MAR
13
Capitol Hill Roiled by Aircraft Incident
From FOXNews
A single-engine airplane violated restricted airspace around the nation's capital Wednesday and flew to within six miles of the U.S. Capitol building before being diverted by interceptor aircraft. Security officials raised the threat level for an air attack on the building that houses Congress from yellow to orange, or high threat, and ordered Capitol personnel to prepare to evacuate. The intruding aircraft reached a point six miles northwest of the Capitol building before being diverted and...
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MAR
13
Plane Flies Too Close to Capitol in DC
From Guardian
WASHINGTON (AP) - A single-engine airplane violated restricted airspace around the nation's capital Wednesday and got to within six miles of the U.S. Capitol building before being diverted, the Federal Aviation Administration said. The intruding aircraft reached a point six miles northwest of the Capitol building before being diverted and escorted by interceptor aircraft to Leesburg, Va., airport where it landed at 12:44 p.m., Price added.
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MAR
11
Russian bombers have NORAD on guard
From Denver Post
PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE - Frequent flying by Russian strategic bombers near American airspace - drawing U.S. fighter jets - has military officials at this base near Colorado Springs on guard and angling for greater openness and cooperation. Russian "Bear" bombers led NORAD crews to scramble U.S. fighter jets 46 times last year, according to records provided by military officials. Russian approach today is that these are military training flights in un-monitored airspace and that they are...
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MAR
10
Applying sensors in harsh environments
From Test
Iin this exclusive interview, Livecchi explained why the division was created and also expanded upon the challenge of deploying sensors in the harsh environments of aerospace and defense applications. A: For the past 41 years, PCB Piezotronics has been providing piezoelectric sensors to the aerospace and defense industry, though not in a fully dedicated fashion. The possibility of contamination, for example, can usually be prevented by good sensor design-with hermetically sealed sensor...
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MAR
10
United States and Canada, one Military, so far…..
From justmytruth.wordpress.com
Photo by U.S. Army North Public Affairs Office U.S. Air Force Gen. Gene Renuart, left, commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, and Canadian Air Force Lt.-Gen. Marc Dumais, commander of Canada Command, signed a Civil Assistance Plan that allows the military from one nation to support the armed forces of the other nation during a civil emergency. Let me explain, you see they are shaking hands over an agreement that will eventually allow the Canadian...
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