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Katla, the 'witch' volcano, looms over IcelandSolheimajokull Glacier, Iceland (AFP) April 23, 2010 A metal sign reads: "Warning! The glacier can be dangerous." A rumbling growl from under the mountains speaks far louder. Solheimajokull glacier is part of the ice cap sealing Katla, a volcano 10 times more powerful than neighboring Eyjafjoell, whose eruption last week clogged Europe's skies with ash and grounded the continent's airlines. If Katla blows up, the current eruption will resemble "a small rehearsal," Iceland's president, Olafur Grimsson, warned. The frightening reputation of Katl ... read more |
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Woodland Hills CA (SPX) Apr 13, 2010Northrop Grumman navigation products exceeded data collection and characterization test objectives and provided excellent robust performance during recent flight tests for the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory's Automated Aerial Refueling (AAR) program in conjunction with the Air Force Flight Test Center's Test Operations Combined Test Force, the 190th Air Refueling Wing of the Kansas Air Natio ... more 
Aurora CO (SPX) Apr 13, 2010Boeing reports that as part of the Raytheon team awarded the space-based Global Positioning System (GPS) advanced control segment program (OCX), it will develop portions of the U.S. Air Force's new ground control segment. GPS OCX will provide more secure, accurate, and precise navigation around the world for military, humanitarian and commercial applications. The development contract, awar ... more 
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Apr 12, 2010GPS navigational devices are as ubiquitous as cell phones, freely used by commercial and government users alike to determine location, time, and velocity. These tools, however, are only as good as the signals they receive. Now, NASA engineers have found a way to improve the reception of those signals. GPS, which stands for the Global Positioning System, is a satellite-based navigation syst ... more |
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First Lockheed Martin Mission Systems F-35 Enters Flight TestFort Worth TX (SPX) Apr 08, 2010 The first mission systems-equipped Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter flew for the first time today, ushering in what will be the most powerful and comprehensive sensor package ever to fly in a fighter. During the flight, F-35 Test Pilot David Nelson climbed to 15,500 feet (4,700 meters), verified engine response at varying throttle settings, performed a series of flight-qualities maneuvers and checked the operation of the aircraft's mission systems. The flight out of Lockheed Marti ... read more |
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