January 2012
10 posts
Pentagon Will Slow JSF Buys, Cancel Global Hawk...
Aviation International News Pentagon Will Slow JSF Buys, Cancel Global Hawk Block 30 Aviation International News (Photo: Department of Defense) The US Department of Defense (DoD) previewed a Fiscal Year 2013 budget submission on January 26 that slows procurement of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, terminates the Global Hawk Block 30 and retires some C-5As and … and more »
Defense secretary's actions show confidence in Pax...
Defense secretary’s actions show confidence in Pax River So Md News That’s because Panetta announced that the Joint Strike Fighter was off probation. The Marine variant of the F-35 was at risk of being canceled, Panetta’s predecessor, Robert Gates, said last year, because of cost overruns and concerns about its …
Pentagon cuts reshape military, trim costs -... →
Moog's earnings rise 9%, topping expectations -...
Moog’s earnings rise 9%, topping expectations Buffalo News The unit’s sales strengthened by 18 percent to $231 million, as military aircraft revenues increased by 19 percent because of gains in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program and the accelerated foreign sales. Commercial aircraft sales grew by 16 percent … Moog Reports Earnings per Share up 10%MarketWatch (press...
Canada reviewing implications of slowed US F-35...
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Harper signals big policy changes - Vancouver Sun
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Struggling in US, F-35 fighter pushes sales abroad...
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What Will The Pentagon Cuts to F-35 Program Mean...
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Minister Fantino Comments on United States...
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“U.S. defence cuts may jeopardize Canada’s purchase of F-35 fighter jets...”
– U.S. defence cuts may jeopardize Canada’s purchase of F-35 fighter jets | News | National Post
December 2011
9 posts
Bots Of War: The Sad Story of a Real Life R2-D2... →
Robots can’t have feelings. But humans develop feelings for them. You know, like R2-D2 in Star Wars. Or like Scooby Doo, a real life small robot that saved the day 19 times.
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June 2011
1 post
The Truth About Peanuts
I have no respect for peanuts. Peanuts are failures. That’s probably why they’re always trying to kill children. First, they aren’t even nuts. Second, actually wanting to be a nut is setting the ambition bar rather low. Third, their real name is groundnuts, but they changed it, stupidly thinking ‘peanuts’ sounded classier. Then, when people wouldn’t let them...
March 2008
5 posts
WatchLunch break - snowshoeing, Gatineau Park, March 2008
