Stories for November 1st 2001

Thursday, November 1st 2001 - 20:00 UTC
Lockheed to build Harrier replacement.

What is believed to be the world's biggest ever arms deal -- the contract for the new supersonic joint strike aircraft for the United States and to replace Britain's Harrier jump jet -- has been awarded to Lockheed Martin in preference to Boeing, after tests of demonstrator aircraft from both companies.
Thursday, November 1st 2001 - 20:00 UTC
HMS Endurance is heading Antartica.

As the Royal Navy's Ice Patrol Vessel, HMS ENDURANCE embarks upon her annual deployment she bids farewell to Portsmouth for the next six and a half months and looks forward to the Austral summer in Antarctica. She returns to her base port of Portsmouth, to which she is also affiliated, on 7 May 2002.

Lockheed to build Harrier replacement.