Aerospace Manufacturing

How Lockheed’s stealth fighter won the battle with Northrop Grumman

2013-06-14 20:33:17

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F-22 program produces few planes, soaring costs

2013-06-16 05:00:00

When the U.S. sought to assure Asian allies that it would defend them against potential aggression by North Korea this spring, the Pentagon deployed its top-of-the-line jet fighter, the F-22 Raptor. But only two of the jets were sent screaming through...

Colorado, others vie with Oklahoma for drone test sites

2013-06-09 07:00:00

Oklahoma may be at the nexus of violent tornadoes and scientific developments in unmanned aircraft, but the state faces stiff competition in its bid to become one of the first six federal sites allowed to test the technology.� Fifty applications have...

Scientists hope to predict tornadoes by using little drones

2013-06-08 21:18:00

With tornadoes, advance warning comes down to minutes. In Moore, Okla., on May 20, it was 16 minutes. In Newcastle, to the southwest, near the spot where the deadly mile-wide tornado that killed 24 people first formed, it was five minutes. Tornadoes...

Toll of Powerhouse fire raised to 24 homes

2013-06-06 22:44:00

Authorities on Thursday significantly increased the number of homes destroyed by the Powerhouse fire to 24, more than double the previous estimate. Los Angeles County Fire Inspector Anthony Akins attributed the rise in damage to a survey by ground crews...

Boeing shifting 300 engineering jobs to Long Beach

2013-06-01 00:00:00

After years of downsizing in Southern California, Boeing Co. said it will shift at least 300 engineering jobs on commercial aircraft to its longtime facility in Long Beach. During the next six to nine months, company employees will relocate from the...

Mars-bound astronauts would face huge radiation exposure

2013-05-30 16:51:00

Astronauts heading to Mars would face exposure to a deluge of radiation, in some cases as much as NASA policy permits, according to new data from the Curiosity rover. The space agency limits astronauts to a 3% increased risk of fatal cancer. This...

Navy conducts first test flight of Northrop's Triton drone

2013-05-24 00:00:00

Aerospace giant Northrop Grumman Corp., plagued by setbacks with its pricey high-flying spy drones, has come up with a new version for the Navy that could keep the company's unmanned aircraft assembly line in Palmdale humming. An initial test flight...

‘World War Z’: Brad Pitt battles zombies, not snakes, on a plane

2013-04-26 11:32:29

Yvonne Brill dies at 88; developed revolutionary propulsion system

2013-04-05 20:02:00

Pioneering rocket scientist Yvonne Brill often referred to herself as an "only" — as in the sole woman in the room at a time when female scientists and engineers were exceedingly few. Brill began her career in 1945 and eventually developed a...

Raytheon announces plans to eliminate 200 jobs

2013-03-26 12:59:00

At a time when the aerospace industry is fretful about federal spending, defense contractor Raytheon Co. announced plans to eliminate one of its business units and slash 200 jobs. The Waltham, Mass., company did not say how those cuts will affect its...

UC San Diego council seeks divestment from firms with West Bank ties

2013-03-14 18:03:59

A part of the landing gear, apparently from one of the commercial airliners destroyed on September 11, 2001, is seen wedged between two buildings in New York.

2013-04-26 14:30:06

in 1985; a master of science degree in aeronautical engineering and a degree of aeronautical and astronautical engineer from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School, both in 1992. Nowak logged over 1,500 flight hours in more than 30 different aircraft.

2013-03-15 15:14:18

in 1986, and a master of science degree in aeronautical engineering from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School in 1994. Frick participated in Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm, flying 26 combat missions from the Red Sea to targets in Iraq and Kuwait.

2013-03-15 15:14:21