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BETHESDA, Md., Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Maryland's Lockheed Martin Corp. says its F-35 Joint Strike Fighter could be developed as an unmanned aircraft.
If Lockheed's suggestion is accepted, it would become the first full-scale fighter to operate without a pilot, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. Lockheed has yet to propose formally that the F-35 be used in a pilotless mode.
However, the company has been working on the idea for two years at a California facility known as the Skunk Works, and says a pilotless version of the F-35 could be built as an interchangeable hybrid, manned by a pilot for some missions and operated remotely for others.
The F-35 will replace the F-16 as the workhorse fighter of the United States and its close allies.
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CANBERRA, Australia, May 23 (UPI) --
Australia has passed legislation establishing the $10 billion Clean Energy Finance Corp. to provide grants and government investment to green projects.
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ORLANDO, Fla., May 23 (UPI) --
A new labor agreement between Lockheed Martin and workers at three company facilities has been ratified and is now in effect.
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The housing inventory rose slightly in April, which is unusual in the middle of the spring sales season. The uptick may be the result of rising seller confidence and it should ease concerns that the super tight inventory levels of the last six months...
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