A new article on IEEE Spectrum debunked the myth that the Pentagon is using the X-37B to spy on Tiangong-1, the first Chinese spacelab.
[thumb]http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/aerospace/military/bloopers-in-space[/thumb]
Month: January 2012
Popsci: What could end up in the next U.S. bomber
Popular Science investigates what new techonologyies could be incorporated in the next U.S. Air Force bomber.
[thumb]http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2011-12/successor-b2-stealth-bomber[/thumb]
Britain voiced concerns over future of F-35
British Secretary of Defense Philip Hammond has voiced concern over the status of the F-35 program during his visit to Washington.
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Wichita mayor: Boeing betrays after winning tanker deal
Wichita’s mayor accused Boeing of betraying his city after winning the U.S. Air Force’s contract to supply refueling tankers.
[thumb]http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2012/01/05/bloomberg_articlesLXCFZC0UQVI9.DTL[/thumb]
Pentagon may have mismanaged program to buy foreign-made helicopters
The Pentagon’s inspector general said the military might have mismanage a $2.6 billion program that buys foreign-made helicopters and provide them to allies.
[thumb]http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-01-05/pentagon-may-have-mismanaged-2-6-billion-helicopter-program.html[/thumb]