by Aero-News Senior Correspondent Kevin R.C. "Hognose"
O'Brien
In 1959, cars had tailfins, which peaked that year with the
Cadillac Eldorado and various Chrysler products. Kids learned to
"Duck and Cover." The New York Times admired Fidel Castro. And the
US Air Force ordered a block of KC-135A-BN Stratotankers, Boeing
C/Ns 17931 to 18011, USAF serials 59-1443 To 59-1523.
Raytheon Company has delivered the first full production
Integrated Sensor Suite (ISS) for the Northrop Grumman RQ-4A Global
Hawk unmanned aerial system used by the U.S. Air Force. The
full production configuration includes both synthetic aperture
radar (SAR) and electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) high resolution
imaging capability in a single integrated sensor system.
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