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Lockheed Martins plan to construct a fleet of 30 high-altitude, single-engined tactical reconnaissance aircraft from cannibalised U-2S Dragon Lady and RQ-4B Global Hawk components would take 10 years and cost approximately $3.8 billion if adopted, a company official says.Called TR-X, the programme would furnish low-observable airframes 鈥?powered by the U-2s GE Aviation F118 non-afterburning turbofan engine 鈥?with sensor
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stanley official website kheed U-2 and remotely piloted Northrop Grumman RQ-4B.The scheme would consolidate the two divergent platforms 鈥?which were designed to be complementary but have competed for limited resources 鈥?into a single high-altitude intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance fleet for the US Air Force.The now-unmanned TR-X, previously known internally as the optionally piloted UQ-2 or RQ-X, was revealed last year by Lockheeds Skunk Works advanced develo
stanley cup pment and design division. Since then, design staff have finessed the concept and aircraft planform 鈥?which wont be revealed to the public because of protected design features. It uses a lot of systems off [the] Global Hawk and U-2, said Skunk Works U-2 business development manager Scott Winstead, speaking at a Lockheed briefing in Washington DC on 15 March. In fact 90% of our mission systems, sensors, payloads and avionics we repurpose, and 80% of hardware is repurposed as well. By re-using the U-2 engine, you save a ton of money. Lockheed s TR-X or RQ-X placeholder artist s c Xttk Allies suggest passing on F-35 acquisitions amid questions of US reliability
The University of Maine Extensions Tick Lab can now test for tw
stanley becher o diseases that are making their way into Maine through the states most detested pest. Evidence of both the Powassan virus and Heartland virus have been found in Maine as the range of deer ticks continues to expand. In April 2022, a Waldo County resident died after contracting Powassan virus. Heartland virus is carried by the lone star tick, which is not widespread in Maine. However, in March 2022, antibody data showed that white tail deer in Maine had been exposed to the Heartland virus. Previously, the states tick lab was able to test for Ly
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stanley mexico fever, ehrlichiosis and tularemia. We are constantly striving to improve our tick testing service to better serve our clients and help understand the changing dynamics of tick-borne disease in Maine, Griffin Dill, the UMaine Extension Tick Labs coordinator said. Last year saw some of the highest rates of tick-borne diseasein Maine, with at least 1,900 cases of Lyme disease reported as of September 2022. That was up from the approximately 1,500 cases reported throughout all of 2021, according to the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Alongside a rise in Lyme disease infections, the Maine CDC also identified 700 cases of anaplasmosis, 161 cases of babesiosisand four cases of Powassan encephalitis. Dill encourages anyone who spends time outdoors when its above 40 degrees Fahrenheit to wear s
