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China’s security forces planned on using new drone technology to kill or capture a Mekong River drug lord. This has never been done before in China. The Chinese government planned on calling in a drone strike on his remote hideaway. Although the attack didn’t happen, the plan called attention to the nation’s use of drones. Read More

The US Navy is using a new type of unmanned helicopter in conjunction with a manned MH-60R squadron. This new group called the “Magicians” consisting of 8 manned helicopters and 10 new Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout drones. Read More

As tensions continue to build between China and Japan over the sovereignty of the Senaku (as known in Japan) or Diaoyu (as known in China) islands, US manufacturers are poised to make the most impact from any long term conflict. Read More

Boeing has officially entered the ring in the “longest-ranged passenger” division of aircraft manufacturing. Facing off against long time, long -range champion, the Airbus A350-1000. Boeing began showing airlines blue prints for the currently code named Boeing 777X on Wednesday May 1st. Read More

ThyssenKrupp has found a way to produce an asphalt cover material from refuse from the steel manufacturing process. In conjunction with its partly owned DEUTAG, they have created LiDonit. LiDonit is a synthetic mineral substance produced using slag from the steel melting process in conjunction with calcium and silicon oxide. Read More

Bombardier Inc, the world’s largest train manufacturer and fourth largest commercial aircraft manufacturer, has reported a 25 percent jump in first-quarter revenue on a robust growth at its aerospace division. Most of this growth is due to the development and successful testing of the C-Series jetliner, a new commercial jet liner. Read More

Alcoa, one of the largest aluminum producing mills, has reported a larger than predicted first quarter profit. From an article in The New York Times, Alcoa’s profits are up from 9 cents a share in 2012 to 13 cents in 2013. Read More

As many of you may remember, three months ago two Boeing 787’s had to be grounded after the 787’s lithium-ion battery overheated and caught fire on two separate aircraft. Read More

According to a recent article in The New York Times, the Boeing 787 Dreamliner has once again taken to the skies after a succession of incidents involving battery fires on the innovative jetliners. Read More

During World War II the Japanese aviation industry was at its peak. The Mitsubishi A6M Zero was the most feared plane in the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service, with nearly a 12-to-1 kill ratio when it was first introduced in 1940. Read More

Vendors in the network recording market (NRM) have many reasons to feel optimistic about their prospects, with end users expanding their storage of network data in order to save data for longer periods (six months and more). Read More