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West Virginia: Army makes final delivery of IA-407s to the Iraqis

May 23, 2013 Department of the Army, The State of West Virginia has issued the following news release:The Army completed a significant milestone in helping to maintain stability in Iraq now that the U.S. military have departed fr...

Spending Cuts Devastate Cocaine Interdiction, Admiral Says

May 23, 2013 The U.S. Department of Defense's American Forces Press Service issued the following news:Sequestration spending cuts are letting 38 more metric tons of cocaine into the United States, the director of the Joint Interag...

FORM 8-K: ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES FILES CURRENT REPORT

May 23, 2013 WASHINGTON, May 23 -- Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Sunnyvale, Calif., files Form 8-K (current report) with Securities and Exchange Commission on May 22.State of incorporation: DelawareDeparture of Directors or Certain...

NAVY AND MARINE CORPS SMALL TACTICAL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM ENTERS PRODUCTION PHASE

May 23, 2013 PATUXENT RIVER, Md., May 21 -- The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following news release:The Department of the Navy announced May 15 that the RQ-21A Small Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (STUAS) received Milestone C a...

KC-46A Training, Operational Bases, Alternatives Selected

May 23, 2013 The U.S. Air Force issued the following story:Air Force officials announced today Altus Air Force Base, Okla., as the preferred alternative for the KC-46A formal training unit (FTU).McConnell AFB, Kan., was selected a...

Boeing Assigned Patent for Dynamic Adjustment of Wing Surfaces for Variable Camber

May 23, 2013 ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 23 -- Boeing, Chicago, has been assigned a patent (8,447,445) developed by six co-inventors for a "dynamic adjustment of wing surfaces for variable camber." The co-inventors are Dan Onu, Redmond, ...

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE AIRCRAFT RETURN TO OKLAHOMA AFTER DIVERTING TO ARIZONA

May 23, 2013 DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz., May 22 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following press release:Six Air Force E-3 Sentries and two Navy E-6B Mercuries returned to Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., May 21 after divert...

Navy Triton Unmanned Aircraft System Completes First Flight

May 23, 2013 The U.S. Navy issued the following story:The Navy's newest unmanned Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft platform, the MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), completed its first flight fr...

Army Makes Final Delivery Of IA-407s To The Iraqis

May 23, 2013 The U.S. Army issued the following news:The Army completed a significant milestone in helping to maintain stability in Iraq now that the U.S. military have departed from that theater of operations.The Project Office f...

Air Force Academy Graduates, Friends Of USAFA, Rally To Support Class Of 2013, Their Families

May 23, 2013 The U.S. Air Force Academy issued the following story:Historic World War II aircraft retake to the skies of Colorado Springs May 27-29, to perform flyovers for the graduation events of the U.S. Air Force Academy's Cla...

Iraq gets final helicopter delivery

May 23, 2013

The U.S. Army reports its Project Office for Armed Scout Helicopters has completed deliveries of 407 Bell Helicopters to Iraq.

MILITARY Aircraft Collision Avoidance System Sought by U.S. Air Force

May 23, 2013 WASHINGTON, May 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Materiel Command, Robins Air Force Base, Ga., has issued a combined synopsis/solicitation notice (FA8525-13-Q-30094) for obtaining Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) 7.1...

Air Force Announces KC-46A Preferred and Reasonable Alternatives

May 23, 2013 The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release:Air Force officials announced today the preferred and reasonable alternatives for the first KC-46A Tanker aircraft training and main operating bases.

CORRECTING and REPLACING CAPTION Rolls-Royce AE 3007 Powers First Flight of US Navy's Triton UAV

May 23, 2013 Please replace the caption with the accompanying corrected caption.The US Navy's MQ-4C Triton aircraft, powered by a Rolls-Royce AE 3007 engine, successfully completed its first flight on May 22, 2013. Northrop Grumma...

UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI RESEARCHERS GO WITH THE FLOW

May 23, 2013 CINCINNATI, May 23 -- University of Cincinnati issued the following news release:A paper written by faculty and researchers of the School of Aerospace Systems has been selected to be presented at the 58th ASME Interna...