No one was particularly surprised when Boeing recently announced it was cutting up to 7, 000 jobs at its military airplane factory in St.

FORBES: Yes, there is a pulse

Nortel tried that in the late 1990s in the U.K., but the signals were so juiced up they turned metal street lamps into broadcast antennas, interfering with military and airplane radios.

FORBES: Technology

The Center for Security Policy welcomed the Defense Acquisition Board's long-awaited decision Wednesday to approve full-rate production of the V-22 Osprey, the Marine Corps-Special Operations hybrid helicopter-airplane that will support the sorts of missions the United States military will have to undertake in the 21st Century.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Pentagon V-22 decision equals true transformation

Costs are supposed to be kept under control partly by recycling 1960's-vintage airplane technology and partly by spreading rocket development and operating costs across various commercial, military and civilian missions.

WSJ: Microsoft Co-Founder to Build Massive Jet for Space Launches

In a test for the military, Pister dropped eight sensors (with clocks, motion detectors and electronic compasses) from an airplane.

FORBES: Sensing Opportunity