04/05/13 Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for Aerospace-Defense.

• Test for 787: Boeing flies the plane for FAA to prove battery system _{2013-04-05, 07:31 pm}
  The Boeing Co. will submit material gathered from Friday's 787 test flight to aviation authorities "within the coming days" in an effort to return the grounded Dreamliner to passenger service, the company said.
• Kate Middleton Covers Baby Bump In Another Chic Coat _{2013-04-05, 07:24 pm}
  The fashionable Duchess took the chic route once again in a bright red coat when she was out attending royal engagements on April 5 in Barrow-in-Furness, United Kingdom! Is her coat bold or a bit too boring? Mom-to-be Kate Middleton , 31, had a couple of royal errands to run on April 5, including a visit to the Astute-class Submarine Building at ... (more)
• B.C. company soars with Lockheed Martin: sells superfast quantum computer _{2013-04-05, 07:23 pm}
  When the world's largest defence contractor reportedly paid $10 million for a superfast quantum computer, the Burnaby, B.C., company that built it earned a huge vote of confidence.
• Bombardier chief executive Pierre Beaudoin takes 27 per cent pay cut _{2013-04-05, 07:23 pm}
  Pierre Beaudoin's total compensation in U.S. dollars was worth nearly US$6 million, compared with $8.2 million in 2011, according to a regulatory filing ahead of the company's annual meeting next month.
• Most actively traded companies on the TSX, TSX Venture Exchange markets _{2013-04-05, 07:22 pm}
  First Quantum Minerals Ltd. . Miner. Up 68 cents, or 3.65 per cent, at $19.29 on 11.85 million shares.
• Kate meets old friend on dock visit _{2013-04-05, 06:43 pm}
  Kate, accompanied by her husband, the Duke, met Matthew Lidiard, 27, a friend from their younger days growing up in Berkshire, when the future Queen was plain Miss Middleton.
• US stocks pare losses after grim jobs report _{2013-04-05, 06:11 pm}
  US stocks pared back sharp losses Friday as traders digested a surprisingly weak March labor report and watched rising global tensions with North Korea.
• Lockheed Martin s Havoc 8 8 completes swim tests in Marine Personnel Carrier competition _{2013-04-05, 05:48 pm}
  Lockheed MartinA s Havoc 8 8, an eight-wheel-drive Armored Modular Vehicle, successfully completed amphibious testing as part of its evaluation for the Marine Personnel Carrier competition.
• Barrow crowds welcomed William and Kate to BAE Systems shipyard _{2013-04-05, 05:48 pm}
  CROWDS lined the streets outside Barrow shipyard as members of the public turned out to get a glimpse of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
• Northrop Grumman Awarded U.S. Navy Contract to Upgrade, Enhance NGC2P Tactical Data Link Processor _{2013-04-05, 05:47 pm}
  SAN DIEGO, April 5, 2013 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The U.S. Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation an $80 million contract to upgrade and enhance the Next Generation Command and Control Processor .
• IntelliDyne hires former BAE Systems exec _{2013-04-05, 05:43 pm}
  Brian Mortweet has joined Falls Church-based IntelliDyne LLC as a senior business development director, according to Washington Technology.
• Triumph Group to Webcast Fourth Quarter and Full Fiscal 2013 Earnings Conference Call _{2013-04-05, 05:39 pm}
  Triumph Group, Inc. will release fourth quarter and full fiscal year 2013 earnings on May 1, 2013, after the close of the market.
• Willis Lease Finance Price Target Raised to $41.00 at Goldman Sachs _{2013-04-05, 05:29 pm}
  The firm currently has a "neutral" rating on the stock. Separately, analysts at Zacks upgraded shares of Willis Lease Finance from an "underperform" rating to a "neutral" rating in a research note to investors on Wednesday, February 13th.
• GALLERY: Duchess of Cambridge bumps into childhood friend while on Barrow tour with Duke _{2013-04-05, 05:26 pm}
  THE bunting, banners, and flags were out in their droves this afternoon as hundreds gathered to catch a glimpse of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in Cumbria.
• Kate Middleton bumps into old friend on visit to BAE Systems submarine site _{2013-04-05, 05:26 pm}
  Now living in Windermere, Matthew said later: "My parents knew her parents when I lived down in Berkshire and were at the royal wedding with them." The Duchess asked how long he had worked for BAE and the two discussed "family stuff" before Mr Lidiard passed on good news about his own family.
• Lockheed extends range of unmanned K-Max _{2013-04-05, 05:21 pm}
  Lockheed Martin is extending the range of its optionally unmanned cargo-hauling version of the Kaman K-1200 K-Max helicopter by adding an auxiliary fuel tank.
• GE sets the date for Houston plant closure _{2013-04-05, 05:08 pm}
  General Electric Co. is officially closing its thermal repairs and industrial repairs facility in Houston by January 2014.
• Air Force lifts F-22 flight restrictions _{2013-04-05, 05:02 pm}
  The Air Force lifted flying restrictions on many F-22 fighter jets after upgrading their oxygen system and life-support equipment, the service said in a statement .
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• 'Oh no, does my hair really look like that?': 'Shocked'... _{2013-04-05, 04:54 pm}
  The pregnant Duchess of Cambridge was confronted with a doll version of herself on a Scottish visit Friday.