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Schiff presses for transfer of military aircraft to Forest Service for firefighting help
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) and nearly a dozen other members of Congress this week asked for an update from the Department of Defense on sending surplus military aircraft to the U.S. Forest Service, aircraft that could assist in fighting wildfires....
Tags: National Defense Authorization Act, Chuck Hagel, Google+, Tom Vilsack, Defense
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Sikorsky Set To Compete For Marine One Replacement Contract
The Hartford CourantThe U.S. Navy on Friday finalized its rules for the rebooted competition to replace the president's aging fleet of Marine One helicopters. Sikorsky, a division of United Technologies Corp. that has supplied the helicopters that act as Marine One for the...Tags: Dwight D. Eisenhower, Heads of State, Armed Forces, United Technologies Corporation, Manufacturing and Engineering
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‘World War Z’: Brad Pitt battles zombies, not snakes, on a plane
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles TimesIt’s one of the biggest action set pieces in Paramount’s upcoming pandemic thriller, “World War Z.” A Belarus Airlines flight ...... -
Student teams ace Mars plan at Caltech
It could take several months for aerospace experts to design a manned mission to a Martian moon. Students pulled off the feat in five days. Caltech hosted a competition on its Pasadena campus this week that divided 32 students from 21 different...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Google Inc., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Science, Buzz Aldrin
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MarksJarvis: Nearing record high, market sees growing disconnect with tepid economy
Corporate earnings reports have pacified investors this week after a bout of selling followed renewed concerns about a global slowdown last week. It's not that companies have provided dazzling first-quarter results. Many are continuing to make their...
Tags: Quarterly or Semiannual Financial Statements, Illinois Tool Works Incorporated, Earnings Forecasts, Companies and Corporations, IBM
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Pratt Wins Engine Order From Hawaiian Airlines
The Hartford CourantPratt & Whitney engines will find homes on the wings of 25 more Airbus A321neos, the East Hartford manufacturer said after Hawaiian Airlines placed an order the narrowbody aircraft. "The double digit improvements in fuel burn from our PurePower engines...Tags: West Palm Beach, East Hartford, Embraer SA, United Technologies Corporation, General Electric Company
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Prizing success in aerospace innovation
The future economic growth and competitiveness of the United States depends on our capacity to innovate. Many ideas have emerged from government, industry and academia regarding how best to inspire and support innovation. But nothing spurs creativity...
Tags: Technology, Engineering, Teaching and Learning, Labor Markets, Paul Allen
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Raytheon announces plans to eliminate 200 jobs
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.At a time when the aerospace industry is fretful about federal spending, defense contractor Raytheon Co. announced plans to eliminate one of its business units and slash 200 jobs. The Waltham, Mass., company did not say how those cuts will affect its...Tags: Boeing Co., Layoffs and Downsizing, U.S. Military, U.S. Congress, Manufacturing and Engineering
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Menser-Baker
Stephanie Menser, Baltimore, Md., and Richard Baker, Glen Burnie, Md., were married March 16 at Furnace Inn at Elkridge, Md. The Rev. Jay Christner, Rockwood Church of the Brethren and the Rev. Mark Blair of the Hooversville Methodist Church, made the...
Tags: Technology, Family, Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University, Glen Burnie
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F-35's manufacturers put civilians in 'cockpit'
Rep. Donna F. Edwards slipped into the F-35 cockpit — a stationary demonstration model — and gave the jet a simulated spin, trying out the controls, shooting down enemy aircraft over the Chesapeake Bay and executing a celebratory roll. "This...
Tags: Military Aircraft, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Military Equipment, Boeing Co., Linthicum
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White House, defense industry officials meet to discuss cuts
With automatic federal spending cuts set to hit the defense industry on March 1, senior White House officials met with chief executives from contractors to discuss the potential impact. White House spokesman Jay Carney made the disclosure Wednesday...
Tags: Boeing Co., Huntington Ingalls Industries, Jay Carney, BAE Systems Plc., Barack Obama
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Daredevil went faster than previously thought during 24-mile fall
The results are in from Felix Baumgartner’s record-setting leap from a capsule floating more than 24 miles above a barren New Mexico desert, and it turns out he went faster during his supersonic free fall than originally estimated. With more...
Tags: U.S. Air Force, Parachuting, Air and Aviation Sports, SpaceX, YouTube
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