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Indian Rockets To Soon Use Atmospheric Oxygen As FuelBangalore, India (SPX) May 31, 2010 In an attempt to make its rockets lighter and carry heavier satellites, the Indian space agency is planning to flight test by the end of this year its own air-breathing engine that will use atmospheric oxygen as fuel. Air-breathing engines use atmospheric oxygen and burn it with the stored on-board fuel to generate the onward thrust. Conventional rockets carry both oxygen and chemical fuel on board. "We will be doing a series of ground tests of the air breathing engine soon. We are pla ... read more |
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Los Angeles CA (SPX) May 28, 2010Dr. Robert Brammer, Northrop Grumman Information Systems Sector vice president and chief technology officer, led a panel calling for increased collaboration in cybersecurity research addressing a critical and immediate national need at the Annual Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA) STRATCOM Cyberspace Symposium. Other panel participants included members of the N ... more  
Jacksonville FL (SPX) May 28, 2010The first retired F-16 Falcon arrived at Boeing's Cecil Field facility in Jacksonville on April 22 to begin conversion into a QF-16 aerial drone. Boeing received a $69.7 million contract from the U.S. Air Force on March 8 for the first phase of the QF-16 program. The Boeing-led team, which includes BAE Systems, will begin engineering, manufacturing and development of the full-scale manned ... more  
Canberra, Australia (UPI) May 27, 2010 Australia has chosen Thales Australia as the preferred supplier for $7.5 million worth of satellite communications equipment for Hobart Class destroyers under construction. Minister for Defense Materiel and Science Greg Combet made the announcement for SATCOM equipment on behalf of the Air Warfare Destroyer Alliance. The AWD comprises the government's project management agency De ... more |
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2010 hurricane season may be worst on recordWashington (AFP) May 27, 2010 The 2010 Atlantic hurricane season may be one of the worst on record, US officials warned Thursday, amid fears it could deepen an oil crisis in the Gulf of Mexico and bring new misery to Haiti. An "active to extremely active" hurricane season which starts on June 1 is expected for the Atlantic Basin this year, US officials said. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency (NOAA) said it was predicting 14 to 23 named storms, including eight to 14 hurricanes, three to seven of which were likely to ... read more |
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