Jump jets to fall victim to spending cuts   Telegraph -- By James Kirkup, Political Correspondent -- 30 August 2010   In a move that could put hundreds of British manufacturing jobs at risk, defence chiefs are ready to abandon plans to buy a vertical-landing fighter jet for the Royal Navy.   Instead, a cheaper conventional-landing warplane will replace the Navy’s Harriers when they retire.   The decision is the first to emerge from the Strategic Defence Review to have

The Olympia may be headed to a watery grave John F. Lehman Former Secretary of the Navy   A few months ago, one of our nation's most famous landmarks was deteriorating badly. Independence Hall had a roof leak and needed numerous expensive repairs. The city's historical commission met in April with the National Park Service to determine a course of action and on June 9, the park service announced that $4.4 million would be provided for a restoration of Independence Hall. The fundin

Remote-controlled model airplanes roll in for annual event   Sunday, August 29, 2010 By Shannon M. Nass, Special to the Post-Gazette   Nestled among the woods of South Park is a quiet stretch of land known as Jack Coates Memorial Field. Unlike other grassy patches in the park, this one has a landing strip down the center.   Most days the gates leading up to it are locked with access limited to day hikers and mountain bikers who traverse the trails that cross and surround it. However,

ThirdWire Sneek Peek of Upcoming Release 28 August 2010 -- DanW   In a surprise announcement today Dan from ThirdWire shares with the community some images and news of their upcoming release. In no great detail and without any release dates the news of the release has so far been positively received by the ThirdWire Community. From the looks of the expected release a mission editor and other terrific enhancements are on the horizon for the Strike Fighters 2 series. The original thread in the

Unmanned Helicopter Being Developed For U.S. Military   Red Orbit: Friday, 27 August 2010   Lockheed Martin is developing an unmanned helicopter for the U.S. military designed to lift supplies and equipment to troops in Afghanistan.   The Kaman K-MAX helicopter can fly without a pilot and carry up to 6,000 pounds of cargo, which is more than the aircraft's empty weight.   The helicopter's primary use would be to transport equipment to troops at forward operating bases on the frontl

Replacement of Swiss Fighter Jets Postponed   Defence Talk — By SwissInfo on August 27, 2010   The Swiss government has delayed the partial replacement of the army’s Tiger fighter jets for financial reasons, the Federal Chancellery announced on Wednesday.   The government confirmed it planned to replace 54 “obsolete” planes but has postponed the purchase until 2015 at the latest, on the recommendation of Defence Minister Ueli Maurer. Some jets in the Tiger fleet are over 30 years old.