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X-47B Stealth Bomber: 5 Facts on the Unmanned Military Aircraft [VIDEO]
By Steven Hoffer - AOL NewsThe X-47B unmanned stealth bomber successfully ran its first test mission Friday, completing a 29-minute practice run over California's Edwards Air Force Base. "Today we got a glimpse towards the future as the Navy's first-ever tailless, jet-powered unmanned aircraft took to the skies," program manager Capt. Jaime Engdahl said in a statement released after the test run. When it comes to tech specs, this aircraft is no joke. The X-47B can reach speeds of more than 500 miles per hour at 40,000 feet and possesses serious strike capabilities with laser-guided bombs. What more do you need to ...
UFO Sightings: First China and NYC, Now Texas, Va.
By Lee Speigel - AOL News
(Oct. 20) -- If visitors from another world have come to Earth, they are certainly taking in a lot of sights. First, UFOs were spotted in China, causing several airport closures. Then, last week, "they" moved over Manhattan. Now, we have reports of a nighttime display in El Paso, Texas, and Richmond, Va. Coincidence? Connection? Misidentifications of not-so-unusual objects? It's sometimes difficult to keep it all straight as people continue to see and photograph things in the sky that come under the heading -- at least temporarily -- of unidentified. So far, no official explanation has ...
Report Shows Nancy Pelosi Abused Military Plane Privileges
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyAn analysis of e-mail exchanges between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-CA) office and the Pentagon shows that Pelosi aggressively abused her privilege as Speaker to travel on military aircraft, according to the conservative legal group Judicial Watch. The group obtained the e-mails through a Freedom of Information Act request. The correspondence shows that Pelosi made repeated requests for military aircraft, over and above what the military considered necessary, frequently cancelled arrangements at the last minute, and through her staff was abusive to Pentagon employees seeking to meet her ...
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