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...pilots--unlike those who led the way into Iraq and Yugoslavia--will no longer have to play hide-and-seek with enemy radar and deadly antiaircraft missiles. Before U.S. troops enter hostile airspace, a fleet of unmanned combat air vehicles will have attacked missile batteries capable of shooting down any troop-carrying aircraft. Sensors aboard each drone will detect targets, which will be attacked--after receipt of a human command--by the aircraft's precision-guided munitions...
...Among them are Shelby Brewer, an MIT-trained scientist and former deputy director of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission under President Reagan; retired Vice Admiral Michael P. Kalleres of the U.S. Navy, who served as commander of the Atlantic fleet during the Gulf War; and Aris Melissaratos, former director of the Westinghouse Science and Technology Center...
...heavy to lift without a fiery rocket plume and too bright to avoid being seen from Earth, the NRO's birds are hard to hide. And an international band of amateur astronomers has determined to find, track and webcast the location of all the members of this orbital fleet for anyone who cares to look--including such less than friendly sorts as Saddam Hussein and Kim Jong...
Danzon, a dance group from Boston University, thrilled the audience with fleet-footed Zapateado dance from Veracruz and an Aztec dance featuring dramatic peacock-feather headdresses that reached several feet into...
...luxury airline has helped shake up an industry whose standard service--or lack thereof--is regarded by most flyers as scarcely more pleasant than root-canal work. To counter that image, American Airlines plans to yank enough seats from all of its domestic fleet by the end of the year to allow coach passengers up to an extra 4 in. of legroom. United offers a similar program in its first 10 rows but only for those holding full-price economy tickets or for premier frequent flyers...