US Submarine Collides with a Merchant Vessel in Gulf
A US nuclear submarine’s periscope hits an unnamed merchant vessel in the Persian Gulf. There were no major damages and injuries according to a statement by the US Navy Fifth Fleet. The USS...
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Experts Say Problems Encountered by 787 Dreamliner are Normal
Boeing’s next-generation aircraft 787 Dreamliner is experiencing some growing pains. In December, a United Airlines 787 diverted its flight due to mechanical problems. Last week, a Japan Airlines 787...
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NASA Announce Plans to Launch Inflatable Spacecraft
NASA announced that a prototype inflatable space module, designed by Bigelow Aerospace will be tested aboard the International Space Station. The inflatable space module is predicted to play an...
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LCS Freedom Gets Camouflage Paint Job Before Deployment
The Littoral Combat Ship USS freedom is scheduled to be deployed to Singapore on March 2013. Before its deployment, it acquired a paint job that is reminiscent of the World War II ships. As confirmed...
View ArticleU.S. Marine Corps Receives 100th H-1 Helicopter from Bell Helicopter
Bell Helicopter delivered the 100th unit of H-1 Helicopters for the U.S. Marine Corps during a ceremony at Amarillo Assembly Center. A Textron Inc. Company, Bell Helicopter is in contract to make 349...
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NASA Devise Method for Making Fuel-Efficient Large Jet Planes
NASA was successful in demonstrating a manufacturing technique to make large hybrid aircraft possible. Compared to the conventional jet planes, a hybrid aircraft is more fuel-efficient and produce less...
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Lightning Can Make F-35 Lightning II Explode
The production of F-35 has been derailed once again. In an ironic turn, engineers discovered that the fuel tank of the jet known as the Lightning II can explode of struck by lightning. This is the...
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With F-35 Delays, Air Force Turns to Older Jet Planes
The production of F-35 Lightning II has encountered another setback. The fuel tank of the JSF was found to be problematic, casting another gloom to the most controversial and expensive defense program...
View ArticlePentagon Grounds F-35B Due to Faulty Fuel Lines
The F-35 Lighting II is not the only aircraft facing problems. The F-35B used by the Marine Corps are grounded after a fuel line detached and caused a propulsion system leak that led to an aborted...
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‘Senior Wish’ Sends Veteran to WWII Museum
Almost seven decades has passed but Abe Shamis has lived with a constant reminder of the day his B-17 was shot down over Austria during World War II. Shamis was a navigator on the U.S. Army bomber, and...
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