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Military contractor names employees killed in
midair crash
Military contractor BAE Systems has released
the names of its three employees who died when
their plane collided midair with another aircraft
over Southern California this weekend.
The company said Aug. 17 that Carlos Palos,
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killed when their twin-engine Sabreliner jet col-
lided with a single-engine Cessna 172 Aug. 16
about 2 miles northeast of Brown Field Municipal
Airport.
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board but didn’t release that person’s name or the
positions of its three employees. The Cessna pilot’s
name also has not been released.
National Transportation Safety Board investi-
gator Andrew Swick told reporters Aug. 17 that
investigators planned to take the debris to Arizona
to reconstruct the wreckage but that the probe could
take a year to complete. AP
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A320neo jets Aug. 17 to keep up with rapid growth
in the country’s air travel.
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biggest order by number of jets that it had ever
received.
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though customers usually negotiate discounts.
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The Spokesman-Review reports that employees The drills are the latest in about 100 joint exer- August 21, 2015
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closure. Army has stepped-up both the rigor and frequency
of training as it emphasizes more realistic sce-
Zodiac Aerospace hasn’t released an official narios for fighting and winning battles around
cause of the explosion. The Washington state De- China’s periphery. New stress has been placed
partment of Labor and Industries also is investigat-
ing the accident.
composite material used in the production of air- armed forces, with a special command on joint
plane cabin interiors. exercises set up last year.
Zodiac Aerospace is a key supplier to Boeing That includes recent live-firing exercises in
and Airbus. AP the South China Sea, where China is involved in
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Testing expanded at drone test site in N.D. has embarked on a massive program of creating
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as military outposts.
proved an expansion of unmanned aircraft system
testing in North Dakota.
North Dakota is home to one of six drone test An exercise last month also included an assault
sites in the U.S. and also is building the nation’s on a mock-up of the presidential building in Tai-
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and the FAA say night testing of drones will now ing exercise, which was broadcast on the PLA’s
television channel, prompting a Chinese military
be allowed. The entire state also is now available
for testing at altitudes higher than 200 feet. AP
Top general: U.S. should consider embed- spokesman to deny that the drill targeted any spe-
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