYN, John, 1952-, NATIONAL Instant Criminal Background Check System (U.S.), UNITED States. Dept. of Justice, UNITED States. Air Force
Published
2017

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