Boeing on Wednesday offered a glance at a futuristic alternative to crowded freeways when its prototype autonomous air taxi — essentially a flying car with no driver — lifted off the ground for the first time on a test takeoff. “In one year, we have progressed from a conceptual design to a flying prototype,” said […]
Secretive X-37B Military Space Plane Wings Past 200 Days in Orbit…
The U.S. Air Force’s X-37B space plane has winged past 200 days in orbit on its latest clandestine mission. That mission, known as Orbital Test Vehicle-5 (OTV-5), began Sept. 7, 2017, when the robotic spacecraft launched atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 booster from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Florida. According to Air Force officials, […]
Trump Expels 60 Russian Intelligence Officers Due to ‘Proximity to one of our submarine bases and Boeing’ and Response to UK Skripal Investigation…
Today President Donald J. Trump ordered the expulsion of dozens of Russian intelligence officers from the United States and the closure of the Russian consulate in Seattle due to its proximity to one of our submarine bases and Boeing. The United States takes this action in conjunction with our NATO allies and partners around the […]
‘Against common sense and intl law’: Russia to Retaliate over Diplomats’ Expulsion by UK Allies…
Canada Joins Western Campaign and Expels Russian Diplomats…
Emirates Airline Buys 40 Boeing Dreamliners for $15B…
The biennial Dubai Air Show opened Sunday with hometown long-haul carrier Emirates making a $15.1-billion buy of American-made Boeing 787-10 Dreamliners, as the world’s biggest defense companies promoted their weapons amid heightened tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran. Other airlines also are taking part, but missing from the trade show this year is one of […]
Wilbur Ross Smacks Canadian Airline Company Bombardier With 220% Countervailing Duty…
Whoo-doggies, Wilburine ain’t messing around with this dispute. U.S. aerospace manufacture Boeing filed an unfair trade complaint against Canadian aerospace company Bombardier stating the Canadian government was subsidizing the manufacturing of 100- to 150-seat large civil aircraft. Canada does subsidize their airline manufacturing, everyone knows this is true – even Canadians admit it…
Lebanese Army Finds Islamic State Anti-Aircraft Missile Cache…
Does ISIS have the capability of taking out a civilian passenger jet? According to an alarming new report by Reuters the answer appears to be yes. The Islamic State has long been rumored as in possession of surface-to-air missiles, and now it appears a US ally is providing ground level confirmation of what might be […]
Investigation: Mechanics Contaminated Trump’s Air Force One Plane, Causing $4 Million in Damage and Threat of Fire…
Airline mechanics assigned to perform critical maintenance on President Donald Trump’s fleet of Air Force One planes were caught using contaminated tools on the craft, causing more than $4 million in damage that could have caused a fire to break out on the plane, according to a federal investigation. Three mechanics working for Boeing, which […]
Trump Blasts Defense Contracting Titans for Overpriced Weapons…
Military reformers in the nation’s capital may have found a soul mate in a billionaire real estate magnate who takes a keen interest in what things cost, including big weapons systems. The reformers — an alliance of watchdog activists, technocrats and former government auditors — have long bemoaned the delays and cost overruns that plague […]