August 13, 2007

August 13, 2007

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WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

A New Endeavour

By CRAIG COVAULT8 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

New Era

By AMY BUTLER5 min

WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS

Stealth at Sea

By DAVID A. FULGHUM,BETTINA CHAVANNE,AMY BUTLER5 min

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A New Endeavour

Dissension in astronaut committee revealed as Endeavour finishes Challenger’s education mission, demonstrates key modifications

By CRAIG COVAULT8 min

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New Era

Wideband Global launch is the first in a series to overhaul Pentagon’s satcom infrastructure

By AMY BUTLER5 min

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Stealth at Sea

X-47B program is to demonstrate some aspects of carrier-based low-observable aircraft

By DAVID A. FULGHUM,BETTINA CHAVANNE,AMY BUTLER5 min

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Radar Intercepted

U.S. limit on FA-50 radar keeps South Korean light fighter from competing with F-16

By SUNHO BECK5 min

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Phoenix Streaks Toward Mars

New U.S. lander heads for north polar touchdown after flawless Delta II launch

By CRAIG COVAULT4 min

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E-2d Flies

Advanced Hawkeye completes its first week of flight trials

By DAVID A. FULGHUM4 min

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Arms Campaign

U.K. defense industry scrambles to salvage any value left from the wrecking of DESO

By DOUGLAS BARRIE3 min

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Riding the Wave

LOS ANGELES Alliant Techsystems (ATK) will start key tests of a third-generation scramjet combustor in October as part of efforts to advance its goal of powering free-flying hypersonic test vehicles, possibly including later flights of the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s Boeing X-51 Wave-Rider demonstrator.

By GUY NORRIS2 min

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Uae Startup Orders First Spacecraft

PARIS Competition for satellite broadcasting and communications in the Middle East is set to heat up with the acquisition of a pair of broadband spacecraft by an Abu Dhabi startup. The company, Yah Satellite Communications Co., a wholly owned subsidiary of Mubadala Development Co. founded in January, last week ordered two satellites plus the accompanying ground system from EADS Astrium and Thales Alenia Space under a 6-billion United Arab Emirates dirham ($1.66-billion) in-orbit delivery contract.

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA2 min

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AEROSPACE IN RUSSIA

Bear Necessities

Trimming ambition to meet funding benefits the Russian air force, though challenges remain

By DOUGLAS BARRIE11 min

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