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NASA Aims to Stifle the Sonic Boom

Researchers experiment with quieter ways to smash the sound barrier

(Newser) - NASA scientists are trying to mute the ear-splitting boom caused by supersonic flight into more of a sonic rumble, Wired reports. Researchers using modified F-15 jets have been experimenting with different wing shapes to spread out shock waves from breaking the sound barrier so they sound more like thunder than...

Dead Family's Dad: 'Pray for Fighter Pilot'

'Tell me' how to deal with this, pleads grieving father

(Newser) - The Korean immigrant who lost his family when a fighter jet crashed into his San Diego home urged people to pray for the Marine Corps pilot "not to suffer," reports CNN.  "I don't blame him. I don't have any hard feelings. I know he did everything...

Toddler's Body Found at Jet Crash Site

(Newser) - Search crews today found the body of a missing 15-month-old girl in the rubble of her San Diego home, the fourth and final victim of a military jet crash in a suburban neighborhood. The toddler and three family members—her mother, grandmother, and 2-month-old sister—were killed in Monday's accident....

Rescuers Comb San Diego Site for Toddler

One-year-old's mom, grandmother, sibling killed in jet crash

(Newser) - Rescuers in San Diego resumed their search today for a missing 1-year-old whose mother, grandmother, and 2-month-old sibling were killed in yesterday’s military plane crash, reports NBC affiliate KNSD-TV. A Red Cross spokeswoman said the child’s father is “calm” and staying with friends. “I cried all...

3 Killed in San Diego Jet Crash
3 Killed in
San Diego
Jet Crash
Dec 9, 2008 2:12 AM CST

3 Killed in San Diego Jet Crash

Student pilot blames mechanical problem in Marine fighter jet

(Newser) - Two adults and an infant were killed in a house destroyed by fire when a student pilot smashed a Marine fighter jet into a San Diego street yesterday, reports CNN. Another adult in the house is missing. Debris flew between homes, setting three on fire and destroying two.  The...

Fighter Jet Crashes in San Diego Neighborhood

Two crew members ejected; no reports of injuries on ground

(Newser) - A fighter jet returning from a training mission caught fire and crashed into a residential neighborhood in San Diego today, the Union-Tribune reports. Both crew members ejected safely before the F/A-18 barreled into a home on the ground. At least one house is on fire, but no injuries on the...

Pentagon Seeks $15.2B Fighter Sale to Israel

US maker Lockheed Martin still developing next-generation jet

(Newser) - The Defense Department said today it wants to sell up to 75 fighter jets to Israel in a $15.2 billion deal for the aircraft expected to be the mainstay of air power in the US and several other nations for decades. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency said it notified...

Russian Bombers Land in Venezuela

Strategic fighters arrive after Chavez's invitation

(Newser) - Two Russian bombers have landed at an airfield in Venezuela, where the Russian defense ministry says they will conduct a few days of test flights. The mission comes after Hugo Chávez, the Venezuelan president, invited the Russian air force to conduct operations in its territory. A spokesman for the...

Analysts: Mac Win Likely to Hit Defense Firms Harder

He's got the clout and the will to slash budgets

(Newser) - The defense industry is generally wary of Democratic wins, but this time around it's a Republican victory that may give military industries—and their investors—a complex, MarketWatch reports. A President Obama would be unlikely to give critics of his foreign policy cred ammunition by slashing defense spending, analysts say,...

Iraq Looks to Buy F-16s From US

Advanced weaponry could speed American pullout

(Newser) - Iraq’s military wants to buy 36 F-16 fighter planes from the US in an effort to cut its dependence on American air power, the Wall Street Journal reports. The multi-billion-dollar purchase could speed the withdrawal of US troops from Iraq, but neighboring nations may worry about the presence of...

Pakistan Spends US Anti-Terror Aid on Jets

Shift in counter-terrorism funding angers lawmakers

(Newser) - A plan to spend US funds earmarked for anti-terrorism aid to upgrade Pakistan's F-16 jets is angering lawmakers who complain that it's a misuse of the money, the New York Times reports. The Bush administration says the $230 million will boost the jets' ability to strike at insurgents. Critics say...

Fighter Jet Dazzles Airshow
 Fighter Jet Dazzles Airshow 
Jul 14, 2008 3:05 PM CDT

Fighter Jet Dazzles Airshow

Overseas audiences meet the F-22 'Raptor'

(Newser) - Aviation experts were treated to a display of the world’s most advanced fighter jet at the kickoff of the Farnborough International Airshow today in England, Reuters reports. In its first international exhibition, the Lockheed Martin F-22 “Raptor” executed a dizzying array of flips, dips, and dives as it...

US: Israeli Exercise Was Dry Run for Iran Strike

Israel 'ready' to hit Iran's nuke facilities if talks fail

(Newser) - A recent Israeli exercise looked to US officials very much like a rehearsal for a strike on Iran, the New York Times reports.  The Pentagon also believes the massive exercise in the first week of June, involving over a hundred fighter jets, was a message to the world that...

Russia Reportedly Strikes Fighter-Jet Deal With Iran

(Newser) - Israel is investigating reports that Russia will supply Iran with $1 billion in long-range fighter jets and aerial fuel tankers, the Jerusalem Post says. Israeli officials say the pact could be a partial response to a billion-dollar US arms deal with Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states.

Pentagon Destroys Surplus Goods
Pentagon Destroys
Surplus Goods
Jul 23, 2007 2:21 PM CDT

Pentagon Destroys Surplus Goods

Surplus dealers angry at scope of gear purge

(Newser) - The Pentagon is scrapping millions of dollars of gear it has traditionally resold to surplus dealers, Time reports. The army claims that sorting passels of helmets, boots, and sleeping bags is too onerous, while suppliers are concerned the move is the vestige of an effort to keep old jet parts...

Military Shreds Old Fighter Jets
Military Shreds Old Fighter Jets
Jul 2, 2007 5:32 PM CDT

Military Shreds Old Fighter Jets

Parts from "Top Gun" planes were landing in the wrong hands

(Newser) - The US military is paying a contractor to destroy its retired fleet of F-14 fighter jets, after evidence surfaced that Iran had been acquiring the old parts and was intending to rebuild the planes, reports the AP. “There were things getting to the bad guys,” the contractor says....

Pilot Killed in S.C. Blue Angel Crash

First crash of elite Navy flyers since 1999

(Newser) - Navy Lt. Cmdr. Kevin Davis crashed his F/A-18 Hornet jet fighter today during an air show in Beaufort, SC where he and five other members of the Blue Angel demonstration team were flying. The crash took the pilot’s life and also injured eight people on the ground.

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