RI Developing Autonomous Capability for DARPA "Flying Car"
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has
awarded a 17-month, $988,000 contract to Carnegie Mellon’s
Robotics Institute to develop an autonomous flight system for the
Transformer (TX) Program.
Will Conduct Air-To-Air Refueling, Performance Testing
The first F-35C Lightning II carrier variant, the U.S.
Navy’s first stealth fighter, arrived at Naval Air Station
(NAS) Patuxent River, MD, on Saturday, Nov. 6 at 1437 EDT.
Materiel Command Working To Help Local Economies Under
ARRA
As Air Force officials focused on acquisition of weapon systems
and related hardware, Air Force Materiel Command stands to make a
noticeable contribution to a stepped-up effort by the federal
government to increase awards of contracts to small businesses.
World's Only Flying B-29 Superfortress Flies To Long Beach For
Aiportfest
The Commemorative Air Force's (CAF) Boeing B-29 Superfortress
FIFI arrived at Long Beach Airport Wednesday afternoon to
participate in Airportfest ... part of the AOPA Aviation
Summit being held at the airport and the Long Beach Convention
Center Thursday through Saturday.