U.S. Aircraft Research Looks Ahead Three Generations

Six U.S. teams have won contracts to develop concepts and identify technologies for future subsonic and supersonic aircraft to help NASA set its aeronautics research agenda for the next 20 years.

Ultra Stealth

Is Northrop Grumman building a secret bomber prototype? In late April, the company revealed first-quarter financial results. Data indicated $2 billion in new "restricted programs" contract awards at Integrated Systems, the aircraft division.

Shifting trends blur lines between bizjet categories

Very light jet. Super-midsize. Ultra-long-range. Bizliner. These are just some of the colorful names that marketers, analysts and aviation journalists have dreamed up in an attempt to pigeon hole a variety of business jets into more or less clear-cut market niches.

More Ospreys deployed

A second V-22 Osprey squadron has been deployed to Iraq to take over for VMM-263, the first operational V-22 combat unit, the Marine Corps confirmed Tuesday.

Latest delay of Boeing 787 pushes back first delivery to third quarter of 2009

Boeing now expects to deliver the 787 Dreamliner between 14 and 16 months late — yet industry analysts greeted the plan as good news, saying the company Tuesday finally gave them a schedule they could believe.

Air Force Prod Aids Coal-To-Fuel Plans

MALMSTROM AIR FORCE BASE, Mont. (AP) -- On a wind-swept air base near the Missouri River, the Air Force has launched an ambitious plan to wean itself from foreign oil by turning to a new and unlikely source: coal.

Venezuela, Brazil mull forming 'LatAm NATO'

CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP): The leaders of Venezuela and Brazil are considering the idea of creating a Latin American version of NATO, following Colombia's killing of a rebel in Ecuador that rattled the continent this month.

'Unexpected growth' in CO2 found

Carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the atmosphere have risen 35% faster than expected since 2000, says a study. International scientists found that inefficiency in the use of fossil fuels increased levels of CO2 by 17%.

US to set 'binding' climate goals

The US is ready to accept "binding international obligations" on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, officials say, if other nations do the same.

Pentagon eyes F-35 fighters, not pricier F-22s

WASHINGTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Defense Department is likely to speed production of Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) F-35 Joint Strike Fighter rather than buy more of the company's pricier F-22 fighters, the Pentagon's No.

Quarter of Brits think Churchill was myth

LONDON (AFP) - Britons are losing their grip on reality, according to a poll out Monday which showed that nearly a quarter think Winston Churchill was a myth while the majority reckon Sherlock Holmes was real.

ALBA, an Economic Alternative for Latin America

The sixth conference of the Latin American alternative trade alliance known as ALBA—which stands for the Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas and means "Dawn" in Spanish—was held in Caracas on January 25-26.

Pentagon to review if more transport planes needed

The Department of Defense this year will kick off a major new study to examine if it needs to buy more transport planes, given that heavier wartime use is wearing out planes faster than expected.

Airline mergers not seen as a cure-all

Airline consolidation may not be the panacea for the industry amid persistently high fuel prices, but observers say it would help by removing domestic capacity from the system.

Size matters in US Air Force KC-X contest

Is bigger always better? This is at the heart of the battle between Boeing and Northrop Grumman for the US Air Force's $40 billion KC-X tanker contract, which is set to be awarded within weeks.

Gulfstream earnings for 2007 set all-time record

Calling 2007 a "spectacular year" for Gulfstream Aerospace, Nicholas D.

Textron's Cessna Launches Large Cabin Citation Business Jet

Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, announced today it will proceed with developing a large cabin, intercontinental aircraft to add to the top of its line of Citation business jets.

Argentine Engineer Backs Uruguay Mill

Contrary to the opinion of thousands of environmentalists from cities near the Fray Bentos paper mill in Uruguay, an Argentinean engineer who works there described it in highly favorable terms.

Venezuela Warns of US Aggression

Venezuelan deputy, Saul Ortega, said the country should be on the alert regarding declarations of US officials against because they could be used as a pretext for a future aggression.

Israel may have to take military action against Iran: Bolton

Former US ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton said on Monday that Israel may have to take military action to prevent its archfoe Iran from acquiring an atomic bomb.

Chávez proposes to change Colombian rebel groups status

For the third day in a row, President Hugo Chávez on Sunday advocated the acknowledgment of the belligerency of the rebel Colombian Revolutionary Armed Forces (FARC) -and obliquely referred to the National Liberation Army (ELN).

Breaking news - another BIG 787 delay

Boeing will announce the latest delay Wednesday morning before the markets open, sources confirm. Boeing will say it will not be able to complete flight tests in order to deliver planes this year. So no 787 deliveries in 2008.

How China Loses the Coming Space War

A year ago to the day, China knocked a weather satellite out of orbit, and threw the international community into panic.

Bahrain scraps post of defence minister

Manama: Bahrain has scrapped the post of defence minister after the long-serving minister Shaikh Khalifa Bin Ahmad Al Khalifa was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Bahrain Defence Force (BDF) and King Hamad did not name a replacement.

Egypt Names Site Of First Nuclear Power Reactor

CAIRO (AFP)--Egypt's first nuclear reactor will be built at Dabba on the Mediterranean coast west of the main port of Alexandria, Electricity and Power Minister Hassan Younis said on Thursday.

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