August 3, 2009 Cybersecurity, a $17 billion industry in the USA, will grow 7 to 11% in upcoming years
US Air Force study includes concepts for aircraft designed to reduce air mobility fleet fuel usage by 90% Boeing Long Beach constructed two C17 for Qatar - 1 each for military and VIPs. Qatar Amiri Flight, based at Dohar, is a government operated VIP airline. They fly 7 Airbus ( two A310, two A340, and 1 each 319, 320, 330) plus one 737 and one 747. August 10, 2009 SES, Eutelsat announce buoyant outlook, insist European mobile (satellite) telecom service will roll out on a limited basis (recession has not killed them in other words) The Korean Utility Helicopter Program is producing an all new aircraft - EuroCopter provided much of the technology - the new bird carries 2 pilots & 2 crew & 9 soldiers - range is 450 km - max speed is 277 kmph US airlines complain that satellite based airport procedures are not living up to their potential - FAA is accused of persuing quantity over quality in this crucial NextGen initiative Despite repeated reports of pitot tube anomalies, Europe's safety system did not act promptly - (related to the jetliner that went down off Brazil) August 17, 2009 The current slowdown in orders for AirBus and Boeing is likely to bring a downturn in output in the next 2 years 4 articles about UAV (unmanned aerial vehicles) The Marines want unmanned helos to fly cargo in Afghanistan Marines are clamping down on news about the CH-53K (helicopter) program after cost overruns are announced Near-term Russian fighter orders and ambitious air force revamping will hinge on adequate funding - (I think that Russia is producing a brand new fighter jet this year) Battery leader pursues US lithium ion plant as challenge by Japanese start-up grows THAAD turnaround - terminal phase antimissle system emerges from troubled past with improved flight testing results - the program has cost $15 billion over the last 20 years - In May 2008 the Army formed the first THAAD battery at Fort Bliss Texas - their 99 soldiers will eventually be equipped with 24 missles (interceptors) - the Lockheed Martin factory in Troy Alabama will ship the first THAAD missles to the Army (at Fort Bliss) in the next 2 months - (these THAAD interceptor missles are designed to knock down both ICBMs and cruise missles IIRC) --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "massfire" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/massfire?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
