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The Boeing RC-135 is a family of large reconnaissance aircraft built by Boeing and modified by a number of companies, including General Dynamics, Lockheed, LTV, E-Systems, and L3 Technologies, and used by the United States Air Force and Royal Air Force to support theater and national level intelligence consumers with near real-time on-scene collection, analysis and dissemination capabilities.
In the early 2000s, cumulative 767 deliveries approached 900, but new sales declined during an airline industry downturn. In 2001, Boeing dropped plans for a longer-range model, the 767-400ERX, in favor of the proposed Sonic Cruiser, a new jetliner which aimed to fly 15 percent faster while having comparable fuel costs to the 767.
Big Crow. Big Crow is the designation of the two NKC-135 test-bed aircraft (55-3132 and 63-8050) heavily modified for electronic warfare testing. These planes were also used as a target simulator for flight testing the Boeing YAL-1 Airborne Laser. [5] On March 15, 2007, the YAL-1 successfully fired this laser in flight, hitting its target.
Rakon Limited is a technology company founded in 1967 that designs and manufactures frequency control products, primarily quartz crystals and temperature-compensated crystal oscillators ( TCXO ), [1] oven controlled crystal oscillators ( OCXO) and voltage controlled crystal oscillators ( VCXO ). [2] Its head office is in Auckland, New Zealand ...
The 71-year-old actor has starred in iconic box-office hits like Jurassic Park and Independence Day, but he’s not looking for his kids to ride his coattails. Goldblum revealed as much on the ...
Vehicle registration plates (commonly referred to as "number plates" in British English) are the alphanumeric plates used to display the registration mark of a vehicle, and have existed in the United Kingdom since 1904. It is compulsory for motor vehicles used on public roads to display vehicle registration plates, with the exception of ...
The company announced Tuesday that by the end of 2024, 80% of its global game portfolio will be colorblind accessible before hitting 90% in 2025. This includes Uno, Phase 10, Dos, Blokus, Tumblin ...
26 June – The U.S. Navy submarine USS Sea Robin (SS-407) was on the surface in the East China Sea at , about 105 nautical miles (194 km; 121 mi) southwest of Aogashima in the Nanpō Islands, on lifeguard duty in support of air raids on Japan by U.S. Army Air Forces B-29 Superfortress bombers when a full load of bombs a B-29 jettisoned through ...