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Hacking team and Boeing Built a Surveillance Drone
The hack of Hacking team was hilarious but serious at the same time, to contemplate a freelance company hell-bent on hacking any target for a variety of employers seemed, well not surprising, but certainly a disappointing period for the ideological view of democracy. But at least the Italian surveillance team…
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Airbus A400M Software Update Caused Crash
Investigators for the Airbus A400M crash have narrowed down the cause of the software configuration error that led to the crash. According to sources speaking to Reuters, the most likely scenario is that critical software data was wiped from three of the engines during a software upgrade. During a software upgrade…
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Airbus unveils Reusable Rocket Engine Program Adeline
European airspace firm Airbus has revealed their answer to reusable rockets. Most of the things humanity has shot in space has been expendable. Cost, reliability and complexity have kept us from reusing our space hardware. Airbus’s Adeline or Advanced Expendable Launcher with Innovative engine Economy aims to change that. Using…
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Airbus A400M Disaster Blamed on Faulty Software Configuration
As software continues to grow more complex, the chance for critical errors to emerge increases. Airbus has found out the hard way after a Spanish A400M suffered a fatal crash just last month. Investigators have determined that a software configuration error for the engines led to nearly full engine failure, leading…
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Beoing Develops EMP Weapon
EMP, a term used to describe what was once a weapon only in film and books. Electromagnetic pulse weapons were imagined as a counter to electronic tools of warfare, or even everyday life. They were imagined to destroy or disable electronic devices, with no damage to people or property. This may…
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Boeing 787 Software Bug Causes Catastrophic Failure
Boeing can’t seem to get away from bad 787 issues. Coming after a number of battery issues and fires, Boeing’s latest 787 Dreamliner has been issued a new airworthiness directive by the FAA to all operating airlines. Again related to power, a software bug can cause a catastrophic power failure,…
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Welcome to the Future – Boeing Patents Laser Forcefield!
Boeing just patented the technology for a “method and system for shockwave attenuation via electromagnetic arc,” which is a fancy was of saying force field. While we’re still a long was from having the kind of protective bubble seen in Sci-Fi shows and movies such as Star Trek, this is…
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BlackBerry Working With Boeing on ‘Black Phone’ That Runs Android
BlackBerry has said that it is supporting Boeing with the development of its Boeing Black Phone – a highly secure smartphone intended to be used by government and security service officials. BlackBerry CEO John Chen said that the company would be working with Boeing during their Friday earnings call, saying…
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Engineers Working For Free to Realise Elon Musk’s Hyperloop Transportation System
Last year, Elon Musk pitched a fantastical idea for a new national transportation system in the US. Called Hyperloop, it involved capsuled traincars propelled at high speed through low pressure underground tubes. Now, a group of engineers are working for free to make the project a reality. Hyperloop Transportation Technologies…
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Uncovered Hacking Plot Points to China Buying Stolen US Military Data
The recent news reveals that the US authorities have charged a Chinese business man with hacking into the Boeing computer systems and other firms with large defense contacts, stealing their data and then selling it to China. Mr. Su Bin has been arrested last month in Canada after being accused…
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Boeing Start Work on 200-foot NASA SLS Rocket
Moving further out in to space is still one of NASAs main goals, but to do so would require new and more up to date rocket technology. Fortunately, Boeing have just been given the green-light and a wad of cash to be begin work on the new Space Launch System…
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Boeing Banking on Biofuels to Go Green, Help Reduce Emissions
Aircraft carrier Boeing wants to cut airplane emissions up to 80 percent, putting its faith in biofuels to reach that goal. The airline company blends regular jet fuel into the biofuel mix, typically about 10-percent levels, while the engines can’t tell the difference. Commercial airline biofuel use has been approved…
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British Royal Air Force Shows Off Upgraded Chinook Helicopters
The British Royal Air Force (RAF) has invested £1 billion into upgrading its fighting fleet, and that includes purchasing 14 new CH-47 Mark 6 Chinook helicopters. The RAF has received the first three helicopters from Boeing and training for the new helicopter is currently underway. Boeing UK and the RAF…
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