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April 19, 2006
SAE Standard Helps Eliminate Landing Delays for Aircraft
The SAE International standard Aerospace Recommended Practice (ARP) 5628 – Final Approach Spacing System, works to eliminate delays by reducing ... more
April 19, 2006
Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Take to the Skies to Track Pollutants
A research consortium funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and led by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography sent a fleet of autonomous ... more
April 18, 2006
EAA Offers Homebuilt Aircraft Certification Kit
The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) introduced the Amateur-Built Aircraft Certification Kit.The kit includes all U.S. Federal Aviation ... more
April 18, 2006
ECSS Unveils Two New Standards
The European Cooperation for Space Standardization (ECSS) developed two new standards: ECSS-Q-60-05A - Generic procurement requirements for hybrid ... more
April 18, 2006
Comments Sought for Torpedoes Draft Defence Standards
The following U.K. Defence standards (Def Stans) were reviewed and revised to support the Torpedoes IPT ongoing standardization requirements. ... more
April 18, 2006
GAO Publishes Report on DoD Supplier Base Challenges
The Department of Defense (DoD) and other federal agencies face several challenges to maintain suppliers capable of meeting current and future ... more
April 18, 2006
AOPA Testifies on UAV Threat to General Aviation
The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA) requested the U.S House of Representatives aviation subcommittee of the Transportation and ... more
April 18, 2006
U.S. Extends FAA Wide Area Augmentation System Reach
The U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) use will ... more
April 17, 2006
Lockheed Martin Awarded Contract to Design Mars Science Lab Aeroshell
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) awarded Lockheed Martin a preliminary design and concept ... more
April 17, 2006
MH-60R ASW Helicopter Production Ramps Up
Lockheed Martin delivered to the U.S. Navy the first new-production MH-60R helicopter integrated for anti-submarine and surface warfare missions. ... more
April 17, 2006
DoD Offers Award Fee Contract Guidance
Award fee contracts must be structured in ways that will focus the government's and contractors' efforts on meeting or exceeding cost, schedule ... more
April 17, 2006
GPO to Create Content Management System for Federal Gov't Information
The U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO) released a request for proposal (RFP) for the Master Integrator (MI) of the Future Digital System (FDsys).The ... more
April 17, 2006
First At-Sea Test of Aegis Open Architecture Conducted
A U.S. Navy-industry team led by Lockheed Martin demonstrated the portability of open architecture software with the Aegis Weapon System. ... more
April 13, 2006
DoD Announces ACTD, JCTD Projects
The Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD) and Joint Capability Technology Demonstration (JCTD) projects were announced for fiscal ... more
April 13, 2006
DoD Directive 3020.42: Defense Continuity Plan Development
implements policy, assigns responsibility and provides instructions for continuity plan development under the authority of DoD Directive 3020.26. ... more
April 13, 2006
FAA Issues Aging Airplane Program Fact Sheet
The U.S. Federal Aviation (FAA) Aging Airplane Program for transport airplanes focused on regulatory initiatives related to structural fatigue, ... more
April 13, 2006
FISMA Meeting to Help Agencies with Security Assessments
As part of a three-phase project, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will host a workshop at its headquarters in Gaithersburg, ... more
April 12, 2006
DoD Directive 2000.19: Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization
The reissuance of Department of Defense (DoD) Directive 2000.19 – Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO), dated Feb. ... more
April 11, 2006
Frost: U.S. Navy Continues to Enhance, Develop New C4ISR Capabilities
As part of the U.S. Navy's 2006 budget, funds have been allocated to transform Command and Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, ... more
April 10, 2006
DoD Directive 6055.6-M: Fire and Emergency Services Certification Program
The reissuance of Department of Defense (DoD) Directive 5240.05 – Technical Surveillance Countermeasures Program (TSCM), dated Feb. 23, 2006, ... more
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