A British court was told that the skill of a Tornado pilot prevented a crash when a Romanian immigrant decided to point a laser at the cockpit twice as the jet approached Leuchers for landing.
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Sikorsky X2 hits 250kts
Sikorsky’s X2 demonstrator has achieved 250 knots during a 1.1-hour flight on Sept. 15. The demonstrator also reached 260 knots in a very shallow dive during the flight.
Fire Scout flights to resume, promised not to wander off again
The MQ-8B Fire Scout will resume flying on Sept. 20 and this time the USN is playing safe by doing all the testing from Yuma, Arizona.
LM to develop fiber laser-based system
The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command has given Lockheed Martin $14 million to design, develop, build and test a high-power fiber laser-based system.
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MEADS completes Critical Design Review
The Medium Extended Air Defense System (MEADS) program has completed an extensive series of Critical Design Review (CDR) events with a Summary CDR at MEADS International in Orlando, FL.